Amanda Grove Hilliard I love to paint and have been painting on canvas for 11 years. I get motivated by things I see in nature and things I have in my mind. I love to use color, lots of color. My paintings make people happy and make me happy. I...
Artist statement: My work falls into the category called “intuitive” or “process” painting. This is the practice of meditating with brush in hand. It requires the suspension of fear, expectations, and the analytical brain. I allow the painting to evolve based on my vision, love of play and experimentation. As...
There’s nothing more intriguing than the human face and nothing more difficult to capture on canvas. To find the spark of a person’s essence, to make a good painting as well as a good likeness is a thrilling adventure. I work from life for some quick portraits, but more often...
I paint as a way to engage my spirit with the world. I paint every day for several hours, often when I can’t sleep. The act of painting draws me into what I paint. Often, I find I have painted shoes into a work or other images that I did...
Ellen Moore Osborne is a printmaker, photographer, and mixed media collage artist living in Charlottesville, Virginia. She originally attended East Carolina University with the intention of becoming a graphic designer, but fell in love with fine art instead.
LeVonne Yountz, a native of Westchester County, New York, has been a resident of Charlottesville since 1988. She is a proud mother of three adult sons, one grandson, and is a faithful member of First Baptist Church. LeVonne began creating these unique pieces around age 1 initially as a creative...
Christine Rich I have been passionate about creating art since childhood. The combination of realistic subject matter with abstract designs has been one of my goals. Watercolor to me is the most exciting medium, being full of surprises and allowing numerous techniques. I’m a member of the Virginia Watercolor Society,...
Season of Light Show Congregational members of all ages were invited to submit work for this Season of Light Show. Since a visual work cannot be made without light, this show lets us see the perspectives of seven of our faith community’s artists. If you are interested in any of...
Tom Manto is a painter / illustrator / artist from Charlottesville, Virginia. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2022. He is a two-time recipient of the Peter Bullough Foundation Artist Residency. Manto’s work spans several disciplines, notably oil, watercolor, printmaking and bookbinding. Through these...
In 2020, like many others, I found my social life, volunteer activities, and usual hobbies on hold. I’ve always loved to draw but had never had any formal training, so I decided to use this unanticipated chunk of “empty time” to enroll in an online class in realist oil painting....