Laura Bianco-Martinez
I am a landscape painter living in the Hudson Valley of New York working primarily in pastels and encaustics. After a career as an art educator I know focus on creating while I travel. I have outfitted a small van to accommodate my supplies, my sleeping space and room for my dog. My studio is […]
Elizabeth Caputo
Pictured: Elizabeth in her studio I had a friend a couple of Christmas’s ago take me aside to say “I really like your paintings, but your sculptures are just better”. Taking that to heart, these last couple of years I’ve been doing just that. Using mostly newspaper and cardboard, I am trying to get as […]
Rachael Gootnick
I have loved books, and art, ever since I was a child, but I never could have imagined I’d end up here, living my life as a book artist. Life is a collection of chapters after all, and art is the method of expression. We don’t know how the story goes until we’ve experienced it, […]
Molly Uravitch
Originally from the Washington DC area I have now settled in Sioux Falls, SD where I teach and run the ceramics facility at Augustana University. I hold a MFA in Ceramics from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale IL, and an BFA in Crafts from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. Pictured: Molly and Morweena I […]
Chihiro Makio
I was born and raised in Japan, and decided that I would rather attend an art school in the states than in Japan. Creating something has always been my passion from a young age, and I found myself most at peace when I was working on a project. I wanted an opportunity to explore different […]
Plein Air 2023 (Part 3)
Today we are featuring three artists from our 3rd annual Plein Air in Clifton Springs event—Andy Reddout, Sherry Blanco, and Bev Abplanalp! A total of 45 artists spent the morning and early afternoon of Saturday, September 16 painting in and around the village of Clifton Springs which in turn led to 61 total pieces in […]
Plein Air 2023 (part 2)
“To create a ‘plein air’ painting composition, I need to connect with the subject from experiences in my lifetime that awaken sensory perceptions. Oil painting on a smooth ampersand board lets my brush flow with the feel of the day, the light, the landscape and purpose.”
Plein Air 2023 (Part 1)
“My approach to Plein Air is to find a simple location and to anticipate how the light will move throughout the morning. Next I do a quick sketch showing lights and darks (known as a Notan), block in color on the canvas, and try to use lots of paint to give texture to the end piece.”
Robin Whiteman
About a year ago a close friend referred to my “two daughters”, art and my actual kid, Anya. He nailed it. Two of my biggest loves who take up the majority of my brainspace. My art practice is a spiritual practice to me and I think of it like a conversation with something a lot larger than […]
Arden McBride
I grew up on folk tales, campfire stories, and fantasy novels. For the longest time I was fascinated with surrealism and their ability to impose the bizarre on the mundane. After that I fell in love with the post-impressionist movements such as futurism, expressionism, sublime landscapes and eventually 19th century fantasy illustration. So much of […]