Artist Stories

Davie Duke is a trained painter and self-taught sculptor. For the past two years he has focused on oil painting on canvas. Davie’s recent work, what he calls the “Black and White” series, is a collection of larger oil paintings on canvas that include thought-provoking displays of […]

Professional photographer Paul Nelson creatively captures nature and wildlife themes in his artwork. Partnering with conservation groups, he photographs songbirds against a white background as they fly from bird banding studies. […]

A career draftsman and designer, Peter Mathews is an artist at heart. From a young age, he loved to draw and paint. He was later voted most artistic in his senior […]

Talented artist and Art 4 Shelter committee member, Deann Speltz is dedicated to creating art and supporting the important work of Simpson Housing Services through Art 4 Shelter. She began […]

Madeleine Lowry’s artistic repertoire encompasses drawing, painting, collage, encaustic, and other techniques. Impressionism, color field art, and process-based art are her favorite styles. She identifies most with impressionist landscapes.  Madeleine has been painting since she was twelve […]

Ann’s abstract paintings incorporate vivid colors and textiles. Her life-long love of art was inspired by her mother, who was also a painter. Ann went back to Macalester College for […]

Marla Gamble has been a self–employed professional artist for nearly 50 years. “I decided I would be an artist in fifth grade, but when I helped a classmate complete a Picasso–inspired art project which won her the first […]

As an acclaimed fine art photographer, Annette’s work is influenced predominately by photography, both analogue and digital, and also by other media such as painting. Themes in her art include Wabi-sabi, longing, and currently the concept […]

Christopher Santer highlights the beauty and mystery of the natural world through drawings and paintings in arcylic, coal, and charcoal. “My work has always been connected to the landscape and man’s […]