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Artist: Troy Eittreim Genre: Painting Bio: My family and I have lived in Jacksonville since 1983. I hold a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. I’ve had eight solo exhibitions and inclusion in numerous shows. Piece: Sailor on Beach Singing the Blues Piece Description: Sailor sits on the beach, plays guitar, points to empty chair and sings …
Artist: Julia Billings Genre: Painting Bio: I am 82 yrs old, female. I paint in acrylics, mostly landscapes. I have three children, 2 boys and 1 girl, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grand children. Piece: beaver working on a dam Piece Description: Waterfall, fallen trees, beaver working on a dam
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Artist: Ryan Campbell Genre: Music Bio: I am a singer/songwriter with the folk/rock duo, Wingfield, from Saint Augustine. Besides being a proud father and husband, I love to teach music lessons and record music out of my home studio. There’s nothing better to me than taking a song from an idea to an embellished work of art. Being able to …
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Artist: Abby Howard Murphy Genre: Painting Bio: A Jacksonville resident since 1996, Abby often paints from local and travel photography subjects, particularly of the outdoors. More whimsical themes can be found in her murals for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village, stage backdrops for Stanton and St Johns River watershed education illustrations or pen and ink holiday cards and handmade ornaments. …
Artist: Clifford Buckley Genre: Sculpture Bio: I work in the construction industry as a truss designer. During a period of unemployment, I found a 3-d origami tutorial on-line one day. I soon created my first elephant out of some of unused resume paper! I recently was a featured artist in “Hidden Truths, The Mind Unraveled” and sold 3 submitted pieces. …
Artist: Michelle Smith Genre: Painting Bio: I am a mixed media artist with a current body of work titled, “Of Land, And Sky, Whimsical and Free”. I try to create works symbolizing shared memories and moments. If I can capture something recognizable in the human experience and paint it in a way that is different and unexpected, then it fills …
Artist: Kelby Siddons Genre: Theater Bio: Kelby Siddons is a hometown Jacksonville playwright and graduate of Northwestern University whose plays have been staged across the country. She teaches English and Theatre at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, where student filmmaker Alexis TerKonda profiled the fall 2014 world premiere of Siddons’ FROM FATHER TO SON: AN ODYSSEY, an adaptation of Homer’s …
Artist: Kimberly Solis Genre: Painting Bio: Stay at home wife and mother. Piece: Portrait of Steven Piece Description: I painted my husband while he was away at basic training. I miss his hair.
Artist: Jim Pearce Genre: Painting Bio: Award-winning artist, graduated from the Naval Academy, served two tours in Vietnam. He paints primarily in watercolors. His style is representational and captures the enduring beauty and strength of Florida’s culture, landscapes, and historic sites. He resides in San Marco with his wife, Mimi. Piece: Beluthahatchee Piece Description: Water color capturing the essence of …
Artist: Mimi Pearce Genre: Painting Bio: Mimi is a free spirit and it shows in her work. She began painting in the 60’s while in college and is captivated by the process of painting. She uses bold colors applied with large brushes and palette knives. She enjoys the painting process—layering piles of paint that is applied, scraped, and layered. Everyday …
Curry Love by Nancy Murrey-Settle Medallions of zucchini stare up at me. Red strips of peppers lounge on a bed of jasmine rice. A saucy coconut milk whispers promises of satisfaction. I could be in love. A citrus sun rises over my plate as lemongrass tangos with lime. The flirtatious Thai basil that spent all summer in the backyard seducing …
Artist: Jonathan Lynn Genre: Other Bio: I’m a product of North Florida and enjoy the medium of printmaking to capture the sights of the place we call home. Piece: Ovid #2 Piece Description: Linoleum print on nautical chart. Web: Jonathan Lynn – Blogger Jonathan Lynn – Facebook Jonathan Lynn – Twitter
Artist: Leigh Murphy Genre: Painting Bio: Signature member of American Watercolor and Florida Watercolor Societies, won over 100 awards in local, state, national, and international art competitions. 2006-7 inductee into Who’s Who of American Women. Paintings exhibited in the US Embassies of Honduras, Belarus, and Costa Rica. Contributing writer for Watercolor Magic and The Artists’ Magazines. 20+ museum shows, 4 …
Artist: Christian Henderson Genre: Music Bio: I am a Regional manager for a motorcycle company. I have three kids, two in college. I’ve been writing music and playing guitar for about 7 years. Born in Jax. I was recently interviewed by Warren Miller for Closing the Loop, my story is elucidated there. Piece: Good Intent Piece Description: A song about …
Artist: James Greene Genre: Other Bio: Originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, James Greene received a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Northern Iowa in 2001 and an MFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Printmaking at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 2006. Currently James teaches middle school drawing and printmaking at Lavilla School of the …
Artist: Kyle Willis Genre: Other Bio: Kyle Willis is a freelance fine-artist living in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally hailing from South Florida, his mediums include ballpoint pen, acrylics, watercolor, digital media and more. Fan art friendly, Kyle is always looking for a good pop culture mash up. Piece: Buddha Fawkes Piece Description: Buddha is the father of the “Question Everything” mentality …
Duty Calls by Ale’ta Turner She has hope drilled into her heart, rich oil deposited into the depths of her soul. He has half a mustard seed of faith— his life lies in the hands of many men. Both are weighed down by fatigue. He kisses her lipstick traces on a dirty envelope, runs his fingers across the perfume scented …
Artist: Bill Beck Genre: Sculpture Bio: Bill Beck has been an amateur wood worker for the past 60 years. First working at a kitchen table between meals and eventually using U.S. Army Craft Shops. Bill first used a lathe in 2008 and found an outlet for his creativity. Lathes have been used as far back as ancient Egypt to manufacture …
Artist: Drew Trevlyn Genre: Other Bio: My Story: Hi, my name is Drew, and this is my story. Not so long ago, I was in an almost fatal accident. Suffering severe head trauma, I was air-lifted to Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. There, I lay in a comma for four weeks, with family and friends by my side. Doctors said my …
Artist: Summer Van Mun Genre: Other Bio: Art was my first love. I was also drawn to the healing arts and soon after found myself in Hawaii studying massage and later was called onto the shamanic path. I currently balance a healing practice and a creative path. The two intertwine with writings that reflect my healing knowledge and conversations with …
Artist: Nathaniel Price Genre: Painting Bio: Nathaniel Price, an artist who creates found mixed media collaged abstractions in multiple mediums. His art seems to revolve, in various ways, around this idea of displacement, of where and what is home. He sometimes refers to his artwork as a battlefield of marks. Piece: Brain matter Piece Description: Found mixed media collaged abstractions …
Artist: Chantalle Johnson Genre: Other Bio: I’m an audiovisual artist in Jacksonville who formerly performed under the moniker Shoni (now Ether Chambles). The attached music video is a collaborative effort between myself, Slomile Swift (music producer based in Baton Rouge LA), and Jazz Walker of Kijah Studios (independent filmmaker in Jacksonville). Enjoy and thanks for your consideration! Piece: Space Bars …
Artist: Tony Miller Genre: Painting Bio: Tony Miller was born in Evansville, Indiana but has lived in Jacksonville since 1988. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Florida majoring in Art with a minor in Art History. In the past, he’s worked as an art resource teacher for students ages 3-17. He has worked for the City …
Artist: Samuel Bartlett Genre: Painting Bio: I’ve been painting in NE Florida for about twenty years. I started out working solely with pure abstract compositions and over time moved to working with life drawings. I then reinterpret them in new and different ways through a process of digital randomization. Piece: Acrobat Piece Description: This is an acrylic paint on canvas …
Artist: Mary Ellington Genre: Other Bio: I’m a mother, grandmother, wife, nanny, writer, caregiver, quilter and bear maker. I know how it feels to lose a loved one, and I know how it feels to make huggable memories. Piece: Memory Bears by ME Piece Description: Memory Bears are made from any material you choose and designed to capture memories of …
Artist: Maura Wolfson-Foster Genre: Photography Bio: I prefer pictures to words. I prefer wabi-sabi to perfection. My love for photography is visceral. Please, check out my book about the fabulous Whetstones, self-published on Blurb: Click Here … and now, available on Amazon. Piece: No Going Back Piece Description: Mom has been in the end of life care unit at River …
Quarter 1: 1st Place Winner – Mortimer Rex Local band and 1st Place Winner of The Square, Mortimer Rex, performs their song “Dandelion”. [divider/ ] Artist: James English Genre: Music Bio: James English and Kyle Lanning make up the band called Mortimer Rex. They started playing together at a coffee shop just off the college campus where James was working …
LIFT OFF by G.J. P-H We knew this tyme would come… I knew before they told me. We knew this tyme would come… We talked about it BOLDLY! We knew this tyme would come… We said to each other I LOVE YOU! We knew this tyme would come… We said who’d be there to greet you. We knew this tyme …
Quarter 1: 2nd Place Winner – Wise River Local artists and 2nd Place Winners of The Square, Wise River, performs their song “Sionna”. [divider/] Artist: wise river Genre: Music Bio: Wise river is a 3 piece dream-pop/synth-pop band fronted by brother and sister duo John and Laura Shannon from Jacksonville, FL. Wise river focuses on combining digital and analog instruments, …
Artist: Cynthia Pierson Genre: Painting Bio: A resident of St Augustine, working at what I love; painting in pastel and watercolor. Many of my works and commissioned portraits are in private collections. I’m a member of the St Augustine Artists Association, North Florida Pastel Society, Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra, Art Guild of Orange Park, Pastel Society of North Florida …
Artist: Jerry Albert Genre: Painting Bio: Work full time as a rehabilitation counselor helping individuals with impairments return to work. Self taught artist. Married 47 years. I enjoy painting in my mind and transferring the image to canvas. Piece: Flowers in a vase #1 Piece Description: Large piece completed in a day by which movement of the paint takes on …
Artist: Charles Pesterfield Genre: Painting Bio: I live in Middleburg Florida but I am from Michigan so I paint a lot of fall and winter scenes. I love art in all forms and my passion is oil and acrylic painting. I have been painting and drawing since I was in elementary school and my paintings are my children they stay …
Artist: Kurt Polkey Genre: Other Bio: Kurt Polkey b. 1972 My mix media art is comprised of sarcasm, humor, bitterness, masking tape, and sometimes glitter. I am a co-founder of nullspace projects, an experimental curatorial team in Jacksonville, Florida. I have exhibited my work, from Miami to Seattle and nowhere in between. Piece: Lusitania Piece Description: Masking tape on paper. …
