Joy is from Chesterfield, Missouri. She took a figurative
sculpture class at the Laumeier Sculpture Park in St.
Louis, and from there she learned her skills to
produce this bronze sculpture. It won second place in
the 1999 Art Competition put on by The Artist's Magazine
in the animals category.
Lynn Smiser Bowers
A Sample of Her Ceramics
Lynn is a talented artist that works in ceramics. Throughout
her twenty years as an artist, she has won many awards
and been featured in many solo and group exhibitions.
Benbow Bullock
Tournesol Sauvage 1998
He was born in St Louis in 1929. He gained his sculpting
talent from his teacher Carolyn Janis, (now Carolyn
Risque) who was also a teacher at Washington University.
He has works of art across the country (the one above
is on display at Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley) and
he has more pictures of his works on his own web
page.
Bob Cassily
Giraffe at the Dallas Zoo
Bob, an artist out of St. Louis, created this monsterous
giraffe for the Dallas Zoo out of Bronze and Plexiglass.
At 67 1/2 feet tall, it is the largest statue in the
state of Texas and can be seen as you enter the zoo.
Pat Deeter
Doorway to Peace
Pat grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She has had several
shows and won many awards. She even taught classes at
Fort Richie, PA. for a while.
Henry W. Dixon
Rivermarket Eatery 1999
Henry won third place in the 1999 Art Competition
in the Still Life Division from The Artist's Magazinewith
this watercolor piece. It is a picture of a quaint
restaurant in his town, Kansas City.
Velda Dougherty
Her Pottery
Velda is an award winning artist from Kirksville, Missouri.
She usually uses an ancient Japanese throwing technique
known as Raku. She is very pleased with the technique
and all of the beautiful colors that it can produce.
Dana Forrester
One Red Hot Pepper 1999
Dana is a member of both the American Watercolor Society
and the National Watercolor Society. He has won many
awards and been in many exhibitions throughout his
career.
Peter Haigh
Peter is a wonderful photographer. He has taken many
splendid pictures of nature such as the one above. To
see more of his works, you can visit his web
site.
Paul Jackson
Luce di Firenze
Paul has a unique way of melding the magic of light
and multiple viewing angles to form a beautiful watercolor
picture. He received his masters degree from the University
of Missouri, Columbia. He has won numerous awards throughout
the United States and Canada and has been featured in
a long list of publications. He has a lot of other pictures
on display on his web site.
Gary Lucy
Eating Up The Lights 1994
Gary has been painting beautiful scenes of American
rivers since the mid 1980s. His works have been described
as "what Mark Twain would have produced if he'd been
an artist." He has a lot more of his works displayed
on his web site.
Brian Mahieu
Iris Time at Lilywood- The Artist's Garden
1996
Brian is a painter that lives in Howard County. He
often paints a slice of nature and he specializes
in mid-Missouri landscapes. He was very much influenced
by French artist Claude Monet.
Jeff Nichols
Quality Time
Jeff is a member of the Missouri Wildlife Artist's Society
because of his wonderful wildlife art. To see more of
his artwork, visit his web
site.
Barbara Randle
Northbound
Barbara has her own web site.
Jim Ryon
K.C. Express
Jim was an art instructor for several years before he
decided to dedicate his full time and attention to his
art. He has executed works in many different places
covering various subject matters. He has won many awards
throughout the country with his wonderful work.
