UNWINED Artists
UNWINED is proud to support our community and work with talented local artists. We not only display their work at UNWINED, but occasionally hold artists receptions to allow the local artists to meet with their admirers and display more of their work. Check out the Whats New page or you weekly UNWINED Newsletter to learn of the next artists showing.
Ben Leone - Ben is the newest local artist represented at UNWINED. His paintings capture the excitement, the trepidation, and the free spirit of a teenager growing up in the 60's.
"Flashback" ... the British invasion, the Summer of Love ... when music and innocence changed forever.
As Ben says, "No longer playing drums in a garage band or playing at senior proms. I've instead chosen to express through oil on canvas, the euphoria of a "Flashback", reflecting on a period of my life that remains vivid and alive through the imagery and colors I've chosen to employ."
Learn more about Ben at Ben's website.
Alyssa Lichtenstein - a gifted young artist based in San Jose whose work has been displayed in many local venues and events throughout the Bay Area. Although interested in all types of art, from painting murals to making jewelry, her favorite media has always been watercolors due to the translucent quality of the colors, and the way they layer and affect each other. As a result, while she also paints with acrylics and oils, her work is always reminiscent of watercolors. 
Instead of shading with black or a complimentary hue, she works around the color wheel, using the proceeding color for shadows, giving a sense of depth while keeping the colors bright and pure. Painting the colors within other colors works to create the illusion of light, since color itself is light, and objects take on the "local color" of their surroundings due to the reflection of light.
Learn more about Alyssa at Alyssa's website.
Roosevelt Bynum
- Roosevelt's work has been consistently recognized for his unique blend of artistic vision and technical excellence, and his artistic philosophy is that "photographs should evoke an emotional landscape, one not seen with the physical eye".
Roosevelt Bynum has been an avid photographer since childhood. Starting with a plastic 126 film camera and moving through a Vivitar 110 camera and various 35 mm cameras he has been consistently refining his technique and artistic approach for the last 30 years.
Mr. Bynum's current work uses medium format (Mamiya 645 pro and Hasselblad 501) and large format (Toyo 45cf and Meridian 45b) film cameras exclusively. He has worked with these formats for the last 10 years and continues to expand and refine his range of subjects and techniques using this approach more completely realize his artistic vision.
His recent exhibits include the UArt Open Art Competition Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art - Landscapes: Rural and Urban Realities, Los Gatos Art Museum and Nocturnes Town and Country online exhibit. He received an Award of Excellence at the 2008 Almaden Art and Wine Festival
He is a member of the Los Gatos Art Association, the Nocturnes night photography group and has lectured on night photography at Valle del Sur Art Guild and the Sunnyvale Art Club. He currently offers studio and wedding photography as well as an extensive portfolio of rural and urban landscapes. 
Learn more about Roosevelt at Roosevelt Bynum's website.
Visit his blog at: http://rbynumphotography.blogspot.com/
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