“Growing up, we are presented with the cliché idea of an artist; beret, goatee, paint splatter all over them. For that reason, I didn’t think of myself as an artist for many years. Designer perhaps, maybe an artisan? Over time I had to learn that art is more of a deep inner feeling than a fanciful character description.”

“Fine Art to me is a visual expression of the life that goes on around me and that flows through me. Sometimes I see a visual image that touches my soul so much that it jolts me into pause mode, and I have to paint or draw it. Then I get comfortably numb within the experience that happens while making art.” D. Manor

“For me Fine Art isn’t just a creative aesthetically pleasing piece of work that brings pleasure to the viewer, Fine Art is an experience that touches the soul through individual perception, imagination, and emotion.” B. Manor