Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fourth Black & White online art show for the month of March 2024. The show encompassed a range of artistic styles and mediums (oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, scratchboard, ink, collage, 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, 101 artworks were shortlisted for inclusion in the show. The competition attracted entries from many countries across the world: USA, Canada, Poland, Taiwan, Italy, Ukraine, Austria, Japan, Denmark, Cuba, Romania, France, Russia and Israel. Enjoy the show and thank you for expressing an interest in our competition.

There are so many wonderful animals in the world. Some are jovial and funny; some are shy and reserved. It is amazing to watch them interact with each other and observe how much like humans they are. They show a variety of personalities and emotions. Spending the time to get to know them and see their individuality is very rewarding. I hope more people can find a deeper understanding and affection for them. If we spent more effort helping to save them and their environments, what a better world it would be.

I am a pencil/graphite artist in the United States. I primarily display in Texas and try to show off my artwork when I can. I do pencil artwork because I noticed not many pencil drawings are displayed in art galleries so I wanna show the world something different.

I work with concept-based images inspired by a combination of direct observation and researched visual themes. The “Sphere Series” exhibited here depicts heavenly orbs in a state of flotation rendered on worked surfaces of subtle monochromatic tones. During the work phase which is divided into three parts, the images are initially drafted on canvas, then reversed using layers of solvent washes and then regenerated by employing multiple layers of media and oil paint over the original sketches so as to create a visual work with a sense of history; of being born, vanquished and then reborn much like a restored archival discovery. I often use variations of painting-drawing technique where combinations of carbon, charcoal, graphite, oil paint, glue and ink are applied in multiple sequential layers that create richly developed surfaces of subdued tonality that balance a thin line between photographic depiction and the work of the hand. These works emphasize a dark, atmospheric vision that speaks to time passage, mortality with a sense of an ephemeral moment and a fleeting impression.

Those faces, and all those emotions, every story told deep in their eyes. We all have those feeling. You know, the ones that can come out of nowhere and bring such joy... or such pain. It's all here, in every drawing, captured by a simple pencil. What power the emotional soul has.