Yoga philosophy, travel, nature and culture have really inspired my art as well helped it develop over the years.
Artist Profile: Kharisma Sommers
September 14, 2018 by 3 Comments
Artist Kharisma Sommers describes what inspires her unique line of mixed metal jewelry and her goals for her creative business. ABI: What has inspired you to make such unusual jewelry? KS: Since I was little it was rather apparent that I liked uncommon things. I didn’t want to be like other kids. As […]
Artist Profile: Judy Taylor
September 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I specialize in custom work, designing rugs for people, or even designing rug kits to suit the customer’s taste in color and style.
Artist Profile: Diane Beem
August 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
What I connected with on a very gut level was the confidence, the boldness, and the “wild beast” – throw caution to the wind kind of painting that I saw in the Fauves.
Artist Profile: Kim Langlois
August 24, 2018 by 6 Comments
Artist Kim Langlois describes how using alcohol ink is a perfect fit for her fluid style of painting, and how she has embraced teaching others to use this medium. ABI: Why use alcohol ink as your medium? What is compelling about it? KL: My style of painting is very loose. Since the inks […]
Artist Profile: Mary Ahern
August 17, 2018 by 2 Comments
Artist Mary Ahern paints larger than life portraits of flowers. Enjoy her portfolio and her artist story. ABI: Tell us about your creative journey and how you developed your current body of work. MA: My paintings begin in the garden. The gardens that I designed surrounding my studio provide the source material for […]
Artist Profile: Leah Wiedemer
August 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Artist Leah Wiedemer describes how a love of traveling and personal connections have inspired her latest love of painting landscapes in oil. ABI: How have your artwork and mediums evolved through the years? LW: Beginning with watercolor painting florals and still lifes, I next moved on to mural painting with acrylics; then figurative, […]
Artist Profile: Connie Mae Moeller
August 7, 2018 by 2 Comments
Painting the beauty of the scenery around her with a focus on capturing the subtle nuances of light and shadow, artist Connie Mae Moeller describes her process. ABI: What draws you to focus on landscape painting? CMM: When I’m outdoors and observing what is around me, it balances my being and I feel […]
Artist Profile: Ellen Kantro
August 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Abandoned places and how they came to be abandoned are major influences.
Artist Profile: Denna Arnold
July 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Currently, my focus is to create individual, unique, one-of-a-kind functional art pieces that will be future family heirlooms.
