From an early age, I was drawn inward to my imagination and wonder through drawing, finding in art a way to translate my feelings and imagination into form and color. What began as simple sketches and doodles as a kid grew into a lifelong pursuit shaped by Art Education, experimentation, and an enduring curiosity about what my future could be in the world of Art. Influenced by classical techniques, realism, and expressionism, my background reflects years of study, practice, and reflection across multiple mediums. Each piece is informed by either photographs from personal experiences, nature, travel and a deep respect for craft, driven by a passion to create work that invites calm, nostalgia, and coziness through seasonal changes.

Darrell Fitch is a North Texas–based artist working in pen, ink, and watercolor. His architectural works explore structure as both form and quiet record of experience. Through disciplined line work and layered watercolor wash, Fitch develops surface wear, material contrast, and tonal depth. Slight imbalances and incremental additions are intentional, reflecting how buildings evolve in response to circumstance rather than ideal design.

After retiring from the City of North Richland Hills Fire Department, Fitch brings lived familiarity with civic architecture to his subjects. This firsthand experience informs his interest in resilience and adaptation within the built environment.

The work balances structure and improvisation. Consistent line language and proportion create cohesion across the series, while surface variation and subtle detail reward close viewing. These paintings do not document specific locations; instead, they suggest presence and endurance, presenting structures that feel both familiar and imagined while remaining grounded in craft.

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My passion for painting has grown, I am ready to share and sell my work. I paint almost everyday. I’ve been an Interior designer since 1993, have a love for color and detail. I’m so excited to have a local show. I’ve never showed my art before. But I have sold to private design clients .

I am a local artist that has been in the area for 15 years. I have been acrylic painting for 15 years and oil paints for 3. The acrylic painting definately made it easy to transition into underpainting and then glazing with oils. I focus mainly on pop culture because if you want to feel the pulse of a generation look to their pop culture.

My work explores the psychological interior of influential creative and intelligent figures, focusing on the emotional and mental forces that shape their vision. Through expressive portraiture, I am less interested in public legacy than in the internal states these individuals carried: fury, restraint, isolation, endurance, and truth. I approach portraitures as a psychological landscape, where color, texture, and expression reveal what cannot be seen on the surface. 

My work is an exploration of the profound, wordless dialogue between visual art and music.  Drawing inspiration from the emotive power of romantic compositions, I translate the rhythm, melody, and swelling harmonies of sound into tangible form. Whether working in the bold opacity of oils, the immediacy of acrylics, or the ethereal translucence of watercolor, my process is a rhythmic response to the natural world.  I believe that both art and music possess a unique ability to speak directly to the human soul where language falls short.  Though I am fluent in Spanish, the language of art speaks more clearly than even my ability to communicate with others.  My pieces often inhabit the spaces between the abstract and representational, mirroring the way a musical score can evoke a specific landscape while remaining an intangible emotional experience.  In a world that often feels fractured or darkened, my creative practice is an intentional act of light.  Through vibrant color and energetic movement, I seek to offer the viewer a sense of joy, vitality, and renewed hope.  Ultimately, my paintings serve as visual anthems, inviting the audience to reconnect with the beauty of creation and the enduring resilience of the human spirit. 

My work explores the human condition through a deeply personal lens. Drawing from lived experiences with chronic illness, addiction, depression, loss, and the complexities of motherhood and gender identity, I examine themes of mental health, vulnerability, and co-dependency. These subjects often intersect in ways that reveal both the fragility and resilience of human connection.

Working primarily with graphite, charcoal, and soft pastel on paper, I’m drawn to the immediacy and intimacy of these materials. Graphite allows for precision and structure, creating somber, narrative-driven imagery, while charcoal and pastel bring softness, instability, and atmosphere. This tension between control and release reflects the emotional terrain I navigate within my work.

Whether rendered with clarity or dissolving into abstraction, each piece invites a quiet unease. A space where discomfort and empathy coexist. I aim for the viewer to feel both seen and unsettled, caught in the shared vulnerability that defines our most human moments.

I am a Finger paint artist. I like to use unconventional items in my paintings: foil, paper, fabric, shipping tubes and other found items. I also love bold colors, and I create textures with bamboo skewers and combs. My art is very organic, and it is inspired through photographs that I take or a feeling I want to express. I am always pushing the boundaries of my art because Why not?

Over the years I have found joy in working with wood, domestic and exotic. I use a scrollsaw and a band saw and many of my pieces are burned with electricity called Lichtenberg burning. I create crosses, boxes, banks, Texas wall art, desk art and jewelry. The Lord has truly blessed me with this gift. I love showing the beauty and diversity in different types of wood. I leave the wood in its natural color, and no two pieces are the same. 

Santa Barbara Tilka is a self-taught Artist, acquiring her education primarily through Art books, on location drawings & paintings, and many years of practice in her Art Studio as well as outdoors. 

Mrs. Tilka obtains her inspiration from many sources, among these include local botanic gardens, historic sites, museums, and even her own backyard. 

Throughout her lifetime, Mrs. Tilka has had to overcome many challenges which have only served to strengthen her resolve in meeting her goals. She attributes much of her positive attitude to her strong Faith in God and a healthy lifestyle. Also, she feels a good support system, humor, and enjoyable activities are helpful. In addition to her Art, she enjoys martial arts, baking, reading, gardening, writing, chatting over a cup of tea or coffee, and walking her dogs with her husband.

The Artist produces High Quality Original Fine Art depicting some of the many joys of living. She creates her Artworks from photographs, sketches, imagination, or a combination of these.  All of the Artist’s Original Artworks are truly Originals from the conception of the idea to the completion of the Art Piece. All of her Originals include a Certificate of Authenticity. Only the best materials are used to ensure enjoyment of the Artwork for many years.
 

I create mixed media works of art, starting off with loose playful layers that center in on a detailed focal point, blending abstraction with realism. My work captures that magical space where boundaries dissolve, inviting viewers into moments of reflection that feel both deeply personal and universally connected. I want to draw attention to the fact that any and everything has and is a part of life.

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Love to be creative.

Shimmer and Glass creates one of a kind art using resin, crushed glass, shells and mixed media.  Each piece is handcrafted to shimmer in the light & tell a story.  Pieces may be on frames, cradle board or canvas in all ranges of sizes.   I hope it brings you as much joy as I had creating it.

My work is inspired by childhood wonder, dreams, and a love for soft and adorable things. I love watching a project take shape and go from a concept into something that can be loved and appreciated. I enjoy seeing the smiles that my work brings to people of all ages when they find something that sparks their interest. I believe the world is a better place because of things that bring others joy.

My work is mixed media but primarily stained glass. Each piece is one of a kind. I use recycled material as often as possible. I am a retired zookeeper and now do my art full time. While working I donated my work to animal fundraisers.

I photograph moments that help us remember what it feels like to be alive. Photography is personal to me; without it, time dissolves, and the people, places, and moments that shape us begin to fade. Through my work, I hold onto experiences that might otherwise disappear and preserve the hunger to explore, discover, and learn.
My images focus on moments where life feels real, the presence of people, culture, and movement that carry emotion and memory. I approach photography as both documentation and interpretation, reacting to live scenes as they unfold and shaping their tone through editing.
If my work succeeds, viewers pause. They feel awake. They recognize their own numbness and are reminded to live more fully, reconnect with themselves, and seek new experiences. My photographs invite people to remember, explore, and resist forgetting what makes us human.

For more than twenty years, I have devoted myself to hand‑forged metal jewelry. Working directly with fire, hammer, and raw metal it allows me to shape pieces that feel alive yet delicate, each one carrying its own spirit, its own movement, its own quiet story. No two designs are ever alike. I’m drawn to forms that rise, twist, arc, and unfold, showing the beauty found in nature through my imagination.

My process is intentionally intimate and intuitive. I let the metal guide me as much as I guide it, responding to its resistance, its softness, and the way it wants to hold shape. The play between maker and material is where the fun happens for me. It’s where a simple sheet or rod of metal transforms into something expressive, sculptural, and very personal.

I create with the hope that each piece resonates past the surface , that it stirs something in the wearer, that it makes the soul and heart dance. Jewelry, for me, is more than adornment. It is a small, wearable piece of art that carries emotion, memory, and meaning. My work is an invitation to feel, to connect, and to celebrate individuality. Mahalo

Within my workspace I create multimedia art works, ranging in styles from my own semi-comic-realistic work to a variety of artstyles for commissions. The subjects of my artworks are often inspired by my interests as well as what’s usually trending when it comes to animated media, tv shows, movies, video games, books, comics, etc. These sources motivate me to create something that brings people together within different communities, finding their own inspiration and hopefully to motivate younger artists that were lost and confused like me. As for the tools of trade, I mainly use the program, Procreate, as well as still dabbling in acrylic painting. Digital illustration is a skill I’ve been trying to perfect towards my career since I was mainly just a traditional pen and paper artist, only using digital for my own personal projects. Now as I’m beginning to establish my career, I now create mostly digital illustrations, poster designs, character sheet designs, sticker designs, button designs, and hand-painted acrylic paintings of ranging sizes on staple-backed canvases. These genres of inspiration and nerdy communities drive me to create and share the joys of art with more people and show them that art can be enjoyed by everyone. 

For over 50 years, I have been making distinctive handcrafted jewelry in sterling silver and copper, with pearls, amber, gemstones, vintage components, and glass beads. Earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, and pins, all are handmade using traditional silversmithing techniques and interesting new techniques I discover. As a woman designing jewelry, I strive to produce pieces that are different, comfortable to wear and that can become heirlooms, handed down and linking generations.

I work primarily in acrylic, occasionally incorporating texture to create depth and dimension.  I am deeply drawn to color -- its emotional resonance, movement and ability to tell a story.  My recent work reflects an ongoing exploration to developing a distinctive style. 
I began with representational paintings, often depicting landmarks that hold special meaning for friends and loved ones.  These pieces allowed me to honor memory through careful observation and detail. Over time, my curiosity has led me beyond strict representation toward a more modern and abstract approach. 
In this  transition, color has become more intuitive and expressive.  My practice is both reflective and experimental--rooted in meaning, yet open to discovery. 

I began painting because I needed to finish things, and because I needed movement and color.  I needed my hands to do something that aligned with my brain, and I needed to see the results of my efforts.  Painting has been, and probably always will be, something that I do when I need it—sometimes desperately, sometimes in a content, happy moment when all is right with the world. Either way, I can guarantee that my personality and passions will have an outlet.  
I prefer seascapes because there is something therapeutic in creating the flow of the water and sky.  The ships are secondary, as often people are secondary to the forces of nature.  The backgrounds always come first.  When not painting ships in the sea, I’ve found myself painting skeletons and skulls, mostly because they are a challenge; I love the idea of embellishing reality.  I will never draw a perfect, anatomically correct skull, but I will most definitely draw one that says something.
Overall, my work is a combination of seascapes and macabre images—of blues and neutrals and history.  There is a story behind every painting I make, because if there wasn’t…I wouldn’t. 

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My work spans abstracts, landscapes, and florals, created primarily in acrylics. Each abstract piece begins with intuition, unfolding layer by layer into a reflection of my emotions and life experiences. My landscapes and florals, on the other hand, are inspired by my travels and the nature around me, capturing atmosphere, color, and mood rather than literal detail. Many of my paintings also draw from the lessons I’ve learned along the way, transforming personal growth into visual stories. Through color, layered texture, and collage elements, I aim to create works that invite viewers to pause, connect, and find echoes of their own emotions, memories, and life lessons within the art.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit my application for an exhibit in the NRH Spring Art Fest. 

As a life-long lover of art, Judy rekindled her passion for creating in her retirement years. She especially enjoys exploring new mediums and styles, from oil painting to zentangle, from impressionism to abstract. Her pieces range from delicate watercolors of botanicals and still life to sweeping landscapes using oil and a palette knife.
She is heavily influenced by her travels and nature. In a world dominated by technology, where we are all moving at such a fast pace, creating art helps us slow down to observe and engage with the real world around us. Judy hopes that her art will help people to pause and experience the details of a flower, the many colors in a tree, and the emotions that nature inspires in us all.

I’ve had an interest in Art since childhood. More than a decade ago, I began to refine my focus with oil painting, and at times Water Color. I had the opportunity to travel “Out West” and experience different geography this accelerated my passion for creating colorful and interesting landscapes.
Recently, I’ve come to love, Plein Air painting. I thoroughly enjoyed getting lost in his creative process. I found it inspirational and spiritual to be in the environment and experience the beauty and strength of the wild land and sky. I hope my paintings inspire the viewer to slow down and see the beauty that surrounds us.

Opal inlay rings, Mala Beads, and stone bracelets.​

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Started as a hobby but fell with the glass with artwork.  I sale at small craft fairs.  I don't have  store or sell in stores. 

I am a special needs teacher, artist, advocate, and bestselling author who is also neurodivergent. I have been featured in THE and Women’s Weekly.  I’m dedicated to helping others understand cultural diversity, natural preservation, history through different perspectives and neurodiverse thinking. My artwork asks the viewer to take notice of the story the art tells and think deeply about the message it is trying to teach them so that the viewer can learn from the experience. 

My jewelry practice is rooted in preserving the ephemeral. I work with dried flowers, seeds, and spices—organic elements rich in memory and symbolism—which I encapsulate in resin to transform what is fragile and temporary into something lasting.
Each piece functions as a small botanical archive, suspending nature in transparency. I am drawn to the contrast between the organic and the synthetic, between delicacy and permanence. Within this tension, I explore themes of time, transformation, and our connection to the natural world.
More than adornment, my work invites the wearer to carry an intimate landscape: a fragment of a season, a symbol of origin, a sensory memory made tangible.

My name is Sarah, and I make crochet toys. Everything is handmade and ready to be loved.