“The Off-Center Paintings of Jay Bender are each carefully titled to allow the viewer to consider the message of the work. The message of the painting is considerably important to me”…Jay Bender Jay is a Columbia attorney and University of South Carolina Law School and Journalism professor. He is also a contemporary artist. He uses…

“Painting is easy when you don’t know how but very difficult when you do”…Edgar Degas Mary Frances lives in Charleston, SC and has been involved in art for many years. Her career as an art broker in a city with tremendous focus on “the arts” gave her an understanding of the emotional and difficult pursuit…

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see”…Edgar Degas Karen is a Columbia resident who worked in finance and accounting for many years. Ultimately, she decided to follow a new avenue in art and began designing jewelry. Her pieces range from themed re-constructed charm bracelets to collaged cuffs and necklaces. Karen…

“Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body”…Wassily Kandinsky Joe is a professional abstract painter and art instructor from Raleigh, NC. He attended the School of Art at East Carolina University and serves on the University’s Advisory Board. DiGuilio has worked…

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”…Thomas Merton Edmund grew up in Columbia, but now makes his home in Meggett, SC. A BFA graduate of Clemson University, he paints and sculpts as much as possible while juggling his employment in ecological technology. His subject matter is often his portrayal…

“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works: if from the head, almost nothing,”…Marc Marshall is a Columbian and graduate of the University of South Carolina. she grew up in a family with a profound interest in art and she learned early on to support the arts. Recently, Marshall decided to begin painting seriously.…

“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others”…Salvador Dali Cami is a Columbia native whose busy life consists of her family, her painting, and her work as an interior designer. She creates beautiful landscapes that are so sought after that they have become known only as “Cami’s”. The oil…

Robert , a Columbia architect, has discovered his ability to create a different kind of art. His figure drawings are lyrical renderings similar to the style of Degas, expressive and lyrical. Sepia and rudy lines wind and curve to present energy and poetry in human forms.

Art is a line around your thoughts”…Gustav Klimt Chappy is a life long Columbian whole experience in painting was limited until a decade ago. After taking painting lessons from Frances Nelson, she joined Studio Carlisle and became a serious painter. Chappy is an Impressionist whose subject matter is diverse ranging from figures to landscapes. She…

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.”…Leonardo da Vinci Stephanie loves to paint with a palette knife. At her studio in her home in Columbia, she creates heavily textured paintings often of natural settings. Her marsh and seascapes are painted in exciting vibrant tones appearing sun drenched and inviting.…

Salley is a former columnist for The State newspaper. She makes folk art from sewing, gluing and weaving old things into a wire backing to create an image from “olden times”. Her delightful characters inspire us to remember our own customs and cultures of long ago.

“Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist”…Rene Magritte Julia, a native Columbian, received BA and MAT degrees in art education from the University of South Carolina. Since then, she has raised a family, worked as an educator, business owner, and community volunteer. She considers her greatest gifts to be her family…

“I could say it in words but there would be no reason to paint”…Edward Hopper Page is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has studied with a number of well known contemporary artists. She believes that creativity happens while working. For Page “it happens as a part of a process. Getting an…

“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love”…Claude Money Leslie is an independent abstract expressionist painter and the Workshop Coordinator for the Art School of Sandy Springs in Atlanta. She also leads workshops teaching the techniques of abstract painting. Leslie is…

Peggy is from Florence where she teaches art lessons to adults. She paints in oils and focuses on South Carolina landmarks.

“If you hear a voice within you saying, ‘You are not a painter,’ then by all means paint boy, and that voice will be silenced.”…Vincent can Gogh Kevin calls himself a Sunday painter. He paints on the weekends at Studio Carlisle with his five painting partners. During the week, Kevin works as an executive in…

Marian is a Columbia, SC native who has been interested in painting for 25 years. As a self taught painter, she has taken classes in all mediums from professional artists around the country. She prefers watercolor on paper, hand-stretched around an empty canvas frame which is then varnished to add durability.

Lani is an artist and graphic designer in Charleston, SC. Her firm, Mustard Seed Graphics, has won numerous local and regional awards for design and illustration. Her recent exhibitions include Painted Violins, Runaway Runway Volumes One. In addition to graphic design, Lani paints and builds sculptures. Her range of skills is amazing! She is a…

For years Nini’s focus in painting has been influenced by the warm colors and textures of Tuscan architecture and landscapes. Her interests are evolving to the point that she is limiting her focus on shapes, color and texture in a more abstract manner. The tactile factor in collage has become a serious interest for me…

Margaret graduated from USC with a BFA in printmaking and drawing. Her paintings represent a wide variety of subjects. They are usually small and colorful. She enjoys painting in acrylic, oil and watercolors.