vanWestrienen, Dana

Pencil on paper, paint and brush are the tools I use to make either an inner emotional landscape or to express the emotional way an actual landscape makes me feel.  The tension between these two real places prompts me to create, to imagine, to complete the vision I...

Casburn, Carrol

I love the connectedness between art and the art space, and that’s where my process starts. The ratio between negative space extends to the architecture, creating synergy. I imagine where my art might be placed and build on that. The use of the principles and...
Kuhn, Betsy

Kuhn, Betsy

From my earliest memories, it was the image, rather than the words or even sensations, that captured and directed my energy to create. I explore color and value often with an interest in landscape. I find life drawing class is the best training for whatever I’m...
Bothne, Janet

Bothne, Janet

Janet Bothne has been ‘weaving’ color in her vibrant works for over 2 decades. Her focus on the paint itself being the subject matter has taken this former realist into a new practice that balances gut vs. brain, chaos vs. organization and a zen-like approach which...
Gourlay, Diana

Gourlay, Diana

I grew up in New Jersey.  Rain, lush green, tall trees – it truly is the Garden State.  Arriving in New Mexico in 1996 was a bit of a culture shock.  Different land, different people, different moisture.   However, it has gotten into my bones and I cannot imagine...