John has been studying the art of a perfect stroke since he was a teenager. His goal is to create meaningful art as fast as possible. During the day, John is a physicist who studies how light interacts with objects, people and cells.

I paint fast

Mars, a black and queer artist, does mostly digital drawing. To be able to participate in Art Battle, he is teaching himself traditional painting.

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Krystlesaurus is a visual artist from Portland, Oregon. She primarily creates with acrylic, watercolor and mixed medias, but is also studying oil painting. Her works tend to reflect her love of Halloween and all things creepy, although she also creates beautiful abstract works in acrylic.

Krystlesaurus is excited to be coming back to Art Battle ! This is her second one, expect something new!

Stefania, born in Brazil, is a representational artist, currently focused on figurative oil paintings. She started painting in 2019 and found that she increasingly needed to paint. Before embracing herself as an artist, she practiced law for over a decade.

I just moved here from NYC and am very excited to be live painting together with other artists in Portland!

Anastasio is a multi-process visual artist, an award-winning writer and currently a painter, poet, photographer, and illustrator. They create bright and fluorescent two-dimensional works with varying line widths and small marks. Anastasio is also the creator of "The Non-Binary Coloring Book."

Hello Portland friends! I am coming back to paint again and cannot wait to show you some new work! See you there 🙂

PincheMeL paints a mix of abstract and realism with a lot of colors. He enjoys drawing faces because he likes portraying emotion and evoking responses and thoughts from the viewer. PincheMeL and his family are all artists and are all self-taught. He also directly connects music to his art.

My goal is to present to you a piece that will encourage dialogue , make you wonder , and question reality. Another objective is to leave an impression for years to come.

Roger is inspired by the Pacific Northwest but not just nature. Modern buildings play a huge part in the landscape. Nature and manmade structures have had to learn to play together in the landscape and this is shown in his art which is done digitally, by painting and drawing.

I’m inspired by the Pacific Northwest but with my own twist!

Emily has been painting since 2015. She focuses on painting portraits in all kinds of mediums. Her main goal in creating art is to have fun. She is excited to try Art Battle as it is something she has never done before!

I am very excited to be participating, It's going to be fun! I can't wait to see the beautiful art everyone will create!

BIRD is a Portland artist specializing in painting, printmaking, tattooing, and murals. His work is inspired by the Cascadian region, with naturalistic and apocalyptic themes. As a native/queer artist and activist, BIRD use art to drive social and environmental issues.

I can’t wait to paint live in all the art battle energy!

Madelynn is a self-taught, semi-realism and surrealism artist from Bend, OR. After working for years with practice and dedication, she is ready to share her art on a wider basis in hopes that someone will resonate with her pieces.

I am excited to compete and be around people who share similar qualities as me!

Fia's art is an attempt at visualizing their perspective and processing their experiences with an emphasis on anatomy, flowing shapes, and nature settings. Fia has worked with mixed mediums throughout their life starting with sketching and traditional painting but growing into digital, sculptural, and fiber arts. Sketching remains their favorite media though.

The art I create is my way of reflecting on life through my perspective it is subject to interpretation and I’m very open to feedback, it’s incredibly exciting finding a space dedicated to sharing art

Max Mikelson is an artist, educator, and stripper. As a slut provocateur, he is inspired to spark new conversations around the stigma filled sex industry. His works are based mostly in acrylics, glow-in-the-dark, fluorescents, inks, clay and 3d prints.

Max Mikelson is an artist, educator, and stripper. As a slut provocateur he is inspired to spark new conversations around the stigma filled sex industry

Nate is a visionary artist who does optical illusion experimentation. He started painting in June of 2022 and specializes in surreal, cartoon and visionary art. This is Nate's third Art Battle.

This will be my 3rd time competing in art battle. The first 2 times I shared some optical illusion concepts.
I'm excited to show what I have been up to in my studio. It's going to be fun to experiment with a totally improvised style.
I have finished 1 piece since I started painting 2 years ago, have finished 2 in art battle competition; and have as many as 20 works in progress that I'm set on finishing soon.