Artist Recognition

    ​Our 2D Artist of the Month for September is Abstact Artist Thelma Daida.  Thelma's bright, vivid paintings reflect the years she spent living in the tropical climates of Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone.  She enjoys experimenting with water media, often layering fluid acrylics over watercolor.  Thelma feels this process creates colorful paintings with interest, depth, and even mystery. Click here to see the artist's work.

Our 3D Artist of the Month for September is Jewelry Artist Nancy VanTassell. Nancy creates her jewelry using the age-old technique of wire weaving, intertwining different gauges of wire together.  Her designs incorporate wire weaving with precious metals, and often include faceted and semi-precious stones.  Nancy also enjoys teaching jewelry techniques in private and group settings. Click here to see the artist's work.

Congratulations to Thelma Daida.  Her painting, "Orange Rhapsody," was accepted into the Florida Watercolor Society's 53rd Annual Exhibit, held in St. Petersburg, September 19th through October 13th, 2024.

Congratulations to Bev Yankwitt. Her painting, "Energized," was accepted into the Florida Watercolor Society's 53rd Annual Exhibit, held in St. Petersburg, September 19th through October 13th, 2024.

Bev Yankwitt won the "Gold Award" with her acrylic painting, "Buried Treasure," in the Southern Watercolor Society's 47th Exhibition, held in Panama City, Florida, June 7-July 27, 2024.

Bev Yankwitt won Second Place in the Visual Arts Center's Ignite Imagination exhibit, June/July 2024, with her abstract painting, "Lost in a Dream."

Congratulations to Kitt Moran,  who won two awards  in the Team Palette Instructors' Exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, May, 2024.  "Dancing Queen" won the People's Choice Award, and "Gold Kimono" won a Merit Award.

Congratulations to Joanne Stramara, who won a Merit  Award for "Helios," in the Team Palette Instructors' Exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, May, 2024.

Congratulations to Nancy Giffin, whose gourd piece "Purple Zippered Gourd" won First Place in the 3D category of the Art Council of Southwest Florida's Spring Show, May, 2024.

Congratulations to Nancy Giffin, who won Merit #2 Award for her gourd piece, "Zippered," at the "Expressions" show of the Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild, February, 2024.