“One reason I think my work is attractive to the viewer is because it is old and new at the same time.”
Interview with arts journalist Ellis Widner
“In all of life’s experiences … including loss … art has always been a source of healing and inspiration and, sometimes, a call to action.”
Interview with artist Katherine Strause
“In my work, color changes the level of the energy experienced and helps reveal the content of the piece.”
Interview with artists Carly Dahl and Dustyn Bork
“Arkansas has a great artist community and we’ve made a lot of great friends and connections over the years.”
Interview with artist Shelley Gentry
“I am drawn to texture in the world around me, especially in nature and in interior settings.”
Interview with artist Michael Warrick
“In large scale public art, the designing, developing, collaborating, fabricating and installing is a challenging process to work through.”
Interview with art advisor & appraiser Jennifer Carman
“I cannot recall any period in my life where art was not a big part of what made me tick.”
Interview with artist Susan Chambers
“I want my paintings to be tough, strong and a bit funky.”
Interview with artist/teacher Jason McCann
“When I was a kid I guess I just assumed everyone’s house smelled like paint thinner.”
Interview with artist Perrion Hurd
“When I was a kid, I just knew that I wanted to be creative and have interesting stories to tell people about my life and my experiences.”
Interview with artist Lisa Krannichfeld
“The work began as a desire to balance how women are depicted in visual culture.”
Interview with artist Ed Pennebaker
“The early appeal of glass was the process itself, I’ve often said blowing glass is kind of a Zen mentality.”
Interview with artist Marjorie Williams-Smith
“Silverpoint is my primary medium because it enhances the qualities I hope to present.”
Interview with artist/gallery manager Holly Tilley
“A great deal of my inspiration comes from my roots and I tend to paint subjects that originate from childhood memories.”
Thoughts from Home Collectors
“We both understand what we are doing. Each has a veto if we don’t both feel it.”
Interview with artist/teacher Neal K. Harrington
“Printmaking, in particular relief, is my primary means of exploration in the visual arts.”
Interview with artist Sheila Cotton
“The landscape genre itself has a purity and directness that attracts me.”
Interview with artist/art instructor Robert Bean
“I've been creating visual narratives since I first discovered the pulpy pages of comic books around age 8.”
Interview with artist Ray Allen Parker
“I instinctively gravitate to the direct gaze. The eyes are the windows of the soul, no?”
Interview with artist Robin Trevor Tucker
“I would much rather have my paintings speak for me, rather than me speak for them.”