Peter Swift
Peter Swift is an award-winning contemporary realist artist. his artistic philosophy is simple: “I always paint common, everyday objects. Using symmetry and design, I try to turn them into something new. If the symmetry is successful, it will create a kind of dynamic stillness. The painting will almost seem to absorb sound.” Peter is a leading proponent of a developing new genre of still-life painting called “Magic Symmetry”. Magic Symmetry is a combination of:...
Read MoreKristina Penhoet
Kristina Penhoet creates abstract and expressionist sculpture using traditional and modern felt-making techniques. Her work takes cues from living organisms, landscapes and architecture; seeking to find beauty in the strange and ugly and pursuing themes of connection, mutation and diversity. Her use of wool as a tactile, natural material is consistent with her themes and the organic properties of her work. After earning a degree in biology, Kristina attended Otis College of Art and Design...
Read MoreNeal Schlosburg A&M2
Neal Schlosburg – Juried Artist – NS Fine Art Images I am a native Washingtonian who grew up around Polaroid and Brownie Box cameras. Music also played an important part of my formative years. Photographic images and music are tightly wired in my DNA. During my youth, my father first took family photographs with his Brownie Box camera. Later, he used one of the early Polaroid cameras. It was watching the Polaroid negatives develop that really drew me into photographic imagery. Meanwhile, my...
Read MoreGary D. Jones
Gary has been a freelance photographer for 30 plus years and he’s also been a Camera Club member for 12 years. Gary’s area of expertise is events, portraits, models and commercial photography. When he’s not photographing models, documenting his historic hometown of Petersburg, VA and searching for vintage buses, Gary mentors and instructs other photographers. Professional Affiliation: Member of the Professional Photographers of American (PPA). Montgomery County Camera...
Read MoreRonni Jolles
Artist Ronni Jolles creates her signature paper paintings using a unique and innovative process that she calls “Painting with Paper.” With a network of paper sources located throughout the world, Ronni gathers paper from countries such as Thailand, France, Italy, Bhutan, China, Japan, Korea, India, Nepal, Philippines, Egypt, Zimbabwe, and Mexico. After cutting, tearing, and layering the papers, Ronni then uses acrylic paints and sealants on top of the papers to bring out the textures and...
Read MorePainting Classes & Workshop Events with Artist Bonny Lundy
The Joy of Color Watercolor Workshop at Artists & Makers Studios 2 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville Friday April 27 10:00am-3:00pm $100.00 Saturday, May 19, 2018 10:00am-3:00pm $100.00 Immerse yourself in a day of color mixing, brush technique, and gesture painting from shapes of nature. Explore color mixing on the paper, spatter mixing, letting pigment float, dropping and pouring colors, wet into wet, and glazing. Use the wide range of values and intensity...
Read MoreAnnette Kearney
I live in Portland, Maine. I use many materials in my work which are for the most part dimensional. Currently I am making encaustic monotypes on heavy paper and using them to construct dimensional work which I call sculptural collage. I also use gouache, acrylic, graphite and mylar. Rich color, unique forms and shapes drive the way I work. I strive for high energy joyfulness in my pieces. Education Bachelor of Arts, College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA Exhibitions Making a...
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