Featured Artist/Photographer - Tony Murtagh

Featured Artist/Photographer

September 2013

Tony Murtagh

 

Tony Murtagh bought his first decent digital camera (a Panasonic Lumix) prior to going on his safari to Kenya in February 2010, after which he decided to take photography up as a serious hobby.

 

He has now changed to a Cannon DSLR. and has had photographs published in the national press in both England and Australia and on a local company's calendar for the last two years.

 

In January 2013 his photo of a 'Three Headed Giraffe' made it to the final of the Wanderlust Travel Photo of the Year in the Wildlife section.

 

He lives in Bicester, Oxfordshire and enjoys photographing landscapes, wildlife and plants and flowers, both locally and in Europe and Africa.

 

The galleries on his website show his travels around Africa, Europe and the UK as well as some general galleries featuring wildlife, birds and more parochially, his garden!

 

His work can be viewed at his web site http://tonysphotos.eu/ on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonykro/ and may be purchased in a variety of formats from tony-murtagh.artistwebsites.com or photo4me.com/tonysphotoseu

 

He also runs a blog at http://www.myblog.tonysphotos.eu/ and a Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/TonysPhotosPage.

 

 

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Tony Murtagh
web: http://tonysphotos.eu/
blog: http://www.myblog.tonysphotos.eu/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/TonysPhotosPage
FLICKR http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonykro/
Tw: https://twitter.com/TonyKRO

Featured Artist: Liane Wright

Featured Artist

Liane Wright

Liane Wright is a self taught photographer based out of Shawnee, Kansas. She is Focused, Committed and Passionate about her art. Liane will create images from the many opportunities life has to offer. She first started out in photography at the VA medical center many moons ago, in the Multimedia Production Services. She strongly feels it was a real joy, and a time when everything was done in the darkroom. She continues to seek new projects and style as she goes along. 

You can find all of her artwork on her website at: http://liane-wright.artistwebsites.com/

Be sure to add your name to her email list so you don't miss out on all the great discounts she has to offer!

You can also keep up with Liane Wright at http://lianewright.blogspot.com.

Join the site and keep in touch!

Featured Writer/Artist Site - Sugar & Spice Ain't Always Nice

Sugar & Spice Ain't Always Nice

Patricia Rathgeber

http://www.snsaintalwaysnice.com/

About Sugar & Spice Ain't Always Nice

My name is Patricia, friends call me Tricia. I am 28 years old from southern California. I'm married to Derrick and we have four children. I blog about my life, my thoughts and feelings. At times I can be crude and I don't have a filter, I tend to be blatantly honest. I might be a baker, but I don't sugar coat anything.

I am a writer, reader, runner, baker wife, mother, and Christian. I have Bipolar Type One, suffer from BPD, GAD, Severe Major Depression Disorder, OCD and ADD. I'm a recovering cutter. I am made of sugar and spice, but I ain't always nice. So expect the rantings of a Bipolar Superwoman.

You can also follow Patricia at these great sites:

http://www.facebook.com/SugarSpiceAintAlwaysNice

http://twitter.com/SugarNSpiceAAN

http://snsaintalwaysnice.blogspot.com/

http://snsaintalwaysnice.tumblr.com/

Email at: snsaintalwaysnice@gmail.com

Featured Art: The Fallen Angel by Derrick Rathgeber

Featured Art: The Fallen Angel

Title: The Fallen Angel
Artist: Derrick Rathgeber (Feel free to like my Facebook Page at http://Facebook.com/DerrickRathgeber
Medium: RoseArt Colored Pencils/ Strathmore Medium 18" x 24"

The fallen angel was one of those images stuck in my head. I imagined what it would be like for an angel to fall into darkness. Cast out by God, but as he felt remorse and tried to catch him is was too late, the dark already had a hold of him. I drew this when I felt myself slipping into a really dark place in my life, and I was waiting for an answer, I am in that better place now back in his hands.

Visit more of my work at http://derrickr.webs.com/
Prints are available at http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-fallen-angel-derrick-rathgeber.html

Featured Art: MezmerEyes by Derrick Rathgeber

Featured Art: MezmerEyes

By: Derrick Rathgeber

MezmerEyes is an illustration I drew in my sketchbook in 2011. This piece I can honestly say is one of those drawings that stick with you. It makes you form questions in your head like what is it, and what is it thinking as you stare into it's eyes. I drew these eyes originally going for a cat eye, but as I drew it I noticed that I gave it some human like features like the nose and faint eyebrows. I was mostly playing with the grey and black colors. The actual eyes I was going for was a nice glowing yellow with a small hint of gloss. 

I am proud to say that this was the first drawing that I did post accident that sold a print. It was in a church auction, and I listed the base price at $10. It got a few bids and sold for much more, and the buyer insisted that I sign the piece, as she had faith that I would be big one day. I was of course humbled and didn't think anything of it, but she was pretty serious, and was extremely happy that I signed it for her. I kind of felt like a celebrity for the moment. Kind of cool. 

This drawing is still available for prints, with great framing options from FineArtAmerica.com along with all of my showpieces. Some originals are available as listed. Feel free to view my profile on there and own one that sticks out to you, as low as $40.00! 

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/derrick-rathgeber.html

You can even purchase right off of my Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/DerrickRathgeber/app_309028460694

Thank you for all your support, and enjoy the art. 

Derrick Rathgeber

http://Derrickr.webs.com