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Heather Hutchinson

Heather Hutchinson is a talented New York artist who paints encaustic on plexiglass. The above painting, titled “getting there” illuminates the many possibilities of color, abstraction, and encaustic.  I love how this piece blends so many colors, as softly as a lamb...

Shawna Moore

The art above is from a series by Shawna Moore called “Prayer Flags”, and each 20”x20”work is painted with encaustic on panel.  The title of the series refers to  Buddist prayer flags. These flags typically hang in a line  to be blown in the wind, and are thought to ...

Hsi-Mei Yates

Hsi Mei Yates paints Chinese watercolors of plants, fish , birds, butterflies and bugs.  She says “My inspiration is Mother Nature and her beautiful birds, fish, insects and landscapes”. She also has a studio in Building 5 at the Workhouse Center for the Arts, which...

Trish Vermillion

Trish Vermillion paints on ceramic or glass with porcelain paints, and also creates glass ornaments, glass bowls and platters. “She strives to create artwork that provokes a unique sensory and emotional experience with each and every encounter”. The painting above, is...

Marriott Residence Inn at Springfield

Today I am showing my artwork at the Marriott Residence Inn in Springfield Virginia.This is a special event for us artists at the Workhouse Arts Center. We have been invited to present our Arts Center and artwork to “ local corporate executives, FC Board of...

Eileen Olson

“Pair-A-Keets”, by Eileen Olson is a delightful mixed media artwork. In this piece, she walks the fine line between realism and abstraction. Olson writes of her working process: “The exploration of the relationship between man and nature, the unknown and the...

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