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Agic, Monika
Security Bank Building
I create optimistic art that takes on different moods depending on the colors and character of the paintings. With each new painting I feel a certain emotion or place, and transfer those feelings into the visual expression by using highest quality acrylic paints and mediums.
Colors have infinite emotional power and shape the energy that surrounds us. It is important to live happily with the art objects that not only enhance the look of our interiors but make us feel good on an intimate level.
Colors have infinite emotional power and shape the energy that surrounds us. It is important to live happily with the art objects that not only enhance the look of our interiors but make us feel good on an intimate level.
Website: http://www.artbymagic.com
Baughman, Deb
Town Craft
I retired in 2010 after 33 years of teaching art in elementary/middle school, and began painting full time. I work in both oils and watercolors. I choose traditional subjects, Midwestern landscape,
architecture, people. I look for contrasts in the geometry of architecture, and the organic form of nature. Recently I have been working on a series of portraits of people of fame, genius, or even wild hair, including Lincoln, Hoover, Twain, Tolstoy, Einstein, and others. The best part of the process is when everything meshes, sometimes you even surprise yourself!
architecture, people. I look for contrasts in the geometry of architecture, and the organic form of nature. Recently I have been working on a series of portraits of people of fame, genius, or even wild hair, including Lincoln, Hoover, Twain, Tolstoy, Einstein, and others. The best part of the process is when everything meshes, sometimes you even surprise yourself!
Email: painter@netins.net
Website: http://debbaughman.com
Brail-Freeman, Ruth
DMACC Van Kirk Campus
I started making jewelry in 2007. A friend took me to a coin show … and I was bored silly! However, I did like the boxes of old coins from years past, coins with images of animals, and the mystique of foreign lands. I found fistfuls of coins with holes already drilled in them, so I bought a $5 jewelry kit, and wove the coins which others had discarded with genuine stones from jewelry I could no longer wear, and made treasures – my first Story Coin Jewelry! I specialize in custom work, so you can “wear your treasures” – folks bring me their coins from family, friends, travels, and dream trips they want to take. I also weave silverplate links into the Byzantine style of chain maille. I specialize in custom fit, balance, and comfort; I help customers choose the stones most suited to them.
Email: artworkbyruth@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.artworkbyruth.com/artwork
Brandow, Rebecca
Carnegie Library
At every point in my life, clay has been there as a outlet for my creativity. It wasn't until middle school that I was introduced to the wheel. Since then, I've looked for a way to make pots whenever I can. During high school, I'd spend all my free time in the ceramics room. I took classes at the Des Moines Art Center as well as Dahlquist Clayworks to learn more about the art. After high school, I got sidetracked by photography, thinking it was the career direction I wanted to go. After a while, I realized that I really am a potter at heart, and I went back to the clay.
After my husband, Brian, and I moved our geodesic dome in 2004, my goal was to open a ceramics studio where I could sell my pots and live the dream of being self-employed. For nearly 6 years I was a full time truck driver, putting all my money towards paying down our debts so I could 'quit my job and become an artist'. I worked in clay during those 6 years, but never to the extent I wanted. Then, in late 2009, I quit my full time truck driving job and started making pots full time. I still have a seasonal driving job with my family's farming operation, but I spend most of the year making pots.
The process of ceramics has always been intriguing to me. Taking a ball of clay and turning it into a functional piece of art has always been the alluring aspect. I enjoy that there are an endless variety of techniques, materials, and firing methods. Currently, I work with stoneware clay, firing at a temperature of 2300 degrees in an electric kiln... but I enjoy changing my processes frequently, so it could be different next year. My pottery is one of a kind and made for every day enjoyment.
After my husband, Brian, and I moved our geodesic dome in 2004, my goal was to open a ceramics studio where I could sell my pots and live the dream of being self-employed. For nearly 6 years I was a full time truck driver, putting all my money towards paying down our debts so I could 'quit my job and become an artist'. I worked in clay during those 6 years, but never to the extent I wanted. Then, in late 2009, I quit my full time truck driving job and started making pots full time. I still have a seasonal driving job with my family's farming operation, but I spend most of the year making pots.
The process of ceramics has always been intriguing to me. Taking a ball of clay and turning it into a functional piece of art has always been the alluring aspect. I enjoy that there are an endless variety of techniques, materials, and firing methods. Currently, I work with stoneware clay, firing at a temperature of 2300 degrees in an electric kiln... but I enjoy changing my processes frequently, so it could be different next year. My pottery is one of a kind and made for every day enjoyment.
Burgus, Della
Town Craft
Throughout her life Della Burgus has been in love with color, with line, and with the stories they could tell. She has been a fine artist, portrait painter and teacher for more than twenty-five years.
Her style has been described as "Soft Realism," because it combines the painterly expression of the Impressionists with some of the rich detail of Realism. Working primarily in pastels, oils, and acrylic, she allows her subjects to determine the choice of medium . Her work reflects all her loves - people, animals, flowers and landscapes - and her goal is to take the viewer beyond the mere likeness of the subject, expressing the feeling or mood within. She also hopes that each piece acknowledges the design and hand of the great Creator.
Della is an active member of Art Helping Animals, a juried organization of professional artists dedicated to using their art to make a difference in the lives of animals in need. Two of her pastels, “Close-Up Palomino”, and “Panda” were chosen to be included in Best in America Pastel Artists, a collection of works of 123 pastel artists from the United States, published in December, 2009.
She and her husband Larry own and operate Creative Spirit Studios and Gallery in Woodward, Iowa, where they live with their two dogs, a cat, and numerous birds and fish. She is an avid reader, enjoys gardening, and loves animals.
Her style has been described as "Soft Realism," because it combines the painterly expression of the Impressionists with some of the rich detail of Realism. Working primarily in pastels, oils, and acrylic, she allows her subjects to determine the choice of medium . Her work reflects all her loves - people, animals, flowers and landscapes - and her goal is to take the viewer beyond the mere likeness of the subject, expressing the feeling or mood within. She also hopes that each piece acknowledges the design and hand of the great Creator.
Della is an active member of Art Helping Animals, a juried organization of professional artists dedicated to using their art to make a difference in the lives of animals in need. Two of her pastels, “Close-Up Palomino”, and “Panda” were chosen to be included in Best in America Pastel Artists, a collection of works of 123 pastel artists from the United States, published in December, 2009.
She and her husband Larry own and operate Creative Spirit Studios and Gallery in Woodward, Iowa, where they live with their two dogs, a cat, and numerous birds and fish. She is an avid reader, enjoys gardening, and loves animals.
Email: dellartist@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.dellaburgus.com
Burgus, Larry
Town Craft
Larry has been surrounded by art and design work most of his life. Having worked in the public schools as an art instructor for the past thirty-five years, he is experienced in teaching many different mediums Oils and acrylic are two of his favorites but he also enjoys pastel and oil pastel.
Larry paints a variety of subject matter as he explores what he sees around him. Being from the farm as a young boy, the barns seem to keep showing up in a lot of his work. His wife and he have visited many times the North Shore in Minnesota and in Maine, so lighthouses, sail boats and shore scenes appear in his work.
Larry and his wife share studio space in their home at the Creative Spirit Studios and Gallery, in Woodward, Iowa. Summer travels afford them both the time to do plein air work in which they really do enjoy.
Larry paints a variety of subject matter as he explores what he sees around him. Being from the farm as a young boy, the barns seem to keep showing up in a lot of his work. His wife and he have visited many times the North Shore in Minnesota and in Maine, so lighthouses, sail boats and shore scenes appear in his work.
Larry and his wife share studio space in their home at the Creative Spirit Studios and Gallery, in Woodward, Iowa. Summer travels afford them both the time to do plein air work in which they really do enjoy.
Email: ldburgus@yahoo.com
Website: http://larrysartspot.blogspot.com/
Cooper, Karen
Town Craft
Karen is a self taught painter, who spent her college years at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, sampling just about every department available, with textile and fashion design eventually seizing most of her attention. Although based in the home economics department, that course of study required a fair amount of drawing classes from the art department, and the introduction to life drawing was made.
Many years and many experiences later, the focus of Karen’s work is again with the figure, intrigued by the stories that can be told with paintings of people, their postures, and their relationships to each other. “I have been known to say that a painting that’s clever or pretty is not enough---it has to tell a story that holds my interest.”
Karen’s current work is acrylic paint on canvas, with the occasional mural added in just for fun.
Many years and many experiences later, the focus of Karen’s work is again with the figure, intrigued by the stories that can be told with paintings of people, their postures, and their relationships to each other. “I have been known to say that a painting that’s clever or pretty is not enough---it has to tell a story that holds my interest.”
Karen’s current work is acrylic paint on canvas, with the occasional mural added in just for fun.
Email: coopkja@yahoo.com
Website: http://karencooperpaintings.com
Dooley, Terry
Hotel Pattee
My original plan was to study watercolors and then go on to oil painting. I have stayed with watercolors. I love working with a medium which has no black or white and the challenge of planning for only the paper to be the white and then apply layers of color that make the paintings come alive.
I prefer to work from a photograph and start by increasing the size of the photo 2 to 4 times the original. I then measure each detail so the perspective is the same in the painting.
Lighter colors are applied first and then I apply the darker colors. The black is a mixture of rose madder and viridian green. I complete the painting by adding details and shading.
My first lessons in drawing and painting were held at the Burpee Art Museum in Rockford, Illinois when I was very young. The artist there told my parents “never let her quit. Encourage her to continue painting.” My High School art teacher encouraged me to be creative. It wasn’t until I took a community art class with Nancy Shriff in Des Moines that I realized I had been given a gift and that I should use it. I subsequently took lessons with Mary Muller in Des Moines and have been painting with watercolors ever since.
Recently retired, after 40 years of working full time, I can enjoy painting more often and recently added a studio in my home. I have entered paintings in the State Fair, shows at Hoyt Sherman and 2-3 times a year in Art Shows at Snus Hill Winery in Madrid.
My favorite subject is architecture and Des Moines, Iowa landmarks. I love scenes from the Downtown Farmers Market and the mix of the old and new structures. I have done 12 paintings of Des Moines area architecture including the State Capitol. I also enjoy capturing images of wildlife, barns and almost anything with water. I document every painting by scanning each image for a print reproduction and cards which I sell at all my shows.
I also do commission work.
I prefer to work from a photograph and start by increasing the size of the photo 2 to 4 times the original. I then measure each detail so the perspective is the same in the painting.
Lighter colors are applied first and then I apply the darker colors. The black is a mixture of rose madder and viridian green. I complete the painting by adding details and shading.
My first lessons in drawing and painting were held at the Burpee Art Museum in Rockford, Illinois when I was very young. The artist there told my parents “never let her quit. Encourage her to continue painting.” My High School art teacher encouraged me to be creative. It wasn’t until I took a community art class with Nancy Shriff in Des Moines that I realized I had been given a gift and that I should use it. I subsequently took lessons with Mary Muller in Des Moines and have been painting with watercolors ever since.
Recently retired, after 40 years of working full time, I can enjoy painting more often and recently added a studio in my home. I have entered paintings in the State Fair, shows at Hoyt Sherman and 2-3 times a year in Art Shows at Snus Hill Winery in Madrid.
My favorite subject is architecture and Des Moines, Iowa landmarks. I love scenes from the Downtown Farmers Market and the mix of the old and new structures. I have done 12 paintings of Des Moines area architecture including the State Capitol. I also enjoy capturing images of wildlife, barns and almost anything with water. I document every painting by scanning each image for a print reproduction and cards which I sell at all my shows.
I also do commission work.
