The Story Behind the Art — Kim Schmidt

Behind many artists and creatives are galleries, curators, and collectives whose passion for art, in both historical and contemporary senses, supports these artists in showcasing their work on a broader platform than studio visits. This helps the artists place their work, allowing them to focus on the creative aspect of their world. I met Kim […]

By |2025-11-24T09:26:41-05:00December 1st, 2025|Featured Artist|

Peering Beyond the Frame — Colleen McGuire

When I visited Colleen McGuire in her Sharon, CT, studio, our conversation turned to the practice of plein-air painting and how it informs her broader artistic vision. McGuire’s work carries the sensibility of film stills – fragments of a larger story frozen in time. Each painting suggests that something has just happened, or is about […]

By |2025-10-28T13:20:37-04:00October 31st, 2025|Featured Artist|

A Pause in Time — Christina Dobbs

I caught up with Christina Dobbs on a cool summer morning in her studio in Lakeville, CT, for a chat about her painting practice. Dobbs’ work often originates from photographs and experiences she has witnessed, transporting the viewer back to that time and moment. The paintings depict landscapes blurred through gestural marks and washes, […]

By |2025-09-29T09:56:54-04:00October 1st, 2025|Featured Artist|

Art is a Life Force — Hilary Cooper

It was a warm afternoon when I had a wonderful conversation with Hilary Cooper, a portrait artist who works across multiple mediums – painting, watercolor, and clay. Drawing together likenesses of people, each of her subjects carries a unique narrative.

As we walked around some sculpted heads in progress, I watched how they seemed to […]

By |2025-08-26T09:44:27-04:00August 28th, 2025|Featured Artist|

Walking Through Colour – Erick Johnson

Erick Johnson’s work narrates rich surface textures, layered chromatic decisions, and an intuitive approach to composition. He creates paintings that are simultaneously architectural and emotional, intimate and expansive. Johnson’s works are a study in contrasts: finely flat surfaces carry the memory of earlier paint layers pushed and pulled, while negative space winds a whispered line […]

By |2025-07-11T10:01:15-04:00June 27th, 2025|Featured Artist|

To Dance with Paint – Bill Hardy

I first met Bill Hardy when he was working at Millbrook School; I approached him about life drawing classes, which were hard to find 18 years ago in this area. He generously helped us, a group of artists, and we had many delightful evening sessions quietly working alongside him. Hardy grew up in San […]

By |2025-06-03T09:06:01-04:00June 2nd, 2025|Featured Artist|

End of Summer – Rebecca Ward

Rebecca Ward is a visual artist from the UK who investigates the world of plants as her muse, letting herself be pulled into the detailed tangle of twining leaves, twigs, and branches. A myriad of delicate lines intertwine on the pages, introducing the wildflowers that are so easily overlooked. Ward has traveled and lived […]

By |2025-04-28T12:46:23-04:00May 1st, 2025|Featured Artist|

Leora Armstrong: An Engagement with Place

By Emma Defries 

Emma Defries is based in London and works at the Lisson Gallery; she is also opening a UK residency in collaboration with the Public Statue and Sculpture Association. We had a lovely natter about her work over a cuppa.

Could you share the earliest influences that shaped your creativity?

I grew up on the […]

By |2025-03-25T09:43:05-04:00March 27th, 2025|Featured Artist|

Jeff Joyce: Embracing the Everyday

Jeff Joyce brings place into his art practice, pulling from his experience of walking through the landscape as the genesis for his drawings and paintings.

When did you decide to become a painter?

I grew up in North Carolina and knew at an early age that I wanted to be an artist, without a clue what […]

By |2025-02-26T09:54:09-05:00March 3rd, 2025|Featured Artist|
Go to Top