The initial driving force in the works of Marija Djakovic is always feeling. The artist speaks directly, relying on signs. But beyond the signs speak strokes, meaningful accumulations of color and composition. The result is always vision, and not visible. The artist is not interested in the ambiance, the shape of the motif, or the… Read more »
Bulsby “Buzz” Duncan, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Washington, DC. Buzz is a self-taught artist whose work can be described as abstract, with deep emotion and energy. Buzz traces his artistic influence to the great abstract, expressionists and contemporary artists of the 20th Century. Buzz began painting and drawing as early as… Read more »
Renée duRocher was born, and currently lives and works in the city of Granby, Quebec. Having been active in the visual arts since 1976, duRocher has a large number of solo and group shows to her credit, both in Canada and abroad. Renée duRocher is an artist consumed by history and color. She uses figurative… Read more »
Mentwab Easwaran (Mentu) is an Ethiopian-born visual artist and designer based in the Washington, DC area. Immigrating to the United States at the age of 21, she has spent the past 30 years navigating the intersection of culture, identity, and creative expression. Her artistic journey began in childhood, but upon arriving in the U.S., the… Read more »
Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Edwards has lived in Washington, D.C., for 23 years. She started her work in art in 1988 in New York City during a class at the Art Student League taught by the late Ernest Crichlow. Edwards has exhibited her work in a number of shows in the D.C. metro area… Read more »
“I am an artist who paints human expression focusing on familiar-like figures, who remind you of a time when you experienced a similar personal connection. Each painting has a story influenced by emotional interactions surrounding everyday life situations.” CLICK HERE to purchase works by Cheryl Elmo
Drew Ernst attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the oldest art museum and school in the United States. There, he studied under accomplished artists such as Sidney Goldman, Peter Paone, and Bo Bartlett.To learn the intricacies of the human form, Ernst also spent time at the Hannaman Medical School in Philadelphia,… Read more »
Angèle Etoundi Essamba was born in 1962 in Douala, Cameroon. She was educated in France and graduated from the School of Photography of Amsterdam. In 2016, she was awarded the ‘National Knight of the Order of Valor’ by the President of the Republic of Cameroon, and in 2022, she had the honor of representing Cameroon… Read more »
“When creating a piece, I take what is most personal and assume it is universal. I use my own experiences and emotional responses and turn them into a narrative work that suggests to the viewer a peek into their own life. The stories I tell are about inner worlds revealed – the things that we… Read more »
Luc is an award-winning sculptor with an M.F.A. from the University of California in Sculpture and Intaglio Printmaking with additional studies in Art and Architecture in Belgium, England, France, and Italy through the Intur Kultur Off-Campus Program. Recent works “explore the relationships between the physical and metaphysical world.” Many of the elements within the compositions are… Read more »
I’ve stayed with watercolor because this paint medium is transparent. Because it’s transparent, everything you do for a painting, even when you have covered something already painted previously, you can see totally everything that has been done for the painting. But for the watercolor painting, being able to see everything that was done, this can… Read more »
Artist Profile: Nancy Frankel | HillRag I use “organic geometry” to give form to my love of nature and architecture. Space, either encapsulated or activated, and a sense of balance, precarious yet centered, are integral to my work. My sculptures range in size from small maquettes and table-top interior works to large exterior pieces. The… Read more »
The African American community is as complex as any other. It has no single voice, no single way of seeing the world, and no single way of producing art, music, literature or theater. My paintings explore and celebrate the beauty, elegance and grace of the black middle class through my personal experience. Much of my… Read more »
Andrea Fried’s work demonstrates the importance of color in contemporary geometric abstraction. In a non-preconceived order, stripes of fluorescent colors are followed by other colors that play a counterpoint. This turbulence alternates with white stripes that speak of emptiness and plenitude. An oval as the center of the triptych presented here, invites us to meditation…. Read more »
I am an oil painter in the colorist tradition, focusing primarily on landscapes. The academics of painting requires discipline in mastery of medium, draftsmanship, and composition. But the real joy of painting lies in the creative journey it provides. My artistic vision has spiritual roots relating to the belief that consciousness follows light, and light… Read more »
About the Artist, Robert Merrell Gage (1892-1981) “Gutzon Borglum, the man who carved the famous figures on Mount Rushmore, called Robert Merrell Gage “that steady-eyed young sculptor,” and from those steady eyes came a vision of art that spoke of strong values, American values, Kansan values. An alumni of the most sophisticated art schools, Robert… Read more »
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