Featured Artists

Master Signature Member and AWA Board President Jacqueline Kamin grew up in Washington D.C. surrounded by some of the greatest art treasures of the world. "Exposure to these works gave my own visual experience a voice," notes Kamin. "Making representational paintings believable is a process of using pieces of paint and creating an image your brain will translate into recognizable images. What is thought of as abstract painting is really realistic-- a shape or splash of color is just what it is, not abstract at all. Good realism takes a brushstroke and transforms it into a real object, like magic."

© Jacqueline Kamin, "Evening on the Back Bay" / "Japanese Lilies" / "Backbay Through the Trees"
Website: www.jkaminfineart.com

Signature Member Patricia Rohrbacher studied at the Art Students League of New York and worked with master painter David Leffel for many years. "I loved the dramatic way he painted still life," she reflects. Rohrbacher lives in Ohio and loves nothing more than to paint the beautiful flowers she grows in her garden. "I only paint what I am personally drawn to," she says. "The flowers and gardens that brought pleasure to me throughout my life, now serve as subject matter for most of my work."

© Patricia Rohrbacher, "Hydrangeas and White Vase" / Detail from "Pink Roses" / "Hydrangeas and Pears"
Website: www.hudsonfineartandframing.com/pages/patricia-rohrbacher.html

Texas artist Judy Crowe brings the beauty of everyday life to canvas. "I want to convey a sense of time and place, rather than a photographic representation," she says of her work. She adds, "I love to paint plein air because it's spontaneous - you have to work with the lighting at hand and work quickly through changing conditions." Judy Crowe is a Signature Member of AWA and serves on the Board of Directors.