Laura Silverman is a visual artist from Owings Mills, Maryland. She has been painting and drawing for over 10 years, and just received her Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France. She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, and received her Bachelor of Science in Education, majoring in Art Education.
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I view all art as symbols - the meaning of which is as unique as each viewer. Facial expressions are a very powerful form of communication - sometimes even more powerful than words. For this reason, expressive portrait drawings and paintings are my favorite form of art.
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My childhood and early adult life, was spent traveling the world with my wandering parents. England, Papua New Guinea and Ireland were some of the countries we lived in for extended periods of time, and where I went to school (including 4 years of art college in Ireland).
In 1986 I moved to Baltimore and started a career as a decorative painter. Murals, commissioned paintings, portraits as well as stenciling and faux finishing, have kept me very busy and traveling for the past 37 years.
Lesley Estrada is a Chicana artist, born in Washington DC and raised between Mexico City, Mexico and the DC area. She is the owner of a small business, “Piper’s Pintadas”, an online art shop soon to include party and workshop bookings. Born into a family that was surrounded by art and living in an epicenter of such diverse cultures and artists in the DC area, she was exposed to art at an early age. Her mother operated one of the first Female Latina owned International PR firms, A.B.L. Associates, in the late 70’s in Washington, DC.
28. Creature illustrator
Self-taught traditional artist specializing in acrylic painting, graphite and ink drawing, and woodburning. The majority of my work revolves around themes of horror and spirituality. My art is also heavily inspired by the gothic and black metal subcultures.