First 2019 Craft and Draft: Friday, February 8!

Brian Lutz

My work is mostly portraiture and conceptual illustration. I have always been fascinated by popular culture, human faces, and conceptual problem-solving. My work explores this fascination and applies it to commercial use. While completing my Master’s Degree at the University of Hartford, my main focus became finding a style that worked for me. After two years of intense experimentation, I realized that my true love was for traditional mixed media picture making. Post-graduation I have continued this method of working as I entered the industry.

Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Portrait Study
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Sam Elliott
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Time in Philadelphia
2019
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Portrait Study
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Bartender
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Broken Flowers
2020
Description: digital
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Portrait Study
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: Bill Murray
2020
Description: mixed media on paper
Title: Brian Lutz
Caption: The Big Apple
2018
Description: digital

Princess Bizares

I work with both traditional and digital mediums, but the process is usually the same. I am constantly inspired by nature and the people around me–the stories they have to tell. Never without a sketchbook and pen, I go to the zoo, cafes, museums, the arboretum, anywhere, and observe the scene before me. I am fascinated by the different shapes, quirks, and mannerisms people, animals, and even trees possess.

Title: An Exchange
Caption: An Exchange
Description: Inspired by a line from Mumford & Son's "After the Storm":
"Death is just so full and man so small. I'm scared of what's behind and what's before."
Title: Kings in the Corner
Caption: Kings in the Corner
Description: A card game in a motel room
Title: The Birder
Caption: The Birder
Description: A sort of self-portrait
Title: Thingyan Water Festival
Caption: Thingyan Water Festival
Description: Inspired by the annual Burmese water festival
Title: The Perfect Tree
Caption: The Perfect Tree
Description: A little girl and her bear friend set out to find the perfect Christmas tree
Title: The Frog Prince: The Meeting
Caption: The Frog Prince: The Meeting
Description: My adaptation of The Frog Prince set in India
Title: The Frog Prince: Dinner with Mahika's colleagues
Caption: The Frog Prince: Dinner with Mahika's colleagues
Description: My adaptation of The Frog Prince set in India
Title: A Gentle Tide
Caption: A Gentle Tide
Description: An Filipino adaptation of The Jungle Book
Title: Mutya and Buwaya
Caption: Mutya and Buwaya
Description: An Filipino adaptation of The Jungle Book
Title: Like a Worried Mother
Caption: Like a Worried Mother
Description: An Filipino adaptation of The Jungle Book
Title: Catch
Caption: Catch
Description: An Filipino adaptation of The Jungle Book

Juliana Kolesova

Through my personal work, I seek to create enchanting, curious and captivating art, which stems from a certain emotional, historical or cultural approach. I seek to balance real life with spiritualism, the elegance of classical art with modern vision. I like to experiment and play with elements melting one, into another.

Title: Prudencia
Title: Couple
Title: Old Queen
Title: The Coach
Title: At the Window
Title: Luna
Title: Redhead
Title: Scary Stories About Children
Caption: Illustration to a series of short stories.
Title: A Girl in a Pink Blouse
Title: In Love with a Parrot
Caption: Illustration to one of my short stories.
Title: Seven Eyes of a Woman
Caption: Illustration to one of my short stories.