Dana Newman is an award winning artist who attended the School of Art Institute of Chicago and in 1978 was the youngest member to be selected into the Art League of Chicago. He’s had an interesting career that nurtured his love for drawing and painting wildlife. Dana currently sells his artwork through gallery representation and […]

Like many working artists, Ashley Benton has many irons in the fire. She shows in galleries, art festivals, runs her own new gallery and sells her art commercially. As artists, we need to be flexible and have multiple streams of income. Listen to Ashley’s story and tips she gives on her journey on staying true […]

Kimberly Beck, an award winning artist, was juried into Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum’s Birds in Art international exhibition, five times,  and has been included in their national tour twice. Like so many artists, we put our work on hold to focus on other things in our lives that need our attention. Listen to Kim’s story on how she […]

Che Leviathan has a very interesting story to tell with her journey of how she immersed herself into the culture and subject of her paintings. Breaking the traditional norms, Che produces beautiful, highly detailed figurative works of people that live what our society calls “an alternative lifestyle.” She is an award winning artist and has […]