Meilena Hauslendale | Featured Artist

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Meilena Hauslendale is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Sharpie Marker & Watercolor. How would you describe your art? My art is based on my reflections of the world around me. I observe. I learn. I feel… then I create. I often have themes in my art. Sometimes I use symbolism and sometimes [...] Read more »

Maria Montano | Featured Artist

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Maria Montano is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Photography. How would you describe your art? My photography is about two things – the first is trying to share with the world how I observe the world. The second is about social justice – using my skill with the camera to raise awareness [...] Read more »

Connie Norman | Featured Artist

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Connie Norman is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: My ceramics are made from earthenware clay, white and terra cotta, with low fire glazes. How would you describe your art? My ceramic vessels are very decorative. I use my vessels as a vehicle to explore form, glaze and text. I am fascinated by [...] Read more »

Eleatta Diver | Featured Artist

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Eleatta Diver is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Acrylic. How would you describe your art? I describe my art as visual parables of hope. What artist(s) living or dead inspire you? Why? Klimt, Cassatt. What are your thoughts on selling art? The last 5 years have provided a shift in seasons for [...] Read more »

Kevin Caron | Featured Artist

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Kevin Caron is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Welded steel. How would you describe your art? Rusty (most of my pieces have a rust patina). Seriously, a combination of contemporary and practical art that is easy on the eye and gentle on the heart. My work is intended to evoke emotional responses [...] Read more »

Karen Whitworth | Featured Artist

Karen Whitworth is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Acrylic, Oil. How would you describe your art? It is my way of telling a story about the subject. I want the painting to convey how I felt, what I heard and smelled in addition to what I saw. I want the viewer to [...] Read more »

Aaron Ristau | Featured Artist

Aaron Ristau is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Sculpture. How would you describe your art? I have a fascination for creating art that blends nostalgic aesthetics with modern function. What artist(s) living or dead inspire you? Why? I am inspired by all of these artisans… Mel Ristau, Jacob Ristau, Andy Aaron, Brian [...] Read more »

Rhiannon Strickler | Featured Art Palaver Artist

Rhiannon Strickler is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Beads . Paper . Paint . Clay. Computer . Yarn/Fabric . Collage . Written Word. How would you describe your art? I believe my art ranges from specifically precise to up-for-interpretation amorphous. Often I want my pieces to have perfect symmetry and structure. Other [...] Read more »

Kate Dardine | Featured Art Palaver Artist

Oil painter Kate Dardine is this week’s featured artist. How would you describe your art? I try to keep my paintings simple to allow the viewer to slow down and look deeper and feel the nurturing and healing rhythm of the universe. Lately, the animals I paint look directly at the viewer, inviting a conversation [...] Read more »

Helene Kippert | Featured Artist

I am pleased to introduce fractal/digital & mixed media artist Helene Kippert as this weeks Art Palaver featured artist. Helene is from Northcliffe Australia. Website | RedBubble | LinkedIn How would you describe your art? I’m a fractal artist, working primarily with digital media to explore the interplay of form, energy and light. My work [...] Read more »

Art Palaver Call For Artists

One of the definitions of the word palaver is “to have a long discussion.” And on this site it is my goal to have a long discussion about art and the artist’s life. In order to achieve that I am continually looking for ways to add voices to the conversation. Starting in May 2010 I [...] Read more »