The Faces Of New York City

Sitting here, sipping my hot mocha as I view these emotional photography from Erin Toland, when Auld Lang Syne came on the radio... what a perfect moment to reflect on life. [pause]

If you ever attempt street photography, you will understand that it is very difficult. Being at the right place at the right time, and being ready to fire off your camera at a moment notice without interrupting the scene takes great coordination, timing, and talent.

These images speaks volume without words, documenting the spectrum of every human emotions in New York City. As Erin explains, "driven by faces and expressions, fueled by small details and hidden gestures."

Erin Toland is a street photographer living in Manhattan.

Scottish Translation

The wonderment of these fascinating images and the simplicity with strong personal statement. Viewing these paintings offer a glimpse into the world of Paul Barnes, who was inspired at a young age of Scotland's ancient tradition, rich in folklore and legends. Paul quoted, "Resurrecting the creatures from my childhood memories and playing with them like I did as a kid. I try hard to make my work look old, to recapture my visions with a feeling of timelessness and space, kind of like a dream or distant memory that has become all blurry and faded."

Paul Barnes is participating in a wonderful benefit group show, "A Cry For Help" at Thinkspace Art Gallery on January 8 - February 5, 2010, as well as working toward a solo show at Thinkspace Art Gallery sometime in 2010.

Swimming In The Sky

Working as an Environment and Concept Artist for the video game industry, Roland Tamayo spent his personal time with his twin boys before finding any spare time to paint. Much of his inspiration was from the birth and the development of his boys. He quoted, "My feelings and these emotions have been a big part of my art lately and what it has been evolving toward." Looking closely, you could see some references of his family life with selected pieces. Roland is planning to make book with his paintings, covering all the alphabets to show the weirdness to his kids, hence "The Black Widow Flower is for B" painting displayed below.

Roland Tamayo is an illustrator, graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He worked on game titles such as Ratchet and Clank, Resistance: Fall Of Man, and Resistance II. He is currently working toward his next exhibition "Under The Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" show in Los Angeles, January 8 at Gallery 1988, as well as a 4 person show, February 5, at Gallery 1998 in San Francisco.

All his environmental illustrations are beautiful as well as his ink and pencil on wood. Check out his website for further artwork.