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Le SecretOil on Wood 61”x 48”RogerRenardAs a child Roger Renard’s eyesfixed on a single point of color withina single painting in the midst ofa large exhibition. Not long after,those same eyes were entranced bythe work of Salvador Dalí, whoselight Renard says helped him findhis own. Years later, his restorationwork allowed him to imbibethe brushstrokes of past masters,while his autodidacticism left hismind free enough to apprehend theworld in figurative terms—a psychological trait that inspires himto paint with aplomb in modes varying from impressionistic tosurreal to pure abstraction (and to have created a series of “grandstableaux” that sometimes combine all three).Renard’s work displays a comprehensive use of color and afree play of form that evinces itself in even his more traditionalwork. His oeuvre ranges from photo-like landscapes to Klimtesqueportraits to phantasmagoria worthy of Dalí himself. Allof this Renard holds in a single aperçu, “I always search for thepoint of equilibrium,” he says, “the true emotional center of thelight of the soul, which I want to share with lovers of art.”Website: http://www.roger-renard.orgNaveedWazirAliThe Khori Garden Bazar, KarachiWatercolor on Paper 28”x20”Naveed Wazir Ali is a Pakistaniartist whose work issteeped in the rhythms anddetails of his native culture.In Ali’s watercolors, oils oncanvas, pen and inks, andsketches, scenes of townsand villages from his countrycome alive with delicatebrushstrokes and luminouspastel and earth tones. “As apainter, I want to save our culture, tradition, and history in theshape of paintings,” Ali says. “It’s a very heavy responsibility forme and other national painters to save and secure this history.”Ali translates his culture’s history into beautiful realistic paintingsand sketches. His late father, Wazir Ali, was one of Pakistan’spremier painters, and he began training his son in many differenttechniques and mediums at an early age. Exhibited both nationallyand internationally , Naveed Ali’s art leaves the viewer with aspecial feeling that can only be imparted by good and real art.Website: http://www.nwa-arts.com29 ArtisSpectrum