Nancy Arbuthnot is a poet and watercolor artist in Chevy Chase, DC, formerly of in the Takoma, DC neighborhood where she raised her children and still attends monthly meetings of her treasured Takoma Park book group. She has been an artist in residence in national parks (including Catoctin Mountain Park north of Frederick), where she has studied and celebrated in
Anna Janiszewski is a therapist and artist living in Takoma Park, Maryland. She appreciates the balance these endeavors allow–her care and attention directed outward with therapy clients and inward in the studio. She paints primarily with acrylics on canvas, board, and textile. Her subjects often take inspiration from long-held, well-worn memories. Through impressionistic application of paint, she recreates the fragmentation
Joe Jeral is has been a resident of Takoma Park for 25 years. He likes splattering paint, and smushing colors together.
Writer-artist in the Washington, D.C. area has works included in The Library of Congress, Harvard Art Library and with small press publications in U.S. and overseas. Visit TinaOpines and A Blue Bunny Studio on WordPress. Medium: Book Arts, Printmaking, Assemlege Prices: vary according to piece
As a high school senior I was diagnosed with a degenerative retina disease called Stargardts. Slowly year after year I am losing my central vision. I found joy working as a stay at home mom for years then spent 12 years working in a public school as a special educator. During the COVID shutdown I took some painting classes for
My art explores cultural, identity, and environmental themes. I share my connection with the world and the significance of a place, an object or a memory through my work. As a mixed media artist I’m constantly combining, paint, paper and various mediums to create my work. While I use a variety of materials and processes in each project my approach
After an architecture career drawing buildings, I enjoy drawing outdoor landscape scenes. There is nothing more meditative than a day of drawing. I say drawing, because I use a pastel-like medium (Prismacolor Art Stix / NuPastels) that is a drawing medium, but I see my work more as paintings.
I am a multidisciplinary DC-based artist most recognized for my abstract paintings and street photography, inspired by my two decades living and working in over 30 different countries. I use layers of color, texture and contrasts to convey the energy that makes each location distinct. I am inspired by the beauty of everyday encounters, changing landscapes, and nature’s color palette.
Gloria Tseng Fischer is an award winning local Takoma Park Signature status watercolor artist. Her earliest & fondest memory is of her mom’s hand sketching, demonstrating “how to paint and elephant” while explaining its physical attributes. During high school, she discovered a love for visual editing when cutting mats for school exhibition. Gloria studied architecture & during her studies, kept
Lisa Barry is a live events graphic designer and project manager by trade, and a lifelong painter. Her passion for the natural world led her to complete an M.A. in Expressive Ecopsychology in 2012, studying the human-nature relationship and creative expression as a means for connecting to place. In 2022, Lisa created Lisa Barry Art and launched her first collection