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“Leave Your Mark” 2026, Digital Art

This October, journey into the world’s oceans with “No Time to Lose,” a new show from artist and author, Rommie Martinez.

Plus, every Sunday in October, from 2:00 – 6:00 PM, you’re invited to meet with the artist and discuss her works, as well as browse the gallery amidst whale songs and immersive lighting.

Martinez has been known as an illustrator for many years; but in 2020, after so many changes all around, she turned inward, went back to her roots and her love of ecology, and started painting.

She created “The Adventures of Eco Girl” which follows a determined teenage girl with a deep passion for protecting the ocean, dedicating her life to rescuing and preserving endangered marine species—soon to become a book in 2026!

Don’t feel like waiting? Preview the works of Rommie Martinez on her website below.

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“A Little Help From My Friends” 2025, Acrylic on Canvas

Join us in November 2026 for a show of Danny Bess’ painted works including new, large format, and previously undisplayed pieces.

These beautiful pieces, with their expressive brushwork and larger-than-life scale, have a texture and feel which simply cannot be conveyed on screen. These works are best seen in person.

Don’t feel like waiting? Preview the works of Danny Bess on his website below.

Artist’s Website

“Rockets to Mars” – 2025, Acrylic on Canvas

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Artist Statement:

I explore color, movement, velocity, and time within my paintings–looking for color relationships and impactful brush marks to imply speed and capture an energetic art making process as if my paintbrush is keeping tempo and my color selections are musical notes. I believe that Music and Art are two sides of a creative coin, one side stimulating our sight, while the other side of the coin satisfies our ears.

The subject of my paintings are friends, family members, and inspiring artists; they represent the grand staff of a musical score. They are the foundation for my paintbrush to dance across the page. In many ways music can be freer than an image, it’s not bound by space, a canvas, or a computer monitor.

The goal is to emulate music visually, I never reject any mark I make while painting; I accept them all. Through this acceptance, I hope to find something that is representational in the portrait I paint, but executed with the non-representational freedom of music.

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“Astro Girl” – 2025, Acrylic on Canvas

Biography:

Multimedia artist, James Ibur, is based in St. Louis, Missouri. He has shown his ceramics and mixed-media work nationally for over thirty-five years and is in a number of prominent collections. His new ceramics offer unconventional approaches to vessel making, painting and sculpture.

Artist Statement:

My 2D and 3D works connect iconic forms where the protagonist, often the bearded king—part airplane, part road—is on a journey that is often “leaving” or “arriving. ” He finds himself in unlikely landscapes of caves, mountains, oceans and stormy and perfect blue skies that suggest complex narratives. Water, falling figures, clouds that eat each other and spaceships are all vehicles for magical interactions that reference the unknown.

Both mysterious and playful, my work asks the viewer to consider a variety of ideas that range from the natural biological/archaeological worlds of roots and fossils to references of human physiology to the complexity of electronic wiring that infrastructures our world. There is a meditative quality to these paintings and ceramic objects that are meant to create a window to my inner world. My work wishes to present dynamic quiet and provocative centeredness to an increasingly off-balanced world.

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Biography:

Daniel Guy Hast is a St. Louis-based artist whose work explores the intersection of disciplined structure and vibrant, emotive color. Since beginning his dedicated artistic journey three years ago, he has developed a style that prioritizes bold visual impact and technical sincerity.

Artistic Inspiration & Technique:

Daniel’s work is heavily influenced by the Post-Impressionist Masters, specifically the expressive brushwork and luminous color palettes of Vincent van Gogh. He is drawn to the way color can be used not just to depict a subject, but to convey a specific energy or state of being.

Technically, his work is characterized by the use of encaustic methods—a specialized process involving the melting of wax—which he integrates with acrylics to create rich, multi-dimensional surfaces. This approach allows him to experiment with texture and light, seeking to capture the “vibration” of a scene through layers of depth and translucency.

Artist Statement:

Art is a continuation of my lifelong commitment to discipline and exploration. Whether I am navigating the depths of the ocean or the complexities of a canvas, my goal is to uncover the underlying strength and vibrancy in my surroundings. I strive to create work that feels both grounded and alive.

Biography:

Alicia Jackson is an interdisciplinary artist, facilitator, and experience designer whose work explores the transformative power of being truly seen.

Drawing from her own experiences of loss and personal transformation, she creates paintings, immersive installations, and participatory experiences that invite viewers to move beyond judgment and into curiosity. Her work serves as a mirror that helps people recognize themselves with compassion and a window into the stories of others.

Artist Statement:

I do not paint people. I paint what it feels like to be human, and to be seen. I paint what happens when silence gives way to hope. I paint the moment someone begins to remember who they are. My work exists to remember the humanity in ourselves and in each other. My hope is that the viewer asks “What story might I not know? What pain might exist beneath what I first see? What would change if I approached this person, or myself, with curiosity instead of certainty?” Whether through paintings, public installations, or immersive experiences, my hope is that people leave feeling a little more understood. A little less alone. And a little more capable of seeing the world through compassion instead of separation. Because when people learn to truly see, they become much harder to divide.

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“Unseen” – Oil and Mixed Media

Biography:

Teresa McAfee is a visual artist based in Radcliff, Kentucky, whose work emphasizes the everyday presence and individuality of Black women. Born in Indiana and raised across California, Alaska, and Kentucky, McAfee draws inspiration from the beauty, style, humor, and creative influence of Black women in contemporary culture. Her paintings begin with AI-generated images, which she reinterprets with acrylics and mixed media in a painterly, pop-art-inspired style. Working mainly with pencil and acrylic.

McAfee combines precise drawing with expressive color and texture. Some of her works incorporate additional hair elements to create a more tactile, dimensional surface. McAfee’s art highlights moments of ordinary life—laughing, resting, looking away, or simply being present. Instead of depicting her subjects as symbols of strength or struggle, she seeks to capture authentic states of being. Her visual language draws from photography, comics, and pop art, while intentionally leaving space for Black women to appear fully themselves without explanation or performance.

Although she studied drawing for 2.5 years at the University of Louisville, McAfee’s practice has largely evolved through self-guided experimentation and repetition. This exhibition marks the beginning of her public artistic journey, reflecting years of silent exploration and a commitment to portraying Black women with honesty, dignity, and freedom.

Biography:

Megan Jung is a graphic artist, creative entrepreneur, and community builder based in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the founder and principal of Power Creative, a mission-driven marketing agency and neighborhood-centered event and community space dedicated to fostering connection, creativity, and positive social impact.

Now in her second season, Jung has embraced a purpose rooted in liberation—both her own and that of marginalized communities. Through her work, she explores themes of identity, healing, spirituality, transformation, and belonging. Her artistic practice serves as both a personal journey and an invitation for others to reflect on their own paths toward freedom and self-discovery.

Artist Statement:

Her current body of work, “Fruit of the Spirit,” draws inspiration from the intersections of faith, personal growth, and everyday experience. The series features vibrant depictions of fruits and other foods that symbolize meaningful moments and turning points along her spiritual journey. Through rich color, playful imagery, and layered symbolism, Jung invites viewers to consider nourishment in its many forms—physical, emotional, and spiritual—and to reflect on the experiences that cultivate growth, resilience, and transformation in their own lives.

“Where Two or More are Gathered” – 2025, Acrylic on Canvas