Rose Marie is an emerging artist whose work blends emotionalism, realism, and modern abstraction. With degrees in Education, Fine Arts, and Graphic Design, she spent years teaching art and working as an interior designer, developing her strong sense of balance, proportion, and color. After a car accident and later breast cancer, she immersed herself in painting, finding healing through the meditative practice of Mandala art. A passionate advocate for vulnerable wildlife and a supporter of the World Wildlife Foundation, she creates acrylic and mixed‑media collections featuring critically endangered animals, Florida wildlife, and mandalas. Her work reveals the emotions of her subjects and has been exhibited at Viera Art Gallery, 5th Avenue Gallery, and the Studios of Cocoa Beach. Guided by faith, she strives to honor God through her art and her care for the natural world.

Theresa is an award‑winning visual artist and instructor whose work is shaped by a lifetime of travel and a deep passion for culture, history, and storytelling. Now based in Viera, Florida, she creates vibrant portraits that highlight the diverse beauty of humanity, inviting viewers to connect with each subject. Influenced by Kehinde Wiley and the colorful cultural art of the Bahamas, her paintings celebrate unity in diversity. Her commitment to service also guides her art; as a volunteer with Children and Family Services, she supported children entering foster care through creative expression. Theresa’s work has been showcased in galleries, libraries, craft shows, and the Fredericksburg County Courthouse, earning multiple awards. A beloved “Paint and Sip” instructor, she shares her joy for art with her community, revealing the soul in every face and story.

Gary Wilson’s fused glass art is shaped by the places that have defined his life. Raised in Naples, Florida, he draws on the Gulf Coast’s aquas, blues, and vivid sunrises for his ocean and coastal collections, while his Everglades pieces highlight Florida’s wildlife. Summers spent in the western United States and Canada inspired his Western series, capturing the Tetons, Yellowstone, and the region’s bears and wolves.

Gary studied fused glass from 2005 to 2010, adapting earlier stained‑glass techniques into kiln‑formed work. After teaching at the Bonita Arts Center, he began exhibiting in juried shows in 2014, and his work now appears in galleries in Florida and Maine. Each piece is built through layered templates, precise cutting, and specialized multi‑stage firing

Growing up in Dubai and spending most of her adult life in London, she developed a deep appreciation for art through years of exploring the collections of London’s renowned museums and galleries. Entirely self-taught, she found her education in observing the works of the great masters, returning home inspired to recreate pieces that had captured her imagination.

This process of studying, observing, and recreating became the foundation of her artistic journey. Her work today is deeply inspired by the beauty of nature, with a particular focus on flowers, botanical forms, and portraits. Through her paintings, she seeks to capture the emotion, character, and quiet beauty she finds in the natural world and in people.

Lisa was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1962 and has loved drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. She earned her bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the Rochester Institute of Technology, launching a lifelong connection to the visual arts.

After many years of teaching art and painting, Lisa is now retired and happily creating for herself. She spends her days exploring birds, flowers, and abstract forms, inspired by the endless variety of flora and fauna found in Florida and around the world.

Her growing collection of Florida bird paintings blends beauty with a touch of fantasy, capturing the charm and character of these remarkable creatures. Today, Lisa paints simply for joy—celebrating nature, color, and imagination in every piece.

Peg Phenicie is a coastal artist whose oil paintings capture the beauty, strength, and peaceful rhythm of Florida’s ocean and natural world. A US Navy Veteran, she spent decades in medicine and mechanical design before returning to the art she first loved in the 1960s and ’70s. Her inspiration reaches back to childhood walks in Connecticut with her grandmother, who taught her to see beauty in every leaf, flower, and insect. After years shaped by service, hardship, and loss, Peg’s children and grandchildren helped rekindle her desire to create. Today, she paints with renewed purpose, sharing work shaped by memory, resilience, and nature’s quiet grace at local shows and Howard Allen events along the East Coast.

Mitch Gubnitsky's artistic creations beautifully merge whimsical visions with coastal charm, reflecting the vibrant beauty of the natural world. His journey began in sunny South Florida, where he developed a passion for art through acrylic painting, drawing, and mixed media. Even while pursuing a nursing career, caring for diverse patients, art remained a vital outlet, helping him find peace in nature. Together with his wife, who shares his love for adventure, Mitch embraced travel nursing, immersing himself in various cultures and artistic traditions. These experiences broadened his creative perspective and enriched his artistic vocabulary, introducing him to new environments and wildlife. As a certified diver, Mitch has encountered remarkable marine life firsthand, allowing these experiences to inspire his captivating works.

 Damion W. Rhodes developed a distinctive voice with unnatural speed, producing a body of work that reflects urgency, discipline, and conceptual ambition. He explores the tension between identity, power, and transformation in a world increasingly shaped by systems- social, technological, and psychological. Working primarily in acrylic, he constructs an images that feel both intimate and mythic, blending realism with symbolism to reveal the unseen forces that shape human experience.  His paintings function as visual confrontations: figures, objects, and narratives are stripped of their ordinary context and reassembled into charged compositions that question autonomy, conformity, and memory. Rhodes treats the canvas as a site of inquiry rather than decoration- each work is an experiment in perception, asking the viewer not only look, but to reckon.

Lydia is a Brevard County artist with more than 25 years of experience creating custom murals and fine art. She specializes in large-scale acrylic artwork on walls, canvas, and wood, helping homeowners and businesses bring their creative visions to life.

Formerly known as Designing Sisters, Lydia now focuses on commissioned canvas pieces while continuing her passion for impactful mural work. Guided by her faith, she views her artistic talent as a gift from God and creates each piece with purpose, inspiration, and heart.

A native of Michigan, Ron began producing dimensional art in the early 1960’s in Savannah, Georgia.  Since 1968 he has been working with metals and an oxygen acetylene torch. The basic material of his work for many years has been the common cut nail. The intense contrasts between the cold black steel nails and the warm buffed-brass brazing are sometimes accentuated, sometimes softened, by the natural colors of the integrated metal pieces. His   work is readily recognizable by the unique combination of artistic design, geometric form, and the high quality of braze.

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In 1978, his peers bestowed upon me the title of King of the Nail Sculptors . His work has been regularly shown throughout the United States for over thirty years, at juried and invitational exhibitions.

Patty Duffy is a Certified Zentangle Teacher and award‑winning artist whose vibrant interpretations of Florida’s wildlife and sea life burst with color, pattern, and personality. Her large‑scale ink drawings blend anatomically correct(ish) forms with bold hues, intricate motifs, and delicate shading, often hiding words of love and affirmation within the details. Originally from New England and now thriving in Indian River County, Florida, Patty has been “making marks on paper” since childhood, transforming local creatures into joyful, imaginative works. Her beloved piece Big Papa Kevin the gator earned acclaim at the Cocoa Beach Juried Art Show, cementing her reputation for capturing Florida’s wild beauty. Today, she continues exploring the playful intersection of pattern, color, and nature, creating art where every line tells a story and every creature feels alive.

Jade Cave is an artist, designer, and wildlife photographer from Southend‑on‑Sea, U.K., now based in Parkland, Florida. Her lifelong connection to nature—shaped by childhood trips to South Africa—fuels her work. With her Nikon D850, she spends hours exploring the Everglades and South Florida wetlands, capturing intimate portraits of birds, alligators, butterflies, and lush flora. Known for emotional depth, striking close‑ups, and occasional black‑and‑white studies, she is entirely self‑taught and committed to preserving moments as they truly are. Her photography has been exhibited at Spectrum Miami and the British Consulate in Miami, and she donates profits to the Alliance for Florida’s National Parks. Now a proud U.S. citizen, she continues to explore themes of nature, freedom, and transformation, offering viewers a fresh way to see the wild world.