A closer look

Teresa McCue goes big

“There's something about being surrounded by color.”

Anthony Tomaselli's mentors

A man of few words, but boy can he swing a paint brush.

Cynthia Crimmin

"The act of painting has led me to see and to appreciate the world around me so much more than I ever realized."

Artist Spotlight: Jackie deRuyter

Jackie deRuyter can't bring herself to throw away scraps of fabric.

Eric Beck goes fishing

Each assemblage is left in a raw, unpolished state, with sharp points and edges exposed.

(Don't run with them.)

In and out of the studio with Phyllis Adams

If you look at Phyllis Adams' paintings and envision her heading off in a boat to paint by the seaside, you're mostly right.

Artist Spotlight: Melanie Despres

“This body of work is about coexisting with nature. That feeling you get when the ocean puts your life into perspective and calms you."

Artist Spotlight: Ed Chesnovitch

Just how many views can you find within walking distance of your home? If you're Ed Chesnovitch, the possibilities are endless.

While we were in New York picking out new inventory for the spring (you aren't going to believe the great things that are coming), we stopped by Brooklyn to visit Claire Weissberg in her Claireware studio.

The creative world of Denise Zompa

"Creating was always a part of our lives,” says plein air artist Denise Zompa of her childhood.

The well-kept secrets of Hessel Studios

“You'd have to be pretty dumb to want to copy us.” -Gregg Hessel

Rosalie Nadeau's nature

"Painting connects me intimately with my subject. The pure pigment of pastel and oil are unequaled in portraying the brilliant intensity of nature. As light colors life, I am inspired to paint... to create presence, a tactile feeling, the sense of specific time and space."

- Rosalie Nadeau