Sally Bartos prInts lovely and fanciful scenes of her rural surroundings. "My studio is located in the beautiful East Mountain area of New Mexico. My recent work is inspired by my joy in my family, my animals, and the wonderful area that I live in." Sally's paintings often include horses, goats, dogs, birds and chickens as well as quaint little houses or classic adobe architecture all under vibrantly-colored skies. Her work feels as if it has appeared straight out of a fairytale and the mood is always tranquil and happy. Sally's palette is based on the iconic warm color so typical of the Southwest.
https://sallybartos.com"I have been painting most of my adult life. Although primarily self-taught, I have sought refinement and expansion of my natural abilities through private and group art study under the direction of renowned artists. I begin with a basic theme, but instead of trying to overthink the process and merely replicate a landscape as I would in the past, I now consciously remove myself from the mechanics and let the brush strokes dictate."
https://danielbethunefineart.comSusan has been an artist for most of her life. After receiving a degree in Fine Art in Illinois, she worked in advertising as a graphic artist. She has also worked in galleries and founded her own business called Daystar Studio which features her paintings, drawings and commissioned pet portraits. Susan loves to vary her work, drawing her inspiration from the interconnectedness of life, interpreting those feelings through her pastels.
https://thedaystarstudio.comZana Burns is a highly talented textile artist who has been weaving for about 37 years. She met a tapestry weaver in 1980 who inspired her to learn to weave. Six years later, Zana reconnected with the weaver in Taos and began her weaving adventures. Zana's weavings are unique, one-of-a-kind pieces, (except placemats), that demonstrate her creative use of color and design.
Tina has been a resident of Eldorado since 2007. Shortly after moving here she opened Eldorado Country Pet Store and owned the business until she sold it in 2015. What a great way to get to know so many wonderful folks! She then went on to own Enchanted Leaf Gift Shop until 2022. That was such a creative and fun adventure! Tina is now immersed in candle making with her High Desert Candles line. There is a beeswax collection, and a soy wax collection in artisan containers. Only all natural waxes and wicks are used in these hand poured candles. She is very pleased to be offering her candles for sale at Artistic License Gallery at the The Agora Center in Eldorado.
https://highdesertcandles.comKim is the general manager and founder of the Artist License gallery. Before relocating to New Mexico, Kim lived in San Diego and earned her living as an electrician. She had always been interest in art and she planned to take the time to explore her artistic talents upon retirement, but even before then, Kim tried her hand at painting and she loved it. In all her work Kim often uses animal and bird themes and her paintings are done on various surfaces—from canvas to denim jackets to buffalo gourds. She even paints and decoraes cow and animal skulls. Every piece that Kim creates in unique, which she states, is part of her challenge to herself. Kim's words, "Passion for art has me waking in the middle of the night with thoughts of my next art project."
Evie has always been an admirer of hand-made, unique artisan jewelry. After retiring from her career as a psychologist, she took a class in wire-wrapping and created her first earrings. Designing jewelry has since become her passion. Using semi-precious stones and a variety of other elements, often collected on her travels, she crafts one-of-a-kind pieces to bring joy to the wearer.
https://www.etsy.com/Shop/MoonRabbitOriginalsGina first began making decorative items by hand when she learned to create macrame wall hangings many years ago. She never really marketed the pieces, just shared them with family and friends. Recently, Gina learned that a leather bracelet which she had make almost 50 years ago for a family member, was still in the family and being worn by a young relative. That inspired gina to make more bracelet, but she soon realized that she actually needed to do something with them as opposed to simply accumulating them! Once she was discovered by the Artistic License Gallery her creative, skillfully crafted items have become best sellers.
Shyama has created art all of her life. She talks about her work: "I am a painter and a scratchboard artist. I use texturing techniques to create depth and layers in my work, employing all types of mediums and tools, from heavy gesso, crackle mediums, and pallet knives to steel wool, sharp needle tools and ink. My art blends figurative and abstract elements, and reflect our spiritual and emotional connection to the environment. Surface textures and cracking techniques help illustrate nature's fragility, and give each piece a unique, organic and contemporary style."
https://shyamahelin.comGarden Shed Girl, Julie Hill is an award winning graphic designer turned fine artist. With a passion for gardening and a love of all things in nature, she now uses her talent to create artwork that will surely add a little "happy" to your home with her birdhouse art poles, birdhouses and painted images on wood. Her love of flowers also inspired her to create artwork for a line of flour sack kitchen towels, each bursting with blossoms and packaged with a seed packet of the flowers shown on the towel.
https://gardenshedgirl.comEssay writing has been my main means of expression through most of my life, with dabbling in the visual art world. In 2012, I began painting in watercolor, which allowed me to see life from a different perspective—as a creative interpretation of reality. In 2021, I began experimenting with linoleum cuts. I am mostly a self-trained artist. In my work, I attempt to capture an emotion. I strive to embrace my subject through use of position, consistent colors, and through the arrangement of sentient beings, or a landscape, or any image in nature. Watercolor gives me pleasure in knowing I am working with an earth element. Some say that it’s very difficult, but I feel that each brush stroke, each swirl or straight line breathes life into the spirit of my work. I love the paint flowing; the moments when I’m not sure if it’s going to go as I intended or when it takes its own course and gives me something even more striking than my preconceived idea. To me, the flow of watercolor is akin to the stream of life. To me, lino cuts employ physical communication with the brain, creating an architectural thought, whereas with watercolor it’s cognitive. Lino cuts are steadfast—once the cut is made there’s no turning back. Either way, art should tell a story. Ultimately, I hope viewers experience a particular moment in time through my work.
https://jacintaHartKehoe.orgI grew up in New Orleans with a fascination for people’s faces, masks, and personal adornment. As a child, I made mud pies, and as a teenager, I developed an interest in dreams and symbols with their multiple layers of richness and textures. My first clay class at LSU in 1970 focused on pottery, but I soon switched to ceramic sculpture and showed in numerous exhibits including “The Anonymous Image” at The University of Chicago, “Extraordinary Vehicles” at The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, “California Crafts” at The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, and The Long Beach Art Museum in California. My ceramic sculpture has been featured in Craft Report Magazine, Ceramic Review in London, England, and pictured in Ceramics Monthly Magazine. I began making jewelry out of necessity after a break-in when all my jewelry was stolen. I had clay, no earrings, and C’est Levy was born. My porcelain jewelry has sold coast to coast in galleries, boutiques, and museum shops—from San Francisco to New York, Chicago to New Orleans—and now Santa Fe, where I am pleased to be a member of Artistic License Gallery. I’m a former member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Foothills Craft Guild, Terra Madre: Women in Clay, Handwork Craft Cooperative in Ithaca, and Yucca Art Gallery in Albuquerque.
https://cestlevy.comPi has an MFA from Goddard College in Interdisciplinary Art, wher she studied the connection between math, art, and Jungian Psychology. From a distance, her artwork looks like a painting but get up close, and you'll start to see the shapes and textures. She cuts up tiny pieces of paper from recycled magazines. "Initially, the process looks like a chaotic mess, much like the number Pi—an endless irrational number going on forever. Each piece has a place, and each piece belongs. I transform the mess into cohesive visions of hope, healing and renewal."
https://pilunaart.comGail took up photography as a way to ease into retirement. Her photography centers on people and scenes of the Southwest. She has spent decades traveling to off-the-beaten path locations and unique events in the Four Corners states. While she seeks the beautiful landscapes for which the area is famous, she is also always on the lookout for the interesting and the quirky.
https://gailmacquestenphotography.zenfolio.com/Linda designs and creates hand-knitted wraps and ponchos in soft, warm and beautiful yarns that create lovely blended hues often inspired by the colors of New Mexico and the Southwest. She first began to knit as a hobby when she was a young girl. Over the years she has made sweaters and other articles of clothing, but following a pattern eventually felt tedious, so Linda decided to design the ponchos and wraps that have become her signature pieces.
Karen makes colorful and attractive high-quality textiles for the home and for personal use. Her skills as a seamstress are top-notch and the fabrics she cooses range from brightly-colored themed patterns to uniquely New Mexican and Southwestern designs. When closely examining her work, you'll quickly notice how well-made each piece is—from pot holders to totes, wine bags to kitchen boas. She even creates unique wall hangings and cross-body shoulder bags. Karen has pointed out that her totes and wine bags do double duty—they hold a gift and they are a gift themselves. Karen's skill and creative work takes functional textiles to another level.
https://karensfiberwhimsy.com"Art has always been a part of my life. I took every art class in high school and won awards for paintings and weavings, and registered at Northern Illinois University as an Art Education major. Sadly, schools were cutting the arts due to funding issues and I changed my major to Computer Science to be able to have a job that would provide enough money to live on and afford to continue to make art. "Following careers in computer science, full-time mother of two and a teacher, I fell into art again in a new form when my Dad gave me his woodturning equipment. Now retired from teaching, I dedicate my time to my woodworking craft. "I find the wood fascinating and enjoy learning about exotic woods and the countries from which they come. Besides turning wood and resin, I also mek charcuterie boards, tables and more."
http://parkespensplus.square.site"I consider myself a ceramic craftswoman. I accept the limitation that clay inherently presents and I happily strive for beauty and function with clay's limitations. I am continuously inspired to create with my hands functional objects that are used in daily living. I believe that unique and individualized pieces put us in touch with our personal relationships, enhance the experience of social gatherings and add the additional element of creativity to the living space."
https://npatmontpottery.comNia is an emerging ceramic artist with a lifelong fascination with clay, formally pursuing studies and practice since August 2023. My early childhood experiences with clay ignited a passion that now fuels my artistic exploration. I am currently developing my skills in hand building, wheel- throwing and sculpture and exploring themes of myths and fantasy. "My hands find solace in clay, molding it into forms that breathe life into the fantasies residing within my imagination. Ceramics offers boundless possibilities where magic is real and the lines between good and evil blur. Through my work, I build bridges to these realms, inviting the viewer to step into worlds woven from myth and imagination. My pieces often depict creatures and landscapes born from these visions. My work is driven by intuition. I begin without a fixed plan, allowing the clay to shape its own destiny. This spontaneous process results in unique, one-of-a-kind creations, whether decorative or functional".
Rob and Teresa create fascinating and very clever art pieces from salvaged recyclables that they gather from auctions, estate sales and garage sales. They disassemble, clean and re-imagine each part of their newly found treasures to create unique and sometimes functional items like clocks, lamps and assemblages that are absolutely one-of-a-kind and fantastic conversation pieces! "We naturally fell in love with the Steampunk alternate history of the 'past that never was'...Lampsntime was created to be an outlet for our quirky ideas."
https://www.instagram.com/lampsntime/Roxanne has called many places home and their natural beauty has enriched her art. She works in monotype printmaking, mixed media and collage. Her work is marked by experimentation and she periodically returns to approach previously explored media in new ways at later dates. Roxanne's work has been chosen for exhibition in Maryland, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Russia. Her art is in public collections in New Mexico and Alaska and in numerous private collections.
https://roxanneturner.comJessica is a long-time Santa Fe artist and gallery owner. She is now transitioning to a more peaceful life of "just making art". Some may call it retirement, but she doesn't understand that word, and is working more than ever. Currently she is showing her work exclusively at the Artistic License Gallery. "It's close to home, and I love the friendships I've made". She works in many mediums but her true loves are watercolor and kiln-fired glass.
http://jessicawesolek.com
