Artist Spotlight: Carol Strock Wasson
For Carol Strock Wasson, painting outdoors became a way of life, and she learned successful painting is no accident — its years of learning, painting, and connections with other artists.
Not Idle in Winter: Stewart White and Plein Air Watercolor
During the cold winter months it becomes a challenge to paint en plein air with watercolor. It's not impossible, but it takes a little more effort than usual and water crystalizes very quickly in sub-freezing weather - not to mention that the fingers and toes aren't too happy...
Artist Spotlight: Barbara Coleman
Barbara Coleman traces her fine art career back to a startling moment in Rome when she was ten and shares how she then developed her career.
Artist Spotlight: Lee MacLeod
Lee MacLeod started out in the art world as an illustrator working on movie posters, book covers and game art before turning his attention to fine art.
Artist Spotlight: Mary McIntosh
After retirement in the film industry as a Set Decorator for some 42 years on the west coast, Mary was able to return to her first love of drawing and painting.
Artist Spotlight: Kami Mendlik
In the beginning, artist Kami Mendlik didn’t think of painting as her career, she just knew she needed to paint.
Artist Spotlight: Nancy Silvia
For pastel artist Nancy Silvia, she doesn’t consider what she does a “career,” but her life’s journey.
Artist Spotlight: Robert Green
Robert Green is a painter of the Alaskan Adventure. The day after he retired, he launched his "retirement career" as an artist.
Artist Spotlight: Barb Walker
Workshops, videos, painting with other painters, and countless hours looking at paintings in galleries and museums have been this artist’s never-ending education.
Artist Spotlight: Brienne M. Brown
For artist Brienne M. Brown, she made art a priority in her life, and instead of trying to find the time; she started to make the time to paint.
A Scene Worth Its Salt
Malta painter Andrew Borg found beauty in a historical salt manufacturing compound. He explains his process and the site’s history here.
Making an Impression
Striving to evoke an emotional response to the beauty in the everyday, this Georgia-based painter imbues her representational pastels with an impressionist flair.
Artist Spotlight: Marc Anderson
Where did this artist get his start? As an art student in college, Marc got a summer job drawing caricatures at an amusement park and eventually drawing at county fairs around the Midwest.
Artist Spotlight: Debra Joy Groesser
Debra Joy Groesser is drawn to almost any subject depending on the light, the color and the atmosphere. Many times, she’ll set out on a painting excursion with a specific place in mind only to have something else catch her eye on the way.
Artist Spotlight: Sandi Pillsbury
“Each painting tells a story, an experience, a moment in time. I strive to invite the viewer to come closer.”
Artist Spotlight: Anne Blair Brown
For this artist there is no award, title, or amount of money that can compare to seeing lightbulbs go off in her students’ heads or the feeling of painting something that delights or moves someone.
Artist Spotlight: Carolyn Lindsey
Carolyn Lindsey finds that interpreting her vision sometimes goes well and she’s on cloud nine, and other times it’s a struggle, but there is always hope for the next painting!
Artist Spotlight: Michele Byrne
For Michele Byrne, her definition of success has changed over the years. “Today I’m seeking inner satisfaction. If a piece makes my heart sing, I know I’m one step closer to reaching my goals.”
Artist Spotlight: Manon Sander
Manon Sander fell head over heels in love with painting, especially plein air because it turns painting into an adventure. She realized that in order to grow as an artist, she had to dedicate herself to painting exclusively.
Artist Spotlight: Mark Fehlman
Mark Fehlman was an architect with a successful 30-year practice. After three years of art lessons, he decided to give it up to create a second career as an artist. It was a wonderful decision that has completely changed his life.