Since childhood, Gedion Nyanhongo has had a magnetic pull to chisel and stone. And decades later, that passion is as strong as ever. For him, it’s more than creating art. It’s unearthing the unique story that lives within each stone. Gedion is simply a conduit for that story to emerge.
“Action and adaptability create opportunity.” That quote may have been made popular by speaker Garrison Wynn, but it’s something artist Cary Henrie has lived and infused into his approach to creating art for as long as he can remember.
Charcoal is a challenging medium to work with. It’s messy, can be hard to control fine details and traditionally, it hasn’t been considered archival. That is, until artist Josh Hernandez figured out his own proprietary method for making it archival. Once he cracked the code, the sky was the limit for what he was able to create.
At first glance, Jenny Welden’s art may appear as an abstract painting, but move in closer and you discover a wonderfully intricate world that incorporates no short of five to seven art forms and media. Though there is painting in her pieces, they are actually considered multi-media tapestries––each one like a wunderkammer of curiosities and artistic treasures.
For artist Trevor Swanson, there are no better words than, “I feel like I’m there.” That is his goal with every painting––to make the viewer feel like they have stepped into that scene.
They say white space is like air––it’s necessary for designs to breathe. It’s also necessary in watercolor and life in general, and artist Kim Lyon astutely picked up on that thread when she was figuring out how to combine her three passions into her mixed media art.
Art coursed through Tina Garrett’s soul since childhood, but she never thought she could make a career out of it, but when an evolving industry forced her to reconsider her career, she decided to go all in on art.
For sculpture artist Laura Lee Stay, blocks of stone and clay hold rich stories waiting to be told, and she uses these materials to portray snapshots of life in 3D. A lifelong artist, Laura Lee actually started out painting, but only because she had yet to be introduced to sculpture.
Peter Mathios developed a deep connection to nature at a young age, and when he wasn’t out exploring it, he was daydreaming about it and drawing it. Over the years, Peter has honed his ability to create highly realistic works that draw the viewer into the scene––allowing them to feel the essence and energy of the place.
Artist Bethany Robert finds inspiration in the most unlikely places. It might be a plaster wall patinaed by history, handmade paper, textile, or urban “hieroglyphs” spray painted on a building. It’s the texture of life and it all becomes the foundation for her layered, mixed-media abstract paintings.
