Jacquelyn Bond’s watercolor illustrations depict modern Americana with a California bent. Her works weigh in on today’s heavy socio-political issues yet sustain sunny dispositions.  Using symbolic imagery and a sparse color palette, Bond conveys her messages without ever appearing judgmental.  She says, “It is not my intent to take sides, but simply to inspire the viewer by provoking thought or discussion.”  With war at the forefront of the news, Bond tackles the buzzword of “freedom” head on, through the characters of Lady Liberty and Justice.  Instead of a rigid statue, Lady Liberty is youthful, with porcelain skin, a well-kept hairstyle, and a knock-out body.  Justice’s nemesis is a very suave Satan, with whom they have the steamy tension of a romance-novel cover.  Likewise, in her depiction of the Creation story’s Eve, the snake wraps like an accessory around her voluptuous body. 

Bond’s clean colors and simple backgrounds give the paintings the look of commercial advertisements.  As a result, the paintings persuade the viewer to pay attention to political agendas. Jacquelyn Bond currently resides in Oregon. Her work has been published and exhibited in California, New Mexico and Oregon

While Kerryn Fisk’s playful hand lends her female figures an innocence of form, her paintings clearly communicate an emotional depth and sense of wisdom. Though her women are front and center, peering from the canvas with an almost naïve serenity, they are “every woman” through which Fisk conveys the essence of femininity. Fisk uses rich metallic colors and thin layers of glaze that gives her work a luminous effect. She is influenced by her affection for the Spanish poet, Pablo Neruda. Figures appear against a vivid and voluminous background, offering space where the mind and spirit may roam, much as the lines of poetry lean into the open breadth of a white page.

Fisk studied painting and drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, Australia. Formerly a freelance illustrator, she turned her attention to gallery exhibitions in 1996. Since then she has had several shows in Auckland, New Zealand, where she lives and works.

"Born in Algeria, raised in France and reborn in North America", Nacera Guerin has drawn upon a number of cultural influences to develop a diverse collection of paintings, collages and sculptures over the course of her artistic career. Whether mixed media, bronze or acrylic, ink or oil on canvas, Guerin masterfully infuses her passion, heritage, personal experiences and her creative spirit into a variety of materials to create a striking body of work.

Guerin's collection serves as a map of the artist's geographical and emotional journeys. The bold, vibrant colors of her rich North African heritage come alive in her work, paying homage and delivering poignant, socially relevant messages.  Warm, meditative colors expertly transpose the artist's emotion an internal dialogue onto the canvas, creating a dynamic tapestry of visual metaphors, both introspective and unique. Nacera Guerin's work has been exhibited and collected in the United States and throughout Europe. She currently lives and works in London

Inspired by the feminine beauty and details of Botticelli and the wild colors and exotic flowers of Van Gogh, Judith Barath works with both oil and digital print on canvas to create a collection of works that dance between reality and fantasy. The contrast between traditional techniques and technology found in her collection is astounding. Barath is a versatile artist, and an innovator in her craft.

In Barath’s vibrant depictions of natural wonders, flowers unfurl with great detail, and bask in the artist’s magnificent color palette. Their leaves are lush, so realistic they begged to be touched. While in her dramatic, digital prints, she utilizes her computer to alter color, texture, dimension and composition to draw the viewer into her mystical, sensual images. Her prints create a magical realm for both her subjects and the viewer to indulge in. Judith Barath graduated from the University of Design and Graphic Arts in Budapest, Hungary. She is a painter, photographer and digital artist. She currently lives in Oak Brook, Illinois.

If Maiken Hejnfelt were to call her painting style anything it would be “abstract naturalism” though she prefers not to define her style, instead allowing herself the freedom to experiment with all painting techniques. From abstract landscapes reminiscent of the Impressionists to graphic Pop Art-style paintings, Hejnfelt skillfully engages with art history through the vast range of painting techniques it provides with successful outcomes in acrylic paint. Coupled with her versatile technical abilities is Hejnfelt’s mastery of color; whether it is a smooth, abstract work in one tonal range or a flurry of brightly colored brush strokes rendering a floral still life in thick paint, her abilities with color are strong and consistent, lending to each work’s uniqueness.

Hejnfelt was born in 1960 in Denmark, where she continues to live and work. Originally educated in languages and financial administration, Hejnfelt has turned back to her lifelong passion for painting. She is a member of the Frederikssund Art Association as well as the art-group “KunstnerKaelderen” in Oelstykke.

The most gratifying experience is the act of creating. It is as though music plays through me and the brush is the dance. Creating is the most wonderful experience. I see science and art as an expression of each other. My art is a compilation of many kinds of media. I illustrate my ideas and many times tie science and art together.

In my new work, delineation of boundaries vanishes when the repetitions of infrastructures are revealed. When geometrical fractals are combined with infinitesimal cells or cell structures, size becomes inconsequential. The combination of these structures, with our visualization of life, reveals a connection between dimensions.

Carla Asquini’s floral paintings are joyful celebrations of life.  Like Georgia O’Keefe, who wrote “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.” Carla Asquini uses floral subjects to study the relations between color and form, as well as light and shadow.  With her deliberate and instinctive brush strokes, Asquini examines the various stages of a flower’s lifecycle, not only to render the naturally beautiful resulting colors, but to call forth the emotions associated with each stage of development.  Budding flowers represent the hope, innocence and lightness of youth, while brilliantly hued flowers in full bloom recall the sensuality, confidence, and power of adulthood.  Likewise, the muted tones of an older bloom signify the peace, rest, and wisdom of old age. 

Born in Udine, Italy, Carla Asquini seeks perfect harmony between inspiration and realization in all of her paintings.  A truly international artist, Asquini completed her artistic training in the United States and has exhibited throughout Europe, North America, and China. 

Catherine Keller brings new dimension to glasswork, fusing fine art and seamless craftsmanship in glass paintings of remarkable beauty. Keller hopes to use the materiality of the glass medium, its thicknesses, and its colors, to suggest the invisible, the human presence, the imprint of a time that reflects a bygone age and our own era at the same time, the very essence of humankind. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa, Catherine Keller grew up primarily in Switzerland. She studied Art History at the University of Fribourg and trained in glassmaking at the famous School of Vitrail in Monthey, Valais/CH. An entrepreneur specializing in artistic glass work in traditional and contemporary art, Catherine has gained international acclaim for her deft use of multi-layered techniques such as fusing, sanding, thermal molding of glass "lamps", mirrors, pictures, and Acid work. Using a palette reminiscent of her visual environment during her childhood in Africa, she uses yellows, oranges, reds, earth tones, and warm greens to create a luminous sense of atmosphere. She is equally influenced by European art, which leads her to integrate subjects within time and space. In every work she conveys her bond to nature, its colors and forms, to the viewer in timeless pieces which can only be described as glass paintings or stained glass.

Catherine Keller is a proud member of the Verarte Association for professional stained glass makers; as well as a member of the Friends of the Swiss Museum for Stained Glass in Romont, Switzerland, a society for appreciation and education of historic monuments.

Eastern European painter, Vasiliy Morozov experiments with bold hues, complex layers, and distorted imagery to create an intriguing and dynamic view of his figurative, landscape, and common-place subjects, rendered in various levels of abstraction. His oils on canvas possess a snapshot quality that imparts a sense of immediacy to the scenes captured in his resulting works.  Further enhancing the visual interest of his works, Morozov layers images upon one another, creating the impression of an overexposed photograph, which adds an element of mystery and impermanence to the highly graphic paintings. 

Born and educated in Kazakhstan, Vasiliy Morozov’s art is informed by an eclectic background in advertising, architecture, design, and fine art.  He has enjoyed considerable artistic success on an international level: in addition to receiving multiple prestigious awards, Morozov continues to exhibit his uniquely composed works in galleries and museums throughout Europe and is included in many public and private collections