Welcome to Z Artist Spotlight page, featuring various collections of visual artwork(s) posted periodically. Work will include all visual media types from drawings to paintings to pottery to photography to computer graphics. Submission calls may appear on Google+, Upwork and also on ZATDC Promotions page here at ZArtTonesDotCom.

This page was updated on 2-24-24 and may return to active status in late 2024 or 2025.

*******August 2018*******This month’s featured artist is Olga Pietraszek. Olga has been a commercial artist for several years. These three pieces represent her more traditional work. Olga’s talent is wide ranging in styles, media and emotions. Olga can be hired as a freelancer at Upwork.com.

Moonlight Waters – oil painting by Olga Pietraszek

On the Marshes – oil painting by Olga Pietraszek

Warrior – oil painting by Olga Pietraszek

*******July 2018*******The theme for July is mural artwork, also called street art–not to be confused with random “tagging.” Here we feature three commissioned pieces or partial pieces by a group of active artists in the UK, including Kid Crayon. Locations and crew names are below each piece.

“Horse Race” is a very small section of a very large mural painted in Doncaster by “EatCrew.” See video of the entire mural at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXoQH3-sQbA.

This piece painted by “Gums and Tongue” and “Lost Souls” crews can be found in London.

“Watch Out Below” painted by “Eat Crew” in Dean Lane, Bristol was covered by the BBC.

*******June 2018*******As promised, here are three more pieces by Goran Novakovic–the featured artist for May and June.

Eyes – painting by Goran Novakovic

Abstract Strings – painting by Goran Novakovic

Face on Face – painting by Goran Novakovic

*******May 2018*******These three pieces exude an old-world feel by talented old-world artist, Goran Novakovic of Yugoslavia. Goran has been working as a professional graphic artist for over ten years. Watch for three of Goran’s abstracts next month . . .

*******April 2018*******Here are three of twelve illustrations completed in early 2018 by Sara Gioria. Sara did the chapter drawings for “The Work and the Wait,” the first online fiction serial by Pam Brandis to be made available for paid reading at some point, as the appropriate combination of technology appears. Until then, here is a teaser of chapter drawings from that work.

*******October 2015*******View a third piece from each of four artists–Lui Taf, Ashley Wade, David Baumgartner and Kyle Brouwer who continue to prove they have a creative and productive life of their own. Scroll to find detail and contact information for each artist.

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September 2015

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August 2015

Due to the response in July, the work of four artist/painters will be featured here during August, September and October 2015–one piece per artist each month.

Details about each artist appear below the artwork displayed here:

Artist 1 – Ashley Wade – “Dino and Little Winged Friend” (oil on canvas)–Ashley’s oil paintings lend themselves to story book themes. She is a tattoo artist in Phoenix, AZ. Find more of her work on Etsy, Ink361.com and Websta.me (@noomx). Ashley also accepts sketch‬ and ‪‎oil painting‬ commissions. Send inquiries to noomx.art@gmail.com.

Artist 2 – Lui Taf – “Stairway to the Sky” (wall mural painting) – actual image includes a starburst at the top of the stairway–Lui works on several surfaces in and around Phoenix, AZ. Give Lui a door, an idea, paint and a price, and hire him to create a beautiful birthday gift for someone you love. See more of Lui’s paintings at Google Plus – lui taf – Photos.

Artist 3 – David Baumgartner – “Reflection” (four-panel painting) – actual image is wider and includes palm trees–David is an all-around artist/craftsman who creates unique, four and five-panel paintings beginning with hand-cut, hand-ground metal. See more of David’s custom craftwork at www.facebook.com/custom4unow.

Artist 4 – Kyle Brouwer – “Passage” (oil on canvas)–This image file will be upgraded to include more detail. Kyle is a traditional painter out of Tempe, AZ who also works with charcoal. See more of Kyle’s work at www.krop.com/artistkgb.

*******July 2015*******Joshua Redwine (J.A. Redwine) is the featured artist, photographer during July of 2015 on Z Artist Spotlight page here at ZArtTonesDotCom. This month’s theme is landscape photography–specifically land and water. Joshua’s photography is wide ranging, including themes such as city streets. Joshua is also a freelance writer and poet. His book, “The Satchel of Dreams” was published May 27th, 2012.

See more of Joshua’s work at the following links:

www.redwine.photos and https://www.facebook.com/JwinePhotography

*******September 2014*******The artwork of Andrea Fairservice is featured this month. Read Andrea’s interview on Z Art Blog page here at Z Art Tones Dot Com.

pen and ink by Andrea Fairservice

mixed media ram by Andrea Fairservice

water color crystals by Andrea Fairservice

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The first collection of visual artwork appears here as of May 30, 2014. Images of the pieces follow the written details about the artist and the artwork.

Featured Artist: RRam                                                                                                                     Time Period of Artwork: 1980 through 1982

The first ZArtTones.com, Z Artist Spotlight collection of visual art features the vintage work of RRam. This artwork was created from approximately late 1979 through the first half of 1982. RRam was in high school at that time and took a Commercial Art and Design class, considering Commercial Art as a career.

During that time, there were few computers in the United States plains schools and only one or two computer classes offered. These early high school computer classes were programming–non-art creation classes, as computer graphics was still a very new concept. Only a few artists were experimenting with computer graphics during the decade of the 1970’s.

The following five visual art pieces by RRam appear on Z Artist Spotlight page at ZArtTones.com as of May 30, 2014:

“Saturday Night Repeat” by RRam (carved print work) circa 1980

“Shoes and Hats” by RRam (still life drawing) circa 1981

“Living Room” by RRam (water color) circa 1982 (This piece includes fountain pen ink lines on the plastic covering.)

“Ammo on Ice” by RRam (mixed media—drawing and paper cutout) circa 1982

“Parasites” by RRam (mixed media—drawing, acrylic painting, paper cutout) unknown circa, likely 1980

Keep returning to Z Artist Spotlight page here at Z Art Tones Dot Com . . .