Eleanor Hardwick

WOW! It's hard to believe English photographer, Eleanor Hardwick is just 15 years old . Her photography is incredibly mature. 

Her hobby progressed into passion as she became interested in fashion and portraiture. Eleanors photos are generally staged with the use of props. Her choice of subject matter is so interesting. 

She is completely versatile - her photos sometimes seem dark and moody or haunting and other times show a fun and whimsical side. She is able to capture something beautiful in each and every photo.

Eleanor Hardwick's website

see more of her amazing work

Jesse Reno

I stumbled across Jesse Reno's work years ago on Ebay. His works is fantastic - complex and multi-layered.

In the latest series of paintings by Portland-based artist Jesse Reno, shamanic beings struggle to find their place in a world simultaneously on the verge of expanding and collapsing. Totem animals and Native American figures reverberate memories of people who once lived as one with nature. Marked by symbols, these figures seek their dreams in the growth of trees and the passing of spirits. On their quest to find their true selves, they collect feathers and relics left by encounters and past lives.  They learn to transcend the boundaries of the rational world evolving into a collage of what they have become and encountered. Reno, presents us with a journey leading inward to ultimately expand outward: "If you have moved wisely your dreams will still grow when you are gone."

 Jesse Reno's website

Andrea Land

Artist's Statement - In My Room:

"I enter into the process of creating a photograph on both a conscious and subconscious level. My portraits of children contain various layers of information relating to the artist, the subject and a mutual exchange between the two. The work seeks to explore the psyche of complex individuals. Each young girl, while physically existing in the natural world, also thrives in another realm, an insular dream state, with her gaze turned inward, The photographs exist as both fictional and autobiographical creations (growing up in an all female, Midwest household). Relating to the temporary situation of childhood, I am fascinated by young individuals' imagination and intensity of experience. My curiosity about childhood, as a state of limbo and a game of illusion, creates additional layers with which to contemplate. Visually exploring the girls' stances and embellished environments, the audience enters into a private world of vulnerability, isolation, imagination and memory. A delicate balance exists between and the real and the imagined, the beautiful and the grotesque." 

Andrea Lands website

Sharon Montrose

The simplicity of these photos is so lovely.

Sharon's got a great blog

Check out her work

Anne Buffum

Anne Buffum is one of my favorite artists. I've been following her for years. Years ago I discovered her on Ebay and in recent years she got picked up by Marcia Weber Gallery. I already have four of her pieces and am completely devoted to her work. She's totally self taught. Her work is ever changing and I'm always drawn to the interesting stories her painting tell.

You can find and buy her work here.

Pardon the bad photography... this bottom painting is one of Anne's paintings that I have - that I love!

Elinor Scott-Sutter

I'm on a photography kick lately. I'm redecorating my bedroom and I'm looking for some art to go on my walls. I've been drawn to photography and in my quest have found a lot of really beautiful photography.

Elinor is another wonderful photographer. She specialized in Poliroid photography.

Her photo's are so soft and dreamy. 

Check out her website

and here

Tabitha Bianca Brown

Art does not need to be deep. If I like a subject, I paint it. If I like a color, I use it.

Art is a way of expressing life's complexities AND simplicities.

- Tabitha Bianca Brown

I received an email from a friend this morning - so excited to show me a new artist whose work she just discovered and fell in love with. I was familiar with Tabitha's work because I was debating about buying this particular friend a print from this very artist. Artwork is so personal - you just never know if two people will feel the same way about an artist or a painting.

Tabitha's gallery

Her work is sold here

Beverley Ashe

Beverley Ashe - "I'm not interested in conventional forms of beauty - rather in the kind that has scars deformities, crooked teeth, the occasional malignance. My angels are not perfect beings - but instead reflect stages of growth where hard lessons are learned and spirit is transformed."

Her paintings are all so beautiful and rich...

Check out her website

Check out her work for sale 

Sharon France

I spotted Sharon France years ago on Ebay. She paints the simple scenic calm of rural America. Each painting is so peaceful and serene. Her paintings suck you in. You almost feel like you're  wandering the grounds of a beautiful old mid western farm in an early, hazy, warm summer morning.

Check out her website.

Check out her Art on Ebay.

Caryn Drexl

Of course I scour Etsy as much as the next person. There is great art to be found. I've bought many pieces on both Etsy and Ebay that I was incredibly happy with. Caryn Drexl is one of those great finds. She is a "self taught photographer, taking mostly female based conceptual photography."
I ordered this first print from her and was blown away by how fabulous this was when I received it.

I also love this one.

Check out her website

and her Etsy site