Artist and Collector Profiles

Whether wild lynx, bison, frog or fish, the bronze-and-wood wildlife sculptures of Montana artist Tyrel Johnson bring a sense of peace to their audience while offering a unique story of nature.

When you fall in love with someone, you develop a love for the things that matter to him or her. As for my friend? Turner’s paintings. One of art’s functions is that it links people, two people certainly, and ideally many people.

"Beauty Mark," an oil landscape painting by Seth Tummins, won Third Place Overall in the April 2022 PleinAir Salon. Here, Seth shares his inspiration, techniques, and more.

Artist Ellen Buselli describes her inspirations are endless from life and still life objects she collects, taking a 2-D surface and creating illusions of 3-D.

Artist Lori Putnam developed a desire to learn how to paint in her mid-30’s, leaving her with a trail of desire to learn more, as an artist.

We'd like to congratulate the winner of the Overall First Place in this round of the PleinAir Salon. Here's her inspiration, challenges, and thoughts on the composition of "Stillness."

Artist Kim Casebeer gathers inspiration from places where she lives, and revisits them to acquire a deeper study.

The subject was ready for its close-up. The painter Ken Goshen (b. 1988) ensured that sunlight and shadow were balanced perfectly in his Astoria, Queens, studio so as to best capture the nuances of his sitter: a torn loaf of challah bread, with its billowing, yeasty interior and shiny browned crust...

Artist Kami Mendlik has been studying art for thirty years, in this very not straight and narrow path has led her here, an eternal student of life and painting. Her quest for studying the countless nuances of color remains.

"For me, painting is synonymous with seeing. I have always got great pleasure through the eyes." Coming out of our teachers, the places we loved, and how we find ourselves now...