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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Painter' (4)

The Super-Talented Armless Painter



Huang Guofu is an inspiration to us all. At the young age of 4, he lost his arms in a terrible electric shock accident. That didn’t stop him from following his dreams, however, and at age 12, he began painting with his feet.



At age 18, Huang's father became very ill, so the teenager needed to make money for his father's treatments. He quit his studies and started traveling to other… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 2, 2011 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Interview with Artist, Stella Im Hultberg (12 pieces)

Lucky for us, Seoul, South Korea-born artist Stella Im Hultberg serendipitously fell into the art world. After studying Industrial Design at Cal State, she worked as a product designer but felt that the "computerization of everything and mass production made the process less hands on."



Always knowing that she wanted to do something creative, she turned to… Continue

Added by alice on December 7, 2010 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Oil Paintings Embellished with Gold - Brad Kunkle



Brad Kunkle's oil paintings are given the Midas touch when their surfaces are embellished with genuine gold and silver. The beauty of these paintings is that their appearances subtly change depending on the angle at which you view it or the light that's shined upon it. Also, notice that they're actually oil paintings and not photos.



"I knew I wouldn’t be…

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Added by alice on March 12, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Passionate Oil Painter - Simon Birch



Simon Birch paints like everything else he does in life - with passion. The faces on his subjects are intense, yet non-specific in their expression, leaving viewers to their own subjective interpretation.



Born in Brighton, England, Simon left the UK to spend time traveling through Australia before relocating to Hong Kong in the…

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Added by Eugene on November 24, 2009 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

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