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Tricia Ratliff’s paintings reflect her values of healthy living in community, reverence for nature, and gratitude for the time we have on earth. Her intention is to lovingly soak up the local environment by looking, listening, learning and sharing stories. Then, capturing the meaning of the experience in art. Her work is regularly displayed across the country, including in prestigious galleries in Manhattan, on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, NM, and across the Mid-Atlantic region....

MITCHELL H. FREEDMAN, AIA I’ve been interested in both photography and woodworking for most of my life. Since retiring from my architectural practice, much of my attention has been on growing my skills in both endeavors. Working in the two mediums has a lot in common. For a successful result, they each require close attention to composition, color, texture and detail. Also, both have nature’s work as a starting point, and with varying degrees of intervention...

aEugenia Mart is a repeat award-winning designer and former owner of multiple home décor showrooms, in Ukraine and Russia, with 20 years of experience in Interior Design. Working mostly with oil on canvas, Mart paints natural forms and captures movement as if the subjects were underwater. She also works in collage, often with more structured architectural forms. All her works share a surreal quality, with forms floating in hazy backgrounds. For many years, her paintings...

I love nature. I am both a scientist (Cellular biology) and an artist (photography) and photograph virtually every variety of plant life that I can grow. I approach my photography with the curiosity that I gained as a scientist coupled with the desire to aesthetically reveal the colors and forms of nature. Capturing the beauty of plants, much like a portrait artist, is my primary goal. While sometimes mirroring the appearance of 17th - 19th...