by Art Cocoon Featured Artist Susan Nicholas Gephart
Plan ahead! Set some dates on your calendar for getting out in the community this holiday season with your art. Schedule shows or a holiday open house in your studio and then start advertising! Use the same graphics for open house invitation ma...
Susan believes her website, www.snicholasart.com, is the force behind her progress as a professional artist. "It seems to me the one most important element in the business of art is to have a beautiful website that has a purpose and a goal behind it." A high quality and informative website attracts ...
Influenced by her artist father, Susan Nicholas Gephart developed a deep appreciation of the earth and its relationship to art when she was a young child. Her passion to explore the landscape is expressed through a unique use of color, texture, and atmosphere, capturing the emotion of a moment with ...
As a full-time professional artist, Susan E. Hanna believes in generating income from multiple sources. When an artist commits to leased space and monthly bills, it becomes essential to earn steady monthly income.Susan uses private and group lessons as a financial base. She promotes her art and adds...
Art Cocoon Featured Artist Susan E. Hanna talks about her recent painting,
"I painted this work, Little Bay Farm, about a month ago as I stood one morning near poison ivy along a side road. Near a marsh, I posted to my fans that I would be painting 'as long as the heat and the bugs allow'. I prefer...
As a self-taught artist, Susan E. Hanna (our current Featured Artist) considers herself uniquely qualified to teach others of all skill-levels and ages. Her youngest student is five years old. From that age up, every student learns the same way. Each lesson begins with a chat about composition. Each...
Featured Artist Susan E. Hanna often has different sizes and materials in her Art Cocoon. While showing her artwork recently, Susan was painting in oils on a copper-clad substrate. It's nice to see a work in progress and a great way to bring people into your booth!
A self-taught artist with a lifetime of experience, Susan first presented her art to the public in 2011 and was encouraged enough by the reception to make the leap to full-time work as an artist. Enjoying the challenge and immediacy of working en plein air, she’s earned a reputation for using lush g...
Featured Art Cocoon Artist, Janet PedersenThis 12 x 9 oil painting was done fairly quickly as the light was changing, a challenge for any plein air artist—getting as much information down on canvas while you can. I choose to make my paintings in one 'go' to keep my painting feeling fresh and in the ...
Art Cocoon's Featured Artist Janet Pedersen"The deli shops in my Brooklyn neighborhood are the stuff of life: you can pretty much find everything you need on these corner establishments. "Brooklyn Storefront"— corner 6th ave/16th St in Park Slope Brooklyn— had exactly what I needed: A view with inte...
Art Cocoon's Featured Artist Janet PedersenThe 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, NY is presenting an exhibition of figurative oil paintings from Art Cocoon's Featured Artist, Janet Pedersen. The solo show, "Real People I've Never Met" runs through November 11, 2018.Stop in and see Janet's dynamic work, all p...
Art Cocoon’s Featured Artist, Sharon Weaver, presents yet another captivating portrait! Fantastic work Sharon.
