CREATIVE LICENSE is a captivating journey through artworks that embrace bold choices, unconventional materials, and artists’ greatest hits. Each stroke, click, weave, and carving exudes artistic freedom and confidence. Celebrating the spirit of unrestricted creativity with an open theme, this exhibit showcases a daring expression, seamlessly pairing tradition and modernity.
CREATIVE LICENSE
Best of Show- The Pleaser
Director's Choice- Night Watchers
Director's Choice- J9
Susan Wehrman
colored pencil on Pastelmat
Manchester, Missouri
Flatiron Fire Escape
Debra Archibald
acrylic and metal leaf on canvas
Toronto, Canada
Triptych
Isolation
American Victorian Restoration
Bellissima
Veronica Vaughan
letterpress woodblock printing
Flower Mound, Texas
The Yoyoist
Eclectic
Marissa Madonna
acrylic and colored pencil on hot press watercolor board
Kure Beach, North Carolina
Denied
Deborah Perlman
mixed media - paper, photo, tape, wire mesh, metal, plastic
Hollywood, Florida
Mr. Cool
Wishing For A Breeze
John Diephouse
photography
Lansing, Michigan
In Her Eyes
Glass Ceiling
A Long Walk Home
K.E. Downham
photography
South Dakota
NightBud
Green Grass
Tree Bark in Chiaroscuro
Norman Gabitzsch
aluminum plate metal photography
Houston, Texas
Expedition
Growing Up
Norman Aragones
acrylic
San Jose, California
Graceful Surfer
Invisible, yet Visible
Coral 18
Flavia Lovatelli
recycled book paper, pinched quills & seeds, thermal receipt paper, and acrylic on a willow and paper mache structure
Columbia, South Carolina
Waiting for the Hatchlings
Scottish Columbine
Pauline Goldsmith
watercolor on paper
Miami, Florida
Vestige
Maris Van Vlack
hand-woven fabric, industrially knitted fabric, paint
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Small Vase
UNCERTAINTY
Misty Dawn
Jade vine flowers
Blue Morpho
Karen Theisen
painted river rocks, wire, solder, epoxy
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Rolling Sea
God According to Voltaire
THE MERCHANT OF VENISON
David Isakson
flywheel, scissors, 2 large chef's knives, silver plate dish, 2 white baby carriage wheels, violin body, 2 pairs vintage safety glasses, deer antlers, John Deere hat
Twentynine Palms, California
Uh-Oh, Loves got a hold on me
Jenny Lake at Dawn
Traitors At Midnight (2)
Fontaine Scarelli
oil, cold wax, and beach sand on canvas
Chicago, Illinois
Out of Context (Ride and the Sky)
Jane SourDoe
Zodiac Rabbit 2023
Ode to Tomatoes
Perspective
Carpenter
Hola in the Sun
Nebulae
Portrait
Red Orange Composed
It Was Bound To Happen
Sea Breeze
Home Sweet Home
If the Sun were a Balloon
Kendra Postma
watercolor, white ink, postage stamp, hand painted papers
Ada, Michigan
Maple Wood Smoked Bacon Vessel
Mon enfance m'attendait
Isabelle Langevin
acrylic on paper mounted on canvas
Montréal, Canada
Midsummer Night's Dream
Gigi Woodward
acrylic, collage, pencil, pens
San Diego, California
California Sunset
Fantasy
Witchy Women
sow/grow/reap
Poolside in Savannah
Robert Howe
reductive linocut
San Rafael, California
Love Letter to Durer
Christie Eckardt
cotton fabric, fusible web
The Villages, Florida
Shine
Aaron Santos Boyd-Rochman
toothpicks, canvas board, acrylic, glue
Barcelona, Spain