September 2013 Artist Showdown: Resto Vs. Corens

Two artists, back to back are cracking their knuckles and flexing their legs, walking one step, two, three, four, five. Soft faded denim crinkles with the feeling of each flex, each movement, and each step, like a brush stroke. Sweat drips down their foreheads. Resto wipes it away with the back of his hand. Corens dabs her forehead with a kerchief. Resto adjusts his hair and places his hat back on his head. He crinkles his eyes with focus- he wants to succeed. Corens breathes in and adjusts her western belt buckle. The metallic points and sharp cuts glint in the sunlight. She too is determined to succeed. 

The count begins. They kick up dust, as rustling winds blow tumbleweed along the edge of the dirt road. It all happens like slow motion. The crowds stand by watching in awe. With each step the artists walk, they get further and further from one another until at the sixth step they turn around and BAM! With the quick click of the trigger, one is declared the ultimate winner.

Okay, okay. This isn't a shoot out. But I am excited to say that of all my posts, the artist spotlights have the most views and these two talented artists are duking it out for the top spot. So I thought I'd set a little bit of a contest here for bragging rights. I'd like to see which artist has the biggest guns... and by "guns" I mean, support squad & fanbase.

Over the next week, we will encourage them to share the post with their friends and ask their supporters to leave a comment voting for them here.

Here are the links to their respective artist spotlights:

Artist Spotlight: Anthony Resto

Artist Spotlight: Greta Corens

Rules:

1. Voting closes Saturday September 28th at Midnight Central Standard Time.
2. One point will be awarded for each of the following:
      - Each view count on each post
      - Each comment left on this page with the chosen artist and why you voted for them.
        Continued discussion is encouraged, but only one point will be rewarded per respondent.
      - Each comment on the artists' page explaining which piece you like best or what sort of art you
       would like to see them doing in the future.
3. In respect of fairness, only views received after this article is posted will count towards the contest.
4. Please vote based on your preferences of artistic skill and appreciation.
5. Please be respectful and realize this contest is just a fun way to get these artists names out there and share their work with more people. This is NOT meant to be a war between fan bases. Any disrespectful or inappropriate comments will be deleted and disqualified at the discretion of kindredclosets.blogspot.com.

Tips: 

1. According to Blogger's tallying methods, views from different browsers count separately. Visit wisely.
2. Sharing links on social media sites will increase your view count. Make sure to tag your shares with #kindredclosets and tell your friends who you are voting for.
3. In the spirit of fairness, please do not use automated view count programs. That will lock up my website and surely shut it down. If there are suddenly 1,000,000 views in 2 minutes on one artist's page, the contest will unfortunately be cancelled by default.
4. You may choose to visit their personal sites listed at each post before you make a decision.
5. The winner receives bragging rights as Kindred Closets September 2013 Artist Showdown Winner and will be featured in a future post. If this showdown goes well, I am considering making it something bigger. Keep a look out!

Alright, artists, it's back to back time... ready, set, go!

Artist Spotlight: Anthony Resto

Artist Spotlight: Greta Corens

UPDATE: To Find Out Who Won, Click Here!

Are you an artist ready to share your work? Contact me or share your information below if you are an artist or know an artist that should be featured.

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Artist Spotlight: Greta Corens

Our newest artist spotlight is an accomplished fashion designer turned fine art water colorist, Greta Corens. 

"Roses In A Bunch" By Greta Corens

"Iris Joan Sutherland" By Greta Corens

Corens is as equally passionate and artistic in her way of life as she is in her way of speaking. She titles her pieces in the same emotive words of which her paintings represent- a colorful, glowing vocabulary of excitement balanced by a kind of soft romance with a decidedly European influence. Her work currently focuses on still lives, graphite portraits, and sepia tone nude figure paintings, but her most exquisite work by far is that of her watercolor floral depictions.

"Botanicals: Iris Rhapsody" By Greta Corens

 "Iris La Forza Del Destino" By Greta Corens

 "Iris Donatello" By Greta Corens

"Rosa di Jaques Brel" By Greta Corens

Corens' work has an ethereal quality. Her skills in floral painting can range from the depth of the velvety opacity of a rose petal to the evocative nature of beautiful x-rays with the translucence of sunlight shining through the petals of an iris, illuminating veins and features often difficult to portray in her chosen medium of water color. 

"Minuetto di Rose"  By Greta Corens

"Bouquet Romantique" By Greta Corens

Ms. Corens will be an associate member of the American Watercolor Society for 2014. She received second prize at a juried show in the Bendheim Gallery in Greenwich, CT with her piece, "Bouquet Romantique" and is currently available for gallery showcases.

You can view her website or contact her here and read her artist statement below:

GRETA CORENS New York

"Red Rose Of Longing"  By Greta Corens

"She was a sought after fashion designer in New York 

and she has taught the principles of design in various

Westchester, NY institutes. Her still life paintings in 

watercolors and oils are influenced by baroque Dutch 

Golden Age Flower paintings. She studied Architecture and 

Design at St. Lucas Institute of Architecture in Brussels

and Art at the Antwerp Royal Art Academy in Belgium. As 

President of the prestigious Reilly League of Artists, NY 

she has held master classes."

Greta Corens is also a continuing contributor to the Mudpie Fashion, Trends, and Culture Linkedin Group of which I am a moderator. Please join us in discussion here, or there. 

Contact me if you are an artist or know an artist that should be featured.

**UPDATE: Please check out the September 2013 Artist Showdown: Resto Vs. Corens here for rules and how to vote.**

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I'm back, with updates for this week!

I've been away from my blog for a little while. First it was development week at work- the week where we put together all of the tech packs for the entire fashion line for the season (in case you were wondering, I have been working on infant and toddler boys product for the past year). Friday was the deadline and on top of that, I got sick, so I worked from home one of those days. This weekend, I focused on recuperating and adding some new features to the blog (coming soon). I loaded everything into Pinterest, and I hope you will pin away! Social media seems to be my best source of traffic so far. My Pinterest page is my biggest source of traffic for my other blog, Saving With Selena.

I also got a fabulous new floor rug and pillows for my living room. Maybe I will post a home decor tour soon, when I can find the time. In the mean time, here's a photo of my cat with the new pillows. I tend to wear a lot of black, white, and red but when it comes to my home, I love green- anything that can remind me of plants or the Earth and nature.

This is Ingid. She likes to sit where ever I sit, even when I try to move her. ;)

I have some very exciting new posts coming up this week. I have a new artist spotlight- the very talented Greta Corens, a fashion designer turned water colorist. There will be another collaboration with Raquel Schuler, of Hydria (You can check out her other posts here, here, and here). You can also look forward to an exclusive feature by Brazilian fashion photographer, Edney Suiter, styled by Isabela Cury, with makeup by Miss Emanuelle Souza who also provided a step-by-step how-to recreate the look (in both English and Portuguese)!

So stay tuned, it is a very exciting week, indeed! 

Well, that's all for my personal post. Have a happy Sunday night. :)

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