Artist Spotlight: Brenda Coldwell
One result of this was an opportunity to participate in an “artist in residency” at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. I spent the entire month of September there. I painted en plein air for 28 days.
Representational Painting Subjects That Are … Radical
How Sean Cheetham brings a genuine element of cool — a unique and honest edginess — to contemporary representational painting, which can often seem like "the art world’s nerd corner."
Artist Spotlight: Mark White
Sometimes I refer to my drive to paint as a “fealty to the presence”. This process gave the paintings a cinematic feel, allowing the overlapping areas of light to be in pristine focus.
Artist Spotlight: Paula Holtzclaw
Following the close advice from Chuck Close, Paula finds inspiration from doing the work, not waiting around for it, and working the process.
Artist Spotlight: Nanette Fluhr
Being an artist enables Nanette to see subtlety and beauty in the world, to capture and portray in her vision, to have an idea and bring it to life.
A Winning Artist on the Making of “Marmalade Sky”
We’d like to congratulate Patricia Burford Ryan for winning Overall First Place in the July 2022 PleinAir Salon, judged by Michael J. Ruple, Director of aux gallery. Here, Patricia explains her winning work, "Marmalade Sky."
Artist Spotlight: Laurie Hendricks
There is beauty everywhere, even in the mundane, and my job as an artist is to interpret that beauty and reveal it to the world using color and light.
Artist Spotlight: Jill Banks
I find inspiration closer to home (sometimes in it), on domestic personal painting trips (like Key West) or during plein air competitions in the US.
Artist Spotlight: Nina Cobb Walker
After spending many years working at honing her skills, and living in El Paso Texas, Nina gets to see these brilliant sunset skies on either sides of the mountain, convey the beauty.
Artist Spotlight: Robin Cheers
Robin’s works are all about connection, the everyday scenes that we may overlook but are the moments that make up a lifetime.