| Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery |
| Artists and their Work |
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| If you are an artist at Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery, and you want your art information and links added to this page - or information from your artist biography added or deleted - PLEASE e-mail me or call me at: Jennifer@JuniperHollow.com Jennifer Gray 928-899-7078 (if you are going to e-mail me pictures, please send them in jpg form with measurements no larger than 600 x 800 - Thanks!) |
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| Artist, Jennifer Gray, of JuniperHollow.com. Specializing in glass jewelry, vessels, and beads - with other creations in patchwork apparel, sarongs, stained glass, aromatherapy, gift bags, gift boxes, and more. Jennifer has lived in Arizona for most of her life. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Elementary Education and a content emphasis in Art. She has been working with both hot and cold glass for over 8 years. Jennifer creates art because it is relaxing for her and because she believes in loving what you do and living your dreams. She also believes "that the best thing that parents and educators alike can do for children is to teach them to live for their dreams, especially by being an example." JuniperHollow.com, the best place to find unique and creative baubles, trinkets, and gifts! Jennifer Price 928-899-7078 Jennifer@JuniperHollow.com |
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| Artist, Michael Leas, of Moonfeather Designs. Michael is a self-taught artist. He uses a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, pencil, and airbrush. His paintings are done on canvas and wood panels with the new addition of the "Wine of Our Times Art Sleeves" paintings on "Buckskin Leather." Michael's artworks have a colorful feeling to them, which allows the viewer to look through the window of inspiration that he feels his art conveys. Each painting and sketch has a message... a feeling of intrigue, with a cosmic, heavenly view. His unique paintings have been inspired from dreams, visions, and his love for the "Masters of Old," bringing a whole new meaning to the statement: "Art is a timeless expression that the soul can see, feel, and hear." www.moonfeather.org Michael Leas 928-717-1070 or 928-925-9627 moonfther@aol.com |
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| Artist, Rachel Houseman, of Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery. Specializing in water colors, prints, cards, stained glass, and jewelry. Rachel lives in Prescott, AZ. She is a graduate from Goddard College with a focus in art and healing. Rachel is currently working on her Masters degree at Prescott College in the area of Art Therapy, and also works with art therapy among the children in the community. Rachel creates her art from visions and dreams, she believes that "Art is not merely an extra 'addition,' but a necessity for human survival." She also believes "That it will be creative thought that saves us 'from ourselves' - so long live the creative spirit in all of us!" www.eyeonthemountainartgallery.com Rachel Houseman 928-308-0319 eyeonthemountain@hotmail.com |
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| Fred Poore |
| Artist, Fred Poore, specializing in drawing, painting, and photography. Fred attended the Art Center School of Design as a photo major, and then worked as a freelance advertising photo illustrator for over thirty years. After a couple of years with time off to "play," he decided to try his hand at art. He started taking classes at El Camino and was immediately in love and in awe of drawing and painting. Fred says that his "paintings are about showing people that there is more to what they look at than what they see looking through an 80mm lens attached to a camera." Fred wants others to "smell the atmosphere, feel the warmth, taste the cold and touch the texture." Fred is on a continuous search of colors and their use, painting techniques, composition, light, contrast, moods and all other elements that make up a painting. Fred and Pat Poore patpoore@cableone.net 928-713-6598 or 928-308-1282 |
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| Judd Schiffman |
| Artist, Judd Schiffman grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Classical High School in 2000. Since then, Judd has traveled throughout the United States and has spent six months volunteering in Zimbabwe. While in Zimbabwe, he helped to initiate the Friends of the Honde Valley project during the summer of 2002, and is now the United States co-coordinator of FOTHV. Judd is currently enrolled in the Resident Degree Program at Prescott College, where he is studying sustainable development, holistic health and wellness, wilderness therapy, and horticultural therapy. Judd enjoys painting, playing the guitar, writing, creating mandalas, yoga, being in nature and laughing. Judd's artwork - "Soul Journeying:" Images from the Soul, is a collection of colorful images and drawings that are truly inspirational. |
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| Maggie Neale |
| Artist, Maggie Neale, of Color Musings, specializes in oil, dyes, and fabric textures in painting. From her first memories, color intrigued her. Whether with crayons, paints, or paper mache, she could get lost in the process and feel personal accomplishment with the results. Upon graduation from high school in Norwalk, Ohio, Maggie was awarded the Art Award. She then majored in art at Bowling Green State University, graduting in 1971 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts, some teacher preperation, and "the desire to bring mor art into the world." Now, more than 30 years later, Maggie is pleased to realize tht she has been able to live with art in her life, and that she has been able to bring art into the lives of many others through teaching at the middle school level, at summer camps, through community colleges, and in her own studios with apprentices and classes. Maggie's work is based on color and texture. Her forms are simplified, bold, and energized. She "wants to picture the communication between forms, show the dance or movement and let that movement keep happening." With eyesight that is weak, she leaves the details out, "hoping the energy of the action can speak and bring the viewer into the game of the painting." Maggie Neale 802-229-9446 or 802-279-0774 maggien@sover.net www.colormusings.com |
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| Jasmine Paij Bigelow |
| Artist, Jasmine Paij Bigelow specializes in Playful Education with Environmental Roots and Artistic Fruit. As a child, Jasmine remembers laughing while she rubbed a half-eaten nectarine all over her face. At that moment, she felt what it was like to be both the painter and the canvas - and it was then that she discovered the "symbiotic relationship between her internal and external being that has fueled her art ever since." Jasmine grew up in the Green Mountains of Vermont. As a teenager she spent a summer in England where she painted, and also won a fashion design contest from Oscar de la Renta for a watercolor painting. Her first acrylic painting, "Radiant Joan of Arc," debuted at the Vermont Congressional Art Show. Now, after having the desire to return to her roots, she has recently returned to Vermont, where she is reminded of her simple need to play and create. Jasmine has a passion for teaching others to be creative in their exploration of the world. She believes that "art can be as simple as a child painting her face with fruit." She "paints what she obvserves through the collective insight of all her senses. Her eyes, ears, nose, tongue and hands are a team. Individually, their work is innocent and physical, but together, they strategically design her emotional relationship with the environment. It is the sensation of that relationship that inspires her to paint." Jasmine Paij Bigelow 802-249-1567 laughingtreeart@yahoo.com |
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| John Hinsey |
| Artist, John Hinsey, better known as "Grandpa Moses of Prescott," specializes in acrylic paintings. John's work has been shown in various art galleries in downtown Prescott, AZ. His work has also been represented by Art Alliance in the Pedregal Building in Scottsdale, AZ. John chooses to paint with acrylic in small formats, his largest work being around 11" x 14". His charming paintins lie somewhere between sophistication and innocence, with a Post Impressionist influence. |
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| Andrea de Kerpely-Zak |
| Artist, Andrea de Kerpely-Zak is a Hungarian born Arizona and International artist. She studied painting with Janos Nagy (Hungary) and Arthur Lismer (Group of Seven) Canada. While visiting her native Hungary, Andrea collected "Wildflowers," which inspired her watercolor paintings. Her series of "Arizona Wildflowers" was published with Georgia O'Keefe. Andrea paints all media, and her work is in private and corporate collections worldwide. Andrea's gentle touch evokes the "Delight of Flowers," portraying a "Mood or Moment in Time." Collectors say her paintings have "Healing Powers." She and her daughter, Andrea Jozefa Zakrzewski, whom also paints; often do exhibits together Andrea de Kerpely-Zak Gallery Andrea 480-481-2530 www.artandrea.com |
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| Andrea Jozefa Zakrzewski |
| Artist, Andrea Jozefa Zakrzewski studied painting since childhood, and was surrounded by art all of her life. One of Andrea's most notable teachers, Artist Philip Curtis, founder of the Phoenix Art Museum, ispired her how to see the object and develop her own style. She says that "he taught her not to just paint what you see in front of you but paint the feeling from yoru own perspective." Andrea also took lessons from her mother, Andrea de Kerpely-Zak, and impressionist painter, where she learned technique and perspective. Andrea Jozefa Zakrzewski graduated from Arizona State University with a major in Meda. She also studied art at Xavier College Preparatory. What Andrea strives for in her work "is joy, which she hopes will permeate to her collectors. If her paintings touch your soul, that is a great legacy that she would like to leave behind." Andrea Jozefa Azkrzewski Gallery Andrea 480-481-2530 www.artandrea.com |
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| Richard Olson |
| Artist, Richard Olson specializes in acrylic and oils on canvas. Richard's journey as an artist began back in the eighth grade, when he sold several large pastels to classmates for a few dollars. He then began painting acrylics when his sister gave him a set of paints for his birthday. Eventually moving to Boulder, CO which gave him a new inspiration, passion and discipline for art; his work emerged depicting mostly romantic, dremlike landscapes and cityscapes. Later Richard moved into a more abstract and expressionistic experimentation with acrylics as well as with black cryaons and oil pastels on paper. By the end of the nineties he began to spend more time with acrylics that culminated in a series of twenty-inch square paintings. Since then this series has become a kind of ongoing pictorial journal of playful and enigmatic images. Richard is presently working on a body of work that has evolved from the twenty-inch square paintings. "When he is out hiking in the mountains, he is overtaken by the beauty of a moment that cannot be photographed, recorded, or even touched. Yet all the senses are intrinsically connected with this beauty. It is the mystery of this experience that captivates him as an artist." "For him, abstraction is more about transcending one's everyday perception of nature rather than transcending nature." |
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| Anne H. Legge |
| Artist, Anne Legge specializes in woodwork and stains. Anne's artistic development in woodwork came after working with a variety of mediums. Legge says she is grateful to have found the natural surfaces of wood. "Wood has the natural warm tones and values that I consistently paint with," she says. "I have a new appreciation of the material and its tendency to tell a story." Legge has worked in various animation studios in Los Angeles. Her professional background in animation has allowed her to continue her connection to both color and composition. Legge worked on color design with animations such as: "The Simpsons," "The Sprouts," "Futurama" and "The Wild Thornberrys." Anne is now living in Prescott, Arizona where she has developed a body of work based on her new surroundings. "I am now inspired by the desert," she said. "The desert intrigues me. I see layers of rock eroded away by time and weather that can be captured in the grains of my wood." |
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| Niko Raterman |
| Artist, Niko Raterman specializes in abstract paintings and drawings. Niko Raterman was the 2002 cecipient of the Frederick and Frances Sommer Foundation Fellowship. Niko's work consist mostly of abstract images and portraits. He is "trying to get a response, maybe get people to think or question. Somehow a lot of human forms come about... that's who we are, we're human beings. I guess everyone can relate to that." Niko lists painters like Cezanne and Picasso among his influences, and also draws inspiration from a lot of different places. "Art is definitely his passion because he feels like he can inspire other people the best in that area." |
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| Chad Mote |
| Artist, Chad Mote specializes in hand forged metal jewelry and art. Chad works with hand forged Sterling silver and fine silver with copper and brass elements. His unique jewelry and artwork incorporate ancient designs while also capturing a futuristic flare. Chad works in Prescott, AZ making jewelry and other art elements from genuine stones, precious jewels, and fine metals. Chad Mote MotesArt7@yahoo.com 928-925-9515 |
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| Charlie Watkins |
| Artist, Charlie Watkins specializes in Adobe sculpture. Charlie lives in Tucson, AZ where he and his family have worked on arts and crafts for over 20 years. Charlie's work has been in art shows around the Southwest and is very popular. Charlie uses real adobe with a light wood base for his sculpture, and offers custom ordering. His work offers individually created, original Southwest style three-dimensional rock-like sculpture depicting Pueblos, Cliff Dwellings, and Missions; also western and Mexican villages and unique other designs in a composite of materials. His art form rerpesents a historical perspective of the Southwest. Charlie Watkins 520-888-1841 www.watkinsart.com |
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| David W. Lynn |
| Artist, David W. Lynn specializes in copper jewelry. David, an artist from Montreal, Canada creates his copper jewelry by heating pure, polished copper with a small propane torch to produce colored oxides. No dyes or paints are used. The background colors are produced by heating the pieces gently on a steel sheet until the desired color appears. Then, the starburst effect is added by placing the torch tip directly on the surface of the piece and applying a quick burst of flame. Finally, the pieces are given three coats of clear varnish to ensure longevity. |
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| Susan Russell |
| Artist, Susan Russell specializes in oils on canvas. Susan lives in Calais, VT. She has her M.F.A. and teaches classes on mandalas. Susan's art is created from visions, dreams and inner journeys. |
| Meg Perec |
| Artist, Meg Perec grew up on a small hobby farm with a myriad of animals. Along with chores, Meg had to care for the horses. The time and labor required in these chores often comes to her mind when she reflects on her choices of printmaking. The process requires both physical and mental labor, and a lot of groundwork. Many of the memories and stories she has have become source material when she creates images. Her prints are based on complex narratives which encompass the real and imagined, natural and cultural and historic and prehistoric realms. A major theme in her work is in the progression of living things through time and space and the environmental imprints they leave behind. Orchards and furrowed fields represent the vital link between human civilization and the natural cycle of the seasons; birth, harvest and death. Agricultural images incorporate the death theme within the context of the cycle. Death is impermanent as the next generation has already been sown. Fossil imagery represents a decidedly permanent death, or extinction, not only of living things, but of thoughts, ideas and stories. Meg almost always draws from memory, imagination and dreams. The multiplicity and mutability of the print make it ideal for the creation of a menagerie of images that can be combined and ovelapped to build visual narratives and tell stories. Meg tells her stories using this process of creating and combining printed images. |
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| Toni Houtman |
| Artist, Toni Houtman specializes in photographs and prints. Toni is a nautalist from Holland, MI. She uses differing media to express her original vision. |
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| Kim Hamill |
| Artist, Kim Hamill specializes in jewelry and weaving. Kim currently lives in Taos, NM whre she shows her weavings. She also learned the art of metal crafting from children in Peru. Her metal working jewelry is from the traditional style - made with copper, silver, turquoise and other precious stones. |
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| Kelly Robege |
| Artist, Kelly Robege specializes in leather and print. Kelly, an artist from Jerome, AZ works with handmade leather and prints. |
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| Wolf |
| Artist, Wolf creates beautiful pendatns and other jewelry and hangins using wire and genuine stones. |
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| David Rentz |
| Artist, David Rentz - "The Dot Guy," from Jerome, Arizona. |
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| Patricia Haskey |
| Artist, Patricia Haskey specilaizes in watercolor and drawings. |
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| Lloyd Dodgen |
| Artist, Lloyd Dodgen with artwork at Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery. |
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| Jane Cassidy |
| Artist, Jane Cassidy began her "Honoring Life's Forms" after the death of her daughter. Painting has been an opportunity for her to express her feelings as well as expressing how precious ilfe is and how each encounter is a blessing. Each of her paintings is created with love and devotion as well as gratitude. Jane paints cacti because she believes they can show us the miracle and determination of survival. Adding blossoms to her paintings "is another example of how even in our darkest hours, life can be fruitful." Jane has been surrounded by the arts from an early age. She was born into a family of artists in 1955 in a small farming community in northern Indiana. Her mother and sister are both artists, and even a great-great aunt was an excellent painter. When she was young she assumed that all households were like hers, and that learning art was like learning to read. Jane's formal art studies began in high school and continued in college at Indiana University. Jane has learned the freedom of creativity through her children and family. Jane has had experience with several mediums, but she finds that acrylic is very suitable to her technique and subject matter. At the completion of each cactus painting, she feels a love for life and all the gifts that have come her way. She feels very grateful for her gift and for the opportunity to create. To view more of Jane's "Honoring Life's Forms" paintings click here. To read more about Jane's biography click here. |
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