2025
SWA Artist Portfolios
"I fell in love with stained glass in highschool. After my intermediate life (job, family, etc) I tried fusing in 2013 where I fell in love with art glass again. I started fusing classes immediately so I could share as I learned..."
"Her fingers feel full of magic as she translates magic into her artwork; original and inspiring, she incorporates colors, symbols, and extraordinary feelings in her paintings."
"It is my hope that my art will bring viewers into my drawings and paintings where they can explore and find joy and a connection to their own lives."
Claudia's passion is the conservation of the natural world, and her goal is to portray the complex beauty of nature, capture the essence of wildlife, and inspire the viewer.
"I have a creative soul and am inspired by everything around me. I see inspiration everywhere, and often think “THAT would be an amazing painting!"
"...I developed my current landscape style which is influenced by such pre-impressionist painters as George Inness, Asher Durand, and Jean Baptiste-Corot..."
"My focus will always be to continue to strive to create art that excites, inspires and expresses every part of our complex human condition."
""Fabric has always had special meaning for me. When I hold fabric in my hands, I feel connected to all the generations of women who have come before. My studio is my happy place!
"Miller is a self-taught painter who enjoys the freedom of abstract expressionism and loves bringing a sculptural element to her work with plaster and wood..."
After 26 years, Kimberlee has returned to her art roots, once again. This time in an advanced version of the wet-on-wet painting method, currently referred to as Fluid Art.
My work includes intriguing reflections, abstracts, architecture, and natural surroundings. Inspired by photographers such as Eugene Atget, my motto is “What I see is what you get.”
"With a chisel in one hand and a whimsical notion that somewhere in his lineage, the Flintstones might not just be a childhood cartoon but actual ancestors, Richard embarks on a unique artistic odyssey that transforms the steadfast stubbornness of rock into the fluid grace of animals, insects, birds, and plants"
" I am still journeying through the chaos of the natural world, in hopes of restoring order within the confines of that rectangle. The goal is to create that elusive perfect image, while spending some quality time with the greater powers that be."
"I have a creative soul and am inspired by everything around me. I see inspiration everywhere, and often think “THAT would be an amazing painting!"