Dana Ellyn

Dana Ellyn paints political art with a touch of humor. Her watercolor on the left is titled “Future Olympian”. There is subtle nonsense here, as the athlete lifts his bar with a Coke and some french fries on each side of him. It is one of a large series of...

Linda Lowery

I first encountered Linda Lowery’s large , lovely baby paintings at Artomatic.  Somehow, I resisted urge to cover my ears as could almost hear the piercing screams of these infants. Linda Lowery says this of her work, on her website…. “In “Baby Baby...

Krissy Downing

I first encountered Krissy Downing’s Surreal Paintings at Artomatic 2012, in Crystal City Virginia. She displayed a lovely triptych titled “The Stillest Night Series”. It showed an interior space, with small headless children and balloons.  Sadly, I...

Creating New Work

Do you like my encaustic doll dress paintings? Here is a photo of the works in progress.  One can see doll dresses laying on top of wax paintings. I am in the process of wiring the dresses to the painting board with buttons. Once this is done, I will add more glass...

Anita Boulan-Stromberg

The painting to the left is titled “Free Play”, and is a mixed media work by Anita Boulan-Stromberg. Ms. Boulan-Stromberg is visiting Virginia (and the Workhouse) from her home in Detroit. Here is a link to her website…  Anita . She creates...