Like Picasso, artist Sandro Dalakishvili from Tbilisi, Georgia has been a talented artist since early childhood. His paintings make compulsive viewing. Sando's creative imagination explodes onto his canvases. These seem to be modern genre paintings and should be looked at for more than a few minutes. Each becomes more interesting and curious with time. In this painting, Sandro's figures apparently do not follow the "rules"; a figure in the background is walking out of the picture, the two models sit confidently having their make up applied but they sit separately with no eye contact with the viewer or with anybody else. Indeed the left hand model sits apparently looking only at herself. The presence of the photographer suggests that these are successful girls, stars whos faces will sell newspapers, yet each sits in lonely isolation, their "attendants" of no consequence. The left hand model is deathly pale as if she has no life left in her at all. Their background is empty. Is this the much sought after world of fame. Vacuous beautiful faces with no intelligence and no friends - just narcissistic solitude. Or perhaps it is not this at all. Maybe it is just a depiction of those nerve filled pre-show minutes where adrenalin filled actors collect their panicking thoughts and when they attempt to retain composure when their bodies want to flee because inside all they feel is terror.

If you want somehing modern and contemporary on your wall it could just be that these original acrylic paintings painted by Leeds artist Catherine Corfield are just what you have been searching for. This example brims with the vivacious spirit piano Jazz and Blues music emits. The atmosphere created with the bold contrasts is timeless. Catherine seems able to put similar moods into all of her paintings. Her cityscapes are her own impressions of skyscapers towering above and around, lit up like table decorations at night. Catherine Corfield has a degree in Fine Art and a Master's degree in Arts Management.

Artist Phil Stenning is a philosopher of life with a bit of a sense of humour. If you view the largest images of his giclee prints for sale you will be able to read about his thinking behind the original pieces of art from which they were created. Phil offers a wide variety of styles - something for every home at an unbelievable price!
Each of his strictly limited edition prints (of 850) is personally named, numbered and signed by Phil Stenning.Phil only uses Hahnemuhle, Somerset and Saunders Waterford acid free watercolour papers. The ink quality exceeds British standard lightfast levels for archive quality reproduction.All of the mounts he supplies are international format sizes and frames are easily available.

The romantic landscape has long been a speciality of British artists and Wiltshire artist Barry Toms has captures this coastal landscape with a special touch. The title "Mirrors On The Sand" perfectly fits this original oil painting. The coolness of the sea air is reflected by the aqua hues of the paint and the old rowing boat, anchored to the land is reflected on the wet surface of the beach. The subject itself invokes a reflective questions. Who owns this boat? Was it used for fun filled picnics or by an ancient mariner struggling to earn a living by catching shrimps. Is this a memory mirrored from the past - or a scene stumbled upon while walking in solitude along a long stretch of empty sandy coast? Barry Toms is a popular artist and paints in oils and acrylics. Born in London, his paintings often depict moments of peaceful solitude.

Here we have new modern figurative original oil on canvas paintings by Sunderland artist Michael Stuart Steele. These paintings seem to depict one person as if we are being allowed to visually see difficult thought processes. The figures in Michael's paintings are presented processing situations which are apparently causing internal conflicts. These paintings are clever and slightly dark. They are beautifully painted and some are large - which will make wonderful centre pieces in modern offices or open plan homes with a bit of space.

Belgian artist Lyuba Zahova represented Bulgaria, her home country at the international art festival in 2006 at Monastir in Tunis. Her modern oil paintings are full of passionate energy and lively movement.She uses strong confident brushwork and colours which enhance the moods of her paintings. Lyuba is an art graduate from the fine-art institute in Dupnista and has worked as a fine-art teacher and as the director of a fine art gallery in Shabla in Bulgaria.

Like Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy, artist David Welsh was born in undulating Derbyhire. Among his diverse portfolio, contemporary artist David paints painterly, detailed traditional town and landscapes selected from locations as far apart as London and the Brecon Beacons. David picks out well small details on each of his oil paintings which contrast perfectly with the backgrounds. David's paintings show well the ever changing British sky, sometimes grey and overcast and sometimes clear blue with patches of cloud shadowed on the surfact of the earth as if moving on the two dimensional frame of the canvas.

Artist Neill Murphy has added his first pencil drawing to his collection of original oil paintings for sale on AARTI. This drawing, called 'From the Rooftops Of An Italian Town' was done while Neill and his wife were on a visit to Venice. Neill has captured, in his own unique style, the architectural beauty of Venice. Neill asks the question millions have before - 'How long will it be before Venice sinks back into the lagoon. and long will its wondrous treasures last?'

Bulgarian artist Ivet Ostreva lives in peace, at one with nature. Currently residing in Adelaide, Australia, her creative works seem to at once reflect and also absorb the wonders of her wide, beautiful world. This selection of Ivet's paintings are all mixed media creations which pulsate with the life that exists all around us, through flora and fauna. Ivet has just joined AARTI with an explosion of art which is modern but which must surely reach through to the most traditional of souls. Ivet has added 42 paintings to AARTI which have been divided into 4 separate exhibitions.

Pasadena artist Scott Andrew Spencer is a member of the Pasadena Society of Artists and he is well known in Pasadena where he now lives and works. Largely self taught, Scott took up painting professionally in 1999 after surviving from a cancer scare. His works hang in many private collections and galleries in America, Spain and the UK. He likes to listen to music as he paints, often through the night. He takes his inspiration from his impressions of immediate surroundings which he assimilates to produce the most unusual original oil on canvas paintings. Scott always feels that he is surrounded by a sort of guardian spirit who looks after him and keeps him safe.