Linda Becker has always had a passion for life, people, children and animals. She was shy in school but when it came to her art classes, she felt right at home and knew her calling. She devoted her life to her children, who always came first, but once grown, she finally found time for herself. With her passion for art rekindled, she decided to attend college taking computer and several art classes consisting of drawing and painting, learning perspective, composition and the balance of color. She also received instruction from local established artists for many years.

My favorite shoes are hiking boots.

For years I've explored the wildernesses of the Southwest, hiking, backpacking, hang gliding and mountain biking - interacting with our wild places up close and in person. This has profoundly influenced my work.  I believe we are incomplete without a connection to, and appreciation of, the natural world, and that we should cherish and protect it. 

Leah Lucas was raised in southern Alberta, Canada.  From early childhood she reveled in the freedom to explore her world on horseback. She would forever be informed by miles of flat unending 360-degree views, covered with expansive blue skies, butted against the imposing Rockies in the distance. Developing a deep connection with the natural world, fostered by a profound love and understanding of horses, led to her life’s passion. Leah has spent her life raising, training, and showing these magnificent beasts; developing a thriving practice devoted to healing horses with physical and/or behavioral imbalances.

Elaine Mathews lives in California. She loves painting the San Gabriel Mountains.

Joey has immersed herself in painting and enjoys both pastel and oil as mediums for her realistic style

Only beginning my art journey 10 years ago, it was born out of a desire to capture the beauty before me, especially with the immersive experience of plein air painting.

Sheryl Knight is an award-winning plein air artist.She is also known as the “Central Coast Vineyard Artist” and is best known for her vibrant oil paintings and strong expressive style.

Mary Frankel grew up in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains and studied architecture and design. In her early thirties, she moved with her family to London, where she traveled extensively throughout Europe in the incredibly rich artistic environment there. Frankel's artistic expression and desire was thus ignited into a passion for painting the landscapes and people passing through her world. Frankel now divides her time between Estes Park, Colorado and Texas.

Jan DeLipsey is an artist whose love of the land lives within each of her paintings. Her landscape work is elegantly honest. Simply put, Jan's paintings bring the viewer a feeling of intimate reverence of nature's quiet beauty though her language of light and color.

Julie Gowing Hayes creates oil and watercolor paintings of things and scenes found mostly in nature in a representational style sometimes with hints of impressionism. Growing up on a farm in Southwest Iowa was instrumental in her development of a deep-rooted love for the outdoors.

Scenes of the American west, Places Stephanie Burk loves, with animals she adores and people she loves. Between two points of home in Texas and her cabin in Colorado, she paints until her heart is full all the landscapes and culture of the area. I

"Art is powerful and the creation of art is a means of expressing and invoking power. As an artist, I am not always aware of how my work might affect a viewer. In fact, as I am painting, I can only be sure of my feelings and reactions toward my piece.”

“Light Falling across an object, tree, beloved pet. . . .

The broken color and textures created with pastels and oils. . . .

These are the things that excite me, and call me to paint them. I hope they excite you too.” Addren Doss

“It is the seeking of the soul that inspires me to create. The connection with the incredible beauty and calm of nature is what my collectors say they love in my paintings. While painting I move from observing the light as it defines an object into a place that eludes time and space. This is when I feel a connection to our Creation because the scene I am capturing is filled with such beauty it makes my soul sing. When a collector expresses what I emotionally felt while creating the painting I know I have succeeded. “- Amy Evans