Featured Art

Featured Art: Alviso, Before & After

April 12, 2023April 5, 2023 Art of the Week, Featured Art, Latest News

“Alviso, Before & After” by Bonnie J. Smith, Santa Clara Branch (California) Textile, 48×54 Artist Statement: “Looking at before- and after-drought photographs of the Alviso Salt Marshes really jarred my ... Read more

Featured Art: Birth of Venus

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Art of the Week, Featured Art

“Birth of Venus” by Jane A. George, Pensacola Branch 4×5 watercolor Artist Statement: “This image originated with my interest in the long history of life on Earth. Sea ... Read more

Featured Art: Lovely Flow

January 3, 2023December 23, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art

Lovely Flow by Lidia Tohar, Boca Raton Branch 8×10 acrylic on canvas Enduring the COVID-19 Pandemic by Painting Flowers By Lidia Tohar Painting flowers gave me a sense of ... Read more

Featured Art: Alviso, Green

November 23, 2022November 3, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art

“Alviso, Green” by Bonnie Smith, Santa Clara County Branch 34×40 fabric art From the Artist: The focus of this textile is the Alviso Salt Marshes. The Alviso slough runs ... Read more

Featured Art and Poem: My Sleeping Beauty & Life in My ’80s

November 10, 2022November 3, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art, Featured Poem, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

“My Sleeping Beauty,” 12×16 acrylic by Marie Francis Life in My ’80s By Marie Francis I just turned the big 8 0! Today I tripped and broke my ... Read more

Featured Art and Poems from Ekphrastic Collaboration

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art, Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

This art and poem are a collaboration by poets Karen Hansis Baker and Loretta Ichord and artist Georgia Herrick, whose works were part of Modesto Branch’s ekphrastic show, “Women in ... Read more

Featured Art: Free Willy

August 12, 2022August 18, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Free Willy” by Tammy Seymour, Fort Lauderdale Branch 16×20 watercolor on Yupo paper Tammy Seymour expresses the wet and wild experiences of nature in watermedia. “Painting with watercolors, acrylics, ... Read more

Featured Art: Luminous Leaves

July 28, 2022August 18, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Luminous Leaves,” altered photo by Polly Curran, Sarasota Branch (Florida) Over the past year, Polly Curran stepped out of her comfort zone to explore different techniques, bringing an ... Read more

Featured Art: Hocking Hills

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Hocking Hills” by Robie Benve, Central Ohio Branch 12×16 paper and acrylic on canvas Robie Benve is a mixed media painter working with acrylics, paper, ink (and more) to create ... Read more

Featured Art: Rhythm of the MRI

May 2, 2022March 27, 2022 Art of the Week, Featured Art

“The Rhythm of the MRI Scanner” Digital art by Diana de Avila, Sarasota Branch (Florida) From the Artist: “Ba-da-da-da-da-da-dahhhhhhhh, click, click, click, click, click. Waaaaap, waap, waaaaap, waap, ... Read more

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