Ralph is a New Yorker who moved to Stonington, Connecticut in 2005. He started drawing in his early teens and then taught himself to oil paint by doing portraits of family members and friends. To make a living, he began his career as a freelance display designer in New York City. Eventually, Ralph was introduced [...]
Adkins’ concept of landscape painting is to preserve his emotional reaction to the moods, feelings and perceptions of nature and share them with others. “Every good landscape painting should have a sense of what the artist is feeling to a particular location. Every day and every hour there is a different affect nature has on our senses.”
Richard Allison is the former illustrator and editorial cartoonist for Army, Navy and Air Force Times in Washington, DC. His work shows a deep respect for the historical significance of his subjects and has been displayed in several major galleries and museums across the country, winning awards in The Salon International competitions, among others. He [...]
The son of a well known portrait painter, Peter Layne Arguimbau was first handed a paint brush by his father at the age of eight. Educated at the Art Students’ League, New York; Vassar College, New York; and the Loomis School, Connecticut, he also studied Renaissance Art for three years in Italy. He has lived [...]
John Atwater has been painting landscape and coastal imagery for more than 25 years. His early work concentrated on maritime scenes from Maine, where he would spend the month of July painting and shooting photographs that would become the basis for his studio work during the remainder of the year. Today, he includes the Connecticut [...]
Del-Bouree Bach is a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists, Society of Animal Artists, Artists for Conservation, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Audubon Artists, Artists Fellowship, the Salmagundi Club of New York, Providence Art Club, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, and many other professional arts organizations.
Kenn was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and spent much of his childhood on the family farm near Burnett, Wisconsin. His fondness for nature became the catalyst for his art. Kenn’s parents encouraged his artistic education and following High School, he attended Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, WI. As a commercial designer and illustrator, [...]
Bruce Backman Turner feels his primary goal as a plein air painter is to create work that interprets light and atmosphere in a compelling and heartfelt way. His work is in private collections throughout the U.S., Canada, England, France, Belgium, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. Bruce has received more than 50 national and regional awards in [...]
Joann Ballinger is known for her gentle pastel renditions of children, seascapes and animals. Her love of light and color and her unique perspective of life are evident in her work. Her rich purples and deep blues combined with the exquisite balance between shadows and light bring to life a child playing at the beach or the tides of a sea.
David started his artistic journey in high school where he was introduced to painting. At the University of Montana he found a book in the library about contemporary watercolorists which “lit a spark” that has determined the course of his life.