Artist Spotlight: Nicole White Kennedy
By taking workshops and assimilating new techniques, Kennedy’s works leaned towards colorful impressionism with a narrative flair.
The Beckoning Sea
Reflections on the art of painting > "As we interpret visual information into our artwork, the descriptions may get lost or deconstructed into abstraction..."
Artist Spotlight: Tim Oliver
Artist Tim Oliver was first introduced to watercolor in 1981 as a landscape architecture student at Texas Tech University.
A Direct Connection
Tony Pro takes us into his working process: "It still baffles me that moving paint around on canvas using sticks with hair can create a person’s image and likeness looking back at you."
Artist Spotlight: Susan Hediger Matteson
“I can’t imagine doing anything else. I love going outside to paint en plein air but also like working in the studio. It is a lot like fishing — you are always going for the next big catch.”
How He Does It: Stimulating Watercolors
A recurring theme in his masterful watercolor paintings is the reclamation by nature and finding renewed life between object and environment.
Artist Spotlight: William A. Schneider
William A. Schneider: art major in college, musician in a band with a record deal, co-founder of an investment firm, art workshop student, and finally full-time artist “living the dream.”
Artist Spotlight: Catherine Hillis
Catherine Hillis began her career in theatre working as an actress and costume designer, but she always enjoyed painting and drawing. Once she discovered watercolors, it wasn’t long before she focused entirely on painting.
Artist Spotlight: Ray Hassard
Ray Hassard tired of the painstaking nature of painting in a photorealist style and searched for something more immediate. He turned to plein air painting, and a new world opened for him.
A Nearly Obsessive Devotion
Capturing moments in nature that move swiftly out of sight but leave a brilliant memory is the specialty of this Bend, Oregon, artist.