Winter Thaw, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 Virginia Simmons is principally a self-taught oil painter aligning herself with that tradition. From her childhood she was deeply influenced by the natural world. She paints mostly from her imagination, life experiences and memories. She enjoys painting what she sees in nature and has presented her paintings […]
Ignite, acrylic, 39 1/4 in h x 27 1/4 in w Riya Devi-Ashby was born in 2001 in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2023, she received her BA in Studio Art from Wesleyan University with a concentration in painting and mixed media installation. As an emerging artist, Devi-Ashby has already been featured in juried group exhibitions […]
Frozen Footsteps, Warm Hearts, watercolor MaryJane Magoon grew up in the upper peninsula of Michigan. After residing in different areas of the Midwest, she settled in Connecticut. She is an Interior Designer and certified color consultant passionate about color. Watercolor is her choice of medium. “I am inspired by the transparency and natural flow of […]
Coil, pastel, 24in h x 18in w Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design. Chris’ fine art has always remained […]
Locomotion 1, acrylic on canvas, 24in h x 12in w Kim McGennis believes that we are all connected throughout the ages through art, because art is a powerful form of self-expression and is the window into all our souls. Kim has been obsessed with art, painting, drawing and photography ever since she can remember. McGennis looks […]
Flushed Cormorant, oil on board, 22in h X 32in w Vivian F. Zoë is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the Ohio State University with degrees in studio art, arts education and administration and theatre design. She has served as the director and curator of several museums including the Slater Memorial Museum in […]
Strutting My Stuff, acrylic on canvas, 24in h x 20in w Ceal Swift began painting 15 years ago, taking her first class at Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT, where she studied with Alex McFarlane, Chris Golbach, and Carey Parker Schwartz, and Anda Styler at Rowayton Art Center. This led to a new […]
Touching Ice, pastel and vine charcoal on newsprint, 16in h x 21in w Gloria Nilsson is a professional teaching artist. She enjoys teaching art at Spectrum Gallery, including the Fashion Illustration & Nature Camp programs. Gloria also teaches a weekly art program at Masonicare at Chester Village and was the Art Instructor at St. Mary […]
Tsunami Crusader, acrylic, 16in h x 20in w Amy Valiante’s love for art started at a young age as an art major at the Walnut Hill School of the performing arts. From there a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration was obtained at Syracuse University. Her paintings consist of landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, animals and still-life […]
The Gentle Whoosh 30×30 oil on canvas Maureen Maalouf received her art degree at State University of New York at Fredonia and has been painting for many years. She draws much of her inspiration from nature. Trees, flowers, and sunsets are common subjects of her paintings, although she enjoys the freedom of the occasional abstract […]
Avalanching Words, acrylic on board, 48in h x 48in w Maria Johnson works in so many mediums that her business card reads “Girl’s Got To Focus!” With a degree in painting from Hartford Art School and a range of exhibits and awards behind her, she nonetheless has only recently begun showing at outdoor art fairs, […]
Sea Breeze, acrylic on canvas Linda Hallinan is an artist based in Connecticut. Her medium is acrylic on canvas. She believes an artist can draw inspiration from the smallest of details in their daily lives; whether it is capturing a sunset, the cool breeze felt at the shoreline, or the harshness of winter in all […]
The Journey, acrylic on canvas, 25in h x 31in w Pat is a self-taught artist. Art has always been a part of Pat’s life, beginning at a very young age. Pat was influenced early on by her grandmother, who took painting classes and filled her basement with paintings and her brother who grew up to […]
Stormy Weather, oil and quilted fabric, 25.25in h x 25.25in w Kim Kordonowy was an “Air Force Brat”, who grew up in many locations including Tokyo, Japan. Her grandmother, an artist, was an early inspiration, as was her mother, a seamstress and crafter. Kim received a B.S at the University of Missouri in Interior Design […]
Bird and Berries. watercolor. 12in h x 16in w Jeanette Wimmer is known for her colorful watercolors of birds, animals, flowers and still lifes. Jeanette also does portraits in watercolor and charcoal/graphite. She received her BFA in Art Ed from the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford. She taught for 20 years in […]
Split Second Stop, watercolor 21.5in h x 28in w Bivenne Harvey Staiger is known for her colorful, dramatic watercolors of natural motifs she loves, like birds, other animals and flowers, and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Among the most recent is the Silver Medal from the American Watercolor Society’s 152nd International Exhibition (2019). […]
There, oil on canvas Michelle Kaufman is known for vibrant figurative works that feel alive, as well as conceptual text based art. On 9/11/2001, she was on the plane that took off one hour before the one that crashed in Pennsylvania. That day provided her subconscious with indelible proof of our ephemerality. This led her […]
Amy’s Heron, acrylic on canvas, 18in h x 24in w After a long career as a professional Graphic Designer including 20 years running his own business, Greg had the desire to get out from behind the computer screen and back to his hands-on artistic roots. At this point he started his own decorative painting business […]
Seagull Flying over Churning Waters, oil, 16in h x 26in w Dan Dahlstrom is a Connecticut native, raised in Essex, Connecticut and worked in the family decorating business for many years, and currently resides in Chester, Connecticut. Dahlstrom, an award-winning artist, has studied at the prestigious Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Dan often paints […]
unexpected winter frost Over the past 20 years Lois has shown her work in group shows in Massachusetts, including the Brickbottom Artists Gallery, the Lembu Art Show, and the Arisia Convention Art Show where she won Convention Chair’s Choice in 2019. In 2016 she participated in the ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ project by Luke Jerram in […]
Light the Lights, oil, 31in h x 25in w Teri Glassman’s background in Art Education and her opportunity to study in Florence, Italy, gave her a broad view of all aspects of the Arts. Her focus is landscape painting, although she paints all subject matter. Teri is trying to illuminate the hallmark of inspiration that […]
Exploding Glass, fused glass, 16in h x 12in w Trained in a variety of fine arts media Jeni Gray-Roberts is an emerging artist working predominantly in kiln-formed glass. Her glasswork evokes the movement of light, air and water. She is inspired by all things in nature but is especially fascinated by moving water. Her work […]
Chasing Dinner, acrylic, 24in h x 36in w Linda McCarthy uses the power of color as an important aspect of the way her work portrays the dreams and reality of life through images both real and imagined. Her work often uses nature to portray the darkest and brightest moments in life… the forcefulness and tranquility […]
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