Nov 23, 2016
Jennifer Balkan didn’t start out to be an artist. She earned a Ph.D in anthropological sociology, but after seeing master paintings in France, Italy, and Spain, she knew she had to switch gears and study art.
Jennifer shares about how she transitioned into full-time painting, her experiences with galleries, social...
Nov 17, 2016
Realist painter Chris Leib’s artistic journey began by way of anthropology and a near-miss with a career in real estate. An apprenticeship with Roberto Lupetti provided a foundation from which his talent could organically grow. Leib discusses overcoming setbacks, including an explosion that forced him from his home...
Nov 3, 2016
Gillian Pederson-Krag paints still-lifes and figurative work from her home in New York. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1961 and her MFA from Cornell University shortly after.
As a child, Gillian visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York often. She was particularly fascinated by...