Michele Kortbawi Wilk

Tempting Fate, Oil painting

2019

Original oil painting on linen by artist Bruce K. Lawes. 33.5 X 27.5 Framed.

I have been an artist for most of my life. Throughout my creative journey, I have had the pleasure of studying with many established artists. My current studies are under private men...

I have been an artist for most of my life. Throughout my creative journey, I have had the pleasure of studying with many established artists. My current studies are under private mentorship of Lucas Bononi in NYC. I've honed in my drawing skills for two years at the Woodstock School of Art with Vince Natale. I also have taken classes/workshops with Todd Casey, Andrew Lattimore and Paul McCormack. I have exhibited at the Mark Gruber Gallery in New Paltz, NY. My artwork resides in hundreds of private collections worldwide and on a major Cruise Ship I currently live and work in the Hudson Valley region of New York. About the Painting: I have always liked the game of chess and play it frequently. I used my chess table to set up this theme and placed some oversized chess...

I have been an artist for most of my life. Throughout my creative journey, I have had the pleasure of studying with many established artists. My current studies are under private men...

A real fun one in the making. I enjoyed all the nuances of the subjects materials. The phone has a gold and white porcelain that picks up ambient light. I also enjoy narrative artwor...

Artist Comments
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Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha paints a white horse wading along blooming lotuses in realistic detail. It stands quietly in the shallow waters as the moonlight dreamily glows on the pond. "It seems to have forgotten where it came from and where it is going," says Guigen. He conveys the message of loneliness being a different kind of beauty.

About the Artist
From cross-cultural life experiences, artist Guigen Zha presents conceptual compositions of traditional Chinese art...

I have been an artist for most of my life. Throughout my creative journey, I have had the pleasure of studying with many established artists. My current studies are under private men...

I've done a still life with gala apples and a few of my pewter pieces from my collection. This original is painted in oils on stretched linen. I enjoy painting pewter because of its ...

In my painting, I have used oil paints to create a powerful scene with figurative and realistic imagery that is at the same time symbolically charged. The work captures the dynamic...