Creative Artists: Painters, Sculptors
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ARTISTS
Benoit Averly
Benoît Averly lives and works in Burgundy, France. There, he creates, in a refined spirit, art pieces in wood; with subtle contrasts, playing with light, lines and textures. Inspired by nature and architecture, he feeds his creations through his photographic journey through numerous trips, in search of a rhythm, and quiet balance.
Wood, a media he discovered in his childhood, is worked in simple shapes, rarely smooth, most often hewn with different effects of matter, texture, or repetitive patterns. On some pieces the wood loses its obvious aspect, taking on instead, the properties of other elements....
Brandon Reese
The work of Brandon Reese is unique not only for his bold vision, but because he has taken the simple and familiar materials of ceramic art and extended the bounds of what we think we know about them.
Reese focuses on the interconnected relationships he sculpts between clay and wood—in particular, how one element can bring out characteristics of the other—in his whimsical yet thoughtful sculptures. He is fascinated by the patterns and imperfections found within nature and has turned them into an artistic language of his own. His sculptures have become a metaphor for the idea that, among nature and humans, relationships allow us opportunities to unite, compliment and balance...
Reese focuses on the interconnected relationships he sculpts between clay and wood—in particular, how one element can bring out characteristics of the other—in his whimsical yet thoughtful sculptures. He is fascinated by the patterns and imperfections found within nature and has turned them into an artistic language of his own. His sculptures have become a metaphor for the idea that, among nature and humans, relationships allow us opportunities to unite, compliment and balance...
Brian Lensink
Brian Lensink is an accomplished woodturning artist who has dedicated his life to working with his hands and tools. Brian Lensink is an accomplished woodturning artist who has dedicated his life to working with his hands and tools.
His passion for art and sculpture emerged later in life, building upon a strong foundation in industrial arts. Lensink earned a B.S. in industrial arts education from the University of Minnesota, focusing on graphic arts, woodworking, metalworking and photography. He later obtained a master’s degree in educational administration and enjoyed a successful career transforming services for people with disabilities....
His passion for art and sculpture emerged later in life, building upon a strong foundation in industrial arts. Lensink earned a B.S. in industrial arts education from the University of Minnesota, focusing on graphic arts, woodworking, metalworking and photography. He later obtained a master’s degree in educational administration and enjoyed a successful career transforming services for people with disabilities....
Cathy Hegman
Contemporary figurative artist Cathy Hegman is no longer sure where the paint ends and life begins or vice versa. To her, art is life. With a penchant for painting the unknown — the parts of life and painting that simply refuse to be defined — she paints figures that embody no particular persona but are comprised of bits, pieces and facets of those who have in some way marked her journey for either good or bad.
The amalgamated resulting figure is both familiar, strange and often enigmatic. The figure for the most part in her work is a two-dimensional shape that integrates into and out of the background shapes. It is a pigmented push and pull of visual weight that seems to give the painting life without giving either a portrait or caricature of anyone....
The amalgamated resulting figure is both familiar, strange and often enigmatic. The figure for the most part in her work is a two-dimensional shape that integrates into and out of the background shapes. It is a pigmented push and pull of visual weight that seems to give the painting life without giving either a portrait or caricature of anyone....
Cecil Touchon
Cecil Touchon, born in 1956 in Austin, Texas, is a distinguished American artist renowned for his innovative work in collage, painting and typography-based abstractions. Touchon’s artistic journey began with studies at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and North Texas State University, culminating in a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
With a career spanning over four decades, Touchon has established himself as a multifaceted artist, excelling as a painter, performance artist, collector, draftsman, photographer and curator. His work has gained international recognition, featuring in prestigious venues such as the Venice Biennale and being acquired by world-renowned institutions....
With a career spanning over four decades, Touchon has established himself as a multifaceted artist, excelling as a painter, performance artist, collector, draftsman, photographer and curator. His work has gained international recognition, featuring in prestigious venues such as the Venice Biennale and being acquired by world-renowned institutions....
Gartner Blade
Gartner Blade is the collaborative work of nationally renowned glass artisans Stephen Gartner and Danielle Blade, whose original artwork in blown and sculpted hot glass is acclaimed for merging traditional techniques with innovative color applications and sculpting methods. Both extensively trained under prominent American and European glass artists, Stephen and Danielle combine more than 50 years of professional experience as production glassblowers, instructors and innovative studio artists.
Danielle, daughter of noted British glass artist Martin Evans, draws inspiration from her passion for nature and gardening. Stephen’s creativity spans both his glasswork and music as a passionate guitarist....
Danielle, daughter of noted British glass artist Martin Evans, draws inspiration from her passion for nature and gardening. Stephen’s creativity spans both his glasswork and music as a passionate guitarist....
Jennyfer Stratman
Phoenix native and part-time Melbourne, Australia resident Jennyfer Stratman’s work transcends the expected. Her ability to explore the interconnectedness between nature and human form through bronze, steel and mixed media sculpture is nothing short of inspirational. Each piece speaks broadly of the human experience and our individual, yet profoundly intertwined connections to something much greater than ourselves.
In 1992, Jennyfer entered academia as a ceramist, majoring in visual arts and art education at Arizona State University. She ultimately found clay to be....
In 1992, Jennyfer entered academia as a ceramist, majoring in visual arts and art education at Arizona State University. She ultimately found clay to be....
Jodi Walsh
Jodi’s journey began in 1967 when she ventured from her native Canada to explore Europe and the Far East. The colors and textures of Taiwan and Bangladesh, as well as the rich patterns intertwined in the histories of African and European countries became part of her soul.
Jodi is a self-taught artist whose talent emerges in every piece she creates. Inspired by nature, she utilizes a process called oritatami nendo, or folding clay. Her unique style resonates across cultures and styles.
It is rare for an artist to fully recreate the intimate connection we all feel to nature, but through her....
Jodi is a self-taught artist whose talent emerges in every piece she creates. Inspired by nature, she utilizes a process called oritatami nendo, or folding clay. Her unique style resonates across cultures and styles.
It is rare for an artist to fully recreate the intimate connection we all feel to nature, but through her....
John Bell
Spanning the past quarter century, John Bell’s art has contributed to many of the most noteworthy films of our time. With a love of design in all things, Bell has established a reputation as a leading designer in film, video games, advertising and product design. His boundless imagination continues to fuel his creative expression — both professionally and personally. Moreover, his portfolio is as diverse as his experience and background.
With a love of car design, Bell received a bachelor’s degree in transportation design from Art Center in Pasadena. After college, he worked as a designer at General Motors Advanced Concept Studio in Detroit before moving to California to become...
With a love of car design, Bell received a bachelor’s degree in transportation design from Art Center in Pasadena. After college, he worked as a designer at General Motors Advanced Concept Studio in Detroit before moving to California to become...
Kathleen Hope
Kathleen Hope’s work can best be described as an organic fusion of life itself. Hope mixes cements from an array of materials, including dried pigments, paper, plaster and marble dust to create textured layers and unexpected details. Each of her designs is wonderfully open to interpretation, inspiring connections through color, contrast and her knack for serendipitous design, reflective of the beauty of life’s unpredictability.
From her use of dots, grids and stripes, to her innovative and adaptable panel installations, Hope’s work transcends stylistic boxes and represents....
From her use of dots, grids and stripes, to her innovative and adaptable panel installations, Hope’s work transcends stylistic boxes and represents....
Maura Allen
Work and play, story and cinema, landscape and legends—they all layer together to shape our view of the American West. Real and romanticized, the West is the center of Maura Allen’s work.
Maura starts each piece on location, looking directly into the sun; ranches, rodeos, and vintage Main Street providing the perfect stage. She’s drawn to iconic silhouettes—her signature style centers on the use of strong graphic elements to tell big stories.
In her studio, working on wood, glass and steel, Maura often weaves “Old West” elements including vintage wallpaper designs, typography...
Martin Blundell
Executed with impasto brushwork and pallet knife application of oil paint, Martin Blundell’s landscape paintings are characterized by vibrant color and a focus on composition and design. Believing that his paintings take on their own identity through the interaction of processes recorded on canvas, the artist enjoys seeing traces of drawing, the finding of color through overpainting and simplification by brushstroke or pallet knife application of the final layers of paint.
Blundell began to pursue art after an elementary school teacher singled out his landscape watercolor painting as excellent. He was encouraged...
Blundell began to pursue art after an elementary school teacher singled out his landscape watercolor painting as excellent. He was encouraged...
Nicholas Bernard
Dramatic color, subtle texture and graphic pattern accentuate Nicholas Bernard’s mastery of the traditional vessel form. Stretching clay to make canvases for decoration, Bernard believes that form is everything. Texture, pattern and color are successful additions when the shapes are impeccable. His inspirations are many — from the classic forms of antiquity to the simple, graceful pots made by indigenous peoples and the work of modern studio potters.
Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, California, Bernard’s early experiences with clay left their mark. Making pots was, is and will continue to be a way of life for this artist, who has been a studio potter for nearly 40 years now — living and working in Arizona for much of that time. His work...
Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, California, Bernard’s early experiences with clay left their mark. Making pots was, is and will continue to be a way of life for this artist, who has been a studio potter for nearly 40 years now — living and working in Arizona for much of that time. His work...
Peter Kuttner
Some art is purely the result of spontaneous creation, while other works yield to a process. The work of artist Peter Kuttner straddles the wavering line between both. Each of Kuttner’s creations is the serendipitous result of combining layers of up-cycled mixed media or byproducts from his other works. Apart of creating an aesthetic, Kuttner’s finished pieces capture moments in time and present them in a vocabulary of their own.
At the heart of Kuttner’s work is a conscientious effort to create zero-waste art. Pieces from his Cut-Out series, on display at Grace Renee Gallery, have been compared to the work of Matisse in their utilitarian simplicity. Kuttner utilizes negative space and abstracted details to create lively and colorful pieces with intoxicating texture...
At the heart of Kuttner’s work is a conscientious effort to create zero-waste art. Pieces from his Cut-Out series, on display at Grace Renee Gallery, have been compared to the work of Matisse in their utilitarian simplicity. Kuttner utilizes negative space and abstracted details to create lively and colorful pieces with intoxicating texture...
R. Nelson Parrish
The world of abstract art and the world of high-speed sports rarely seem to mingle, but the work of R. Nelson Parrish is a strong testament to the fact that perhaps they should.
Parrish’s perspective is fresh and intense He captures the magical, hyper-focused moments of tranquility that the human body experiences while driving a racecar at breakneck speeds, or flying down an Alpine ski course. Athletes describe these moments as being “in the zone”; for Parrish, these moments are about passion and are the ultimate evidence of being alive—and they are his muses.
An Alaska native and dual resident of Santa Barbara and Berlin, Parrish draws from the adrenaline-filled experiences...
Parrish’s perspective is fresh and intense He captures the magical, hyper-focused moments of tranquility that the human body experiences while driving a racecar at breakneck speeds, or flying down an Alpine ski course. Athletes describe these moments as being “in the zone”; for Parrish, these moments are about passion and are the ultimate evidence of being alive—and they are his muses.
An Alaska native and dual resident of Santa Barbara and Berlin, Parrish draws from the adrenaline-filled experiences...
Seth Fairweather
Seth Fairweather is making a name for himself as one of the most unique glass artists in the country. He grew up in rural New York, just a stone’s throw from New York City, and credits the dynamic art scene there with much of his early interest in provocative thought—although art was not something that interested him in his early days. In college, while he was debating veterinary medicine or neurosurgery, he took a glass-blowing class to fill an art requirement. From that moment on, he was hooked.
Fairweather graduated magna cum laude and with honors from New York State College of Ceramics School of Art and Design at Alfred University, and went on to obtain his MFA...