INSIDE SOLO, vol 6
_{Monday August 24, 2009}

Editor: F.A. Moore

Today’s issue highlights recent shows and exploits of Solo Exhibition members, plus features one or more artworks of seven (7) artists. Kseniya’s Solo Exhibition is on this week, and her reception is Monday! See the new lineup for September shows! Once again, there are some new groups to consider, more challenges, and all important tips and tutorial links!

Please drop a notice for your group challenges, personal exhibitions, and any other news you would like to share, to Inside Solo – submissions. Enjoy this sixth issue of Inside Solo!

ART NEWS

Solo member, Belinda ‘BillyLee’, NYE, Australia, displayed in Frankston Arts Centre – Ron Rado Exhibition 2009

Remember that The Lake Russell Gallery, north of Coffs Harbour, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, is running an exhibit through the end of the month, that includes Australian, Cate Townsend’s, Ophelia 9…. and her beguiling turquoise sculpture, Aztec Butterfly, featured in last week’s issue of Inside Solo.

	Ruth Palmer’s Luscious Red is featured in the September release of The Spirituality Of Sex by Wood Lake Publishing Inc., a Canadian Christian Publisher.
Luscious Red by Ruth Palmer

Among home page features this week, look who showed up!

JING (Jing3011), Tues, Aug 18, 2009
LYNNETTE SHELLEY, Fri, Aug 21, 2009
SALLY GREEN, Fri, Aug 21, 2009

Congratulations Jing, Lynnette, and Sally! AnitaInverarity made the home page before I went to press, late, with this issue. Congrats to Anita, who will be featured next week!

New Groups worth a look
At least one of the following new groups is co-hosted by a Solo member, named and linked.
Let’s network!
| | Ethnic Art | provides an outlet to preserve cultural and ethnic identity in an increasingly globalized world, co-hosted by Solo member, Kseniya Beliaeva. |
| | 60’s Glory | for flower power, peace, and everything 60’s! |
| | England. As Scene in Black & White… | England, in B&W ONLY. Photography, Oils, Watercolours, Charcoal, and Pencil. |

Also see the last issue, Inside Solo, vol 5, for more new groups, 3 of which are hosted and/or founded by Solo members!

Challenges

1. RedBubble open for entries. Demo T-Shirt Challenge Extravaganza. The theme is Music Machines. Your Tees could hang in a boutique on London’s Carnaby Street.
2. Black and White Photography, YOUR Favourite of your own Black & White
3. Goldrush and Ghost Towns, Challenge Winners Banner
   The following challenges close within 24 hrs. of publication!
4. Contemporary Pastel Painters, something unusual (mariart co-hosts this group)
5. 2-a-week, photos WITHOUT running water – Lakes, Seas, Oceans, Ponds, Reservoirs
6. Elegant Elephants! One (only) big beautiful proud elephant
7. Gothic Skull Fire, Anything Gothic, Skulls or Fire! Best Art Challenge!

Our own little Buyer’s booth corner stand:
AnitaInverarity sold her Everyday Witchery series to Barbara Glatzeder. Look at the creative framing here!

SOLO NEWS

Monday and all next week!

Kseniya Beliaeva, from Vitebsk and Minsk, Belarus, studied in music school; but is best known for her lyrical pen works, creating portraits and fanciful characters from a myriad of textures, patterns, and unabashed colors.

Kseniya was the Artist of the Month in July, given a solo exhibit at Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, California. Please join me for her Solo Exhibit in the “Featured Works” gallery of Solo Exhibition, all next week, starting Monday, August 24th, 2009, through the following Sunday.

Her reception, in the group forums, is Monday at the times below: morning in the U.S., afternoon for Europe, and night in Australia. The public is welcome to the virtual reception; but only group members may interact, with comments.

Artist reception for Kseniya Beliaeva (a.k.a. Kseniya), Monday 10 AM Eastern, Aug 24, 2009; or 2 PM GMT/4PM Paris

1. Midnight Mon/Tues Sydney
2. 11 PM Tokyo
3. 10 PM Perth, Hong Kong
4. 7:30 PM New Delhi
5. 6 PM Dubai, Moscow
6. 5 PM Jerusalem, Bucharest, Athens
7. 4 PM Paris, Prague, Cape Town
8. 3 PM London
9. 11 AM Brasilia
10. 10 AM New York, Montreal
11. 9 AM Houston, Chicago
12. 8 AM Montana
13. 7 AM San Francisco, Vancouver
14. 6 AM Anchorage
15. 4 AM Honolulu

world clock for Kseniya Beliaeva’s reception

For September, Solo Exhibition is pleased to feature the following artists:
| Aug 31-Sep 6 | | Tom Sena (Tsena74) – New York, U.S. | contemporary chalk, inkroller, photo-transfer |
| Sep 7-13 | | Jan Piller – Plattsville, Canada | photography |
| Sep 14-20 | | Vasile Stan – Toronto, Canada | abstract digital art |
| Sep 21-27 | | Amanda Rae – Lochboisdale South Uist, U.K. | contemporary, environmental sculpture |
| Sep 28-Oct 4 | | Ruth Palmer – Calgary, Canada | contemporary acrylic paintings |

FEATURES

Artists and Works of Note

Richard Sunderland is an artist and teacher, residing in Plymouth, England. While Richard prefers oils and watercolors, River Plym 1 is in acrylic. Even after 30 years, the love of and fresh approaches, yet distinctive brush strokes is evident in his landscapes. I’ve found Richard to be an avid new Red Bubbler, who has discovered the addiction here that draws us all in and holds us fast. Please join me in welcoming Richard to Red Bubble and Solo Exhibition.

River Plym 1 by Richard Sunderland Acrylic on Langton 140lb/300g/m2 paper

Christian Zammit photos of Chiara are models of light and loveliness. It’s true that not all beautiful women make beautiful photographs. It does take a photographer of skill to result in images like this one of Chiara. Zammit, residing in Malta, also has a terrific “London Series” worth a visit.
	Chiara by Christian Zammit Camera: CANON EOS 400D in Mdina, Malta

	Rakesh Syal is at the top of his game, with over 1500 acceptances & more than 300 awards in National & International photographic competitions and an IIPC Platinum Exhibitor Award. You would think by this time, he might retire, or “coast”. But with such works as SPRING TIME, and MAGIC WITH BLACK, you get a sense that Syal is exploring art with a new eye. Notice the lack of harsh shadows on the naturally lit THE CRYSTAL DECANTER. Perfection, isn’t it?
SPRING TIME by RakeshSyal
MAGIC WITH BLACK by RakeshSyal
THE CRYSTAL DECANTER by RakeshSyal

Brigitte Hintner, a.k.a. GittiArt has been drawing since she was 8 years old, inspired and taught by her father. With dozens of shows in her native Australia, and internationally, Brigitte’s professionalism is apparent in her works on paper and canvas. Her color and line are indisputably her own. Hintner’s Passionate Dancers is a great example of her ability to capture not just movement but spirit and passion in her artworks.

PASSIONATE DANCERS by GittiArt watercolour pencil drawing on paper, size 30 cm / 42 cm

	Maria Szollosi, or Mariska, as her friends know her, is from Hungary. A major in fashion and textile design may have prepared her a little for her recent foray into digital art. Mariska’s paintings are romantic, feminine, and evocative. One cannot help but stare at her artwork looking at all the corners, the hair, textures, floating things, and faded colors. Everything works to perfection. Fall in Love is no exception. And then feast your eyes on Virgo
Fall in Love by Mariska (Maria) Szollosi
Virgo by Mariska (Maria) Szollosi

dglane64, from the Southern United States, has recently taken up photography, after working in a traditional setting. You would think she had been shooting, or possibly, filming all her life. At least that’s the feel I get from her vintage 50’s-style shots along a railway. One of my favorites is Point of view, where I conjure up a young Paul Newman.
	Point of view by dglane64

	Robbie Graham, from Australia, another one to watch, paints Australian wildlife in gouache and acrylics. A self-professed “amateur”, don’t let the word fool you. If you love wildlife, you will enjoy exploring Graham’s impressive portfolio. Here are just two beguiling works: Broken Silence and Always Alert.
Broken Silence by Robbie Graham
Always alert by Robbie Graham Gouache on board

TIPS and TUTORIALS

IT’S AN ADOBE BRUSH BONANZA!
WaterColor Reloaded
Shadows Brush Set
15 Fractal Brushes
Smoke brushes
Hair brushes
58 Grunge brushes
Fur Brushes
Crack Effect Brushes
Celtic Brushes

Music Brushes
Sheet Music
Misc. Music
Dynamic Notes
3 Cassette Tape, Analog Headphones, Ipod Clipart-style brushes
Handwritten, Oldstyle

Tutorials
Making fractal brushes Tutorial

Digital Art – Erase & Blend Tutorial, by F.A. Moore

HDR from single image, by Mariana Ewa,
Fake HDR, companion piece to Mariana’s tutorial

Orton Effect in Photoshop
Another Orton Effect in Photoshop
Orton Effect in Paintshop Pro

Inside Solo is a weekly magazine for members of Solo Exhibition group of Red Bubble. It features news, artworks, and information of interests to members, and is copyright 2009, F.A. Moore-Corpier. The creators of the artworks shown are the sole copyright holders of the respective artworks, which are used here by permission.

thank you so much for featuring me!!!!
but above all….well done for the work and for the nice magazine!!!

keep the good work going!!

I do feel honoured, this is a great platform, many thanks!

Great issue, Fran! Good choices, enjoyed all of that and really interesting reading a bit about the artists :-)) hee hee thanks for featuring the BB photo of Anita’s prints xxx

wooOOT! great edition lovin’ all the tutorialz..keep up the good work you guyz..such a pleasure2meet new creative peepz..& Congratz 2 U all…plendiferous ;} happy hippy hugglez

This is totally awesome, thank you for giving me this showcase, congratulations to all, I am honoured to be in with you in Vol.6. Thanks Frannie for all your work and help.
Richard

Totally stunned Frannie! Thank you so very much for the “feature” in Vol. 6 of Inside Solo! I am truly honored and enjoyed reading about all of the talented artists within this magazine.

Congratulations to Kseniya Beliaeva, for her Solo Exhibition. Your work is very interesting and unique….and to all the other artists…a big congratulations shout out to you!!

Dee

Format better or you like the featured works better (or how they are shown, better, which goes back to format)?

I left out two important sections from this issue, due to time constraints. Why am I admitting that? ;)

However, I believe that I’ve settled on a format that is finally fully developed with this issue.

Thanks for your input.

This is MARVELOUS!!!!!! MANY MANY thanks, Fran, for your work and inspiration!!!!!! brava!!!!!!!

wow great work here F.A.! I was so impressed I joined :)) now I’ll go dig up some submissions :))