About the Artwork:
"Inspired by the Wisconsin countryside, I rework landscapes into graphic and brightly colored paintings. I enjoy playing with color and texture the way a quilter pieces unexpected patterns together. Outlined land layers, crop placement patterns, stylized trees, flowers, bicycles and an occasional creature, balance my compositions. My work is displayed locally at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, the Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation offices and the Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau office."

About the Artwork:
"Since 1998 I have lived on a farm in the Driftless area of Southern Wisconsin and raised dogs, cats, chickens, peafowl, turkeys, and pigs from which I draw inspiration for life and art. Educating about different species & breeds, often exposing the drama &/or humor inherent in raising livestock for meat or as pets is the purpose of making the artwork; for life really. 

I tell these stories from the farm with Printmaking (Relief—woodcut or linocut) and Oils. I make big prints (up to 8ft tall at times) because it engages a wide audience, it is a continual challenge, and because I’m always learning something new.
Since 2004 I’ve had over a dozen solo shows (including MOWA and the Watrous Gallery) on themes of domestic animal husbandry, and the relationships we have with livestock and they with each other."

About the Artwork: 
"Babette Wainwright was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti where she started painting colorful market women at the age of nine. She was sent to the US in the late 60’s to escape the oppressive regime of Papa Doc Duvalier. With no training, she painted from childhood memories. She depicted women, whom she recognizes as “Poto Mitan,” a Haitian Vodou term referring to the temple’s central post. Her work reflects the power and beauty of her African culture. 

Babette discovered the magic of clay in 1998. Her work is informed by her African roots, and the pre-Colombian peoples of Haiti: Arawak and Taino. In 2000, she received an MFA, and has since been working mainly with clay, creating forms that convey her spirituality. 

Babette has been honored with various grants, and a fellowship from the Wisconsin Arts Board. In 2001, she received a NCECA Merit Award. DANG! 2021

Babette lives in Madison with Kathy, her spouse for the past thirty years. Her only child, Angela lives in Virginia." 

About the Artwork: 
"While traditional photography generally captures three dimensions, my images explore the fourth dimension: time.  The results are painterly like creations that evolve traditional photography beyond the customary landscape. By either long exposures or stacking a hundred images taken over several minutes, my art seeks to discover a deeper meaning of the signature looks of the Upper Midwest.  I depict mostly the ethereal twirling or swirling of clouds.  I seek to fundamentally influence our perception of our surroundings, our attitudes, our understanding of who we are and how we fit in the cosmos.  

My art evokes rural nostalgia and reflects Midwestern values: connection to the land and water, the nurturing a crop, the beauty of the landscaped.  My art is rooted in the likes of Wood, O’Keeffe, Cox ,and Benton.  Each of these Midwest artists influence my interpretation of nature, the landscape, and shapes that convey mood."

About the Artwork:"Inspired by the Wisconsin countryside, I rework landscapes into graphic and brightly colored paintings. I enjoy playing with color and texture the way a quilter pieces unexpected patterns together. Outlined land layers, crop placement patterns, stylized trees, flowers, bicycles and an occasional creature, balance my compositions. My work is displayed locally at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, the Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation offices and the Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau office."

About the Artwork:
"Whether outdoors or in studio, I’m especially interested in capturing my place in time through the medium of paint as I explore the timeless images of garden, waterfront, forest, field, or sunset.

Painting in oil, watercolor, acrylic, and gouache, I enjoy the intensity of focus each medium requires.  Lately, I’ve found myself curious about my connection to my immediate surroundings and I’m aware of a growing appreciation of being present to paint right where I am.

My college degree is a BFA in Printmaking.  It could be said that I paint like a printmaker, since I employ techniques of applying color in layers much like the process of printing.  When the printmaker in me is happy as I paint, I know it’s a good day!
My paintings are an invitation to the viewer to behold beauty in Creation, enjoy peaceful moments, and contemplate light."

About the Artwork:
"My name is Nancy Hagen and I've been painting for over 40 years. Painting is my passion. I mostly work with oils and watercolors, sometimes using both in one painting. Observing nature is what I like best and most of subject matter comes from beautiful Dane County."

About the Artwork:
"Janis Nussbaum Senungetuk is a visual artist working primarily in fine art photography. Her focus is on floral, garden "and farmers market imagery using natural light to capture vibrant, translucent colors and textures. Janis very deeply believes that art aids in healing. She is a contributing photographer to The Foundation for Photo Art/Art in Hospitals. Her work is in the collection of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, American Family Children's Hospital, American Center in Madison, Wisconsin and other health care centers in the United States and Europe."

About the Artwork:
"Alex Haunty is an artist with a big heart to love people, paint happiness and bring life to everyone around him. While living with a cognitive disability, Alex uses his unique challenges as a springboard to achieve his dreams and has become a source of inspiration for many. Known for his bright whimsical colors, Alex paints originals using acrylic and oil on canvas. Alex donates a significant portion of the proceeds from his art sales to his nonprofit, Alex Haunty’s Theater and Arts Fund, Inc. (AHTAFI). The non-profit buys tickets to take people with cognitive disabilities to Broadway shows at Madison's Overture Center for the Arts. They also have helped create visual and performing art workshops for people with disabilities through Inspiring Hope Ministries. AHTAFI’s vision is to promote access to the arts for people with disabilities through an integrated arts community model." 

About the Artwork:
"As a local artist I love to draw inspiration from nature and landscapes around me. I find beauty in bright colors and unique color combinations. When I create work I hope the viewer first notices my color palette and then images secondary. I enjoy finding balance using different colors and patterns to keep the viewer's eye flowing throughout my paintings."

About the Artwork:
"It is my sincere hope that my images introduce a world that people may overlook: the intricate nuances of natural forms. When delving into the visual dewdrops, veins of leaves, and seedpods of strange plants, I try to awaken our tastes for wanting to see their beauty in detail. It is with up close exploration that connects me deeply with our precious natural world. I believe that within a dewdrop the oceans reside. I explore these delicate fragments of nature as abstract forms of art."

About the Artwork:
"My love for nature is reflected in my art. My pictures are not painted with watercolor but with pressed flowers, grasses, and leaves, as well as with things that, at first glance, might not symbolize beauty: peels from fruits or vegetables, bark, fluff, straw, weeds, moss, or roots. I choose them to best represent what I want. In a way, I give them a new life as part of a beautiful picture, in which they can achieve perfect harmony. These are the paints I use, these are nature's paints, and no two are alike.

Using these miracles of nature I can artistically express my feelings, and create paintings that represent my ideas.

Pressed flower art is not well known in the United States and I am now focusing on showcasing my art in Dane County, my home for the past few years."

About the Artwork:
"A native of Honduras, Maria Amalia maintains a studio in Middleton, Wisconsin, and enjoys working with textiles, papermaking and community-focused storytelling. With a creative process that embraces a personal and socially engaged art practice, her work delves into the complexities of a life lived between Central America and the Midwestern United States.

'Viajes del Horizonte' was created during Maria Amalia’s art residency at Pinney Library. Informed by life journeys, sunsets, and the migration of monarch butterflies, this piece was made with the Madison community. Children made and pulp painted paper, and 10 Latina immigrants helped embroider it as they shared their life journeys. Sunsets comfort us in the midst of uncertainty and through them we can all find common ground through a brief period of shared beauty. Anyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, and legal status can experience the same sunset and dream of a better future."