George Williams Almost all my art classes were at Art League School, Alexandria, VA. I started in 1980, 4 years charcoal, 4 years pastel, 12 years oil. In 2000 I switched to watercolor and now include a few acrylics. I get a lot of help from Youtube. I am very pleased to be a member of Vienna Art Society. I like the […]
Anna Watson I’ve liked Rembrandt and his work. His painted portraits have always given me an impression that the subjects’ eyes were staring at me. I loved the realism so I had the upmost respect for him as an artist. He first inspired me to paint people in portrait style. Later, I felt like I […]
Terry Svat Terry Svat Artist Statement: Recently I was selected to be a part of the prestigious Columbia University’s Art Cart program where my work was catalogued and saved in their archives and some pieces were selected for exhibition this past year in the Katzen Center Museum. In addition, my works are included in Museum […]
Grace Rooney Grace Rooney I have loved art from the time I was a child. I graduated from the Pittsburgh Art Institute and went on to work as an artist for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City Missouri. After moving to Cleveland Ohio, I became the program director for American Greeting Cards. Moving to Virginia my […]
Jan Ponder Jan Ponder, Encaustic & Pastel Artist You’re never too old to enhance your life with art. I was 73 when I fell in love with photography and all it’s aspects and for 7 years I went on field trips and took workshops and entered competitions. Three years ago I discovered something new, Encaustics. […]
Alejandra Piñeiro “Painting is an outlet to explore feelings we have trapped inside ourselves.” Some of the elements involved in my paintings are nostalgia, wonder, awe, and spirituality, which are symbolized through the effects of light. My paintings are a combination of these elements and the strong feelings and emotions felt while observing nature during […]
Shari MacFarlane~ Watermedia Artist Creativity has been a driving force for my entire life. All of the lessons I took for over 40 years gave me a great command of my materials, but, did not help me to express my innermost truths. My imagination was yearning to break free and I felt a part of […]
Carl Landow Artist and former architect Carl Landow believes that whether designing a successful building or rendering the true character of a landscape scene or a human face in watercolor, one goal remains paramount: the result should stand the test of time. Mr. Landow learned basic drawing skills at The Rhode Island School of Design. […]
Jeffrey Gorrell Jeffrey Gorrell I began painting about 24 years ago, first in watercolor and then oils and acrylics. In the last 8 years I have painted mostly with watercolor on synthetic paper, called Yupo, focusing mostly on landscapes and non-objective abstracts. I am a member of the Vienna Arts Society and the Potomac Valley […]
Artist Statement of Rosemary Gallick As a child growing up in the bleak hills of the steel town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I sought inspiration with paper, pencil and found joy in a treasure box called Crayola! Small jars of tempera paint opened other venues of the imagination. Once the magic of creating figures began, I […]
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