June’s Featured Artist: Roy Glanville
I have been an aspiring photographer for over 50 years. The blending of trekking a mountain trail with wildlife and scenery, from our natural environment has been my window to the world. From the Tongariro Crossing in New Zealand, to the Trek through the ancient villages in Cinque Terre, Italy, photography has enhanced the journey….
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May’s Featured Artist: Scott James King
I am a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts. I was employed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art for 20 years. I have been retired since 2018. I have shown recently at the Miner’s Dry in the Ely Watercolor Club and a three person fine…
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April’s Featured Artist: Julie Renollet
I like to do creative projects using many mediums. Right now I’m loving pressed flower art. Some phases I’m doing beaded sun catchers with drift wood, other times I’m doing needle wool felting (which is very tedious.) I don’t think of myself as an artist, just a person who likes to use things that catch…
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March’s Featured Artist: Tanya Beyer
Tanya Beyer (Virginia, MN) Mixed-media watercolor. I was lucky enough to have grown up in two beautiful rural regions including the Canadian north shore of Lake Superior. I also had elders who read to me, showed me book illustrations and wild leaves out beyond our house, and fed a variety of birds. At age 12…
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January’s Featured Artist: Sandra Markovich
Her art is her sweet spot and it’s what she loves doing. Sandra says “Find your sweet spot. If what your doing doesn’t serve you any longer, move on and find what does. Do what you loved to do as a child.” Sandra went to fine arts school in Milwaukee after high school. She remembers…
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January’s Featured Artist: Katie Packa
Katie Packa Instagram: @cherrybomb081 I have been drawing and painting all of my life. This past year I started doing some collage and found it very therapeutic. Everything on display was made using old magazines. I do a lot of layering, tearing and rearranging till things just feel right. Anyone can do this. When I’m…
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December’s Featured Artist: Jane Wertanen, MFA
Teacher and Artist My paintings are usually created in oil or acrylic paint but occasionally in watercolor. Using brushes and/or pallet knives, the paint may be applied on stretched canvas, canvas panels or wood. The finished art is usually varnished to improve longevity. Using bold color my artwork is often a visual a shout of…
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November’s Featured Artist: Spencer Hahne
My art is influenced by the unique landscapes and wildlife of my home in Northern Minnesota. My paintings are based on sketches or photographs I take in nature, I then work on the final paintings at home. I mainly work in oil on canvas, but sometimes use acrylic or pastels. I hope to represent the…
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October’s Featured Artist: Catelin Vaida
Catelin, creator of Waves and Wags Studio, is an alcohol ink artist known for her colorful and contemporary paintings of fish and dogs. Born and raised in Northern Minnesota, Catelin has embraced art as a constant throughout her life. Driven by a vivid imagination and boundless energy as a child, she sought creative outlets…
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September’s Featured Artist: Sandra Markovich
Her art is her sweet spot and it’s what she loves doing. Sandra says “Find your sweet spot. If what your doing doesn’t serve you any longer, move on and find what does. Do what you loved to do as a child.” Sandra went to fine arts school in Milwaukee after high school. She remembers…
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