View the amazing artwork of the Rogue Artists in this amazing show. Collab lab is an art show where amazing creative rogues take on the challenge of creating cohesive beautiful art following three parameters. The Parameters are different for every show and designed to challenge. Watch the video below to visit the gallery and do a virtual walk-through with Klee and me. Scroll to the bottom of this page to download a PDF of this show.
2021 Collab Lab – INNER DIALOGUE
- Parameter 1 – The subject matter, style, and medium can be anything you choose to depict the theme.
- Parameter 2 – Represent the duality of the Stickman (negative internal voice) and the Champion (positive internal voice) in your mind.
- Parameter 3 – Keep the observer in mind {Either by “zooming the lens out” and representing yourself as the observer or by creating a composition that pulls an observer in}.
I am excited to share these with you because they really push some boundaries. If you are interested in any of the pieces below that are for sale, please contact the artist. Enjoy this awesome show.
Christopher J. Rhoads
Artist Name:
Christopher J. Rhoads
Best Way To Contact Artist:
https://www.instagram.com/rhoads.j.christopher/
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
Within the Fields of My Mind
Artist Statement:
Within the fields of my mind stands a tree
A lone tree grown deep in what has been
And grown tall in what will be.
It is a young tree.
It is an old tree.
It holds me as a mother holds a child
And it holds me as a father scolds a son.
Upon it’s branches sits two owls that are not owls.
Two forms without form.
Two thoughts within my thoughts.
Together I am praised.
Together I am judged.
Together I am whole
Within the fields of my mind…
Ellen von Reiser
Artist Name:
Ellen von Reiser
Best Way To Contact Artist:
Commissions@starrynightdiner.com
Is It For Sale:
Yes
Price:
$150
Name Of Piece:
Conflicted
Artist Statement:
Good and evil are not so different. There is only a small gap. We live in that gap. We must see them both in order to make the choice. Being good is not about only being good. It is about seeing good and evil and making a choice. People are not good. People choose to be good.
Heather Sabian
Artist Name:
Heather Sabian
Best Way To Contact Artist:
Heathersabian43@gmail.com
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
One Of Three
Artist Statement:
Although we as humans have many complex emotions they can all be boiled down to three and all others branch off from these. Fear, anger, and happiness. Which one is whispering inside your head the most? Which one do you choose to listen to most?
Media- acrylic on goatskin, clay.
http://www.sculptedleatherart.com
Heather’s Sculpted Leather on you tube
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Jennifer Lynn Gorman
Artist Name:
Jennifer Lynn Gorman
Best Way To Contact Artist:
cannonfodderg@gmail.com
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
The Conflict In Creation
Artist Statement:
A violent vision of the creative process. An example of how the conflict between inspiration and doubt can inspire the threads through which art can be woven.
Jason Boushard
Artist Name:
Jason Boushard
Best Way To Contact Artist:
anartjourneyinfo@gmail.com
Is It For Sale:
Yes
Price:
$250
Name Of Piece:
JUST GO!!!
Artist Statement:
This represents the inner turmoil before any big event. With a focus on what bike touring travelers go through.
Cindy Diel
Artist Name:
Cindy Diel
Best Way To Contact Artist:
https://www.instagram.com/dielartful/
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
The Choice
Artist Statement:
Being an artist isn’t always about technical skills. Sometimes the hardest part is overcoming my own doubt and fear. The voice in my head that tells me I am not good enough, to quit. But if I create and step beyond the fear…the possibilities are beautiful and unlimited.
Acrylic painting done on 16×20 canvas.
You can see more of my work on Instagram; dielartful. I also have a store on RedBubble; Cindy Diel.
Kelly Sterr
Artist Name:
Kelly Sterr
Best Way To Contact Artist:
Kellysterr@kellysterrgallery.com
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
Don’t Let the Stickman Win
Artist Statement:
As soon as the parameter were given, a doodle on an envelope was created. Because of the struggle to get my art career going, I am in constant battle with the stickman telling me I suck and that people only tell me they like my art because they don’t want to hurt my feelings. This is a reminder to let my inner cheerleader be a dominant force. This is an acrylic I placed inside a shadow box. The stickman splat is painted on the inner side of the glass. So viewer is looking into my studio through the window. Although not for sale(since this is me), I would be open to do commissions for anyone battling stickman who needs one to hang in their studio as a reminder not to let the stickman win. My website is kellysterrgallery .com
Chris “Chumpy” Lyons
Artist Name:
Chris “Chumpy” Lyons
Best Way To Contact Artist:
www.chumpyssketchbook.com
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
“The Eyes We See Through”
Artist Statement:
We see and interact with the world through all kinds of lenses. When we look inside, we tend to see through and adopt the lenses of the inner critic but also our inner champion. Sometimes we adopt the critic. Sometimes we adopt the champion. The two seem to be locked in a cycle of trying to undo and destroy the work of the other.
Ink, gel pen, and alcohol marker on toned tan paper. 9″x9″
Original not currently for sale, but will be making prints available for sale soon.
www.chumpyssketchbook.com
https://allmylinks.com/chumpyssketchbook
cRuz kAi
Artist Name:
cRuz kAi
Best Way To Contact Artist:
cruzkaihawaii.com
Is It For Sale:
Yes
Price:
$290.00
Name Of Piece:
Manipura
Artist Statement:
This painting depicts the “lotus” sitting position of meditation, grounding to remove the negative energy, replacing it with positive energy. The Third Chakra, Manipura, also known as the Solar Plexus, is represented by the color yellow. It’s where we hold our will-power, our personal power, our confidence, and even our reliability, and so on. It’s located around the navel area up to the sternum.
Original artwork by cRuz kAi
Acrylic on Canvas 18” x 24”
cruzkahawaii.com
Hollyjcat
Artist Name:
Hollyjcat
Best Way To Contact Artist:
Email, Discord, or Instagram
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
The Inner Struggle
Artist Statement:
When I first saw this prompt, I wasn’t sure what to make. But then I thought if might be interesting if a drawing stylus was the weapon of choice to fight back against ‘the stickman.’
This piece represents my internal struggle with creating art, which I often picture as a battle. The right side of the pupil represents ‘the stickman,’ the negative side of my internal dialogue. The weapon of choice, the sword, represents how words can very easily pierce deeper than any blade.
On the left side, battling against ‘the stickman,’ is ‘the champion,’ the positive side of my internal dialogue. The weapon of choice, the drawing stylus, represents the art I create to battle against those negative notions that assail my creativity.
The eye encasing the them represents me as the observer, witnessing the conflict to create art going on inside my mind. The “I shouldn’t'” create something wages war with the “I should” create something, and thus this internal struggle of creating continues.
Marilyn Savage
Artist Name:
Marilyn Savage
Best Way To Contact Artist:
gabrielleartsnv@gmail.com
Is It For Sale:
No
Name Of Piece:
Duality
Artist Statement:
This piece was created for the Collab Lab. The eagles represent the competing voices in our heads, one telling us that we can do it and the other telling us that we can’t. The contrast between the two eagles further illustrates the theme. One eagle is perfectly groomed and the other one is a bedhead. The viewer can decide which eagle represents which voice.
The size is approximately 12” x 16” and the medium is soft pastels.
KYLE M WOOD
Artist Name:
KYLE M WOOD
Best Way To Contact Artist:
kyle@kylewoodcreations.com
Is It For Sale:
Yes
Price:
$1200.00
Name Of Piece:
All Those Conversations In My Head
Artist Statement:
Depicting the inner dialog that does on in my mind. We all have unique worlds that make up our thoughts and internal discord. Here is a glimpse into my brain jar. Acrylic on canvas, three feet by three feet. The original and prints of the original are available on my site http://www.kylewoodcreations.com
Sara
Artist Name:
Sara
Best Way To Contact Artist:
Saraartist1508@yahoocom
Is It For Sale:
Yes
Price:
$600.00
Name Of Piece:
Anxiety Illustrated
Artist Statement:
Seriously believing I was dying led me to create a treatise on the positive and negative mirrors of both my life and my artistic creativity thus, symbolically reflecting the truth, the actual distortion and decay of all existence. Reality stares back at us from within. … Set of two
11inX 14in oil on canvas paintings. $600 total
Thomas Wofford
Artist Name:
Thomas Wofford
Name Of Piece:
Composed
Artist Statement:
Title “Composed” 48×34 Acrylic on Masonite board. I had to really think about this one to imagine a image within the premises of this challenge. Negative internal thoughts (Slenderman) box to left with hand dangling eye is what we see thru our on filters. Face at bottom is nothing more than stepping back and realized the worries was for nothing.
These are all great!!