Interview with painter Lisa Lebofsky

10/06/11 •

In the Artist’s Studio with Painter Lisa Lebofsky

“My work explores the potency of the mind when it engages with nature. The natural world functions as a launch point for liberating the mind from restrictions imposed by everyday life. In addition to being of limitless visual inspiration, nature provides an essential and symbolic role throughout [...]

Interview with painter Kevin Cook

5/02/11 •

In the Artist Studio with Landscape Painter, Kevin Cook

“I believe landscape painting to be a vital and integral expression in the contemporary art scene. It is inspired by the past, yet defined by present environmental realities. Essentially a realist, I incorporate strong undercurrents of romanticism into my work. In the romantic [...]

In the Artist Studio with Thomas Paquette and Mary Soliwoda

2/04/10 •

THOMAS PAQUETTE— An Interview by Mary Soliwoda

Whether it’s a tiny, postcard sized gouache, a 14” x 16” oil on hemp, or a wall-sized installation at a college, Thomas Paquette brings to his work the hand of a gifted artist and the spirit of a true poet. In the following recent interview you’ll come to [...]

WFA Artists Work is on YouTube - Check it out!

7/18/09 •

Hello Friends! Yes, we were at ArtHamptons a couple of weeks ago - we had a great booth, as well as outdoor scultpure space. It was a wonderful chance to show the work of a number of WFA artists, including Lisa Lebofsky, featured at the left. Also, Lizbeth Mitty, Lindsay Frei, Peter Diepenbrock, Gail Postal. [...]

Lisbeth Firmin

5/20/09 •

By Mary Soliwoda
Whether her medium is oil on wood panel, gouache on paper, or monoprint, Lisbeth Firmin seems to have mastered them all.  Ms. Firmin is a full-time painter/printmaker who integrates her figurative American realism and impressionism with the relationship of the human figure to an urban environment.  Whether it’s “Heading Home, Havana”, or “Young [...]

Spotlight on Lizbeth Mitty

4/21/09 •

By Mary Soliwoda
Lizbeth Mitty relaxes with a half glass of wine at her elbow,  winding down after a day of transporting paintings from her Brooklyn studio.  The attractive, casually dressed, blonde woman looks a bit tired after her hours of driving and delivering artworks to WFA. Yet, she enthusiastically answers questions regarding the direction some [...]