Sunny Belliston

“Untitled”, 2006, 48"x72", acrylic, collage, graphite on panel


“Itapua I”, 2006, 46"x46", found papers, acrylic on panel

Ohio based artist, Sunny Belliston makes stunningly colored and textured surfaces. He uses found materials collaged and painted into geometric abstract compositions. Strips of paint and paper combine into irregular patterns and fields of subtlety varied colors. There is an interesting tension between the bright, fresh color schemes and the warn and weathered surfaces created. He also touches on minimalist sculptural elements with several of his found object pieces.
sunnybellistonart.com

Stephanie Gerolimatos

oil on torn canvas with twine 27 x 44 inches

encaustic, graphite, dry pigment on mat board-faced panel 3.5 x 5 inches

Stephanie Gerolimatos makes wonderful paintings rich with color and texture. She creates surfaces that just seem alive. They have a distinct acknowledgment of their objectness; the surfaces are often cut into or scraped, some have nails pounded into them or objects embedded in the paint. Her website has lots of work on it, and is easy to navigate, with clickable thumbnails.
www.stephg.org