The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent shut-down resulted in my two daughters, ages 16 and 20, being confined with me at home attempting to navigate online learning, social distancing and protecting the older members of our close-knit family. At the time, I was a full-time student studying art education and almost enjoyed distance learning, but neither of my girls made the adjustment well. As time went on and I watched them become more and more depressed, unmotivated, and borderline hopeless, I not only became depressed myself, but angry because of the time and experiences that we all lost because of this virus. My studio became my space for healing and my…

My work is created with a bit of whimsy and a touch of my inner child . I love creating work that invokes a smile, a sense of wonder and happiness!

Karen Wagaman is a watercolor, digital and mixed media artist. She has worked in watercolor and graphic design since earning her degree in studio art and business. Her dual love for animals and painting evolved into a fun hobby creating custom pet portraits. And now living in Arkansas of course she is a fan of calling and designing hogs. In addition to creating her own art, she is a promoter of the creative economy in NW Arkansas. She serves as VP of Downtown Development for the Rogers Lowell Chamber and has the opportunity to interact with creative business owners and artists and makers from throughout the region. She is co-founded…

This is a portrait of my granddaughter. Oil medium on 11×14 Panel. Captured the weaving of her hair.

Her eye color is the attraction. 16×20 canvas, oil medium. scoxart.com

A short collection of oil and acrylic paintings of 1950s female swimmers combined with breakfast foods.

Chose to do this portrait of a young girl who’s eyes are very colorfull.

Terése Conway, a Rogers-based artist, is known for her atmospheric photographs that capture the natural world with an ethereal and serene sensibility. Whether landscapes, florals, or still lifes, her images have a quiet essence to them through the use of a reduced and muted color palette. She is inspired by alternative photographic processes and incorporates similar textures to create a pictorial mood, blurring the line between reality and imagination, the present and the past.

I work in various unrelated mediums. For a more comprehensive display of my artistic interests, please visit my website at rjmstudio.info Would love to hear your feedback! For this event, I am showing two of my newer ” Squiggly” Graphic Art pieces, along with an older Fused Glass and Leaded Glass mirror. Looking Forward to meeting up with you! RJM