Ashley Spotswood
Ashley Spotswood could easily be labeled a landscape painter, but her work offers much more than the average landscape. With a unique sensitivity to light, Spotswood’s paintings recall a certain memory, mood, or place. Using oil and canvas on wooden panel, she creates beautifully rendered, atmospheric landscapes that encompass a deeply felt, somber tone.
David Kidd
For Atlanta artist, David Kidd, the physical act of applying paint has a strong influence on the direction that his paintings ultimately take. He describes his work as being process driven, saying, “While I may have a general concept of what I hope to convey, my goal is to not allow that preconceived idea to limit or restrain the creative process.” Kidd’s abstracts are painted in acrylic on panel and demonstrate an impressive range of color. .
Patty B. Driscoll
Patty B. Driscoll, a Birmingham native, received her Master of Fine Arts from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, California. For the past decade Patty B. has focused on the genre of Still Life painting, inspired by the realism of the 17th-Century Dutch masters. Most recently, she has been exploring the medium of egg tempera, mixing paint directly from powdered pigment and yolk to create her palette.
Carole Forêt
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A native of Hunstville, Claire Forêt was born from generations of artists, and even her identical twin sister is a talented artist in her own right. With subjects ranging from portraits and still lives all the way to street scenes of Italy, Forêt’s style is demonstrative and fun and demonstrates a heartwarming passion for bringing-out life on a canvas.
Claire Kayser
Like her identical twin sister, Carole Forêt, artist and Chicago resident, Claire Kayser, comes from a long lineage of artists including painters, photographers, and writers. She claims, “It’s just a part of our being!” With her own work, Kayser manages to turn the mundane into something more beautiful or interesting. Both she and her sister agree that teaching art has helped them to find pure joy in their artistry.
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