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September 30, 2019
Brenda Semanick

Artist Spotlight: Brenda Semanick (deceased)

As a painter, Brenda Semanick's work has been included in both national and local juried shows: Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Arts for the Parks...
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September 26, 2019
Dr John Shaefer taking photograph of cactus

Artist Spotlight: Dr. John Schaefer

John Schaefer: Dr. Schaefer is President Emeritus of the University of Arizona, where he had an active, 21-year career in teaching and research. A conservationist and avid birdwatcher, he helped organize the Tucson Audobon Society...
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September 20, 2019
Artist Paul Hopman smiling at the camera

Artist Spotlight: Paul Hopman

After retiring from the printing business in 2008, I was able to dedicate more time to scratchboard and began attending art shows across the country. Today, I attend an average of 20 shows per year, mostly in the southwest. One of the...
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September 4, 2019
Richard Iams Painter

Artist Spotlight: Richard Iams

Richard Iams was born in 1950 in West Virginia, near the borders of Ohio and Pennsylvania. He attended Marietta College in southeastern Ohio, intending to major in mathematics until he was exposed to his first art class as a...
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September 3, 2019
Artist Darcy Peet

Artist Spotlight: Darcie Peet

Darcie grew up in the Midwest with a passion for the outdoors – often drawing and painting her outdoor adventures throughout primary and secondary school. With a BA in Art and a MA in Interior Design, Darcie has taught art...
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August 30, 2019
Artist and sculptor Buck McCaain leaning on his sculpture

Artist Spotlight: Buck McCain

Painter and sculptor Buck McCain was raised on a working cattle ranch in southern California near the Mexican border. McCain was home-schooled by his mother and also learned Spanish and the native Indian language from...
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August 28, 2019
Barry Sapp Artist leaning on saddle

Artist Spotlight: Barry Sapp

Primarily self-taught, Barry’s basic fundamentals of painting with emphasis on watercolor and acrylic on canvas were acquired through courses taken at the University of Arizona, Pima Community College, The Tucson Art Center...
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August 28, 2019
Michael Ewing Artist

Artist Spotlight: Michael Ewing

The quest for tranquil yet powerful images lured Michael Ewing from his childhood home in Michigan to the Arizona desert some thirty five years ago. That is when he began a journey to blend an impressionist training with his love of...
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July 24, 2019
Patty Mathes outside painting

Artist Spotlight: Patty Mathes

Per Patty: “When I was four years old growing up in St. Louis, my parents gave me Christmas presents which foretold my life as an artist. An old “Super 8″ movie shows me trying to wriggle into a fringed Annie Oakley outfit...
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