Featured artist: Emily Boyd
Drawing a grid by hand and then meticulously filling each small square with marks is slow and quiet. The process remains significant to Claybord artist Emily Boyd as she has learned that quietness isn’t necessarily based on the noise and commotion level around us but that which is inside our hearts and minds.
Featured artist: Conor Smith
After years of searching and experimenting, UK artist Conor Smith found the medium of scratchboard and could not put it down. The notoriously unforgiving nature and permanence of the medium draws him to it.
Coming Soon! NEW Duoframes
Coming soon! Duoframe offers the ultimate versatility and style for framing your artwork. This unique design allows for the same frame to be used for different sizes of artwork.
Featured artist: Chris Breier
Through his art, Chris Breier invites viewers to explore the intricate relationships between colors and their emotional impact.
Ampersand Panels vs. Lumberyard
When posed with the question: Is it preferable to purchase a hardboard painting panel made by an art materials manufacturer as opposed to buying a hardboard obtained from a lumber yard, the rationale for debating which painting panel will perform better can easily evolve into a highly technical discussion.
Featured artist: Michael Ireland
Aquabord artist Michael Ireland believes successful public art is in effect, a way-finder, a sense of place. Geographically, it gives us a guide or reference relative to where we are going or a reminder of where we have been. It can also be a way-finder that guides our beliefs or challenges us to look within, perhaps grounding our senses as we experience our surroundings in a slightly different way.
Featured artist: Daniela Werneck
Aquabord artist Daniela Werneck is a realistic watercolor painter based in Houston, TX, whose work combines the most traditional watercolor methods with a contemporary look.
Paul Batch
Paul Batch is a nationally represented contemporary painter best known for his atmospheric landscapes.
Chris Breier
Chris Breier is an artist from Buffalo New York. He works in acrylics in a variety of genres, both abstract and representational.
Ali Cavanaugh
Once I discovered Ampersand Aquabord with the 2" cradle, it has been such a wonderful surface for my watercolors. The flawless pebbly surface of Aquabord takes layers and layers of pigment without wearing down. The paint is amazingly workable and removable on Aquabord. Also, it is so nice that I am able to display my watercolors without glass and that they don't need to be framed.
Chris Firger
By prioritizing color, contrast, and composition over representation, landscape painter Chris Firger is able to create a unique and immersive experience for viewers. Instead of simply reproducing a scene, he uses his artistic skills to capture a particular moment or feeling that he wants to convey.
Jane Hunt
Her work evokes a feeling of peace. With an impressionistic style and an illustrative base, the textural imagery in Jane Hunt’s sweeping landscapes skillfully merge a sense of immense wonderment with a tranquil feeling of warm familiarity. Her work is calming and ethereal, conjuring emotions of a familiar, yet undefined, location.
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones, a UK native now residing in New Hampshire, rekindled his love of art after receiving a Christmas gift several years ago.
Jim Musil
After what started out as a peaceful hobby, Claybord artist Jim Musil has found much success sharing his paintings on social media.
Camille Przewodek
Nationally renowned colorist and painting instructor, Camille Przewodek, is noted for her ability to see and use color relationships to effectively express the “light key” or “envelope of light” that nature presents to us outdoors at different times of the day or under different types of weather conditions.
Lisa Skelly
After a house fire, Lisa Skelly relocated to Newport Beach, CA and resumed her longtime love affair with the ocean. Pastel plein air seascapes are her favorite subject and continue to be what she paints most often.
