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I have always been drawn to the allure of strong color & the beauty that nature provides. My 1st medium was pastel painting. Which immediately provides intense color statements through one’s art. I enjoyed painting land and seascapes with pastels in New England and NC. When I was drawn to move onto considerately larger formats, […]
My father had been trained as a photographer and through him I received an early introduction to the process. Professionally, I began shooting for corporate clients in the Northeast area of the US in about 2008. Corporate photography does have its rewards, but I’ve always been interested in alternative photographic printing processes. Two which have […]
I make art for the joy of discovery and to share light with the world. Every time I enter my studio I feel a shift in consciousness and my motto is “I wonder what would happen if…” It is the most fun I know how to have and I am never happier than when I […]
As an artist, even though I took a few elective art classes in school, I consider myself to be self-taught.. Growing up in the south of France near Montpellier. I was never without an abundance of beauty in the world around me. For this reason, most of my inspiration for painting comes from the photographs I take when I’m […]
Working with abstraction allows me to intuitively play with materials. Collage and fabric are integrated as if they are painted. Saturated colors and vintage ephemera become unexpected partners. I enjoy the spontaneity of it. I draw, sand, scrape, and rub into the substrate to expose fragments of found images transferred to the surface. It’s an […]
My passions are to paint both wildlife and landscapes. The endless nuances of color, light and shapes inspire my use of watercolors and colored pencils. Painting with Watercolor can sometimes be unpredictable but also expressive and rewarding. I am never quite sure how the merging wet colors will interact with each other. This unknown element […]
As an artist I am inspired by the beauty I see everywhere. There is an innate desire to accept the challenge of painting whatever I’m attracted to. I’m drawn to the way light halos an animal’s ears, or the way it casts a radiant glow during the ‘golden hour’. All kinds of light and the […]
This current body of work in soft pastels grew out of a move at the start of 2020, from California to North Carolina. Following a decade of intense work in coiled pine needle basketry, I was in the process of unwinding from a long career in nursing . Landing here in Chapel hill I was […]
I am a photographer with a focus on rural and urban landscapes. I also photograph building renovations from start to finish to preserve their history. At its best, landscape and architectural photography has the power to connect people with places, both visually and emotionally. I strive to build and enhance those connections in all of […]
I have always loved glass and have been fascinated, especially, by blown glass. I don’t know when I learned that glass could be fused in a kiln. During the pandemic I decided to try it, starting small with a microwave kiln. It wasn’t long until I was bored and want to be able to expand […]
My natural process is to sculpt intuitively. When I am sculpting, the work is a stream of consciousness between myself and the materials. My seasoned awareness of fundamental elements of design such as balance, positive and negative space, form and surface inform my process. My color choices are loosely inspired by elements of the color […]
My portfolio contains landscape, nature, travel, and people photographs, but my main photographic interest is architecture, whether old (Gaudi), Mid-Century (Frank Lloyd Wright), or modern (Santiago Calatrava, Frank Gehry, Moshe Safdie). Regardless of the subject, I am especially drawn to semi-close ups of details rather than wide-angle views, and I like images that are abstract, […]
I am a local North Carolina native, who does mostly high texture oil painting. When I am commission I use multiple ideas and images to help create the painting desired by the customer. I am a very wide open artist in both content and style. I just love painting!! My studio is open: Monday – […]
I have worked to become a painter who searches for the spirit of each subject and bring it to life on the canvas; attempting to find that immortal spark and have a bit of it shine through in the attitude of whatever or whoever I’m painting. I enjoy portraying my experience of that spark through […]
I always knew that I was and would be an artist. In my earliest memories I am either creating art or observing the natural world around me. I am inspired by the art of Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and Lorraine O’Grady among others. When I am creating […]
I have been a jeweler for 40+ years. This media called me when I was a teenager. Jewelry and metalwork is what I studied in college where we explored all sorts of techniques. I learned to refine and ‘fine tune’ my skills working at a custom jewelry store for 6 years. My work tends to […]
I am primarily a landscape artist whose goal is to paint places that invite the viewer in. I want to paint places where others want to be. Biking, hiking, kayaking and walking through my neighborhood all provide inspiration. I believe plein air is also important as it causes me to slow down and truly experience […]
Glass and mixed media mosaic, sculptural lighting, cement sculpture, mixed metal wall pieces
I am a metalsmith, a studio jewelry instructor & an artist. I’ve assisted in making wedding bands from ancestral gold, helped in redesigning jewelry in the “Great Marriage Meltdown” where rings are turned into better memories, and turned old jewelry into contemporary pieces. I create Celtic Goddesses, in honor of my heritage, Shamanistic ritual jewelry, […]
My ceramic work is influenced by my love of nature and whimsical illustrations. I enjoy the challenge of designing a new form and refining a template as I work through a piece. My surface decoration is reflective of my interest in stamped textiles and I have adapted the techniques to create my work with a […]
Painting with watercolor– the destination I didn’t know I was seeking. A happy accident. I have toyed around most of my life with all forms of crafting, delighting in the creative process and the thrill of seeing elements combine and morph into finished results. But once I turned to painting after being asked to join […]
I am always looking for different ways to approach my art, it’s what drives me creatively. I consider portraiture my signature medium . I strive to create a connection with my subject and when that happens it’s communicated to the viewer. I primarily work in black and white so most of my influences include Ansel […]
It’s the adventure into the unknown that fills me with joy. When people say they “can’t” I ask”why not?”. Creativity is a constant discovery that only comes from trying. I discovered a passion for painting when I was told to just play with the paint. I let go of what I had been taught, embraced […]
I am a born naturalist and love to be outside in the natural world. For me, painting is a way to immerse myself in nature by closely observing my subject to represent it as I see it. This process opens me to the subject so that it becomes a part of me and a part […]
