Anton Uhl
Originally from Aspen, Colorado, artist Anton Uhl has settled in Boston after living in 12 cities including New York, Paris and Los Angeles. He says, “I love Boston and its people, and I am thriving in my artist’s loft in the beautiful South End. I am grateful to be raising my two children in this intelligent and tolerant city.” Previously, Uhl worked as an international set designer for opera, television and film before shifting to art full time when the demand for his private art commissions became too great.
Uhl’s current body of work focuses on male nudes and portraits. “I want to celebrate the beauty of the male form at all ages. While many artists simply portray the male nude as a classic subject, my goal is to encourage other men to recognize and appreciate their own inherent beauty and self-worth as they age,” he says. “I have always been an openly gay man. Most of my current clients are gay men and couples. My paintings are intended to be sensual and provocative without being offensive. In a society that is still struggling with tolerance, I want to make a statement about the importance of the freedom to choose whom we love.”
The artist’s medium of choice is oil on canvas or board. And as he grows older,
Uhl says he is far more excited by greater abstractions of color and form than mere literal depictions of his subjects. His next exhibition will take place at Piano Craft Gallery from July 28 to August 2.
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Lawes was the Second Prize winner of International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 115, Wildlife.
Canadian artist Bruce K. Lawes has long held a passion for animal art and conservation, with inspiration coming from living with nature and his observations. “Through my art I try to evoke your emotion for wildlife and our natural world creating opportunities for conservation and awareness with your help,” says Lawes. “I seek out worthy programs to use my abilities to raise awareness and much-needed funds. I use my storytelling to attract people to the love of our natural world, where they too may protect it, and keep it safe, for the generations that follow.”
Lawes works in a realistic style, but he also mixes impressionist techniques so the viewers’ eyes will be directed to the focal areas. “As a representational artist this allows me to show exactly what I want to
convey often with photographic accuracy,” he explains. “I can often go beyond what a camera can capture and manipulate a scene to express what I wish you to see. These are the elements that capture my collectors’ interest.”
Often Lawes begins painting once he has an idea in mind. He then uses his own photographs as reference, or he works with a professional photographer who will provide him access to their portfolio or go out and take new images. “I also studied taxidermy and falconry that has enabled me to learn and understand my subject. I can also sculpt, so I often will sculpt a subject so that I can see how the light source may cast a shadow accurately,” Lawes says. “Just this morning I was painting a tree in my composition and