Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the second Still Life online art show for the month of June 2024. The show encompassed a range of artistic styles and mediums (oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, scratchboard, clay, ceramic, photography, digital art.). 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, 40 artworks were shortlisted for inclusion in the show. The competition attracted entries from many countries across the world: USA, South Korea, China, Canada, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain, Romania and Sweden. Enjoy the show and thank you for expressing an interest in our competition.

“I have always had a fascination for the beauty of nature and its many moods and elements. Living in a rural setting, I am surrounded and inspired every day, in all seasons. I also love to study people, adults and children alike, and try to capture each individual’s expressive nature in the portraits I do. I feel privileged to be able to express my love of nature and people through my art work and hope in some small measure that it will bring a certain amount of pleasure to those who view it.” Lorna is one of the Founders of and for 5 years served as President of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) and is a Master Scratchboard Artist. (MSA) Lorna is self-taught, but has taken a number of workshops to further her artistic abilities. Although she enjoys many mediums, she now works primarily with her favorite, scratchboard. After teaching herself to use this medium, Lorna has experimented and pushed boundaries with it. In doing so, she has garnered recognition and won many awards both nationally and internationally and had her work featured in several magazines, including the International Artists Magazine.

Cher Pruys, ASAA SCA, IGOR, AAPL, CSAA, AMS, LMS, OSA, MAA, CFA, NOAPS, PSOA, AWA., AAOA. "To take my inner visions with my hands and create a work of art for you the viewer .... That is the ultimate in self expression." I am very drawn to shiny surfaces as well as transparent objects, especially when the lighting brings them to life. I look for beauty in everyday objects that most people take for granted or just don’t truly see them as they are. The seemingly boring and mundane subjects can truly be like magnets if portrayed in the right light. Shiny metal is one of those materials that can host endless visions….the light hits it and the reflections are captured on the smooth, sleek surface. Animals , people living things with character…an artists dream!

Born in 1970 in Quebec City, she now lives in Matane in the Lower St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. Influenced from childhood by her mother, Louise P. Dussault, a painter-sculptor, Nina decided to pursue an artistic career. After graduating in interior design, she opened a trendy furniture boutique and an interior design service. Afterwards, she continued her studies at LaSalle College in Montreal and obtained a degree in fashion design. Her career took her to the children's clothing industry in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Back in Quebec, she undertook training in painting, stained glass and mosaics. She loves to play with different materials, contrasting shapes, textures and colors. She will develop a particular love for painting and glass. Exhibiting in collective and solo since 2016, she is involved as vice-president of Groupe Alizarin, a group of artists from the Lower St. Lawrence. She is also the administrator of the symposium Artistes en Fête of Sainte-Flavie, Quebec, Canada. ‘’My favorite themes are flowers and gardens as well as still life with antique porcelain.’’

In life, we experience various situations. The various emotions that come from these experiences have different shapes, balance, and accumulate within us. Through this process, the identity of "I" is completed. The color of the emotion generally comes to mind, but there is no form of emotion. For that reason I started working on visualizing the inner emotions. "Object J28" is a visual representation of the diversity of emotions. Depending on the time point, the shape that changes into two uses, an object and a vase, reflects the diversity of emotions.