Artists
Staci Stanton Edwards
STACI STANTON EDWARDS, of Mesa, Arizona, works in a wide variety of media, including acrylics, pencil, calligraphy, photography and mosaics using natural stone, ceramic tile, pottery and stained glass. When she isn't creating she can be found traveling or writing. In 2015, her travel blog entries, entitled 'Galapagos Through the Eyes of an Artist', won her a trip to see the Galapagos Southern Islands. Her large mosaics have been featured in several magazines. She earned a BS from Northern Arizona University in 2000 and taught art for several years before she decided to devote her full time to art. Her work can be seen in her beautiful blog:
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Anne Coe
Anne Coe is a native desert dweller, being a 4th generation Arizonan, who currently divides her time between the mountains and desert of Arizona. The Southwestern land and animals reside in her soul, along with other species of animals, reptiles, birds, etc. for whom she has great compassion. She is an environmental conservationist who speaks to us about the conflict between man and nature through her art. Her humorous, satirical, ironical, heartbreaking and celebratory paintings have been exhibited all over the United States as well as internationally since the 1980s. She has earned a Master of Arts Degree from Arizona State University and studied in Latin America and Europe. Anne's work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. She illustrated Madeleine Dunphy's book "Here is the Southwestern Desert", and is the subject of many articles and books. Her biography, "Wisdom of the Wild" has been recently published by Amy Abrams.
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Mark Hobley
Mark Hobley discovered his artistic talent as a young boy in a small southwestern town. With the help of his high school art teacher and earliest mentor, Burdell Moody, he came to the attention of galleries and art critics as a teenager, which lead to one artist exhibitions in Arizona right after he graduated from high school. Largely self-taught, he developed a unique style of commentary on his environment using symbols and vivid representations of late 21st century Americana. His work was exhibited by numerous galleries all over the United States and in London, England. In 1992, Mark moved to Venice Beach and successfully embraced the world of art in television and motion pictures. His technique and interests evolved there into alternately celebratory and defamatory societal iconography. Mark’s art contains layer upon layer of cultural images and holds an unflinching mirror to the things we worship, desire and fear in America today.
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hobleystudio@yahoo.com
https://www.Saatchiart.com/markhobley
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Louise Krauss
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Louise Krauss began pencil and pen and ink drawings as a young girl. She pursued her interests at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where one of her paintings was purchased by the university while she was a student there. At the university, she explored various artistic mediums and techniques, becoming known for her lithographs. When she became a wife and mother, she devoted the greatest part of her time to raising two extraordinary human beings who are also musicians. She now lives with her husband on their farm, which is actually a sanctuary for animals of all descriptions, and a wonderland for her grandchildren outside Nashville, Tennessee. From her studio there, Louise is often asked to create backgrounds for television and the live entertainment industry. She loves her very private lifestyle, but continues to draw, paint and illiustrate in her inimical style.
Mason Clay
Mason is a cartographer and philosopher who thrives on adventure, testing his courage and personal limits while exploring the natural beauty of his surroundings through his camera lens. He lives simply and shares everything he has. His photographic skills lend his artistic eye a perfect medium for sharing pristine places most of us will never see without him. His photographs are often augmented with captions which exhibit his extraordinary talent for expressing his thoughts and encouraging us all to challenge ourselves to climb higher, dive deeper, sit more quietly and expand our horizons emotionally and intellectually.
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At Instagram: masonclayimagery
On Facebook:mason.c.coggins
