Errol W. McKinson is a resilient and vibrant breakout award-winning artist. At an early age, Errol was fascinated by the works of art that surrounded him in his homeland Jamaica and later became extremely interested in Impressionism and Modern Art, the style and techniques of Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso. These Masters influence Errol’s work today.
ARTIST BIO
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Founder, Director at The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery and Co-founder at The Griffin Art Center.
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Walter Bartman, Director and Founder of the Yellow Barn, has taught art in the Bethesda, Maryland area for over thirty years. Specializing in landscape and figure painting, he is known as one of Maryland's finest painting teachers. He is listed in the Art and Artist Files in the Hirshhorn Museum and Scupture Garden Library Collections.
Robert Yonke works out of a studio in Swanton, near Deep Creek Lake. He works in watercolor with mixed media and focuses on subjects that he loves, such as music, the mountains and the outdoors. Noted for his loose style with watercolors, Robert's art has been shown in many galleries throughout the region.
"My work reflects personal interests. For example, I find that working on a painting of a bluegrass artist lets me relive the pleasure I've had picking with many of my friends."
Brenda Kidera is a representational artist. Her paintings reflect a deep appreciation for the beauty of nature. Kidera captures moments in time with brushstrokes that convey the light and mood and delicate details of her subject matter. She spends hours in the field sketching, observing, and photographing, and she spends many more preparing for well-thought-out compositions from the information gathered. Her work has won many awards and has been exhibited throughout the US, including one-woman shows and major art exhibitions.
Over the past two decades, Jonathan has become one of the most well established local artists in the Maryland and Mid-Atlantic areas. Originally from Baltimore, he began drawing at a very early age, soon earning recognition throughout his school days for his mural paintings and pen and ink yearbook contributions.
Damon Arhos is a visual artist and art educator who lives and works in Washington, DC and Louisville, Kentucky. A gay American of Greek descent, he creates artworks that present portraits of identity as they reflect both queer experiences and cultural dichotomies. Arhos frequently appropriates Ancient Greek art and mythology, anthropomorphic forms, and elements of LGBTQIA+ culture within repetitive and everyday visual contexts.
Gayle Mangan Kassal is a local Maryland artist who expresses the vibrancy and exuberance of life’s experiences in her work. She paints colorful moments, capturing abounding movement and energy, expressing genuine joy and passion for the world around us.
Robert Hoffman
BFA Indiana University 2007
Mixed media and self taught fiber artists
The visionary artist Ariston Jacks creates a decisive swath through the art world with his multi-disciplinary practice. His work serves as social collage that combines ancient African, European and American social phenomena through 21st century sub-cultures. The early stages of his art practice developed in his hometown of Pine Bluff, AR.