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 artwork by...

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 Baby”, a recent...

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 could not find...

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...

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 watercolors, pastels,...

I love the work of Lisa Harkins . She combines iconic images, bits of foil, crystals, and lettering to make unique small collage paintings.  See her work at Artomatic, where she has a wall with thirty or so creations. Why such little pieces of art? She tells her story...