I spend hours studying these creatures, watching how the light shows up the true colours and depth of expression in their eyes.

I paint bright bold tropical fantasy and beach scenes either in acrylics on canvas, paper or as digital images in adobe illustrator.

I love telling stories visually first and foremost, and I feel that painting captures all the things I love most about those creative worlds.

Fuelled by printmaking and photography, Liz combines layers of digital images to build an abstracted concept from collaged pieces.

At present I am working on a project “The Madhatter’s Teaparty Series”, which feature stacked teacups in vibrant, abstract surroundings, a nod towards my favourite childhood story, Alice in Wonderland

I love to share my imagination, through a mixture of digital painting, 3D elements and photo manipulation.

Like nature, my process has evolved from concentrating on the realism of the subject matter to affect a hyper reality you see in every blade of grass and grain of sand.

On one hand, I’m trying to express my feelings about the loneliness and unimportance of human beings in this world and on the other, I like to celebrate the beauty of nature.

With my style being ‘photorealism / hyper-realism’, some folks have thought that my art was a photograph until a close examination shows the brush strokes. I even use a magnifying glass to work on the mouth and eyes of all my subjects and some noses.

Laurentiu Todie is a Romanian artist who has lived in New York for the past thirty years. He creates art which is best viewed from afar, as images come into focus and are not as they appear. Laurentiu discusses his goals and inspiration.