Heritage plays main role in his art
“One other thing stirs me when I look back at my youthful days, the fact that so many people gave me something or were something to me without knowing it.”…
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Her works speak to all cultures
Artists seem to share a unique quality in seeing the world as one instead of categorizing people into hundreds of different languages, cultures and appearances. Elisse Pogofsky-Harris is one…
Artist is hooked on nature’s reclaims
Watercolor is said to be an addictive type of painting. The color, texture and material selected in the beginning can lead down a very unpredictable path. The constant blending, building,…
Artist’s works speak with feelings
Just as her work was beginning to be noticed by galleries and juried exhibitions the accident happened. Monika Steiner was thrown from a horse and broke her back. …
Without a Whisper of Weakness
When Bruce Dellinger of Timberville, Virginia received the news that he was this year’s recipient of the Art-to-Art Palette Journal award, he knew that a milestone had been surpassed. Nearly…
Following a Dream
Artists seem to have two things in common: Knowing that there is only one path in life to follow and not being afraid to fail. If you ask any…
Man with the golden touch
Everyone born into this miraculous world brings with them a special talent. Be it a voice so richly toned that birds stop singing in midair or hands that, with…
Artist will show you the magic
Children are naturally drawn to the anticipation of the unknown. For the high school art students of Deering High School in Portland, Maine, the trick to the magic slowly…
Her brush goes beyond sight
With a deep God-given belief that she was not only born to paint, but also speak through a brush with her artwork, Patricia Wietholter was only four when she began…
A life undressed
Photographs of brightly painted doors march through a combination of oil and watercolor canvas titled, “Door Corps.” A lily in vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow in quantifying detail…
She is no longer in the box
The moon pours over a low set of trees as you feel yourself trudging through thick white snow to either the barn that sits off to your left or…
Do You See What I See?
Listening to an artist speak through one of their paintings is not as philosophical as it may sound. Every fluid brushstroke, every mixture of color, every shadow cast upon…
A portrait of Felice Willat
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Works of beauty is a…
Photographer ‘freezes’ His artworks
In the space of a few seconds, Susan Miller Cormier uses her camera to capture the vibrant color and life of the natural world around us. Her photographs are…
Artistic gene prominent in a Kennedy
Maya Angelou said, “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true,…
Color is dearest to artist
A delightful, fragrant aroma, the feel of silkiness on each vivid petal; our senses can be deceived so easily when art is done just right. The correct mixture…
DOLBY: Capturing God’s world
The breathtaking natural scenes of the world are readily available for anyone to enjoy, study, share but few chose to embrace its real meaning like Rex Dolby does. “When I…
Still-life creations cometh alive
The workbench is noticeably covered with scrapped pieces of metal and wire. A welding apparatus stands frozen in the corner as if waiting for the TV picture tube parts…
Man finds artistic identity in glass
The unrelenting medium of glass carving is one that only a perfectionist can conquer. Ever so slowly, refined sketches are worked and reworked, in preparation for a distinct abrasive…
Cox: ‘Mud was great!’
Glen Dale, West Virginia is situated in the very top tail of the state, along the Ohio River with Ohio and Pennsylvania bordering each side. “God’s Country” as many…