Much of my work today focuses on exploring ways to express the different “seasons” in the circle of life through the use of texture and color. Thus, the symbolism I find in candles, dragonflies, ravens, rust, etc. Art is a wonderful healer. After my youngest daughter died, it was a challenge to work through my feelings of love, loss, grief and anger in a constructive way – to pour it all out on canvas instead of bottling it up inside. While I still think of her every day, life goes on as we continue to place one foot in front of the other. Art is a journey and the road I travel will always be reflected in my work.
For many years I painted in oils, pastels and gouache. I still paint in oil, but am currently enamored with acrylics. The versatility of acrylics inspires me to explore its many techniques and avenues of expression. I’m always thinking about my next project.
Varied styles ranging from military/aviation, surreal/sci-fi, realism and abstract paintings. Detail-oriented works composed of oil and acrylic on canvas. (Bio below)
Market manager Mitch Cohen interviewed Jack for his arts column in The Leader Newspaper. Read it here!
From the thriving city of Houston, Texas, Jack Connelly is an artist whose passion is capturing history, action, wonder and imagination on canvas. Jack has been creating art since the moment he could lift a pencil, and has been an active participant in the professional art world for about 35 years.
In Jack’s opinion, painting is one of the most unrestricted and freeing forms of expression. Most of his pieces are created in acrylic and/or oil paint, although Jack has extensive experience with watercolor, graphite, and mixed media as well.
In the 1980’s and 1990’s, Jack took on a nomadic lifestyle as a full-time art show vendor, displaying his art in an average of three to four shows a week in the South Texas area. Jack has also taught several art classes in the past (and wishes to teach more in the future), and enjoys sharing his knowledge, experience, and guidance with others in order for them to learn and practice painting, as well as develop their art skills and techniques.
Jack Connelly’s styles include (but not limited to) military & aviation, sci-fi, surrealism, realism, impressionism, and abstract art.
Commission paintings are regularly requested and are a major part of Jack’s art career. Many of Jack’s commissions have been for veterans or their families, in hopes of passing down their legacy and honor those who have served their country. He loves to take memories, events, dreams, ideas, etc. and bring them to life on canvas. This gives him the ability to share his passion with others while providing for them a unique keepsake; their personal story told in paint and filled with detail, never to be forgotten.
Fabric art dolls, jewelry using vintage beads, hand-embellished garments and hand dyed handbags. www.flyingfishbeads.com 713-956-0265
Several years ago, I retired from the field of costume design. Finding myself at loose ends and needing a creative outlet, I turned my hobby of collecting beads into making jewelry. Combining my textile experience and my embellishing skills, I now make jewelry, art dolls, and other accessories.
I love to embellish with vintage and other beautiful beads and textiles. Dyeing is a skill I learned when I was a costume designer; I continue to employ this skill in my work. Natural materials also play a major role in the finished product.
Fiber Arts * OOAK Art Dolls * Unusual Jewelry * Custom Work Upon Request
I paint with alcohol ink on tiles or yupo paper. AI is a fun and colorful medium! It only works on non-porous surfaces, and is also very unpredictable because it easily spreads and blurs and drips! But that is the beauty of it and also its unusual poetry. Although it is hard to “paint” with alcohol ink in the proper way, with brushes, it can be done, often with fun, and non-traditional results. But in addition to painting with brushes, I also let the ink drip, run, drizzle, or I spray it with 91% alcohol to further “mess with it!” It is fun and very striking to look at. www.ilovealcoholink.imagekind.com
I am an empty-nester who discovered alcohol ink out of boredom! I have been a singer for years, and that was my artistic outlet. But although I still love almost all kinds of music, I needed a new medium to express myself. I discovered alcohol ink online, and loved the look of it. And it is a fun thing to experiment with—so I hope people like my experiments!
Light and texture studies. My subject matter is abstracted from the garden and other immediate surroundings, usually but not limited to botanicals.
MARY G. WILKINSON, Painter/Printmaker, prefers abstracting subject matter from her garden and other immediate surroundings, usually but not limited to botanicals. Quite simply, her works are nothing more or less than light studies. She continues to find the playfulness of light and shadow, its revelations and obscurities of various textures and form, both fascinating and engaging. Her palette and its intensity are dictated by the former, her vantage often myopic as she enjoys visually crawling in and around her subject.
Upon obtaining her BFA from the University of North Texas , Mary elected to return to her home in Houston where she currently works, living with her mother and her beloved dog and cat.
Other interests include gardening and learning to play the piano.
Each work of art begins with the glass. When I see a piece of glass, it inspires me to create a certain subject. From that inspiration, I find other glass to compliment it . Once all the pieces are collected, I develop a design, then I really go to work. Each piece of glass is carefully hand cut and the edges are prepared to attach it to the copper. Once the glass is in place the background is decoratively soldered to create a texture that enhances the glass. Then all the metal work is finished in a copper patina.
My passion is and will always be art. I believe everyone should have some form of art in their lives. Whether you create it, collect it or just go out and appreciate it. www.debwightstudios.com
Yes, It’s paper! My collage process begins when I paint and texture paper of all kinds to create my “palette.” At any given time I have over 1,000 sheets of painted paper in every hue. Papers will include sheet music, sandwich wrappers, dictionary pages, etc. The paper is torn by hand and placed individually. Take a closer look. You might find a piece of poetry or a technical drawing hiding in plain sight. www.LisaMoralesMixedMedia.com 713-240-1227
Handmade jewelry full of color and shine! I use mixed materials including leather cord, freshwater pearls, chain, wire and beads. There will also be some original digital media artwork, acrylic paintings and ceramics that I create in my spare time. www.peoplelikeshine.com 409-748-0734.
