#creativelife #artistblog #galleryblog #memphisartist #abstractlandscapes #jamesmaygallery #12questions #creativelife #artcurator #oilpainting #susanmaakestad Susan Maakestad: BIO: For several decades Susan Maakestad has painted abstracted landscapes empty of human activity but filled with brilliant color and recollected light. Her honors include a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, an ArtsAccelerator Grant from ArtsMemphis and direct purchase awards from the UrbanAr

#creativelife #artistblog #galleryblog #wisconsinartist #jamesmaygallery #12questions #mixedmediaart #mondaymotivation TIM DAY: I am a scientist and an artist. My science background tells me to experiment. I cannot understand how a creative person, an artist, is bound to a single style, form, or type of art. I strive to infuse my life and travels into my artwork. Images may include anywhere from Nebraska’s dirt roads to Kyoto’s Shinto shrines. My subjects can also be culled

#artistblog #galleryblog #creativewisdom #encausticpainting #12questions #creativelife #jamesmaygallery #artiststudiod #inspiration #animalsinart Kristen T. Woodward received her BFA in Printmaking from Syracuse University, and her MFA in Studio Art from Clemson University. Her mixed media paintings combine painting and print processes, and often utilize found materials. Woodward is currently a Professor of Art at Albright College, teaching painting, printmaking, and team-t

#artistblog #creativelife #jamesmaygallery #galleryblog #creativewisdom #artsy #aprilsoutholson #encausticart #encausticpainting #contemporaryart Artist Bio April South-Olson is an abstract artist using the layered techniques found in Encaustic Painting as an exploration of growth, character and the passage of time. April is envious that she can allow chaos and mistakes in her painting process but is unappreciative of them in her personal life. She currently resides in the

#artistblog #galleryblog #creativelife #contemporaryceramics #selftaught #jamesmaygallery Bio: Scott Leipski was born in an army hospital in 1965 while his father served in the U.S. Armed forces stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. After his father’s tour of duty was completed, his family returned to their hometown of Waukesha, WI. Later the Leipski moved to Tomahawk, WI. living in the north woods on the shores of Lake Alice. Where his family still runs a small resort. After high s

#artistblog #galleryblog #jamesmaygallery #jaronchilds #artistlife #andrewwyeth #dailyinspiration #benshahn #wisconsinpainter #artgallery #maryoliver #susansontag #elainescarry Born in Waseca, Minnesota Jaron Childs is an artist living and working in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. His paintings and drawings of the natural world have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums in the U.S. and Europe. I make paintings and drawings of the natural world based on my ow

#artistblog #creativelife #artistwisdom #abstractpainting #galleryblog #artistlife #jamesmaygallery #artcollector #artkeepsgoing #12questions #creativewisdom #artmatters #supportartists 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? What are you reading or  watching right now? Physics for Poets by Robert H. March has me captivated, and I’m keeping up with my subscription to The New Yorker. I also belong to an artist reading group. We get together every few months to c

#12questions #artistblog #creativewisdom #galleryblog #jamesmaygallery #rockcollection #artcollector #abstractpainting #minimalism #katherineduclosrosenbaum #supportthearts #smallworksexhibition #artkeepsgoing #artsy We are excited about our new partnership with Katherine! She is currently residing in Vancouver, BC and I was immediately drawn to her work. I hope you enjoy learning more about her through our blog and if you would like more information such as a more formal sta

#contemporaryart #painter #sculptor #artistlife #artistblog #jamesmaygallery #melissadorn 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? Daybook by Anne Truitt Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2. What are you currently working on? I’m working on a series of Mop Portraits using acrylic, mop strands and industrial felt. This is a continuation of a larger series based on industrial mops and my fascination with them. 3. How has failure set you up for later suc

#womenpaintingwomen #creativewisdom #figurativepainter #artistblog #karlalauden #jamesmaygallery #wisconsinartist #midwestartist #lifeexperience 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? The Velveteen Rabbit, a book given to me by my late sister that she gave to me on my graduation (with her inscription), Love Letters from my husband, and my Grandpa Hilmer Halverson's Norwegian Hymnal  (leather bound, name scripted, and written in Norwegian). 2. What are you curre

#contemporarytextiles #jacquardweaving #midwestartist #artistlife #artistblog #creativewisdom #heathermacali #jamesmaygallery 1) What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? Miss Frizzle series, Rainbow Brite, and The 5 Love Languages. 2) What are you currently working on? I am working on a couple projects. 1 - Tetromino - A Tetris and Litebright inspired interactive installation. 2 - I am researching soft sculpture with the technique of jacquard weaving. The textiles w

#abstract #abstractpaintings #contemporarypainting #painter #jamesmaygallery #nicholegronvoldroller 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? One of the first books that influenced my life was The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen. I remember reading this book as a child and was horrified by the illustrations and the story. It was my first introduction that life could be sad and unfair, even for children. Another book that stuck with me beyond the in

#textiles #pattern #paper #stencils #contemporaryart #jamesmaygallery #renigower 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? I love reading fiction, the more complex the story line - the better.  A good example is John Fowles, The Magus. 2. What are you currently working on? While it is still warm outside (so I can have the doors and windows open) I am working on new encaustic pieces that use similar stencils as my papercuts. Soon I will be turning my attention back

#ceramicsculpture #birding #orinthology #contemporaryceramics #biosphere #jamesmaygallery #petermorganceramics #snowyowl 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? The Crosley ID Guide, which is a bird reference book created by David Crossley and published in 2011. The book features photo shopped vignettes depicting birds in their “natural setting” showing close up, far away, and obscured views of the birds, mimicking the experience of seeing them in the field. V

#abstractart #abstract #abstractpainting #abstractexpressionism #graffuturism #markmaking #contemporaryart #painting #davewatkins #jamesmaygallery 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? Listed in no particular order: Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video. 2. What are you currently working on? Just finished moving into a new art studio in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee. Hoping to get a more regular practice going and create a whole new body of work. Stay t

#creativelife #artistblog #12questions #painter #newrealism #surrealism #matteoneivert #biosphere #jamesmaygallery #botanyofdesire 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? Hmmmm. This is a very hard question. 'Atlantis’ by Mark Dotty ‘The Lives of the Artists’ by Giorgio Vasari ‘When You Are Engulfed in Flames’ by David Sedaris 2. What are you currently working on? Art-wise, I am working on paintings that illustrate the strength and delicacy of our current natura

#artistblog #creativelife #inspiration #martinkahnle #jamesmaygallery #artistlife #landscapepaitning 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? [1] A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney by Martin Gayford, [2] The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X, and [3] Crazy from the Heat by David Lee Roth. 2. What are you currently working on? Later this year I plan to continue my landscape work but on a much bigger scale. This summer I am test

#12questions #artistblog #creativelife #creativewisdom #jamesmaygallery #emmettjohns #doorcounty #artistlife 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? In my first semester ( January 1960 ) at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the life drawing instructor recommended to me that I read the ART SPIRIT by Robert Henri. That book was like a bible to me all through the 60's and 70's. In the late 60's I discovered J. Krishnamurti, along with Will Durant's the STORY

#artblog #artistmother #artofwater #artofwateriii #karashaw #creativelife #everydayinspiration #jamesmaygallery 1.What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? My grandmother’s journal from 1943. She documents in her experience in WACS (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps). The pages are incredibly delicate, and I can’t help but feel so much pride as I carefully thumb through the pages. I’m sharing her last entry. Written in cursive next to a carefully placed photo of her in he

#artistlife #painter #artistblog #lynngilchrist #artofwater #jamesmaygallery #creativelife 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? I read "The Second Sex," by Simone de Beauvoir, as a young adult in the late 60's. It helped confirm and inform my feminist outlook "The New Art," a late-60's anthology of essays about contemporary art, was an eye-opening introduction to artists and critical thinking that I read right before entering college. It gave me a new vocabul