Benny Joe Darter

@Darter

self taught artist, musician, singer/songwriter, poet, music producer

LaShaunn Bold

@BoldArtwork

Raised in San Angelo, Texas LaShaunn Bold is a self-taught creative with an eye for nature's beauty. She began exploring her passion for painting in her 20's. Early abstracts depict young angst and exploration using only newsprint and acrylic in the 1990's. She was married and started a family in 1998. It wasn't until her husband surprised her with a shiny new easel in December, 2022, that the passion was reignited. Between 1998 and 2022, LaShaunn Bold raised 3 sons, advocated for victims of child abuse and domestic violence. She's been a Social Worker since 1990 and is currently employed full-time as faculty at the University of Texas Arlington. LaShaunn Bold has a private practice serving children and families in Arlington. All of these life experiences provide the inspiration for the colorful creations in her paintings. LaShaunn sees beauty first and brings out the bold brightness, whether it's a landscape, a fresh bouquet, or a reflective human exchange. She adds whimsy to the daily grind. You should see her wall of water faucet paintings that pour into her guest bath. LaShaunn wants people to take a second look and to longingly explore her creations.

Lauren

@washedupbiologist

Originally from Austin, TX, Lauren studied biology at Texas A&M and UT Arlington. Now she makes art, stares at bugs, and parents her three children and cats in Fort Worth, TX.

Suzi Ibrahim

@Suzi

I'm a Palestinian American artist sharing what they can.

Chuka

@Chuka101

I am a contemporary artist working in mixed media and abstract forms. My practice explores the use of texture and layering. With West African roots, my heritage influences my visual language through rhythm and symbolism.

Linda Liepina

@liepinaphotography

Liepina Photography is the top Fort Worth, Texas, photography company serving the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, including Arlington, Plano, Frisco, Irving, Grand Prairie, Keller, and Southlake. Our photographers specialize in wedding, portrait, family, and fashion photography. Our photographers are proficient at dealing with studio and natural light photography

Amy Davies

@AmyDaviesPhotography

With a background in geography and biology, Amy brings a rich appreciation for the diversity of flora and fauna across ecosystems — a foundation that deeply informs both her eye and her artistic sensibility. Her work casts a wide net, spanning pastel landscapes, minimalistic bird portraits, and abstractions discovered within the natural world.

Cole Gunter

@colegunna

American Oil Painting & Design

Kevin Sutton

@StagecoachForge

I've had a good variety of jobs in my life, but none have meant as much to me as those jobs where I was able to use my mind and my hands. Most important of these is the work that I did in my grandfather's shop building and restoring stagecoaches, wagons, and other types of horse-drawn vehicles. While many of our tools were modern, we still had to do much of the work in the same ways that our forebears did. What I took from these formative years was a love for working with my hands and an appreciation for creating something functional and aesthetically pleasing out of simple raw materials.

Abby

@abbypfaff

I am a Fort Worth based photographer specializing in portraits and events.

Mike

@mikegraham

I'm testing the API!!

R. B. Christian III

@RBChristianIII

Born in San Antonio in 1959, Bernie felt an early and profound pull toward art—long before he could count or spell. One of his most vivid childhood memories dates to age four, when he stepped into a hotel lobby with his parents and gazed up in wonder at a massive, vibrant landscape painting depicting a woman by a river. Its brilliance and scale left an indelible mark, awakening him to the magic and special power of fine art.Though he explored various mediums in a high school art class, dedicated pursuit of painting would come later. During his junior year at Middle Tennessee State University, Bernie began teaching himself oil painting. In the mid-1980s, he experimented with large-scale works on the finished side of birch plywood.His skills truly blossomed in the 1990s under the guidance of Fort Worth artist Loretta Hoppe, a locally respected instructor. This mentorship marked a turning point, allowing him to refine his technique and develop a stronger command of the medium. His first painting completed under her instruction became his inaugural gallery sale in 2001 at Gallery on the Square in downtown Gainesville, Texas (This gallery closed several years ago). Life's demands later paused his artistic momentum, but the extended time at home during the 2020–2021 pandemic presented a renewed opportunity. Bernie seized it to hone his craft and create compelling new works.In the summer of 2022, he advanced further by studying plein air painting with renowned artist and instructor Stefan Baumann—known for his PBS series The Grand View: America’s National Parks Through the Eyes of an Artist. Baumann's coaching helped Bernie evolve his style, infusing it with more expressionistic qualities that enhance depth, color temperature, focus, and complexity. One highlight was attending a plein air workshop with Baumann in the striking Nevada landscape, which brought fresh inspiration back to his studio for future pieces.Bernie continues to build his reputation from his Fort Worth studio, driven by passion and ongoing growth. He is currently being mentored by M.W. "Skip" Whitcomb, an accomplished plein air painter, draftsman, and printmaker in a traditional/realist style, with his works held in major public and private collections. Whitcomb, who studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, has earned widespread acclaim—including two-time wins of the Artists' Choice Award at the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, the Red Smith Memorial Award at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Wilson Hurley Memorial Award and Donald Teague Memorial Award from Prix de West, and the Grand Prize in Pastel Journal's International Competition. His landscapes in oil, pastel, and other media have been featured in prestigious exhibitions such as Prix de West, Coors Western Art, National Academy, American Watercolor Society, and Gilcrease Museum. Through the Tucson Art Academy Online (and related workshops), Whitcomb's deep expertise in color harmony, abstract design principles, value contrasts, edges, and plein air simplification is helping Bernie further refine his landscapes, strengthen his compositional foundations, and push his artistic boundaries with greater confidence and subtlety.For more on his early mentor Stefan Baumann, visit stefanbaumann.com. To learn about Skip Whitcomb, see skipwhitcomb.com.