EKAH
Subsurface
Watercolor, Ink, and Colored Pencils on Paper

Subsurface belongs to one of my worlds and themes, The City of Lost Animals. I was intrigued by the idea of an inordinate amount one’s life spent underground, commuting to work, and the idea that there is an entire world with its wheels turning below the surface 24/7. My wish for the piece was for the passersby, commuting to and from work, to see the mural and smile.

Charles Wisseman
Circles and Squares
Mixed Media (Wood, Metals, Epoxy, Clock)

Grid of circle‐themed square tiles made from metals that are forged, enameled, or pressed from the included turned blocks of MDF with epoxy inlay. Patinas and paint colors. Wool and marble accents. Central clock mechanism.

Aaron Calhoun
Astrochic
Color Pencil on Paper

With a nod to low-key photography, the drawing Astrochic combines the look of fashion and outer space.  The greytone pencils on black invoke the vacuum of space while the model projects style in her clunky space helmet.

Gary Beaumont
Icy Moon
White Earthenware Platter with Glaze 

From a series called “Planetary Platters,” this piece is thrown earthenware with glazes, stains and other media. I’ve tried to make them painterly, organic and geological by firing them numerous times. Each time the kiln makes some of the design decisions, adding spontaneity and movement.

Terri Decker
Visionary
Acrylic on Canvas

Seeing beyond the present, imagining, creating and allowing an organic unfolding of experience and life.

Cindy Sampson
Tropical Colors
Acrylic with Resin

About art:  A happy accident.  I had every intention of doing something totally different but after I painted the background it whispered to me...plant leaves in bright colors and use resin!  Then she spoke again and told me she needed a twin sister.

Joy Wiele
Garden on Her Mind
Watercolor and Pastel Pencil

In this piece, I experimented with flowing lines to create forms separated by color alone. It is also a self-portrait depicting the child who always seemed to have her head in the clouds, trying to make life more beautiful, no matter the circumstances. I still envision the potential for the way things could be closer to an ideal. It is how I choose my path.

Stacey Gross
atsumeru
Cyanotype

This piece reflects my interest in the cyanotype process and its possibilities. This print was made as both an experiment and as a means to document a location. To the viewer, the locality of the print surrenders to the figures, while the gathered fabric simultaneously obscures the scene and references the beach on which it was made. The cyan tones echo both the sky and water of the tropical location.

Bonnie Switzer
Red, White and Black 2
Collage

This is a collage made with painted and found papers.  It is a study in black, white and gray with islands of intense red. I love the design process, thinking about the composition with balance, movement, and contrast. 

Kristin Bowers
Fragment
Collage, Paper

A surreal black and white image paper collage of two women inspecting one another. The artist sources from antique and vintage magazines, playing with humor and themes of modern femininity.

Gary Keeler
Wallflower
Wood, Ogura Lace Paper, Wood Dye Tints

Oak wood strips bent and attached to Walnut hub. Japanese Ogura lace paper attached to backside of Oak strips to create petals. Lace paper partially bleached then tinted. Domed Maple and Oak creates the center of the flower which is also used to mount to the wall.

Dana Overman
Diverging Paths
Acrylic on Canvas

Diverging Paths was painted with the type of depth and texture that calls the viewer to consider how varying degrees of layered color are called to interact with one another.  Each layer, stroke, and mark become enmeshed in ways that allow each hue to be seen as singular yet as a whole they present a symphonic movement, a story of how lives are layered, complex, and beautiful. 

Shozo Sato

Kelly Hieronymus
River of Wealth
Ink, oil pastel, stitching on canvas 

This canvas was present at the grand opening of the 1868 Collection on November 8, 2018. Attendees were asked to sign the canvas and forever be a part of The 1868 Collection. Kelly Hieronymus took our canvas with signatures and made it into a work of art.

Melissa Mitchell
Insides Out of Context
Digital Photography

Out of context, even the most mundane objects can be reimagined when glimpsed and framed just so by the photographer’s eye. Here, innards of a discarded upright piano, silenced and rusting behind a brick building, are captured and repurposed digitally, and ultimately transformed into visual art.

Lynn Hawkinson Smith
Cedar Waxwing
Colored Pencil

I used colored pencil as my medium because I like the way I can get depth of color and body with it. Cedar Waxwing with its silky, shiny feathers in brown, rust, gray, and lemon-yellow show that. The next time you see a Cedar Waxwing I hope it reminds you that it is a part of nature. If we care enough to save birds, we can save the rest of the world.

Judy Jones
2001 (not the movie)
Mixed Media

Beth Chasco
Nature’s Landing
Watercolor

Summertime brings blooms to the flower gardens, attracting butterflies and moths sporting a variety of designs and colors. It has become a delight of mine to observe them while they fly, flutter and land on the petals briefly, only to take off once again. My husband’s idea for the title seemed to describe this interplay between flora and fauna as I was trying to depict it in graphic form.

Sarah Wisseman
Near the Rose Bowl, Urbana
Oil on Canvas

This painting was executed on a windy day from the parking lot just south of the Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana. While the rooflines and shadows of the buildings are realistic, the colors are entirely fanciful.

Nika Lucks
What Lies Beyond the Eyes
Digital Photography

What Lies Beyond the Eyes tells a story of a young man whose life appears fine but is fighting demons within his mind. I want the viewer to feel his pain and sadness when looking at his photo. I want to inspire change for those with mental health issues and to raise awareness. People need to know and understand how difficult it is to live with mental health issues.

Steve Kysar
Bernard Lakeshore
Archival Digital Print

Bernard Lakeshore is one of an on-going series of digital micro/macro imagery focusing within the realm of purely formal aspects of nature and two-dimensionality thereby elevating the artwork outside the boundaries of representation.

Sara Jahn
Cornerstone
Oil on Canvas

It is my belief that children’s play is at the heart of our social construct. How we interact with the world begins to develop in our early years, and the importance of creative play is conveyed by the monumental feel of the colorful blocks against the bleak industrial landscape and by the title itself, that children are the ‘cornerstone’ of our communities.

Clara de la Fuente
Waterfall
Acrylic on Canvas

Color, organic shapes, and movement are the principles of my work. I like to use a powerful combination of colors and pay close attention to pigments' capacities. I want the viewer to experience the moment where colors and shapes flow together to form a transcendent, emotional depth.

Fraya Replinger
Splash!
Canvas Photography Print

Nathan Westerman
007.017
Latex Paint on Plywood, cut and mounted to a plywood panel

In my current work I use reclaimed materials to produce color fields, stripes, and patterns. I draw inspiration from the visual composition of language, repetition of music, and the rhythms of machines. The Slat Painting series uses repurposed materials. In this body of work I use subtle color palette to set a quiet tone. 

Marissa Moxley
Destination Unknown
Photography

Moon over a lake in rural, eastern United States; March 2018.

Ann McDowell
Fernclyffe
Gouache

Fernclyffe is a beautiful State Park in Southern Illinois. While hiking on a trail at the park, we came upon this rock formation. I was inspired by the dramatic sunlight and shadows that played upon the rocks.

Brent Crawford
Saturday Afternoon
Pencil on paper 

Over the years, I have collected photos that are unique, candid, or casual.  My parents grew up in the early 1950’s, and this photo intrigued me due to its relevance of “their day” in addition to the ability for one thing (the engine) to capture the attention of several people at once.  I felt all combined to create an interesting piece of art. 

This piece was done while I was in my senior year of high school.  I was “grounded” for typical teenage shenanigans and decided to spend my weekend putting this together for a required art term project.  Several months later, my art professor informed me she had, unbeknownst to me, entered this piece in a Congressional art contest for the State of North Carolina.  It won and resulted in a college scholarship funds and hung in the US Capitol during 1988-1989.  It has become a family joke that had I not gotten in trouble, President Reagan and others, would have never been able to see this piece as they came and went to Congress!

Brent is a Busey Wealth Management Associate from our Fort Myers, Florida location.

Alan Pocaro
Prosperpina (Apothagm)
Screenprint with Torn and Pasted Screenprint and lithograph on paper collie

I describe my work as a series of scenes that chart a nameless place. Part memory, part narrative, part Midwestern landscape at dusk. These images arise from the gamut of everyday experience, embracing the joys and sorrows of an all too fragile existence.

Viktoria Ford
Landscape
Oil on Canvas

If a painting could be a poem, it would be this painting. The colors, lines and shapes hint at a landscape dreamily seen from above but not grounding in any singular reality. The painting isn’t telling its story without participation. “What am I to you?” it asks. Imagine if you took a leisurely walk through this painting. How would you feel? What impressions would you gather and take with you?

Faith Gabel
In Depth
Acrylic on Canvas

Faith’s current work is a reflection of the life that flowers represent. Her florals are broken down into simple representations that tell a story to the viewer through color and movement. In Depth explores feelings of hope, optimism, and anticipation.

Barry Callahan
Flight Plans Pt. 003: Delay
Mixed Media on Canvas

The final of a three-part series based on rejecting negative thought and replacing it with hope. Hidden upside down message reads "Ladies and Gentleman, we are now descending.” Using the visual emphasis of airport communication equipment is to represent the crux of understanding of one another. Clear communication is vital for healthy growth...and safe landings.

Siti Mariah Jackson
Steam Engine
Gouache

Although steam-powered engine tractors lasted only half a century, they helped shape American agriculture. At antique farm equipment and agriculture shows, I find the showy colors of reds, greens, yellows and blues of these vintage and classic steam tractors to be very appealing. I view them as huge spectacular sculptures – fascinating works of art – yet also worthy of being painted.

Robert Chapman
Quiet Fields, #5
Mixed Media and Collage on Canvas

This landscape was originally begun in 2003-2004 as part my commercial art business, Chapman Fine Art. It had been stored away for many years but was recently displayed at my studio in the Lincoln Building for the Boneyard Arts Festival. I decided it was too nice to store away again but needed some work to bring it up to date... and, so, here it is.

Ian Crawley
Artificial Selection #3
Oil on Aluminum

This painting is from a series of work based on a still life arrangement of artificial flowers set in front of an “artificial” tapestry of flowers. In these paintings my focus is to create abstracted images concentrating primarily on the use of color.