A FREE, SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF OVER 50 ARTISTS' STUDIOS ACROSS BEAUTIFUL SOUTHEASTERN WI
Jon photographed nature on a canoe trip to Ontario Canada with friends. His first painting was derived from a photo he took from of a pair of Loons with their newborn chicks. Jon continues to paint nature from his photography.
Barbara is best known for her award winning botanical Scanography photography. She is also making alternative and Analog photography that she creates in her darkroom. She uses her digital camera for posters and prints of landscapes, old rusty cars,tractors, trucks
and abandoned buildings. The variety of work you will see in her studio will be worth
the trip to the beautiful barn studio in the country."
Jeremiah Backhaus is a Blacksmith. He became infatuated with metal at the age of 11,
when he built his first forge and began a lifelong pursuit. Years later, the metal still holds a
sway over him. Jeremiah has had the opportunity to work with some of the best smiths in the country; and proved he has learned by recently becoming a champion on the
History Channel’s show, Forged in Fire.
Deborah Bast Prahl is an artist and educator living and working in West Bend. Deborah teaches high school art full time and her personal artwork is based in fibers, glass, and paint.
Megan Woodard Johnson is a full time abstract artist in West Bend. By combining vintage paper ephemera, paint, various drawing media and found objects she creates heavily layered mixed media paintings with bold color, strong composition and rich detail.
I have been working with clay for 35 years. I am inspired by life and the faces of the people I meet. “Faces are like a map that can illustrate our experiences and emotion. I am intrigued by the lines etched by time on each of us dwelling on this earth”.
I welcome you to visit my studio and see what emerges from the clay.
Dan is a self taught artist who combines his hand carved sculpture with found objects. They vary from life size mannequins to fish decoys to playful functional furniture.
For more information, Please contact Mark at replicamasters.com
For more information, please contact Beth at hustadbb@sbcglobal.net
Bruce is known for larger-than-life floral renderings in watercolor. his work
uses the single image of the flower to create a singular focus.
For more information, Please contact Bruce at hustadbb@sbcglobal.net
Judith is a professional artist who creates original paintings inspired by nature and geology. Also available are cards jewelry and prints of recent work.
For more information, Please contact Judith at judithkervin.com
"Watercolor is a fascinating medium, it has a mind of its own. Tom finds a major task in painting is getting out of the way, both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, to see the painting as it unfolds - without the filter of a concept or abstract notion. Physically, so as not to interfere with the paint’s own mixing -directly on the paper."
For more information, Please contact Tom at tkubala@me.com
I interpret gardens and nature through the use of bright colors, wire, glass, fabric and foils. A collage of items resembling nature. My paintings have a reflective
quality that makes them jewel-like.
For more information, Please contact Tom at tomdkulich@gmail.com
For more information, please contact Terri at terrilockwood.com
Pamela is best known for her bold and vibrant oil portraits of barnyard animals including cows, roosters and sheep. Collectors say her paintings capture the personality of these furry and feathered friends. Wisconsin's landscapes and livestock are her passion. She uses both the alla prima (painting all at once) and plein air (in the open air) to influence her larger studio work. Often you will find Pamela driving down country roads searching for that next inspiration to set up her easel and capture some friendly Wisconsin cows or snow filled landscape on canvas.
For more information, please contact Pam at pamelaruschman.com
Clarey’s paintings, while deeply rooted in the Wisconsin landscape, are influenced by the colors of the southwest. They are often described as heartfelt and happy images. Her whimsical paintings are an abstraction of color, pattern and form.
For more information, please contact Clarey at clareywamhoff.com
Reilly McClellan uses his artistic skills to capture the feeling of our natural world. He uses vibrant colors to explore the depth of emotion that each scene presents to him. Painting in a realistic manner, he lets the beauty of the land speak for itself. It is an appreciation for nature that drives his curiosity and passion for painting.
For more information, Please contact Reilly at rjm.art.land@gmail.com
Sandra Pape is an expressionist artist using acrylic paint and mixed media.
Women and children are a common theme in her work.
For more information, Please contact Sandy at smpape@me.com
For more information, Please contact Robin at bobbie@gnimelf.net
For more information, Please visit Mary at maryellenmueller.com
For more information, Please contact Deb at debrolfs.com
For more information, Please contact Ellen at ellenandersonpaintings.com
For more information, Please contact Carrie at carriebury.com
For more information, lease contact Mary at maryschigoda.com
