Featured artists: Ampersand Artist Partners
As the year wraps up, we wanted to highlight a few of the artists that graciously partnered with us over the year and shared their love of Ampersand with the world. We sent each of the December artists an Ampersand panel and one of our new 5x7 or Walnut Floaterframes. The task was to paint their artwork of choice and then frame it in the Floaterframe.
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.
A comparison of hardboard vs. stretched canvas for painting
When an artist is introduced to creating works of art, the surface that comes to mind for applying paint is made of canvas that has been stretched over wood supports. This was not always the case, Michael Skalka explains.
Read more … A comparison of hardboard vs. stretched canvas for painting
Featured artist: Vic Hollins
Inspired heavily by the desert, patterns, and color, Vic Hollins' illustrations are vibrant and complex. Cacti surround her bright red historic bungalow studio in downtown Tucson, AZ sparking her creativity.
Featured artist: Lisa Skelly
After a house fire, Lisa Skelly relocated to Newport Beach, CA and resumed her longtime love affair with the ocean. Pastel plein air seascapes are her favorite subject and continue to be what she paints most often.
Now available! New 5x7 and Walnut Floaterframes
In response to popular demand, we are excited to announce the launch of new Walnut and 5x7 Ampersand Floaterframes.
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: Ali Cavanaugh
Ali Cavanaugh, who coined the term "Modern Fresco" to describe her work on Aquabord, has developed a process grounded in realism, but with spontaneous energy.
Featured artist: Deborah Roberts
Deborah Roberts is a mixed media artist whose work challenges the notion of ideal beauty.
Featured artist: Paul Batch
Paul Batch is a nationally represented contemporary painter best known for his atmospheric landscapes.
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: Linda Lunnon
With a background in environmental science, Linda Lunnon has gone on to complete further studies in Natural History Illustration, where she first discovered scratchboard. Linda draws constant inspiration from the natural world, and her artwork is featured in collections in the U.K., Canada, and Australia.
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: Pamela Caughey
Pamela Caughey is an Ampersand Artist Ambassador who has an extensive background in painting with multiple mediums. Her passion is sharing her knowledge with others so they may become the artists they wish to be.
Featured artist: Amado M. Peña, Jr.
Amado Peña's art celebrates the strength of a people who meet the harsh realities of life in an uncompromising land and his work is a tribute to the Native Americans who survive by living in harmony with an adversarial, untamed environment. Amado’s artwork is defined by its bold color and form and dynamic composition.
