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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....

Vicki Vidal Blum resides in Clifton, Virginia, where she focuses on floral, landscape and portrait painting in oils.   “I enjoy expressing the vibrancy of my subjects through color while maintaining the tradition of realism. I call my style ‘saturated realism.’”  Vicki usually paints from life, which is the best way to capture the rich colors of nature.  “My paintings exaggerate these ‘pure’ colors, which the eye often overlooks.  By saturating the colors, the subjects appear...

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...

Eugenia 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...