FINE ART

Experts from art, advertising, fashion, and design share their picks with you.

Greg Harris' immensely decorative paintings, sun-drenched in shimmering light and brilliant color, are a celebration of the good things life has to offer. With each plane of perspective, Harris takes the viewer deeper into each composition. His detailing of facial features is off-set with the loose suggestion of windblown hair, frilly blouses, and flowing skirts.

“I love to create worlds where the dark side of human nature is present. Life isn't always good times. While in our youth we experience many things we would rather forget; that is what makes us who we are. It defines us. That's why my characters have an adolescent quality to them.”

• Bob Dob

“This statement is not intended to be a conventional one by any means. Maybe it's the language barrier or it could be I am just not good expressing myself in words. Perhaps that's the main reason I am an artist, so I could express my point of view in a more visual way.” - Alberto Murillo

“The Model T is one of the cars that started it all. While it was not the first car invented (by a long shot), it was the first to embrace being consumed by the masses.” - Ed Brojerdi

Ghida Parker is an artist living in NYC. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she came to the United States at the age of four shortly after the Lebanese Civil War began. Growing up in Southern California, she studied at The Mission Renaissance in La Canada and was awarded The Townsend Scholarship at The Athenaum in La Jolla California. She has also studied at the Art Students League of New York.

Lipman Art collaborates with fine artists and Master Printer Dimitri Levanoff at Imagefoundry to create original ink on paper limited edition prints. A firm believer in making art accessible to everyone, Lipman Art is ever mindful of the best quality work for the best possible price.

“We live at times with too much angst. I want my paintings to have a calming effect on the viewer. I do not paint with a center of interest, that to me, makes a painting dull and ordinary. I've had a love affair with the American landscape all my life.” - Roy Wilce