Mary A. Carlson, CPSA, CPX
My style of art would be described as realism and I especially enjoy florals. I was born in Sicily, where my mother’s family grew flowers and did floral arrangements.
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Virginia Carroll, CPSA, CPX
I’ve been involved with Art from a very early age, working in traditional media, but in 2006, I accidentally discovered Colored Pencil and have worked in no other media since that time.
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Barbara Dahlstedt, CPSA, CPX
Although I draw a variety of subjects, the elements of light, color, and texture are my focus. My colored pencil drawings capture a moment in time that tell a story.
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Mary Cooper
My interest in art came about when I was 29 years old with a seven-year-old daughter and infant twin sons. My husband thought I needed something for myself and a friend and artist from our church was giving oil lessons in his home, so I enrolled.
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Elliott Everson, CPSA, CPX
Living in Arizona for most of my life, the landscape, plants and animals of the southwestern desert have inspired much of my art.
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Susan Gleason
Relatively new to portraits, I have been surprised at how they provide such delight when the glint in an eye or a nibble of the lip captures a little piece of the personality within.
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David Grimm
My love of drawing started early with a pad of paper and a pencil that followed me everywhere I went. Even though life managed to pull me from this passion for many years, I feel blessed to come full circle and revisit this childhood love affair with traditional colored pencil, ink, or charcoal design and presentation.
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Marilyn Kloehn
My first drawing class introduced me to the world of colored pencil, and I have been enjoying it ever since.
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D.C. Laroche
In my quest toward my true north, I draw. I draw pets because they have soul and whimsy, and their antics make me smile. I draw other things because the muse tickles my imagination and nudges me to create. I create to fulfill a need in someone – perhaps me – perhaps you. Art is my happy place, my true north.
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Dyanne Locati, CPSA
Texture, Line and Color play an important role in my artwork. The process of layering and combination of each medium is very exciting!
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Maureen Lueck
It’s such a pleasure to see a vibrant image come to life. I particularly enjoy representing the beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
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Becky Neideffer
Drawing in the studio with colored pencils satisfies my love of detail.
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Amber Pierson
I am captivated by the Desert Southwest. The light, colors and cultural history of this region are the inspiration for my paintings.
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Elizabeth Riordon
Having lived in many places throughout the United States my art echoes a variety of landscapes, from the coasts and forests of the East through the openness of the plains to the majesty of the West.
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Christina Rosepapa
Color inspires and especially the contrasts in my surroundings. Arizona is full of color and stark contrasts. Nature and people are my favorite subject matters to capture. My goal is to inspire viewers to see deeper than the surface.
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Helen Rowles, CPSA
As an artist my interest is in color, patterns and form while telling a story. My colored pencil work allows delicacy and intricacy of pattern to be achieved as much of my work includes fabric of various designs. Sometimes appearing whimsical, as the viewer looks deeper, they may find a more complex story line.
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Lynn Schaffer
For me, drawing provides the means for truly seeing and understanding the world. I am fascinated by light and its transient nature. It has the ability to transform even the most mundane objects and places into something beautiful.
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Jo Ann Woodley
I have lived in Arizona my entire life. Traveling and birding, along with art of course, are my passions. For me, art is the passport to revisit the wild places, plants and creatures that I have seen on my journeys.
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Recent Additions to the Gallery
Paula Olson
Paula Olson’s love of art began as a youngster when she received her first box of 8 large crayons and throughout her childhood, she enjoyed doing any art-related project available. Although she did not pursue art on her career path, she shared her love of creating with the many elementary and middle school students she taught by integrating right-brained activities and art history into the curriculum however she could.
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Veronica Francis
An art professor at Montclair University and docent at the Whitney, ASU, and Tempe Art Center lecturing on contemporary art. Master of Fine Art in Printmaking, along with art education and art history degrees, from Montclair University.
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Cathy Valente
My passion is bringing memories to life through artwork. My focus is on texture,
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Erika Kauffman
Being a big animal lover, one of my earliest pieces was an oil portrait of my dog. I dabbled in human portraiture as well and took a stab at still life, but nothing gave me as much joy as painting my sweet puppy. Shifting from oil to colored pencil a few years ago, I now combine my new favorite medium with my love of realism and furry friends.
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Meg Merry
Arizona based artist Meg Merry has been drawing all her life. Her art is characterized by her love of animals, nature, all things fantasy, and a lifelong passion for horses that she will never outgrow. She loves experimenting with a variety of media, most often working with ink, watercolor, pen, colored pencil, and marker.
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Patricia Mathes
Flowers are beautiful and have many meanings. They bring us back to nature,
ground us and put us back in balance. Because I have a strong love of color, shape, and design there seems to be nothing more vibrant than rich nature color playing against garden shadows or desert landscapes. Floral shapes are abstract wonders, and their variety is infinite. Download Bio & Portfolio |
Rhonda Dicksion, CPSA
Magic happens in all areas of life when you discover your passion, the one true thing you are meant to be doing. My artwork is a reflection of my love of line and color, focusing on subjects which touch emotion and sometimes bring a grin. I look for vibrant, colorful ways to bring out the inner spirit of my subjects.
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Ruth Glenn Little
Working in graphite watercolor and colored pencil has been my lifelong challenge in creating life around wherever I live. Being talked into teaching was the best thing ever as I found I learned more about my work from helping others with theirs.
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Donna Mund
I am very new to the art of colored pencil and have a passion to bring colorful images to life. I love and appreciate the beauty in simple, ordinary, everyday things. I have learned that to take a journey in art is to follow a path that is never ending, and one will never know all there is to know or see and discover.
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