ArtStories

ArtStories

Maryann Gravino-Askew -Oil and Charcoal "Art for me is a process, a life process to learn about myslef and others."   Read more...

Janet Fisher - Teaches: Watercolor, Clay, Encaustic Wax, Collage " Art keeps my life exciting. I just want to do everything!"   Read more...

Ed Pointer - Acrylic, Oil and Watercolor "I really enjoy painting and it is satisfaction punctuated by moments of sheer frustration."   Read more...

Conrad Snider - Ceramic Sculptor, Tile-Muralist "Functioning as a full time artist is probably my definition of success."   Read more...

Michael K. Roark - Writer, Director, Actor, Consultant " ...it all depends on what they are looking for."   Read more...

Hugh Greer - Landscape Artist "I paint like my life depended on it."   Read more...

	Stan Herd - Earthworks Artist "My ideal situation, it's kind of happening now...to blend dimensional art- sculpture and painting- and film and music. I just like it all." Read more...
	Gary Kahle - Sculptor "...put them in the dark and their brillance is diminished." Read more...
	John Leavitt - Composer/Conductor "The motivation is the sheer creativity. Writing music is not much different than painting. A painter starts with a blank canvas. The opportunities are endless because you can go as far as your imagination can take you." Read more...
	Erica Binns -Pastel Artist "The struggle within is very personal. Moments of ‘wow!’... and ‘egads!‘" Read more...

Wayne Bryan - Producing Director, Actor "...no matter how sophisticated society gets, people still hunger to sit in a room and have a story told to them by people."   Read more...

Doug Richards - Oil Paniting "What I am really drawn to in the human face is that you can fool anybody. In a landscape you can get away with a lot. The challenge of a human face...you have to really get it right."   Read more...

Patti Morgan - Fiber Art "The llama and alpacas have such beautiful wool, it's really enjoyable to take it and make something. Sometimes I make something really cool and sometimes it's a flop, but it's really fun just the same."   Read more...

Gary Foster -Musician, Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute
"If they didn't dance you weren't doing your job."   Read more...

	Jenny Forge-Schmalstieg - Pastels Artist "Pastels are immediate. I don't have to worry about mixing paint or waiting for it to dry. I get instant gratification when I'm working." Read more...
	Andrew Sewell - Music Director/Conductor, Wichita Symphony Orchestra "The feeling of hearing live music in a concert hall is unlike any other experience." Read more...
	Wilbur Elsea - Watercolor Artist "I want you to be able to put yourself in the painting. To imagine yourself there." Read more...
	Rollin Karg - Glass Artist, Karg Art Glass "It sparks a freely creative experience thaty also brings great inner peace." Read more...
	John Boldenow - Theatre Director, Wichita Center for the Arts "The art is not what is happening on stage. It is in what passes between the performer and the audience member." Read more...