Herman van der Hoff: Born 1951 Utrecht. Now living in Wormer, Malerstraat. 1978-2015 professor fine arts at AHK (Breitner Academy) Amsterdam. I make drawings, collages and oil paintings in a lyrical abstract manner. My work mainly based on strong memories. I need a backroom for my self in which I can cultivate my solitude to make my self free .So eventually I can create those images which touches the essence.

Noriko Sakanishi: discovered art while a student at Westbrook Jr. College (now the University of New England) and went on to study at the Portland School of Art (now the Maine College of Art & Design). She majored in sculpture and began her professional career carving wood and stone. After developing a severe shoulder problem which forced her to give up carving, she focused on two-dimensional work before gradually inventing a way of creating wall constructions with lighter materials. She lives and works in Portland, Maine.

Joan Proudman: combines photographic imagery with digital illustration to achieve seamless compositions that are elegant, whimsical, spiritual (and sometimes, humorous). She aims to delight and inspire with her deep, unique and always thought-provoking greeting cards and prints which can be purchased on this site and shared with others.

James Merrow: Born and raised in Skowhegan, Maine. College degree in Studio Art (Painting & Printmaking) from University of Maine, Orono. Recently retired from 35+ years of database and application development in the corporate world in Portland/South Portland.  I have happily returned to making art full time in my studio in Embden, Maine. I am currently working on a series of my shadow in nature as self portraits, mostly done with gauche, charcoal, conte crayon on beautiful 22” x 30” sheets of Arches watercolor paper.