Meet Our ABUN Artists

Lynne WatersAfter retiring from education, Lynne Waters began pursuing a new direction with her love of art. Her preferred mediums of watercolor, oil, acrylic, and pastel complement her fluid, loose style.  An award-winning artist, Lynne has a strong sense of...

Gloria EsterI love nature, animals, and the world around me as can be seen in my art. I am mostly an acrylic and watercolor artist living in Texas. My main inspirations, and subjects to paint, are landscapes, animals, and a bit of still life thrown in the mix.

John Nicolosi - Musician & ComposerJohn Nicolosi hails from central Pennsylvania, USA, and obtained a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, in 1977.  As a young beginning trombone player in the fifth grade, John enjoyed...

Peter WardPeter lives in Little Rock, AR. He enjoys painting in watercolor and acrylic.  "I focus on landscapes, trees, and plants into who knows what".

Mary Ann Stafford Dr. Mary Ann Stafford is an Arkansas artist residing in Maumelle. Education credentials include a BSE and an MA degree in English; art hours from Kansas City Art Institute and the UofA, and an EdD in Secondary Education with an emphasis in art...

Claire OsborneI have no formal art training or any related art background. However in January 2016 I was able to finally start a lifelong desire of learning to paint with watercolors. Recently enjoying adding other mediums (pastel, graphite, colored pencil) to extend...

Lee Mitchelson"Lee Mitchelson has been a professional artist for 5 decades, with emphasis on wildlife, horses, dogs, commissioned portraits and book illustrations.  Lee was personally selected by world-renown photographer and writer Robert Vavra, to illustrate two of...

Patricia J. LatasPatricia J. Latas DVM, MS, BS Veterinarian for avians and wildlife, special interests in wild psittacine medicine, health, welfare and well-being; conservation, ecology, taxonomy and biogeography. Scientific illustrator graduate of the UCSC Science...

Virginia PotterVirginia Potter is an Arkansas artist, who continues to be inspired by the natural beauty of the land and its people. Generally considered to be a landscape artist, Virginia enjoys painting other subject matter as well.  Lately, her primary interest has...

Shary WeckwerthI have been painting for several years with ABUN.  Mostly self-taught with many great me toys along the way.  I love painting in oils but have been experimenting with watercolours lately.

Rosana VenturiniEvery pencil stroke gets me closer to wildlife and nature, once the piece is finished, it is as if I am watching it live and I become part of that incredible world, and by contributing funds from each of my pieces to conservation organizations, I hope...

Maureen RousseauFinally getting to 'art' after retiring to Arkansas, U.S.A. I have a passion to support endangered species and environments with my God given gift and talent. Living in an active community gives me ample opportunity for learning and teaching. I'm not...

Mary B. IngrumMy name is Mary B. Ingrum. My inner artist emerged around 2012 when my muse, my sister Ellyn, brought watercolours with her on a visit to Tennessee.  Now I’m hooked on watercolours, acrylics, collage, mixed media.  I love them all.  If you were to pin me...

Lois R. DavisI fell in love with pastels about 20 years ago and it is still my favorite medium, although I also work in pen and ink and colored pencil. I also love animals and the outdoors so one of the best things about art has been my work with ABUN. It gives me so...

Lisa KaplanI am a self taught artist living in the Seattle area. Lover of nature and animals.  I paint in Oils, Pastels, and Scratchboards, mostly landscape and wildlife. Trying to make  the world a better place through art. 

Joyce HartmannJoyce Hartmann is a multimedia Arkansas artist who enjoys living and painting natural Ozark beauty with her biologist husband and redbone hound. A retired physical education and art teacher, her favorite subjects include landscapes, florals, and...

Jan BriggsJan Briggs’ enthusiasm for creating is expressed in Romanticized Realism or playfulness using Oil, Watercolor, Pen & Ink, and unique to Jan, Pieced Watercolor.  Stretching to highlight her subjects in bright colors or a diverse mode, her main focus is on...

Georgia E FeildGeorgia E. Feild is a retired systems design engineer who has exhibited and sold 2D conceptual artwork based on nature and science. Over the past forty years she's instructed art and design evening courses for Allegheny Community College,...

Ellyn Lentz I grew up loving the outdoors, playing, collecting and hide-and-seeking for hours in the fields, woods, and streams in rural Tennessee. Nature is my momma, my guide, and my beloved sister is my muse to inspire me to have fun with art. 

Debbie Freear Strobel Debbie Strobel has a BFA degree from Auburn University and worked as an Art Director/Graphic Designer both at advertising agencies and out of her home in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  She started working in pastels in 2002 and has created a...

Walt Anderson Walt Anderson is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies at innovative Prescott College in Arizona. He is an accomplished author, artist, photographer, and expedition guide, and considers his true calling to be that of the naturalist. Walt believes...

Sue DuVallI am a self taught artist inspired by all of God's creation. Nature, landscapes, wildlife, birds, as well as people are all an inspiration for me.  Art is both relaxing and rewarding for me.  Using various mediums, I strive to tell a story and draw the...

Grisselle ChockGrisselle Chock, painter and illustrator. The warmth and bright colors of the tropics has followed her along, from her birthplace in Puerto Rico, to Ohio, USA, where she resides, and  now it’s an integral part of her  artistic style.    Her mediums of...

Anastasia SmithAnastasia Smith is an enthusiastic wildlife advocate. Her love of nature is reflected in her works of art. She brings life to her works with acrylics, inks and watercolors.