Painting/Drawing

Here you'll find First Coast Art Spot painters and illustrators in the order in which they joined the Art Spot.

Nancy Asbell Nancy Asbell's ‘Florida Horizons' conjure up a menagerie of raw emotions. Gazing into these vivid windows, your imagination runs wild in rivers of grass and skylines of Sabal palms.  Nancy captures that summer evening's vibrant sunset just as you remembered it, when your camera could never do the moment justice. You find solace in these Florida Horizons, and will return to them for years to come. Nancy says, "Growing up in Florida I have fallen in love with our beautiful skies, marshes, and wildlife.  'Florida Horizons' celebrates this desire to call attention to the Florida that I grew up with, the Florida that is slipping away, and the Florida that is around us every day.  As a Lupus survivor I am an advocate for Lupus awareness and 10% of all of my proceeds are donated to the Florida Lupus Association."

Joanelle Mulrain “Through a myriad of experiences and travels that have broadened my mind and pleased my soul, I am now back to my roots painting and photographing, as well as writing books.  Through my painting, I express the beautiful cattails in their wild and willowy manner in the swamps and tributaries of the St. Johns River and beyond.  I have grown up with these beautiful strands of green and brown, and they tend to follow me wherever I go.  They are different throughout our country and abroad.  They are sentinels for our environment.  My range of color is exciting to work with and my tools are decades old, recently found and now reused.  Through my photography I capture in a very simple way what I see with my eye and now am able to share with others, such as the reflections of the wild swamp and marsh and the nuances of color throughout the natural landscape.  Through my words in my book I am able to touch those in the midst of change and support their move forward.  I have found my place for a while.  I am blessed to be able to share my passion.”

Jami Childers "I am a mostly self taught artist that paints primarily with acrylic on watercolor paper. There is a certain kind of magic that goes on with this media. I love to be surprised with the end result. I have learned through the years to not plan so much with artwork. Paintings are much more interesting if you let the energy of that piece flow on its own. For me there is a definite  pleasure in turning average objects & scenes into fine art. If you are looking for paintings that are created with a true devotion to the arts, you have found it here. Please come & enjoy!"

Ellie Hoffman Ellie is a self taught artist whose paintings are primarily done in watercolor and ink.  "My paintings are mainly of fantasy type art that are visions of whatever happens to enter my mind at the time and ends up on paper. I find painting an outlet to express myself and have been absolutely thrilled that others have enjoyed and appreciated it as well. I hope that you will find my work interesting."

Linda Hawkins "I create because I must. This is my gift and to allow it to sit fallow would be an afront to the God who created me and gave me the talent, desire and ability to be creative. There are many stories to tell and I will do them through my art work. While I have held this belief in my heart all of my life, I have only just begun to listen to the small voice that asks me to come to the edge and follow the path I had always wanted to take."

 

Darkling Woods Studios Cat Mallard, a University of Florida graduate, has been teaching art in the public schools for 18 years. When not teaching teens the wonders of art, she's working in her studio. Her work has been exhibited at fantasy conventions across the country, winning several awards in addition to being selected for display at Tolkien 2005 in England, and her illustrations were published for the first time last year in "Lembas for the Soul" by Catherine Kohman. Her inspirations are mythology, folktales, dance and whatever catches her magpie eyes.

Wyanne Thompson "Upstairs Diva" Wyanne has been selling her work on the Internet for over 10 years. She works in a broad variety of mediums from painting, sculpture, altered art and jewelry. She also offers mentoring for artists interested in expanding their business on the Internet. Wyanne's work centers around strong, bold, opinionated women and their loves. The women of her paintings are affectionately called "divas". There are 22 steps to get to her boutique studio loft. Hence, the name "Upstairs Diva".  Her work can also be found on Etsy and Ebay.