Five Painters

The Life of an Art Dealer

If you talked to me on the phone or met me out on a sales trip across the country, chances are we discussed one or more of these five artists. This is simply a resting spot for some of their work, as an easy reference for you to reacquaint yourself with what they do. Listed alphabetically they are Juan Carlos Breceda, DA Frizell, Gino Hollander, Juli Cady Ryan, and Tigran Tadevosyan.

Their work will do most of the talking, enhanced by my brief description of who they are and why they're so special to me.

Juan Carlos Breceda Rodriguez

Juan Carlos lives in Mazatlan, Mexico. He was formally trained at the National Art School of Painting and San Carlos Art School. He'll be 55 years old this year. I've spoken to him several times on the phone, with an interpreter. He seems very gregarious but he works a great deal . He explained he gets to his studio every morning by 8 am and returns home in the evening after painting all day, EVERY DAY!

His work is whimsical which shows a fierce energy and firmness. His women have large rough features but they're extremely provocative and sensual. His bulls, fish, birds and cats reveal his love of life and nature and sweep you off your feet with his abounding sense of humor. He works almost exclusively in a homemade tempura paint on paper. He rejects depth or perspective and captivates you with intensity of color and masculine brush strokes.

Collect him now while his pieces cost less than most limited edition reproductions of far less talented claimers-of-fame.

DA Frizell

David Andrew Frizell lives and works in Springfield, MO. Trained as a traditional artist, he started out working in mediums such as pen and ink, painting and sculpture. Along the way he became very tech sufficient and learned how to create digital images par excellence. He now works as an illustrator for art companies and finds a little spare time to create his vintage-grunge-fantasy-skull masterpieces!

I first discovered his work after meeting his wife through other business (of all things, in the social media marketing world). At the time I owned a small art gallery and invited "Drew" to come show me his work. His stuff totally blew me away as nouveau and edgy pin-up female warriors, techno-fantasy-hybrid-cyborgs, and miraculous treatment for such hard rocking heavy metal bands as Avenged Sevenfold as album cover art. 

These works, except the sample of his album cover art for Sevendust (copyrighted images are strictly owned by the recording artists)

are available as signed, limited-edition, hand embellished giclee's on canvas and we're interested in talking about licensing rights. 

Gino Hollander

As artist stories go, I don't think there is a better one than the life and times of Gino Hollander. As a successful film maker, he decided to stop earning a living to become a painter. No training, no customers and five children in the picture. He convinced his scared wife to move with their three kids and often visited two boys from his previous marriage to up root and move to the southern coast of Spain. 

No money, no contacts and not able to speak Spanish. This they did and thrived in the late 50s. They stayed for 30 years and created an incredible adventure while Gino became the darling of the glitterati.

He has been collected by everyone from Steve McQueen to the King of Spain, Jacqueline Onassis, Robert Mitchum and Norman Rockwell. Gino will turn 90 this year and he still paints everyday!

Juli Cady Ryan

"She paints with jewel like colors," the art critic said, who reviewed Juli's first solo art show at my small art haven, Gallery 405, in downtown Springfield, Missouri. She also paints with a fanatical spirit of hope and happiness, optimism and good cheer.

Her whimsical, story-book world comes alive with swirling trees, balloon flowers, musical pets, dangling stars and hat-rack moons. The little pig-tailed heroins prevail in their dream-like fairy tale land in which every living thing is blessed with righteousness and crowned with victory.

Juli's original paintings are available for purchase and we are seeking the right partners for licensing deals.

Tigran Tadevosyan

It was with the intention of finding a particular artist for a particular high end gallery that I went in pursuit of Tigran Tadevosyan. The gallerist had challenged me to find the right mix of  fearless, raw talent with the ability to capture the essence of today's culture struggles.

There's a dark side to his world in the economically challenged life of Armenia. Both his parents are teachers though his father is a prolific painter. Tigran has had brushes in hand since about five years old and has never looked back. All he chooses to do and imagines doing is painting.

You see the struggle on his canvases and you can tell he "tears" into the material with the desire of hurting it permanently. The intensity of application of paint seems almost violent but his female subjects are crying out for tenderness. His perspective seems to desperately seek justice for the feminine condition while his composition, color and brilliant contrast make viewing his masterpieces a rare delicacy. It is this mix of vigor and charm that thrills the audience.

You can only collect these extremely rare and beautiful works from me directly, until they're landed at a few select galleries, soon to be announced.