Mark Messersmith

Steamy July Afternoon

In lushly-colored paintings, Mark Messersmith creates dense narratives packed with animals, birds, plants, and insects that express his concern for the shrinking world they inhabit. ...

Miles Cleveland Goodwin says, "I don’t like to do things I don’t know." Not unlike the spirit of Southern literature and Delta blues music, there is an autobiographical nature to his...

This painting is from Lindy Chambers' 2023 series "Animal Love." Born in Tennessee, Lindy Chambers, an identical twin, spent her youth drawing and riding horses with her twin sister LeeLee Brazeal before moving to Texas in 1972. Lindy has loved animals forever, and her favorite paintings and drawings are of animals. However, she has avoided painting horses until now because she knows horses so well. Lindy's new series includes all variety of animals, including horses. Lindy Chambers says: "When I start to paint, the color is intuitive, and the process is spontaneous. I try to listen to the canvas and react to it. I follow the river of the subconscious - it is all about exploration and revelations along the way. My attention is drawn to the relationship of forms - and to unrecognizable shapes that are thought provoking and unworldly." Lindy Chambers has had solo exhibitions at the Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas; Women & Their Work, Austin, Texas; Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas; and Pelham Art...

This painting is from Lindy Chambers' 2023 series "Animal Love." Born in Tennessee, Lindy Chambers, an identical twin, spent her youth drawing and riding horses with her twin sister LeeLee Brazeal before moving to Texas in 1972. Lindy has loved animals forever, and her favorite paintings and drawings are of animals. However, she has avoided painting horses until now because she knows horses so well. Lindy's new series includes all variety of animals, including horses. Lindy Chambers says: "When I start to paint, the color is intuitive, and the process is spontaneous. I try to listen to the canvas and react to it. I follow the river of the subconscious - it is all about exploration and revelations along the way. My attention is drawn to the relationship of forms - and to unrecognizable shapes that are thought provoking and unworldly." Lindy Chambers has had solo exhibitions at the Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas; Women & Their Work, Austin, Texas; Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas; and Pelham Art...

Miles Cleveland Goodwin says, "I don’t like to do things I don’t know." Not unlike the spirit of Southern literature and Delta blues music, there is an autobiographical nature to his...

Lindy Chambers began her trailer paintings in 2011, inspired by the rural “off the grid” lives seen in the region near her Texas home. Beginning with thumbnail sketches and tonal stu...

"Native to Brazil", by Anne Sargent Walker, is a deliciously yellow green oil, acrylic and collage painting on stretched canvas depicting tropical flora of vines and flowers surround...

"Sea Turtles 3" is a framed oil and acrylic work on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a bale of turtles moving across sand. This playful painting features...

"Birds on Jungle" is a framed oil and acrylic work on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting 13 birds on thin branches. The paint splattered background emulate...

"Cow 2" is a framed oil and acrylic work on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a cow's head and front looking directly at the viewer. This playful painting...

"Elephants" is a framed oil and acrylic work on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a family of 2 elephants against the night sky. This playful painting features painterly brushstrokes...

"Sea Turtles 1" is a framed oil and acrylic work on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a bale of turtles moving across sand. This playful painting features...