Posts Tagged ‘Alexandria’

Carlos Morago’s paintings are defined by the subtle dialogue he creates between a desire to faithfully depict reality and an abiding fascination with the effects of light. He employs soft, cool, satin tones to evoke a sense of intimacy, silence, and calm. The artist takes countless photographs, selecting the most evocative images as the foundation…

Richard Murdock studied art at Pratt Institute during the golden days of the Abstract Expressionism movement. While academically trained, he is primarily self-taught—or at least self-directed—in the realm of Contemporary American Realism. Murdock’s rational approach to making art informs his methodology and technical sensibilities. The quality of the work is always important to him, and…

A self-taught artist living in the Finger Lakes region of New York, G.C. Myers came to painting through an unexpected set of circumstances. After a serious accident, Myers found that his recovery time sparked his imagination, and he began to experiment with painting. He soon fell in love and has pursued painting full-time ever since.…

Noah Olsen is a Missouri Ozarks–based painter whose work blends classical technique with surrealist narrative. His paintings are meticulously rendered in oils and often explore symbolic themes of birth, life, transformation, self-reflection, decay, and death. Merging the precision of realist painting with dreamlike imagery, Olsen creates visual myths—scenes that draw the viewer into a climactic…

Born in 1945, Sara Linda Poly lived in the Philadelphia area until 1977, when she relocated to Washington, D.C. She studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Arts, Montgomery College of Art and Design, NOVA Community College, and with various local and national artists. Her travels across the western United States and abroad inspired her focus…

Martin Poole (1957–2025) was a kind, brilliant, and exceptionally talented artist whose presence and artistry touched countless lives. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the State University of New York at Buffalo and continued to refine his practice through private study with Thomas S. Buechner. In addition to…

Born in 1975 in Uusikaupunki, Finland, Jussi Pöyhönen is a classically trained artist. He began his studies at the Paimo Folk School in Finland and later studied classical drawing and painting at the Florence Academy of Art. Following this, he had the opportunity to study under renowned Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum. In 2006, Pöyhönen completed…

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1951, Larry Preston spent his teenage years at the Worcester Art Museum, where he frequently viewed the museum’s collection of Flemish still life paintings. He attempted to imitate their techniques and, in doing so, developed the method he uses today to paint his still lifes and landscapes. Completely self-taught, his…

Laura E. Pritchett began working as a full-time artist at the age of sixteen, painting portraits and creating illustrations for publishers. Seven years later, she stepped away from commissions to focus intently on developing her individual voice in fine art. During this time of growth, she discovered the value of photography in her painting process,…

Ryan Quinn grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and still feels a strong connection with the Midwest, especially the values of honesty, humility and compassion that his family surrounded him with as a child. And despite his childhood resistance to helping his mom in her extensive vegetable gardens and pumpkin fields, he has come to enjoy…