Greg Johannesen was born and raised in Virginia Beach and has been creating art all his life. He grew up a surfer and naturalist. He was fortunate to be recognized for his talent while in first grade, receiving an art award for a Thanksgiving scene. Ever since then, he has not stopped drawing or painting or doing something related to creativity and art.
5Arts Council of Calvert Countyhttps://www.calvertarts.orgdirector@calvertarts.org(410) 257-7005
P. O. Box 2569
Prince Frederick , 20678
United States
Philosophy
Nothing is more engaging to me right now than creating landscapes that attempt to convey the sweep and power and beauty of the scenes that surround me.
Nico’s cross-cultural art training rooted from his country of origin, Indonesia. He moved to the United States in 1990 to pursue a degree in design.
Toward the end of his undergraduate studies, Nico had an amazing opportunity to work for and be mentored by a successful artist in Tampa, FL, Jane Murray Lewis. She introduced him to the world of Gutta/ Serti Silk painting. He uses lush white silk and the application of vibrant fabric dyes on his paintings. In some of his painting he assembles hand dyed and hand cut silk to create a bas relief / three dimensional surfaces.
I do art stuff about the Bay
Michelle Kohler is a conceptual artist. She received a MAT in Art from the Corcoran College of Art and Design and graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2001 with a BA in Art and Art History (ART). For the past four years, Michelle has been a resident artist in motherhood. As an ARIM artist she has collected a year's worth of number 2 pencils from the playground, gone hunting with her father, and published The Bhagavad Gita Typestracts, the complete Bhagavad Gita written in visual form. She is a decorative painter, a certified yoga therapist, and a former DC Public School teacher.
Mary Ellen Carsley is a scientific and botanical illustrator, as well as an art educator. A former practicing architect, she has illustrated eight books and numerous articles for national and international journals. She has a passion of watercolor, graphite, silk painting, calligraphy and printmaking. Her works have been included in the collections of the National Building Museum and the Library of Congress.