Inspired By... MCA's 3rd Annual Judged Fine Art Exhibit

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My work is inspired by spirituality and connection to the divine.

Dimensions: 48 x 36 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): oil on canvas
This Piece is Inspired By:: Inspired by the history of the ancients and what it teaches us about who we really are.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: From the moment I saw my first horse as a small child, I've felt a connection and a need to draw them... if I could draw them well enough, maybe I could make one appear in my life. Now I create equine art to bring awareness and create positive change in the management of our wild horses.

Dimensions: 24 x 20 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic
This Piece is Inspired By:: Horses, freedom, and kindness over greed

Art is INSPIRED BY:: I am inspired by difference. If everyone else is shooting natural light, I shoot flash. If everyone else is shooting still life, I shoot motion. If everyone else is creating in the daytime, I create at night. If everyone else waits for good weather, I shoot in the rain. Let me not bore you.

Dimensions: 16 x 24 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Archival digital photographic print on metal
This Piece is Inspired By:: This piece is inspired by the bicycle people of Amsterdam in the rain. They rode with umbrellas, they read the news, they texted, they pulled babies in carts behind their bikes.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: I am inspired by difference. If everyone else is shooting natural light, I shoot flash. If everyone else is shooting still life, I shoot motion. If everyone else is creating in the daytime, I create at night. If everyone else waits for good weather, I shoot in the rain. Let me not bore you.

Dimensions: 13 x 19 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Archival digital photographic print on metal
This Piece is Inspired By:: This piece is inspired by fantasy and romance under the stars (and any Harlequin book cover).

Art is INSPIRED BY:: nature, specifically the sunsets I see each and every evening on my farm that remind me daily how much I love the Florida scenery I'm so lucky to get to enjoy.

Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 0.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic
This Piece is Inspired By:: Nature, specifically Florida sunsets.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: Challenges, finding a creative outlet to help the stresses of my life and environment.

Dimensions: 24 x 19.5 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Metal, Wood, LED lighting, and Acrylic
This Piece is Inspired By:: The Love of horses I have

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art is inspired by finding unique beauty in the world around me and capturing moments only nature can deliver.

Dimensions: 12 x 18 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): photography
This Piece is Inspired By:: I am inspired by looking at the world around me and capturing its unique beauty. It's the smallest things that can contain the biggest lessons and have the greatest impact and this photo of Henry reminds me to stop, take a breath, and enjoy the moment!

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art is inspired by finding unique beauty in the world around me and capturing moments only nature can deliver.

Dimensions: 11 x 14 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): photography
This Piece is Inspired By:: I am inspired by capturing moments only nature can deliver. The full moon's reflection off the Atlantic Ocean provides me with such a sense of peace. It reminds me that even in the midst of total darkness there is light, and therefore hope.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art is inspired by the creative powers that enable me to imagine, and paint images never seen before.

Dimensions: 24 x 36 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil on canvas
This Piece is Inspired By:: A haiku by Garry Grant

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art is inspired by curiosity, exploration and discovery. It may be external as in exploring the outdoors and nature or internal by exploring my own vision and creativity.

Dimensions: 36 x 12 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Photodigital art on metallic paper
This Piece is Inspired By:: Inspired by introspection and self-reflection and a desire to find meaning in randomness and chaos.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art is inspired by folk-life of Gujarat, a western province of India, where I grew up. My paintings are my interpretation of images from folk-stories and folk-songs of Gujarat embedded in the canvas of my childhood memories.

Dimensions: 16 x 20 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed (markers, watercolor) on canvas
This Piece is Inspired By:: “Soaring High” is based on my interpretation of the beauty of household items seen around the homes of Gujarat in folk-stories I read as a child.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art is abstractions inspired by nature and the feelings when surrounded by beautiful, natural landscapes.

Dimensions: 30 x 40 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): acrylic
This Piece is Inspired By:: the Splendor in the Grass poem and wanting to capture the fleeting feelings of young love, longing, and passion.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: Life, history, love and the loss of loved ones. Art can be inspired by everything. Making art can be a way to explore the great philosophies and understand the world’s cultures.

Dimensions: 36 x 24 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic on cold pressed paper
This Piece is Inspired By:: This work was directly inspired by Wilfredo Lam and my studies in Latin American Art History as well as Meso-American Art History at UCF. I literally came home from class and painted this work in one sitting solely inspired by what I had learn that day in lecture.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My Art is Inspired by Picasso’s style of painting and use of colors.

Dimensions: 11 x 14 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed Media
This Piece is Inspired By:: My Art is Inspired by Picasso’s style of painting and use of colors.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: Nature and the peaceful reflections on a tranquil water

Dimensions: 36 x 24 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic
This Piece is Inspired By:: World situation

Art is INSPIRED BY:: Buy art is inspired by Nature. The daily changes what's in the Horizon and Landscape

Dimensions: 12 x 37 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil paint
This Piece is Inspired By:: Nature

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My glass art is inspired by my love of colors and shapes as well as curiosity about what the glass will do in the kiln.

Dimensions: 11.5 x 11.5 x 7.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Fused Glass
This Piece is Inspired By:: My art is inspired by the love of colors and shapes and experimenting with glass to see how they will compliment each other. In this piece I played with "twos" - two shades of each color and two shapes - circle and square.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My art

Dimensions: 9.75 x 9.5 x 5.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Fused Glass
This Piece is Inspired By:: My art is inspired by my first vacation visit to Florida. I immediately fell in love with the beautiful sandy beaches, dynamic waves and the amazing sunrises and sunsets. The daisy flower resembles a sunrise or sunset, but also symbolizes hope, curiosity and enthusiasm.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: This Art is inspired by a myriad of dreams that I have experienced within the past three years; However, It was a select amount in which gave me the inspiration to do this piece. The recurring theme consisted of animal/human hybrids experiencing transformative circumstances.

Dimensions: 44 x 27.5 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): watercolor and various pencils
This Piece is Inspired By:: recurring dreams consisted of animal/human hybrids experiencing transformative circumstances.

Art is INSPIRED BY:: My paintings are inspired by the beauty of God’s creation. I strive to reflect His canvas.

Dimensions: 24 x 36 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): acrylic on canvas
This Piece is Inspired By:: My paintings are inspired by the beauty of God’s creation. I strive to reflect His canvas.