Painting & Drawing

ELAINE SANDRA ABRAMSON is a multi-talented creator who hails from a family of very creative
individuals.
Elaine Sandra Abramson Hazelwood, MO

Anita's work yields a vibrant dichotomy of a deep sigh of tranquility accompanied by a fresh crisp breeze. She loves life and desires to share this love with her students and patrons.
Anita Salvador St. Charles, MO

When a painting “speaks” to a viewer the Spirit, which has spoken to me as an artist, is now speaking to the spirit of the viewer. It is experienced as aesthetic satisfaction but it is, in fact, a continuation of the spiritual conversation and the circle is complete.
Bob McClelland Grover, MO

Dale teaches art classes; Stained glass, Acrylic Collage Painting, Acrylic Abstract Painting and Clutter’s Last Stand, a Closet Organization class.
Dale Augustson Springfield, MO

I am a watercolorist and strive to allow the transparency of the medium to show through in every painting I do.
Brenda Beck-Fisher Hannibal, MO

Douglas Bennett is an oil and pastel artist who creates
wildlife paintings.
Douglas Bennett Blue Springs, MO

An award winning self taught artist, Diana works in oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, charcoal and pen and ink.
Diana Saffo Bono Lake St. Louis, MO

I enjoy painting with milk paint because it is consistent with the wood's age and I appreciate that the ingredients are sensitive and friendly to our environment.
Louise Bremer Branson, MO

Barbara is an oil painter and does painting restoration
work.
Barbara Campbell Glendale, MO

I hope when you look at my portraits you not only see a person, but also feel the personality illuminating from the painting. For a successful portraiture, the nature and the spirit of the work must force the observer to begin to know the subject
John Caton Blue Springs, MO

Gardens, flowers, older structures, and scenes from the past often find their way onto her canvas and paper. She paints mostly with acrylic on canvas in a traditional manner, much the same way she painted with oils, her first medium.
Cheryl Schweitzer Jefferson City, MO

Paintings and drawings
Joel Chrisman Ashland, MO

I'm inviting the viewer to dancepartnering
excitement that moves my soulin my paintings. As a multimedia
artist, I express "light" impacting "colors, patterns,
and textures": dramatic skies, dynamic landscapes, through windows
and doors, or around the sensitive human form.
Catherine Mahoney Hermann, MO

I believe as an artist I not only paint in the present, but help preserve the past. This is why I began to paint on antiques and collectible items. I view it as a way of recycling the old by giving it a new life.
Cheryl Coolper Perryville, MO

Foster is known in the
metro-St. Louis area for her custom watercolor paintings of houses,
making each one as unique as the people who live inside them.
Kim Foster Fenton, MO

My relationship to creating the work:
Revealing my heart
my frailties, dreams and yearnings
is a
lifelong quest. It's all about JOY.
Nancee J. Byington Eldon, MO

Loran Creech enjoys the hidden "surprises" that
turn up in watercolor and likes the graphic values an infinite degree
of detail available through pen & ink.
Loran Creech California, MO

Recently Marvin began painting large scale, bold brush stroke, acrylic paintings carrying the same misty nouveau impressionistic style that appears in his watercolors. Marvin ejoys creating paintings that are mysterious illusions, encouraging viewers to create their own interpretations of the art work.
Marvin Crozier Oak Grove, MO

Intrigued by the universal language of color; color schemes, color psychology, and color theory are all present to serenade Gano's canvases. "I want the viewer to have a positive experience with my work, a visual retreat."
Dawn Gano St. Peters, MO

Debi is a highly versatile, talented artist who creates outside of the box. The love of art is very apparent and will continue to grow as she works on more projects in the future.
Debi Pickler St. Charles, MO

To hold a piece of paper and spread watercolors on it letting them react and interact to produce a visually beautiful piece is very exciting and satisfying to me..
Richard W. Webb Cape Girardeau,
MO

I work in oils, acrylics, pastels, charcoals and mixed media. I love plein air painting, but also do studio work. My subjects include landscapes, portraits, still life, along with some three dimensional works.
Stephen Eidson Roach, MO

Color is the driving force behind my work.
Trained as a serigrapher, I was used to laying down flat, clear, bright
color.
Ellen Klamon St. Louis, MO

Ron Emig has been oil painting for more than 40 years. He has participated many times in "The Artist Ride," a by invitation only gathering of 50 artists from across the country held in South Dakota.
Ron Emig Leslie, MO

Watercolor has been my passion and over the past years I have won several awards with my paintings. I also teach watercolor painting at the local college plus classes in my home.
Jane Ann Emig Leslie, MO

Alicia Farris is an award-winning artist who works primarily in watercolor and acrylic. She strives to express her passion for color and for the beauty of nature in her paintings.
Alicia Farris Springfield, MO

Vic uses gold leaf to create the illumination of subtle effects along with glazes ofoil paint achieving a utilitarian feel that compliments various decors.
Vic Mastis St. Louis, MO

Love of horses, western culture, and her own native heritage are the inspiration for Lanie's artwork. Extensive study of technique, anatomy, habitat and personal experience bring life to her subjects.
Lanie Frick Raymondville, MO

My strengths lie in painting portraits, animals and landscapes. My paintings, sculptures and other items have been sold to collectors and individuals throughout the region.
Dee Giles Rogersville, MO

Steve has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University and has paintings in a variety of medium that he created over the last 40 years.
Steve Grzyb Eureka, MO

I feel that creating art is a way to show the abundance of beautiful gifts given to us by God.
Cheryl L. Hardin Kirbyville, MO

Janis Burgin is known for her stick and ink drawings
and oil paintings. She teaches art classes for all ages at her studio,
JB Art Studio, as well as workshops at other locations.
Janis Burgin California, MO

I enjoy using color in unexpected ways to make people
take a second look at an ordinary object in a way they may not have
seen it before. I particularly enjoy the challenge of transparent watercolor
since it doesn't always do what is expected.
Nita Orsack St. Louis, MO

I do commissioned portraits in oil, murals, logo designs and signs. My style is realism. I tell my customers that I'm a "photo realist."
Jamie Carey Humphreys Fulton, MO

Janice Lackey's landscapes take you to places for contemplation and dreaming. Her style is "painterly realism" with ambiance.
Janice Lackey Warrensburg, MO

Returning to painting in recent years as her primary
interest, Linda brings to her current work the perspective and discipline
of many years devoted to graphic design and especially, its illustrative
aspect.
Linda Green/Metzler Chesterfield, MO

The philosophy shared in Cincy's paintings is to
share emotions and feelings to the viewer which cannot be put into words.
Hopefully the viewer will react to the work in ways they do not always
understand. There is a meaning in everything and one of the messages
in her work is "searching for the truth (the light)". Each
person must find their own truth which makes this search more difficult.
Cindy Dietrich Logan Louisiana, MO

Painting is a magical process that enables me to find and isolate special areas of beauty for continued enjoyment.
Cathryne Kulick Loos Kirkwood, MO

He has focused his time and energy toward teaching,
parenting and artistic pursuits. Like his father, a love of nature has
been a sustaining force through-out my life.
Terry Martin Jefferson City, MO

Jean's watercolors are intense and vibrant with
color and that she is continually fascinated with the outcome of each
painting.
Jean McMullen St. Charles, MO

Madge Gressley is an accomplished acrylic painter.
Madge Gressley Sedalia, MO

Sallie works in oils and graphite at her studio in The Foundry Art Centre in Saint Charles, Missouri. She works from both life and photographic sittings. Among her clientele are educators, businessmen, attorneys, physicians, their spouses and children.
Sallie Day Mogerman Lake St. Louis, MO

Working strictly free-hand from reference photos,
Cynthia's attention to detail, color, composition and light, along with
a unique style of layering, results in a realistic quality leaving those
who view her work unaware they are colored pencil creations.
Cynthia C. Morris Sedalia, MO

I have taken watercolor workshops locally and on the east and west coast. Artist/teachers include Cheng Khee Chee, Jan Kunz, Gerald Brommer and Skip Lawrence.
Mary Mosblech St. Louis, MO

Specializing in portraits and landscapes in watercolor,
pastel, and acrylics, Shirley has gained recognition in publications
throughout the nation as a professional artist. Her work is in private
and corporate collections throughout the United States and Germany.
Shirley Nachtrieb St. Charles, MO

When students complain to me that they can't draw
or will never get the use of the brush right, I tell them I started
the very same way they are. Anything is possible if you remain full
of expectation and enjoyment.
Patricia Bistline Chesterfield, MO

Born and raised in Fulton, Missouri, she grew up living in the country and loving the natural realistic beauty of her surroundings. Art was her first love and watercolor was her first medium of choice.
Lynn Porter Vandalia, MO

Most of my commissioned work pictures the people, places and things most loved by those individuals who choose me as their artist. Collaborating to creating meaningful and intimate art for people is a real joy.
Carla Reinagel Florissant, MO

Renee's artwork is created from her intuitive nature and sense of humor. This gives her an uncanny ability to capture personality and to strike a chord deep seeded in so many people.
Renee Nilges Linn, MO

Adrienne Rosen is an acomplished artist who works
in a variety of media including oils, acrylics, and watercolors.
Adrienne Rosen St. Louis, MO

Phyllis has traveled to Ireland, France, England and Italy to paint landscapes and local scenes. She also paints florals and still-life, concentrating on color and light.
Phyllis Roewe Ballwin, MO

As soon as I retired, I took classes in both watercolor and in oil painting. Now I am pursuing my passion.
J B RYDL Kansas City, MO

Fred Schollmeyer has been painting professionally since 1989. He holds a degree in Art Education from Lincoln University in Jefferson City and has studied art at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Fred Schollmeyer Chamois, MO

My favorite medium is acrylic. I paint from photographs and my painting style is mainly realistic.
Kimberly Shinn Hannibal, MO

Joyce Yarbrough is an accomplished pastel artist.
Joyce Yarbrough St. Louis, MO

Sandra is mostly a self-taught artist with a passion for watercolor painting. She had a great start at the Riverside Art Museum under the teaching of Mary Barrie taking figure drawing and watercolor classes.
Sandra Strother Marshfield, MO

Captivating portraits of children, realistic close-ups
of the natural world such as pebbles, leaves, flowers and berries as
well as non-objective monotypes created with dramatic line, interesting
texture, and delicious color schemes are all part of Garnettas
artistic passions.
Garnetta Sullivan Sedalia, MO

I get my technique directly from Rockwell. Through
the use of many pencils I try to create that feeling of something real.
Each pencil has its own hardness and characteristics that I try to layer
together to create a texture...something you can feel just by looking
at the drawing.
Jerry Van Leer St. Charles, MO

The idea that our lives are made up of many threads
of contact with people, time, and place, and the scientific concept
of String theory has led her to pursue the theme of overlapped and interlaced
elements in recent artworks.
Carolyn Coffey Wallce Ava, MO

The beauty of all creation is at the core of her works. Her portraits of people, pets and landscapes or simply a creation from color and design in contemporary abstraction are all subjects captured with an expression of joy.
Sharon Warren Springfield, MO

Terri's paintings demonstrate her exploration of color and techniques in the medium of watercolor while concentrating often on the subjects of boats, water, and coastal scenes.
Terri Myer O'Fallon, MO

I have found through tireless perseverance that I am able to express my awe of the most dramatic aspect of our world—weather, using oil on canvas. It is my sincere wish that people enjoy my paintings on a level comparable to that of my inspiration.
Melissa Whiteman Florissant, MO
