Creatures & Characters

By Jennifer Scammahorn and Donna Budzynski Many of us are fascinated by nature. We feel awe when we walk out into the open sky; calm as we trek through a living forest. Nature gives us a magical truth through its cycle. Seasons bring challenges and tragedy. Creatures...

The Sketchbook of Andrew Arellano

Andrew Arellano is a local artist based out of Nowthen, MN. Andrew is a self-taught artist who as a kid, would sit in the cotton fields of West Texas and draw his father’s tractors. He continued to pursue his passion for art at the Art Institute of Colorado....

Nature, Places & Patterns

by John C. Niemi & Mary Bradley John is a graphic artist by training, who uses a camera to define the visual field – the shape, texture, light & shadow within the viewfinder to capture nature’s patterns and the patterns in nature. John says “I don’t travel to...