Posts Tagged ‘Charleston’

Born in Danvers, Massachusetts in 1966, Trish Coonrod grew up with her 9 siblings, she has always loved to paint and draw, knowing from a young age that she would be an artist. Trish majored in painting at Washington University in St. Louis and later at The New York Academy of Art, where she graduated with honors in…

Bethanne Kinsella Cople received a classical Fine Art Education at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. Her plein air landscape paintings are known for their lush painterly quality. Loosely painted yet realistic, they invite the viewer to experience each painting anew with every observation. This quality gives her paintings a timeless appeal. Using expressive…

Gene Costanza is a contemporary realist oil painter who prefers the “painterly” application of oils. “At our point in history, there have been so many schools and movements in the visual arts, one can pick and choose techniques etc, and eclectically build a painting that borrows from that rich and varied history. He focuses his…

Mark Demsteader was born in 1963 in Manchester, England. He attended Rochdale College in Toronto, Oldham Art College in Oldhalm, England, and Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. His work has developed from his fascination with the human form and classical themes. These interests can be perceived in his recent paintings, Demsteader’s close…

Painter Carmen Drake (1964) was born in Lincoln, Maine and grew up in Meriden, Connecticut. Since childhood, she has had a passion for drawing and painting, winning numerous awards as a young artist. In 1984 she attended the Paire College of Arts until she moved to North Carolina in 1986. With a child on the…

Jeff Erickson is a contemporary abstract painter living in Alexandria, Virginia. At a young age, Jeff knew he wanted art to play a major role in his life. His grandmother who was an American Impressionist painter inspired him. Erickson would watch her create colorful brush strokes across the canvas. Jeff grew up traveling the world…

Elizabeth Floyd began her career as an architect. Her true passion was always to be an artist, but her first foray into painting with oils, her current medium, wasn’t until 2006. In 2009, Elizabeth was successful in achieving her goal of transitioning to art full time. Following this transition, she pursued further artistic learning and…

Colin Fraser is a contemporary Scottish painter, who is recognized for his intricate still lifes, interiors, and landscapes. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1957 and received training to become a teacher at Brighton Polytechnic in England. Fraser taught courses in art for several years in the seaside town of Worthing, England. He moved…

Gavin Glakas began drawing around the same time he started walking. He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and he later studied art at Washington University in St. Louis as well as the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Following graduation, Gavin spent a year working as an illustrator in Athens, Greece. After his return…

Russell Gordon was born in 1968 in Maryland and began drawing at an early age. Often combining layered symbolism with subtle wit, Gordon constructs each work through carefully applied layers of oil paint and a strong command of light and shadow. Painted directly from life, his compositions invite the viewer into windows of alternate yet…