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Suntan

CRAFTSMEN BOUTIQUE

You'll find a little bit of everything original in our Boutique, all handcrafted from local artists. We can't wait to meet you.

MEET THE ARTISTS

PAINTING

PAINTING

"Each one of my paintings is a liberating experience, of impulse and judgement, an energetic expression of my spiritual essence that intersects and mixes with the colors of my life, the past and the world around us..."

Adriana L. Adam "Xuun"

Pastel artist painting the Florida landscape and coastal areas.

Danee Kinzel

http://daneekinzel.com/

Local artist living and working in Pinellas County, FL. Her inspiration is drawn from the allure and engird of the natural world. An Expressionist, her paintings are representations of her subject, interpreted into pared down elements of color, shape , and lights. "I love the steady rhythmic tumbling of waves. It gives me a feeling of well being."

Ellen Dargin-Knapp

http://Darginknapp.com

Jennifer Townsend Auge grew up having an art studio in her home. Oil painting classes were taught most nights by her mother, V. Mae Townsend. Jennifer enjoyed the art classes in high school, taught by Theresa Wright at Holy Spirit High School. In college, graphic communications was what she studied and received her Bachelor's degree. From there, ad design and page layout for a local newspaper, The Beachcomber News, was her occupation for over 10 years. Eventually Jennifer picked up the paintbrush again under one of her mother's former students, Betty Jane Riggs LaSpina, learning oil painting and switching to watercolors under the direction of Marge Moorehouse. Putting down the paint brush to raise her daughter and run her own graphic design business - D-Zyne Services, it was lifted with classes taught by the talented Kathy English at English Pines Studio. Graphic design is still one of Jennifer's talents, working at Thomas Sign and Awning in Clearwater, but now, painting is what she enjoys doing most. Her artwork can be viewed at www.jennifertownsendauge.com.

Jennifer Townsend Auge

http://www.JenniferTownsendAuge.com

Laurie is best known for her detailed wildlife paintings. Born in Port Washington, NY, she is a fine arts graduate from Trinity university in San Antonio, TX. Her affection for wildlife and attention to detail in her paintings has brought her International recognition as an award winning published artists. Specializing in very realistic paintings over the years, Laurie has developed her own techniques of painting on canvas and polished stone. Moments in time disappear from our view, but that moment captured on canvas through Laurie's Artistic eye will last forever.

Laurie Themm Walker

http://lauriewalker.com

Art is a means to create and share a contemplative and spiritual vision of the world around us. Growing up in rural Florida instilled a deep and abiding reverence and awe for nature. Working in acrylic on canvas, this sensibility enlightens an expressive depiction of the environment and its natural forces.

Light, color and mood are the central elements of the work. The art is a synthesis of personal feelings, compositional themes, and an atmosphere of place. The process is an exploration of the interplay between colors and forms to capture the memory of a fleeting moment in time. The goal is to manifest a unique interpretation and celebration of our spiritual connection to the natural world and its beauty.

Paul Wesley Portal

Terri ha won numerous awards for her painting with art associations in Florida. Terri's paintings can be found in many other collectors in Canada and the United States.

Terri Leonard

Painting in Florida is so therapeutic for me. Gazing into the colors of the lush seascapes here in St. Petersburg gives me energy and the light here is so intense that there is always a great source of color-play with shadows. The clouds, waves and water provide a never ending source of inspiration through color, shape and line. Every evening sunset provides a new combination that I can't wait to get on canvas.

Vanda Sucheston Hughes

Bill Castleman’s plein-air,on-location
paintings on canvas capture his love
for his native Florida landscape.
Born in Pensacola, Florida in 1940,
Bill has been an artist most of his
adult life. After serving as a technical
illustrator for the U.S. Marine Corps,
Bill went on to study at the renowned
Ringling School of Art and Design in
Sarasota, Florida graduating with a
certificate in design and illustration.
He worked in aerospace and advertising
before he began a teaching career that
spanned 25 years until retirement.
Now a full-time artist, Bill’s work marries
his talent and energy with his enthusiasm
for the outdoors.
His characteristic deft touch with his oil
paintings imbues each scene with a
freshness and vitality that invites the
viewer to return time and again.
Bill’s work can be found at the madeby
gallery in Sarasota. Paintings may also be
seen at Rumfish Grille Gallery St. Pete Beach.
Bill Castleman
727-482-6538
bcastleman58@gmail.com

Bill Castleman

Watercolors of local
beach scenes and wildlife

Contact:
jdsmith@bex.net

David Smith

http://davesmithwatercolors.squarespace.com

Jan Jessee

Jodi Watkins

My name is Makaila Renee residing right here in beautiful St Pete Beach. I am an oil painter from Ohio specializing in landscape paintings. I graduated from Kent State University with a bachelors degree in Studio arts with a concentration in painting. I am currently a graduate student at cedar crest college seeking a masters degree in art therapy with a certification in substance abuse and addiction treatment. When I was little, I fell in love with the ocean and the sunsets. I loved the colors in the sky and the reflection on the water. The very first image I ever attempted to paint was a beach landscape. I thought that maybe someday I would be able to move to the beach and see those sceneries in person and create the beautiful images onto a canvas, sharing that with others. I did exactly that and I am very thankful.

Makaila Zelin

Born in Havana, Cuba and came to the USA with his family in the 60s. Attended the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale. Living on the Gulf coast and frequently visiting the Caribbean, has been an inspiration to paint tropical scenes.
He has won numerous awards for the flamingo series, for the Mainsail Art Festival, which signed prints sold at the show. Commissioned by the U.S. Ambassador to Spain to commemorate the Olympics and World Expo. The painting was displayed in Madrid and 5,000 prints were distributed from the original.

Raul Alsina

http://alsinadesigns.com

Born and raised in Cleveland OH, then living her adult years in Cincinnati; I never felt that I belonged there. After all that time she finally made it to sunny, beautiful, warm Florida, and has never looked back. The good vibes and Coll surf inspire her to create the friptastic mermaids, fishes, sunshines and more!

Theresa Franke

http://theresafranke.fineart

Dan Kurant

Mixed media 3D Nautical Acrylic paintings - Mosaics - Acrylic Painted Screens

Denise Bowie

I've Always loved art and painted for most of my life. As most artists know that doesn't necessarily pay the bills. Thus, I became a lawyer and spent 27 years practicing law in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Upon retirement I was able to pursue my passion again. I am a snowbird and spend my winters in Florida. There, I find I'm influenced by the ocean, the beach and the native sea life which abounds both above and below the water. In the summer, while in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, I love to paint the scenery, the lake and the native flora and fauna. I predominately paint in the water colour and alcohol ink, however, I have done a few pieces in oil and acrylic. You can find my work on display in the suntan Art Center.

Jannine LeMere

Award-winning artist Kim Wilder Hinson started drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil, and if the vast quantity of paper scraps her mother saved over the years are any indication, her parents were proud of their daughter’s abilities.

Art lessons weren’t available in her small North Carolina town, so during childhood Kim relied on studying Walter Foster’s “learn to draw” books and drawing everything she saw around her.

A graphic design career put drawing and painting on hold for thirty years. In 2016, Kim and her husband house sat for an artist in Scotland who was kind enough to allow full use of her studio and materials during the month they were in residence. Thanks to the generosity of this artist, Kim rediscovered her love of painting.

Kim works in several mediums, but her favorite is soft pastels. She is known for her photorealistic animal portraits that capture the animal’s spirit and personality. She also enjoys plein air painting wherever she happens to be.

Her work hangs in private collections in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Kim Wilder Hinson

http://KimWilderHinson.com

PATRICK WARD; 202-309-2930; pawardssn661@gmail.com
Patrick Ward was born in Washington, DC in 1947. He graduated grade school and high school in the city, and earned two engineering degrees from the University of Maryland. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant deployed on nuclear submarines. He worked as a nuclear safety and regulatory engineer for 45 years, thereafter. Before and during Patrick’s lengthy regulatory and nuclear engineering career, he always had watercolor sets, with brushes and paints at hand, and did pictures for family members and friends, but only did handful of paintings per year.

Patrick Ward

mixed media pieces (primarily acrylic). Usually "knock your socks off" abstracts, or women with "attitude."

Sara Mallory Harned

I am a full-time artist and instructor focusing on realistic wildlife and landscape. I find oils work well in layering and capturing subtle temperature changes and values often foun in wildlife. I work with a split primary palette and use archival boards and canvas.

Tricia Bush

http://wild4art.com

JEWELRY ARTISTS

JEWELRY ARTISTS

FIRED ARTS + GLASS

FIRED ARTS + GLASS

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Joan Clear

http://joan-clear.pixels.com

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Amie Robbins

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Fran Sims

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Shelli Hemans

Pile of Golden Jewelry

http://carriefreitag.square.site

Carrie Freitag

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Lisa Jameson

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Doug D'Souza

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Lois Lewis

MIXED MEDIA

MIXED MEDIA ARTISTS

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Cindy Rodella-Purdy

https://www.cindyrodellapurdy.com/

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Jessica Carrillo

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Sandy Tatro

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Daphine Dial

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Joanne Osborne/Yanina Salas

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Jeneca Luckey

http://jenecasfantasea.etsy.com

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Megan Fetter

PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHY

OTHER

OTHER ARTISTS

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Debra Campbell

https://fineartamerica/profiles/debra-campbell

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Linda Busch

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Svletlana Peisch

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Dwight Ferguson

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Linda Hansen

http://www.lindahansenauthor.com

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Jim Jeansonne

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Suzy Dross

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Bill Cadzow

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Pedro Carrillo

https://www.plcarrillophotography.com/

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Ellen Schneider

http://seashellen.com

Pile of Golden Jewelry

Gerard "Jerry" Distefano

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