Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fourth Green online art show for the month of July 2026. The show encompassed a range of artistic styles and mediums (acrylic, oil, watercolor, colored pencil, digital art, photography). Each submission has been judged based on the following elements of artistic expression: orginality and quality of art, overall design, creativity, interpretation of the theme, demonstration of artistic ability and usage of medium. Out of all entries, 50 artworks were shortlisted for inclusion in the show. The competition attracted entries from many countries across the world: Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, UK, Ukraine, USA, Spain, China, Canada and Greece. Enjoy the show and thank you for expressing an interest in our competition.

"I am concerned with communicating a sense of harmony, balance, order and spirituality. We are all confronted on a daily basis with the fragmentation of our non-linear lives, trying, as in a puzzle, to make the pieces fit together to make sense of it all. My paintings, works on paper, and sculpture depict imagery of personal events and psychological issues. They are expressed through geometric shapes, color, light, space, texture, edges and movement each interplaying with one another engaging the viewer to participate. Most recently, I have embarked on a series of white paintings that abandon my signature bold palette. These paintings, from the "Elements of Peace" series, pay homage to people who have been affected by war. White is soft, quiet, spiritual, unadorned and full of infinite possibilities. My intention is to create an architectural space for rest, retreat, connection, reflection and identification. The multi-dimensionality and multi-layering of my work reference what one must uncover to penetrate the illusions of reality and reach the mystery and essence of the soul."

The “ZIG ZAG ZIG” prints are a series of mixed-medium impressions produced in editions of three each. The images were conceived as bas-relief sculptural, studio- based collages. Every composition reveals, by its unique strength, how it would resolve itself as it follows the tendencies of its internal forces. I continue to add and subtract material to the still life in exploring preliminary proofs. I am interpreting nature in its purest, abstract state - constructing a rhythm of pictorial lyricism using objects impregnated with fluorescent pigments. I place great emphasis on edge and the interrelationship of form and color in maintaining a harmony of visual balance. Objects never end - forms intersect with infinite combinations of sympathetic attunements and clashing aversions. No object may be viewed in isolation, but absorbs its surroundings, just as it contributes to the total composition. The multi-shaped image is placed between two sheets of clear Plexiglas and framed in zinc utilizing both angular and curvilinear silhouettes. Hinges are added to create the partially or fully animated effect and connect the various units together which form the completed print. Seven units make-up my prints. In eastern cultures odd numbers are masculine and even numbers are feminine. I utilize a single main shape with six leaves attached to the central structure, thus incorporating both male and female elements to my compositions. It is believed that we travel from this world to the next on the seventh ray of the sun. My recent prints possess the entrapment of rest area within the positive structure suggesting the trinity. The process is carefully repeated to ensure the integrity of an edition of three. Even with the constant threat of chaos with the use of diagonals, sharp angles, informal balance and bold color, I have sought an intuitive sense of ideal order.

The pictorial language of geometric abstractions based on the use of simple geometric figures in subjective compositions. We recognized the beauty of the spiral in nature and drew it as inspiration in different art forms. I chose two spirals which I drew on two canvases: one spiral turned to the right, second spiral — to the left. I combined two canvases so spirals turned to each other created an image of one piece (diptych).

Holger Baehr is a contemporary landscape painter based in Ireland, where the ever-changing skies, quiet waterways, and expansive countryside of the Shannon region have shaped his visual language for more than three decades. Working primarily in acrylic on deep canvas, his paintings are rooted in direct observation of the Irish landscape, yet they are never literal transcriptions. Instead, they emerge from memory — from the lingering atmosphere of a place, the weight of weather, the tension of a horizon, and the silent drama of light moving across land. Back in the studio, these impressions are distilled into works that balance landscape, abstraction, and emotional resonance. His practice is defined by a deep sensitivity to the relationship between sky and earth. Often monumental in scale, his paintings explore stillness, distance, silence, and the timeless presence of nature, allowing each work to become less a depiction of place and more an experience of atmosphere. Baehr’s work has received wide international recognition through juried exhibitions and awards, including major Painting Prize and Exhibition Winner distinctions across leading contemporary art platforms. In 2025, his painting Whispers of Dawn I received 1st Prize at the Emerging Artist Awards, further strengthening his position within the Irish and international art landscape. His work was recently the subject of a solo exhibition at Limerick Museum, and paintings are held in both private and public collections, including the Office of Public Works, Ireland. His paintings are also held in private collections throughout Ireland, Europe, the United States, and beyond, with an increasingly strong following among collectors drawn to monumental Irish skies and atmospheric landscapes. Holger Baehr’s work stands at the meeting point of observation and memory, where the Irish landscape is transformed into a language of light, silence, and enduring presence.