Sufiz Q&A

As you may recall, we posted some work by Sufiz a month or so ago. We have now posted a Q&A w/ him, along w/ some more of his work. Click HERE to check it out, or if you prefer, you can access the Q&A w/ by going to: http://mandisinterviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/sufiz.html

Dawn Tarr

Born and raised in Snow Hill, Maryland, Dawn Tarr attended Columbus College of Art & Design. http://www.dawntarr.com/

Diana M. Ramirez

Recently completing her Master of Arts at Maryland Institute's College of Art (MICA), Diana Ramirez is currently living in Baltimore, Maryland and working on freelance projects. Before attending MICA, Diana was a communications graduate student at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Allendale, Michigan, where she also received her undergraduate degrees for photography, advertising/ public relations, and liberal arts.

Since 1997, Diana has built her portfolio capturing special events, film production stills and gallery art. Diana uses a Nikon n90 for 35mm film as well as a Canon D20 for digital images. http://www.dianamramirez.net/

Prudencio S. Torres

Prudencio S. Torres is a freelance artist who is always searching for new and exciting projects. Born and raised in the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. After graduating in 1987, Prudencio worked in advertising, where he continued to develop his talents, focusing on hand painted billboard art.

http://treasuredcreations.vpweb.com/

Scott Einsig

Scott Einsig currently lives in Burlington, Vermont. He is a painter who sometimes makes stuffed animals. Scott prides himself on offering his work at an inexpensive price. He feels he does not pretend to ascribe redeeming qualities about the paintings he makes, or force the viewer into an esoteric world that requires a PHD in art history to extract themselves.

Scott usually works on each painting for about 30 minutes. Most of his objective pieces come from an exercise with his roommates that requires them to list the first three nouns they can think of. Scott then makes a quick sketch on the canvas, and basically it's paint by numbers from there. Scott's work is fun, humorous, colorful and very inexpensive to produce. This last fact allows him to create in a compulsive fashion. It is not uncommon for Scott to make 30-40 paintings in a two week span, and then stop painting for 4 months. However this process is less common for Scott now that he has easy access to a great work space. Now Scott works on 3-4 paintings per week, consistently. these are usually in the range of 20 x 30" mostly, but lately he has made some mid to large pieces in the 48 x 84" range. Scott has stopped struggling with the task of categorizing his ideas and has begun to just let them flow.

To view Scott's work online, check out his portfolio and his blog.

Dalibor Moyzes

Susan Franker

Susan Franker recently graduated from Indiana University with a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design. She received a Masters of Art and Bachelor Degree from Eastern Illinois University and an Associates Degree in Arts from Joliet Junior College.