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“When painting trees,” contemplates Terry Gardner, “I often think of the words from Lao Tzu regarding nature, ‘They fulfill their functions and make no claims.’ Out of respect I paint trees, hoping to do them justice, but knowing they are always happy with my efforts.” The Tree of Life “Dubbed the ‘Tree of Life’ by websites […]

The collection of work featured in the artist spotlight by Andy Taylor are colorful and evocative, peaceful and enduring, familiar and different. Familiar brushstrokes have changed shape and form, taking a more abstract, calligraphic approach, like the light of an eclipse or a forest on a breezy day. As always, Taylor is sparked with an […]

Printmaker, painter and draughtswoman Sherrie York is an accomplished artist with an international reputation for lyrical and expressive works on paper. The beauty and mysteries she discovers on her walks inspire York’s nature-focused linocuts. Her printmaker’s and designer’s eye is drawn to intricate flora, the behavior of birds, and patterns across land and seascapes. York […]

The telling nature of a glassy surface Linda Lillegraven is a Wyoming-based painter and biologist who loves to paint the open prairie, striving to include a minimal amount of detail while simultaneously giving the viewer a sense of space. Through Lillegraven’s detailed and knowing eye, she cuts through the thin air, hard light and barely discernible […]

Sean Wallis is a painter based in Salt Lake City, Utah. As an impressionist, Wallis pays close attention to the relationship of light and color, capturing fleeting moments with the texture of oil paint, loose brushwork and colorful palette. His work with light, hue, and atmosphere manifest through a skillful combination of colors that vibrates and excites the eye, resulting […]

Water features prominently in many of your landscapes—what draws you to it as a recurring element Though many of my paintings feature water in some way, my experience with it feels like it has become largely aesthetic.  I’m interested in how water divides the picture into shapes, echoes or reflects the overall color palette and gives […]

What is a polyptych? A polyptych (pronounced ” /ˈpolytik/) is a painting made of two or more panels (a polyptych is a painting divided into any number of panels, usually four or more). Traditionally, diptychs were used as alter pieces, or ancient writing tablets, connected by a hinge so the panels could be closed and […]

Heather Foster has always been interested in drawing and painting. Starting at an early age, Foster took after school art classes at a local community center. Throughout high school, she attended extracurricular art classes at Moore College of Art, the Philadelphia College of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1990 Foster received […]