+Artists
- All Paintings
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- All Fiber Art
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- Locally Created Art Glass
- Locally Created Jewelry
- Amy Hahn
- Andy Farkas
- Annoel Krider
- Aubrey Reese
- Baker-Hart Studio
- Barbara Yerace
- Belinda Rogers
- Beth Mallory
- Brandon Borgia
- Darla Graff
- D. P. Warner
- Denise Romecki
- Dennis Revitzky
- Diane Grguras
- Donna Styborski Reese
- Durim Loshaj
- Eddie Mitchell
- Ellen Paquette
- Eve Campbell
- Fran Noonan
- Frederick Fiedler
- Geoffrey Dunn
- Greg Zbach
- Gudrun Richter
- Heather Kanazawa
- Hiromi Katayama
- Islam Daghestani
- Jack Coville
- Jan Lutz
- Jamie Borowicz
- Jamie Keim
- Jason Amatangelo
- Jason Lewis
- John Ballard
- John Misterovich
- Joyce Perowicz
- Karin Edgett
- Kathe Umlauf
- Kem Brazda
- Ken McCollum
- Kenneth Bownes
- Laura Gooley
- Leah Humphries
- Lynn Fizel
- Malcolm Christhilf
- Mary Miller
- Melody McGill
- Molly Strong
- Passle Helminski
- Patti Larson
- Rachael Burke
- Rhonda Peterson
- Rob Katkowski
- Ron Bayuzick
- Sarah Brown
- Sarah Mclean
- Sheryl Stempka
- Susan Stone
- Tana Cadena-Vuignier
- Thomas Ferraro
- Tom Hubert
- Tom Jackson
Kem Brazda
Artist Bio:
My passion for painting began 4 years ago by taking a pastel class at Greenbelt Recreation Center in Maryland. I retired from a technical career with the federal government in 2019 and was able to start painting full-time. Painting allows me to convey the love of plants and animals that came from growing up on a farm in Southwest Michigan. I love finding colors in nature and communicating how I feel standing in a landscape no matter if the scene is large like Lake Erie or small like a flower from my garden. There is no formula for what I will ultimately paint, but there usually is a combination of color and shape that envelopes me, creating a calming effect.
Moving to Erie in 2021 expanded the variety of water landscapes for me to experience and paint. Presque Isle and Shades Beach are great inspirations. But the flowers I plant in my yard are some of my favorite subjects. Painting a flower that I planted and cared for feels like an extension of the plant’s life cycle—extending the pleasure the plants give me.