Acrylics
Featured artist: Stephen O'Donnell
Known since childhood as the “artistic one,” Stephen O’Donnell has followed a winding path back to painting after years exploring music, theater, and performance. Entirely self-taught, his work is rooted in a fascination with history and classical portraiture, yet transformed through themes of self-portraiture, gender, and identity. The result is art that bridges past and present, offering viewers both beauty and space for personal interpretation.
Featured artist: Julia Hagen
After a brief detour into pre-med, Julia Hagen found her way back to art, and back to Chicago. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she spent years exploring different subjects before discovering her true muse: the city’s beloved hot dog stands. Her series Every Last Stand captures these everyday icons with warmth and hometown pride on Ampersand Gessobord.
Featured artist: Chris Breier
Through his art, Chris Breier invites viewers to explore the intricate relationships between colors and their emotional impact.
Featured artist: Chris Firger
By prioritizing color, contrast, and composition over representation, landscape painter Chris Firger is able to create a unique and immersive experience for viewers. Instead of simply reproducing a scene, he uses his artistic skills to capture a particular moment or feeling that he wants to convey.
Featured artist: Mike Egan
A former funeral director and embalmer turned artist, Ohio based Mike Egan creates artwork dark in nature, yet highly saturated in color. His graphic, minimal pieces are complex in their use of symbols.
Featured artist: Michael Emerson Wall
Michael Emerson Wall paints with a variety of mediums to create Celestial Environments which are deep and thought provoking and border between abstraction and realism.
Featured artist: Timothy Joe
A self-taught, representational artist from the rural southern town of Greensboro, Alabama, Timothy Joe, creates art based on southern rural culture, family, and heritage themes.
Featured artist: Stephen Quiller
Colorado Aquabord artist, Stephen Quiller, introduces us to his gallery and discusses how his work is inspired by nature.
Featured artist: Jim Musil
After what started out as a peaceful hobby, Claybord artist Jim Musil has found much success sharing his paintings on social media.
Featured artist: Jeanne Rhea
From a very early age, Jeanne Rhea thought of herself as an artist. And yet, as many do, she hesitated to call herself one. “Others should make that determination… my art should speak for itself.” It was only within the last ten years that she has felt comfortable assuming the title.
Featured artist: Natalie Oswald
Natalie Oswald is a fine artist and illustrator living in Seattle Washington. Exploring new mediums and techniques keeps your painting process exciting and can lead to stylistic breakthroughs. I enjoy working in layers and playing with decorative elements such as gold leaf and repetitive patterns to make my painting surfaces richer and more interesting.
