Amy Ordoveza, Window View: Six Swallows, oil on wood, 7 x 9"

In Nanette Fluhr’s Vision, we see a closely cropped view of a man’s face—just his eyes, nose and part of his forehead—allowing us to look more closely at these specific features of the face. The ways in which his eyebrow hairs thread amongst each other or the shine in the irises of his blue eyes. The piece measures at 4 by 4 inches. “My passion for art began in my early youth and my life’s endeavor is to create beautiful art. Representational portraiture is my principal avenue in that pursuit,” says Fluhr. “It is the challenge of capturing a faithful likeness of my sitter, which I firmly believe must include the articulation of each subject’s persona, that I find most compelling. I approach each painting as an opportunity to try to discover the truth of an individual’s essence—to capture the soul of the individual, not just their likeness.”

Pegah Samaie, Golden Gaze, oil on copper, 5 x 7"

Amy Ordoveza’s Window View: Six Swallows is a trompe l’oeil piece depicting paper birds and window frames against a rippling blue blanket. “The size range of my paintings tends to be on the smaller side because I include a lot of precise details,” Ordoveza explains. “I use my size 20/0 liner brush quite a bit. For me 7 by 9 inches was just the right size to create a composition with a few simple elements—just the silhouettes of the birds, the window frames and their cast shadows on the cloth. I think it worked out well, and I’m looking forward to working at that size again soon.”

Sarah Warda, The Shine, oil on canvas, 6 x 6"

The Shine by artist Sarah Warda is a 6-by-6-inch oil of a young boy turning his head toward the sun peeking through the horizon. “I wanted to portray a closer intimate view of a child, my son, looking into the light almost as if the viewer is right there with him,” says Warda. “I wanted the viewer to decide whether the light is fading into sunset or rising. The title, The Shine, alludes to our spiritual nature or ‘inner light.’ Although this piece is small, I feel it has a strong emotional impact.”

Nanette Fluhr, Vision, oil on panel, 4 x 4"

Other artists whose work will be featured in the virtual exhibition include Carlos Fentanes, J. Adam McGalliard, Pegah Samaie, Rio Skor, Stephanie Deshpande and more. MICRO can be viewed on Artsy.net from August 1 through the end of the month. —