Since we opened the gallery, we’ve found that our customers have had questions regarding how best to light the artwork they have purchased. The simple answer is, there is not one “best” way. Below, we discuss some options for lighting artwork as well as some other considerations.
Read MoreWhat are your earliest memories of art? How did you become an artist yourself?
I was one of those kids that when asked, ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ I always said ‘an artist.’ There were sketchpads and pencils along on most family camping vacations. And I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have memories of the Art Institute of Chicago. I didn’t necessarily have a wealth of art supplies growing up or a fabulous art program in my early schooling. But I have always been an observer of the world around me and felt a need to record it.
We like to talk with our artists to get a sense of their beginnings and inspiration, as well as their current work and where they see their work evolving in the future. Today, we’re speaking with abstract painter Allison Svoboda, who is the Featured Artist of May.
What are your earliest memories of art? How did you become an artist yourself?
As a child, I was always building things like forts in the woods, exploring the outdoors and collecting objects from nature. I always loved drawing and painting. In high school, I was obsessed with photography. Some kind of artistic expression has always been a part of my life.
Read MoreWe like to talk with our artists to get a sense of their beginnings and inspiration, as well as their current work and where they see their work evolving in the future. Today, we’re speaking with abstract painter Debra Delbecq, who is our Featured Artist in April.
What are your earliest memories of art and how did you become an artist?
I am a twin and one of seven children who grew up on a farm. We had a unique, beautiful thing about how we worked together and played together. If we were canning or if we picked a bunch of raspberries, we always had all these colorful visuals sparking our imaginations. I did barn chores and drove the tractor, always helping my Dad. That’s how I fell in love with the Indiana landscape.
Read MoreWe like to talk with our artists to get a sense of their beginnings and inspiration, as well as their current work and where they see their work evolving in the future. Today, we’re speaking with abstract painter Amie Campbell, who is the Featured Artist of March.
We’d like to learn more about your beginnings. What are your earliest memories of art and how did you become an artist yourself?
“My grandmother was a painter and so I remember seeing her painting and I remember seeing her paintings. Most of that was in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, so she would paint lake scenes and sunsets and beautiful things like that. I went to a liberal arts college, Kalamazoo College, and at first art wasn’t my emphasis. I got very interested in art history there and I had taken some art in high school but not a lot, and I just got interested in making art. I also did theater, and it all kind of worked together.”
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