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Our Artists

Resident Artist: Judi Light

Resident Artist: Judi Light

Resident Artist: Judi Light

 Watercolor and Ink

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Guest Artist: Ivana Carli

Resident Artist: Judi Light

Resident Artist: Judi Light

Classic Oil Painting

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Guest Artist: Tim Smith

Resident Artist: Judi Light

Guest Artist: Tim Smith

Wildlife Photography

Wildlife Photography

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Our Artists

Guest Artist: Judy Gilmer

Guest Artist: Margaret Lacoste

Guest Artist: Margaret Lacoste

Lyrical Abstract Art

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Guest Artist: Margaret Lacoste

Guest Artist: Margaret Lacoste

Guest Artist: Margaret Lacoste

Polymer Clay Jewelry

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Our Artists

Guest Artist: Deb Marucci

Deb says "Art is the human spirit made visible in whatever way it is expressed." (C) She is a season

Metal Sculpture

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Resident Artist: Judi Light

Whimsy Around the World

Judi is British born, Canadian raised and after much traveling now resides where she'd dreamed of for 40 years, namely Venice, FL.  She is a featured artist at the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy in Sarasota, Fl. and is a founding member of the Cottage Gallery.

Author and Illustrator of the Magical World of Twigshire books

After a lifetime of drawing fantasy characters and sculpting, Judi now creates whimsical characters and florals full time for the purpose of inspiring, uplifting and " Ramping up the Happiness Factor."  

She works in ink pointillism, or stipple, watercolor and some mixed media.  She is inspired by what she calls her "Up-line Connection", comes from her heart and hopefully stirs the joyful magic that lives in us all.

Connect with Judi for Class Registration and Art

Website: www.lighttouchart.com


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GUEST Artist: Heide M. Wittman

Resident Artist: Heide M. Wittmann

 Heide moved to the US from Germany 30 years ago. She taught High School art.  It was natural that she returned to what she liked most, etching and printing.

Natural Connection

As a member of the International Nature Printing Society, Heide creates monotypes, solar etching art and Japaneses fish prints.

Connect with Heide:

hmw@colonna.net

Guest Artist: Melissa Erlenbach

Guest Artist: Deb Marucci

A Seasoned Artist

Deb says "Art is the human spirit made visible in whatever way it is expressed " (c)  She has worked with many mediums over the past five decades. 

Her 2 and 3D Metal Process

Deb creates  a design and traces it onto sheets of aluminum.  She then cuts it out with a plasma cutting torch or sends it to the water jet.  She then grinds, forms, welds or fabricates to support the design.  She paints with automotive or acylic paints and seals so that her art is suitable for indoors or outdoors. 

Connect with Deb

www.dmaruccidesign.com

Guest Artist: Margaret Lacoste

Polymer Clay Sculpting

Passionate about color and working with her hands, Margaret started out creating mosaics.  Once she found polymer clay, she became even more expressive and experimental in her art.  

Now retired from the vacation rental business, she divides her time between New Hampshire and Venice. Margaret's full time artistic focus is in creating with polymer clay. 

Colorful, Lightweight Jewelry

Before curing, Margaret blends the clay into the desired colors.  She then rolls, shapes, twists, cuts and forms her designs.  Her designs are so detailed they are sometimes mistaken as painted works! 


Connect with Margaret

 www.MargaretLacosteDesigns.com

Guest Artist: Judy Gilmer

Celebrated Abstract Artist

Venice resident, Nebraska born and Michigan raised, Judy has always been an artist at heart. From paper dolls as a child to abstracts and sculptures today, creating art is the most important thing to her, right after her family and probably her dog.

Artistic Dialogue

Whether Judy is using glorious colors or black and white paint, the process is the same. She makes the first mark on the pristine surface, be it canvas, wood or paper and lets the dance begin. She responds to what the painting is saying to her and continues back and forth until the dialogue is complete.

Connect with Judy:

Website: www.JudyGilmerArt.com

Guest Artist: Ivana Carli

From Venice Italy to Venice Florida

Ivana is from Vicenza, Italy and studied art and restoring techniques in Florence, Italy. For over 20 years she worked in Venice Italy restoring famous works and frescoes in museums and churches.  Now residing in Venice, Florida and Ohio, her art can be seen in the States and Italy.

Rich, Classical Painting

Ivana uses rich colors and realism in her nature paintings.  She says "Brilliant color speaks to my spirit and calms my soul."

Contact Ivana:

Ivana_carli@yahoo.

Guest Artist: Tim Smith

Award-winning Photographer

As a resident of SW Florida for over 45 years, Tim knows the local wildlife and where to find it. Tim is a member of North American Nature Photography Association and the  winner of multiple national and international awards. He captures the most sought after wildlife close up and in stunning detail in such places as the Venice Rookery and Jetty, Myakka State Park and his own back yard.

Minimal editing

Although his processing software has many options, Tim likes to present nature naturally using minimal processing to highlight its true beauty.

Contact Tim

TimothySmith60@yahoo.com

Guest Artist: Gary Skelly

Unique Ceramics

Gary Skelly is a ceramics artist who currently

resides in Venice, FL. He has over 35 years

of experience in pottery, sculpture &

porcelain lighting.


His work has been in galleries in Florida, New York,

Philadelphia & New Jersey and can be seen in the lobbies of

two high-end residential buildings in New York City.

Gary works with both mid-fire and high-fire clays, firing

everything in an electric kiln. He uses commercial glazes as

well as glazes he mixes himself from raw materials. He has

also developed a few specialty finishes that he uses and has

extensive experience with Raku and Saggar Firing.


Some of his most recent works include these series;

Porcelain White Flames, Desert Finish, Carved Flora and

Holes of Light.

Contact Gary

GSkellyDesigns@gmail.com

guest artist: teresa comeaux

Pottery

 

I’ve always had a creative side, but it was only in later life that I  had the opportunity and resources to explore that part of me. While my husband was stationed in Europe with the Air Force, I taught myself basketry and was a basketry instructor there for years. When we returned to the States and moved to Punta Gorda, FL, I  continued to teach basketry at the local arts center that also had pottery classes.  Although, already in my late sixties, I couldn’t resist the challenge of the clay.  After two years of classes under the tutelage of master potter Jack Vartanian, he invited me to join his local pottery studio. Stoneware Pottery is a working pottery studio where I continue today learning, working, and displaying my work. Stoneware Pottery is located at 1080 Taylor Road, in Punta Gorda, FL. 


I can be contacted at tascomeaux@hotmail.com.



I’m living proof, one is never too old to try something new.

Guest artist: Franck B. Johannesen

Wood Turner

Contact Franck

 Lcords2016@gmail.com 

Guest artist: Jan Pronko

Clay Sculpture

Contact Jan

 JShawPronko@yahoo.com 

Rae Ann Bayless

 

I am a painter, jewelry designer, mother, wife, retired advertising professional, adventurer and beach queen who found her dream home in Venice, Florida.


I love to explore the possibilities when creating art and I am currently finding my way using acrylics with collage materials and mark-making to create a variety of mixed media.


My inspiration comes from everyday living; from the ever-changing colors of the sky and the ocean to the fabulous Florida fauna and landscape. 


I love to create a non-literal subject matter using a rich, vibrant color pallet with strong textures. In my work, I want to give the viewer just enough for them to visualize and make it their own.


Rae Ann Bayless | RaeAnnCreations.com

 


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