I am moved to pick up the brush for the outsiders, the misunderstood, the suffering; women whose lives have been shaped by disaster, betrayal, hardship, and yet shaped into something beautiful.
Featured Artist Leah Davies
In my portraits, I want to make the animal’s personality shine and bring out their very best aspects. I pride myself in capturing the animal’s spirit and life force within my paintings or drawings.
Featured Artist Trisha Lambi
I decided to turn professional in 2003 when I was invited to participate in the Fourth Edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy
Featured Artist Lynn Howarth
I love the intensity of colour you get with pastels and my work is generally either black and white or full on colour.
Featured Artist Hillary Scott
I realized early on that my paintings are only as good as the photos I take and use as source material.
Featured Artist Marta Spendowska
My hope and goal is to move you, inspire you by the pure allure of the person’s story behind the painting and the magnificent nature of watercolor.
Featured Artist Michelle Powell
Art is the only work I ever aspired to. My degrees are in doing and teaching it.
Featured Artist Helen Tyrrell
I love working in my studio. I enjoy the passers-by who stop in to chat with me.
Featured Artist Michael Bane
The paintings capture a moment in each subject’s life, whether it is an actress posing for the camera or a musician capturing the perfect tone.
Featured Artist Annell Metsker
In all media, my goal as an artist is to capture the connection and emotion of relationship that moves through generations into the beauty of life. This is my passionate pursuit.
Featured Artist Judith Peck
In every piece, I attempt to strike a balance between something that draws the viewer in through visual appeal and something that communicates an idea
Featured Artist Daniel Edlen
I seek to provide that tangible object for people to hold onto and share, to help them celebrate culture and creativity in a personal way.
Featured Artist Olga Gouskova
My paintings are about feelings and states of mood – about dreams and expectations. And I express them through the female portrait
Images of Life/Interview with Steve Paxton
Photographer Steve Paxton created a project called Urban Portraits featuring amazing images of the homeless in Seattle.