Tammy Blais is a local CT artist who specializes in coastal art oil paintings. Her days are spent on her professional photography career and uses painting as an additional creative outlet. Most of her work is a whimsical view of things she loves or sees in living along the coast. Being self-taught, she lets her […]
Maria paints in watercolors her favorite medium. Although she will paint on watercolor paper, she prefers canvas. She seals her canvas with a sealant for lasting color and to guard against fading. Maria likes to vary her subject and will move from birds, to flowers, to landscape. She paints largely from photography taken by herself […]
Anne Sheffield is an artist, art educator, and writer who has taught creative expression to all ages, from parent/toddler to seniors, and at boarding schools, community college, UConn required courses, and special education k-12. She admires folk arts, three dimensional work, and the boundary between reality and imagination, representational and abstract. Titles are important because […]
See Nicole’s work available for purchase online Nicole S. Iovanne has served eighteen years as a public school arts educator with experience at all grade levels, pre-k to grade twelve. For the past ten years she has held a photography teacher position at a local high school. She teaches traditional black and white darkroom photography […]
See Misha’s work available for purchase online Misha Semenov is an architect, aspiring naturalist, artist, and photographer who lives and works in Essex, CT. Originally from San Francisco, Misha gained a deep appreciation for nature at a young age as he traveled around California’s beautiful parks with his Biologist parents, who imparted to him a […]
See Mary’s work available for purchase online Mary Jo Helchowski knew she wanted to be a children’s book illustrator before she was out of preschool.She spent all her free time drawing, painting, sculpting with clay; even making fairy homes with sticks and twigs.As she grew up,Mary Jo hung onto the whimsy of childhood, and continued […]
See Jan’s work available for purchase online Jan Prentice’s avian artwork invites viewers to reconnect with nature. Her personal connection with birds began about ten years ago when she began to notice their presence on early morning walks. How was it possible that they’d always been there but she had never noticed? Her initial curiosity […]
See Ileana’s work available for purchase online Born in 1972 in Bucharest, Romania, Ileana Dumitri lives and works in New Haven, CT. Dumitriu earned her Master inArchitecture at UAIM and Baccalaureate College of Arts”N. Tonitza”, Bucharest, Romania, were she Works as an architect. She is currently the associate architect at PelliClarke Pelli Architects. Recent work […]
See Don’s work available for purchase online Don Carter is a creative director, designer and illustrator. A graduate of Paier College of Art in Hamden, Don has over thirty years of experience designing and art directing for Connecticut ad agencies.He has been awarded for art direction, design and copywriting from organizations such asBoston’s Hatch awards, […]
See Diana’s work available for purchase online Diana S. Boehnert, BFA, MFA, CAGS. Creator and former Coordinator of the ART for Healing Program, Integrative Medicine Dept. at Hartford Hospital and current faculty member at The Graduate Institute. She has taught at SCSU,MCTC, and The Omega Institute. With 45 years experience, she teaches, lectures, conducts workshops […]
See Carole’s work available for purchase online Carole Kurwelnz’s passion for photography began as a young woman. Fulfilling family and work obligations, Carole came back to her love of photography much later in life. Much ofCarole’s learning has been self-taught, though, she has had many mentors along the way. Fortunate to be able to spend […]
See Bivenne’s work available for purchase online Bivenne Harvey Staiger is known for her colorful, dramatic watercolors of natural motifs she loves, like birds, other animals and flowers, and is the recipient of many prestigious awards.Among the most recent is the Silver Medal from theAmerican Watercolor Society’s 152nd International Exhibition(2019).She is professionally affiliated with many […]
See Deborah’s work available for purchase online Prior to retirement, Deborah Churchill was the owner and founder of Churchill Consulting, Inc., a highly respected healthcare company that provided specialized services for radiation oncology practices internationally. Previous to that, Deborah worked for 18 years as a board-certified radiation therapist at Yale and 4 years as a […]
See Pam’s work available for purchase online Pam was born and raised in Darien, Connecticut. She finished college with a degree in both Fine Art and Education. Pam taught in public schools in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania before becoming a fulltime mother, dress designer and bringing her craft back into her own home […]