It is the freedom in my style that allows the viewer to eschew the literal and, instead, connect with the emotion that accompanies whatever story the painting is telling them.
Featured Artist John Bowen
The joy, and at the same time the letdown, of feelings whenever I finish a piece, never fails to amaze me. I can’t imagine doing anything else in my life. I will probably die with a paint brush in my hand.
Featured Artist Randall David Tipton
I love these things—building an image through an experimental process of pouring, scraping, blotting and brushing on color until something with a kind of “truth” comes about. My intentions are less visual than emotional.
Artist Showcase, Late Spring 2018
Each piece has a story that unfolds through symbols, color and texture.
Featured Artist Amy Guion Clay
In life and art, I long for the horizon. There is an invisible tether that pulls me toward the unknown, and this is reflected in the artwork that I do. Even in my purely abstract paintings, it’s always about a mythical journey of discovery. I always want to know what is beyond.
Featured Artist Al Vesselli
Some artists will say the subject of their work is not important. It’s the technique or the style one uses to render the subject that is essential. For me, it begins with the subject and that’s what gets me going.
Artist Showcase Spring, 2018
From oils and encaustic was paintings to photography and digital artwork, these images have been inspired by the artists’ passion, curiosity and imagination.
Artist Showcase Winter 2018
From oils and pastel to photography and digital artwork, these images have been inspired by the artist’s passion, curiosity and imagination.
Featured Artist Bonnie T. Gardner
To me, there is no greater gift in life than to be able to create a painting and see it evolve. I can never predict the outcome of a painting as it develops over time. In that way, art imitates life and life imitates art.
Featured Artist Patrice A. Federspiel
Creating art is a dream come true. Creating art in Hawaii is total inspiration! Mystery and magic are key words for my art and for me.
Destinations
Many artists find themselves inspired by the places they have visited. Enjoy the following scenes from around the world that caught the imagination and the passion to create. Click each name to visit that artist’s website. Fiona Hind This image of the “Black Forest in the Mist” is a familiar scene in The […]
Featured Artist Shernya Vininsky
My goal is to leave the world a better place through the appreciation of art. I love the life I have claimed for myself and feel very lucky and grateful for this focus I have in the creative pursuit of art.
Featured Artist Shanlin Ye
I make use of washes to form an abundance of effects. I am fascinated by the fluidity and ungoverned nature of watercolor. I enjoy watching the water and the color dancing on paper.
Featured Artist Ruth Armitage
Painting for me has become a kind of salve for loss. My sense of the place amounts to more than the soil, the landscape, the house or the people. It is some magical concoction of all of them, wrapped in history, secrecy and love.
