“I want to share my way of seeing human nature. I hope to lift the spirits of the viewer by showing the charm in our everyday activities.” Alice Lee had “played around with creativity” during her adult life, but only after she retired did she begin...
Remember waking up on a cold December morning and peeking out your window as a child, and to your delight, a perfect blanket of white snow has completely enveloped your little landscape. Seamless, you have trouble telling apart bushes near the sidewalk and the neighbor’s...
Muscled, spandex-clad superheroes versus fuzzy bunnies in striped sweaters.Moonlit, gritty city rooftops versus sunny meadows.Dark, moody character studies versus colorful, detailed botanical studies. These are the artistic battles that are waged daily in the Sayger-McGill Household. Aili McGill and Stuart Sayger met in 2013 and initiated a...
Dan Howell’s clay work began when he was a boy, making sculptures on the creek banks near the source of the White River on his father’s farm in central Indiana. With encouragement for his high school art teacher, he continued his foray into clay. He...
After 43 years working in education - teaching art in middle schools, serving as a principal, and managing programming in the prison system, Critt Hunter truly loved teaching. But a move from Kentucky to Indianapolis, retirement and a pandemic pushed Critt down the path of...
“Tapping into your unrealized potential, and tipping into the next phase of your development.” Frederick Durham, Noblesville Creates’ 2021 Emerging Artist of the Year, is always ready to capture a moment in time. He does his best to not have a specific agenda when he goes...
Anthony (Tony) Schillaci shares his work in the Stephenson House this September with his exhibit titled, “Post Impressionism Realist.” It will include many of his figure and portrait works. Tony became interested in drawing as a seventh grader with a sister who never stopped encouraging him....
Fredrick Green paints what he knows. People, places, moments in time. Most recently, he has been exploring the theme of “Being There”. Fred graduated from Indiana University with a BFA in printmaking. In his words, he “got a degree from IU and it took 35 years...
Marianne Glick is taking her paintings beyond the usual materials. Her upcoming showcase will display the “Layers and Patterns” she’s been excitedly exploring. After retiring in 2005, Marianne became an avid art buyer through eBay. She gravitated towards abstract expressionist pieces and soon amassed an impressive...
John Dierdorf’s style has always been a process. He first picked up a paintbrush in college while studying fine arts and discovered the limitations of realism. He felt restrained. “If I wanted to take a picture, I’d take a picture.” Inspired by Monet, Pissarro, and...
