Column Category: Artist Spotlight

Claudia Benson-Cortez “Dia”

Art medium(s): Acrylic/oil paints, colored pencil, graphite pencil, ink, whatever feels right. I’ve even incorporated some textiles into my art. How do you describe your

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Erin Quick-Laughlin

Art medium(s): Oil painting, previously acrylic. How do you describe your art? Previously post-impressionist, now contemporary realism/symbolic narrative. Were you always interested in following a

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Mary Ellen Sisulak

Art medium(s): 1. 2D work incorporating leather stretched over wood panels, stones and objects. 2. Encaustic: to “burn in.” I use hot wax and wax

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Pat Baum Bishop

Art Medium: Textiles. How do you describe your art? I work primarily with fabric making art with the basic materials of fabric, thread, a sewing

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JJ Van Parys

Art Medium: Woodturning/woodworking How do you describe your art? I have a passion for transforming raw wood into a unique and visually appealing art piece,

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Kiba Freeman

Art medium(s): Spray paint and paint marker, primarily. How do you describe your art? Like portals… people can decide what the portals of the stories

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Alex Drossart

Art mediums: Keyboardist/Composer/Producer How do you describe your music? That’s a tough question! It really depends on the type of project I’m working on. With

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Michelle Jones Larson

Art medium(s): Mixed Media: 2D & 3D Vintage Jewelry Art + Crushed & Stained Glass Elements. How do you describe your art? Dazzling! My work

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Irina Vishnevskaya (IraVish)

Art medium(s): Brush, paints, canvas, carpet, oilcloth, hardboard. How do you describe your art? Narrative. My painting is a kind of journalism, so I like

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Mike Burman

Art medium(s): Photography. How do you describe your art? My art strives to capture both the peacefulness and chaos of city life; to tell stories

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