artist spotlight
23 May 2009
I wanted to highlight and share an artist who I have been following on the Internet for quite some time. Her work speaks to me. I anxiously read her blog, awaiting her new paintings.
Her name is Jennifer Lommers. She lives in Oregon. Which surprises me, because her paintings are typically jam-packed [...]
20 March 2009
I am camera shy. This has gotten worse over the years, especially since camera’s don’t lie.
I really have needed some better promotional photo for my art business. I use lots of pictures of my artwork, but not many pictures of myself. Although I will continue this, I was in desperate need of [...]
13 June 2008
I want to introduce you to North Carolina’s Poet Laureate, Kathryn Stripling Byer. We met a couple years ago at the Southern River Art Expo in Camilla, Georgia. I am so honored that we have begun a seedling friendship.
She has South Georgia roots and returns to our area frequently to visit. [...]
2 June 2008
Winter Wheat by Nick Nelson.
I shall shamelessly shout it from the rooftops: “I am a painter”. Almost a decade before I was even born, painting was declared to be dead for the millionth time. Almost 100 years ago artist Marcel Duchamp placed a urinal on a pedestal, signed it R. Mutt, titled it [...]
26 March 2008
Broken Circle, Meg Anderson
Guest Blogger: Nick Nelson
“When asked to contribute to this blog I immediately saw it as an opportunity for shameless self-promotion. Unfortunately, the guilt and shame built up from years of catechism class and art school got the better of me and I decided to do something high-minded.
I decided to [...]
14 August 2007
Janice Rentz, artist
of Albany, Ga
Lichens, a watercolor painting by
Janice Rentz
for sale at
www.FintRiverGallery.com
As a child, what were some of your chores and did you get and allowance?
A few chores were: cleaning room shared with younger sister,washing dishes with the same sister & some times we would throw wet dish towels and/or raw [...]