Diane Mackie: is a professional painter and qualified designer, who has lived on the Isle of Skye since 1992. She has a degree in Interior Design, for which she achieved the course medal, she also took time to develop her ideas in stained glass at the Edinburgh Stained Glass House, and painting, drawing, and sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art. Her home has developed from a small croft house into her working studio and gallery. Oil painting has now become her complete focus. Her client base is both international and within the UK.

Laurie Lipton: was born in New York and began drawing at the age of four. She was the first person to graduate from Carnegie–Mellon University in Pennsylvania with a Fine Arts Degree in Drawing (with honours). She has lived in Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, the UK and has recently moved to Los Angeles after 36 years abroad. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the U.S.A.

K. Scott Davis: was born in 1958 in Denver Colorado. In the 1980’s he joined the U.S. Navy and traveled all over the world. In 2000 he moved to Maine to teach survival school for the Navy. Retiring in 2014 he enrolled at the university of Southern Maine and started painting. He graduated in 2017 with a B.F.A. in studio fine art. He is a surrealist and paints in oil on diverse surfaces. His work can be seen at his studio, Walrus Studios in Richmond, Maine.

David Connor: is a Maine native who grew up in Cape Elizabeth. When he’s not creating art, he teaches it at a charter high school in Portland. He is a husband, father, and veteran of the Coast Guard. Most of his work is 6×6 inch blocks matted in a 10×10 inch mat. He makes all his frames out of reclaimed hardwood that he scavenges from the local dump. He has done original prints for business logos, rock bands, craft brewers, surf shops, and film festivals. His work has been shown in a variety of Greater Portland restaurants and stores and can be found at Maine Craft and Casco Bay Artisans.