“The radiance of nature is audible. So, I listen with my heart and paint what I hear. Night and day dreams filled with rich music and color inspire me to paint visual songs. My landscapes, biomorphic imagery are abstract interpretations. The paintings are emotional attunements to nature’s elements: sun’s fire, the wind, water and Mother… Read more »
John Grazier was born in Long Beach, NY in 1946. An American realist painter, working with India ink airbrush, pencil and oil paint, Grazier studied at the Corcoran School of Art, and in 1971-72 he attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (1974)… Read more »
Artist Statement As an artist I am not an explorer of the human condition, so much as a hapless tourist, making snapshots of whatever strikes my fancy. I work primarily in paper mache, the appeal of which is twofold. First, it is fast enough that I can try out ideas without any sense of commitment…. Read more »
“I was born and raised in Yosemite National Park, California. I spent the first 14 years of my life surrounded by this natural beauty. Perhaps the subtle beginning of enjoying landscape and light. Boarding school in “Utah” and The University of Utah, (BA History) allowed me to see the west and southwest. Do I know… Read more »
Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1941, Linda Hanson earned her B.A. from California State University in 1983 and her M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1986. Although primarily a painter, Hanson has also done illustration and graphic design. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and art centers in California and Washington, D.C…. Read more »
In a previous existence, I was an aerospace engineer in industry and NASA, contributing to research and development in aeronautics and space. In the sixties, I was fortunate to work on the manned lunar mission. After joining NASA, I attended evening studio art classes and spent years plein air painting at remote sites in Maryland,… Read more »
In her paintings Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings with vivid contrasting color and thick painterly textures. Inspired by the natural world, Hayman believes in a process of constant investigation.Trained early on as a classical pianist, Hayman… Read more »
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José Herrera is a contemporary Spanish artist. Herrera’s surrealistic paintings and sculptures are influenced by the cubists and their contemporaries, including Fernand Léger, Marcel Gromaire, Juan Gris, and Pablo Picasso. José Herrera was born in 1943, in Spain. Herrera’s work has been present in both private and public collections since 1970: in Spain, France, Switzerland,… Read more »
b. 1938, Detroit MI. Frank Holmes studied at the University of New Mexico and received his BFA from Pratt Institute in New York City and his MFA from Ohio University in Athens. Holmes was awarded fellowships in painting by the American Academy in Rome and by The Ingram Merrill Foundation. He has had also exhibitions… Read more »
Bernie Houston has traveled both nationally and internationally collecting driftwood. Most of the pieces were found in the Atlantic region of the United States. He spends nearly sixty days in his studio on each piece: from curing, sanding and painting, then adding a polished finish to each creation. Each Bernie Houston sculpture is one solid… Read more »
Born in Rock Rapids, Iowa, 1954, David Hubbard has been a metalworker for more than 30 years. His work in the 1980’s at the Smithsonian prepared him for starting his own art-related business. He has been the owner of Hubbard’s Fine Arts Services since 1987, performing sculpture conservation and art installation. Metal has always been… Read more »
Jackson’s recent work deals with the period of American history from its inception throughout the Civil War and in particular the spirits of those who have come and gone but remain anonymous and unaccounted for through war, slavery, poverty or the passage of time. Although they are no longer physically present, their spirits remain with… Read more »
Robert C. Jackson (b. 1964 Kinston, NC) began his career as an Electrical Engineer (BSEE’86 UD) with Motorola for 5 years before deciding on a full-time career as a contemporary still life artist. Robert’s artwork can now be found exhibiting in galleries and museums coast to coast. Collectors include Delaware Art Museum, Brandywine River Museum… Read more »
Ronni Jolles has been on an artistic journey since childhood. Born in Rochester, New York, the child of a painter and a lawyer, Ronni’s art education began very early both inside and outside the home. After her family moved to Washington, D.C., she attended Sidwell Friends in Washington D.C. and graduated from Cornell University with… Read more »
Mihira V. Karra is a fabric collage artist based in Vienna, Virginia. Born in Calcutta, India, she began sketching with pencil and pastels as a child. Her life-long passion for art began in her childhood in India. It was her cousin’s creation of beautiful portraits with what would be considered primitive materials – charcoal, rice… Read more »