Every Thursday at 1PM, we welcome new artwork and new artists to our Ugallery family. This week’s new artists are Brian Elston of Defiance, Ohio and Justin Simcik of Mount Shasta, California.

To learn more about each of them, read on below. And, if you’d be so kind, please leave them a nice comment on their profile pages to welcome them to the Ugallery community!

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Brian Elston. Defiance, Ohio.

Brian’s paintings reflect his passion for design, architecture and urban art. With a background in industrial design, Brian finds himself drawn to minimalism and objects that have simple structure, design and form. Hidden within his abstract paintings are hints of drafting, blueprints and grids that fill his day to day life.

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Justin Simcik. Mount Shasta, California

Justin’s work incorporates unique media like crushed turquoise and lepidolite. He focuses primarily on circular forms. Justin calls the circle “an ancient form with symbolism and myth covering a gamut of both literal and spiritual meaning.” His mixed media pieces celebrate the balance, symmetry and wholeness of the circle. The series of artwork he’s exhibiting on Ugallery explores the four elements earth, wind, fire and water.