The Art of Mari Giddings

Mari Elsa Giddings is a contemporary artist who was born in Washington, D.C. in 1959. She grew up in Maryland, New York and then studied art at Phoenix College in Arizona with Meryl Mahaffey and Allen Dutton. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Arizona State University in 1984, where she worked under master printers, such as Dan Britten and Wayne Kimball. (Giddings, Mari. Satori I.

The Art of Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967) was a regionalist painter and produced some of the most enduringly popular images in American art. Throughout his career, he created quiet, yet riveting pictures of ordinary people and places, which in his hands became dramatic scenes that express a sense of isolation, anomie, and the bittersweet comfort of being alone.(Hopper, Edward. Nighthawks. c. 1942. Oil on

The Art of Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) the famous British painter and sculptor was born to a wealthy family in Scarborough, England. He was educated in Frankfurt and London. He spent much of his youth traveling Europe with his family. This coupled with his own tours of the Middle East, exposed him to a wide range or influences.(Leighton, Frederic. The Music Lesson. c. 1877. Oil on canvas. Guild Hall