MEET THE ARTISTS

Favorite Artist:

There are too many! I love Helen Frankenthaler’s color field pieces, Edward Hopper’s realist paintings of rural and urban American scenes, Salvador Dali for his imagination, and Frida Kahlo for the pain and passion behind her self portraits. I’m currently reading a translated version of Frida’s illustrated journal, and it’s truly remarkable. 

Favorite Medium/Subject:

My first love is acrylic paint, but I have been working mostly with watercolor and colored pencil for the past several years, and I really enjoy those as well. 

Favorite Artist:

A few of my favorite artists include Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and Daniel Micheal Diaz. Rembrandt had so much control over his pen and ink that it is ridiculously masterful, while da Vinci’s studies are evidence of his absolute genius. Daniel Martin Diaz is a contemporary artist I discovered a couple of years ago who has a fascinating take on connecting religious imagery and esoteric symbology to scientific and mathematical imagery and functions.

Favorite Medium/Subject:

As a mixed media artist, I enjoy a variety of mediums. I fell in love with Nupastel and charcoal in college. Their ability to push and pull a subject in and out of shape in an image is unmatched. Currently, I’m enjoying playing with watercolor, pen and ink, and white charcoal, as my current mediums of choice. Working with recognizable subjects makes playing with style and abstraction a whole lot of fun. I tend to stick to organic life ( be it plants, animals, or the human figure) because life is so incredibly interesting, and natural for people to connect with it.

Favorite Artist:

Agnes Martin for the peaceful atmosphere of her paintings!

Favorite Medium/Subject:

My favorite mediums are Oil and Acrylic Paintings of landscapes because I like trying to capture nature’s colors!

Favorite Artist:

Definitely Vincent Van Gogh, the colors and motion in Van Gogh’s pieces are captivating; he is absolutely one of the most brilliant painters that ever lived!

Favorite Medium/Subject:

My favorite mediums are acrylic and watercolor. Watercolor has proven to be a challenging medium but I love, love, LOVE the end results! I truly enjoy painting people and animals – it’s way too much fun to see your paintings come alive, especially of subjects that you know!

Favorite Artist:

My favorite artist is Rene Magritte because I love surrealist art; I love his simple style and how his paintings draw you into a dreamlike world.

Favorite Medium/Subject:

My favorite medium/subject … everything!  I’m a mixed media gal and I love working with acrylics, watercolors, oil pastels, and collage!

Favorite Artist:

Georgia O’Keeffe; I love her modern and abstract paintings!

Favorite Medium/Subject:

I love watercolor and acrylic paint! My favorite subject includes anything with flowers!

Favorite Artist:

My favorite artist is Brian Froud. I love his incorporation of Irish folklore into his work, and his whimsical depiction of fairies.

Favorite Medium/Subject:

My favorite mediums are oil paint, acrylic, and colored pencil since they can be very bright and pigmented. I love to draw and paint people, and design characters in an illustrative style.

Favorite Artist:

Leonid Afremov. His style and use of colors were what inspired me to start painting!

Favorite Medium/Subject:

Realism because I love capturing the colors, textures, and shapes of things I find beautiful in everyday things. Watercolor. It’s so satisfying in how the brushes move the pigment with the water on the paper.

Favorite Artist:

I absolutely love Monet! His unique style is so inspiring and I love how he captures different scenes.

Favorite Medium/Subject:

Acrylics because they are so versatile! I also love that they are so buildable and are opaque. My favorite subject is landscapes because I love to capture the way light changes how things look!

Favorite Artist:

Dali because of his unique style.

Favorite Medium/Subject:

Acrylic because it’s easy to work with.