Trish Walker

Although I will try any medium, my true loves are oil painting and graphite portraits. I have only been involved in the arts for a mere seven years but it has been a passionate and fulfilling time. Being able to create a piece of art that brings a smile to a face or a tear to the eye, is my measurement of success.

I am a Kansas City native and a Gladstone resident for more than 20 years. I have been involved in the Northland Art League for the past four years and serve as the Recording Secretary. Currently, I teach a Graphite Portrait class thru the North Kansas City Communiversity Program. I thoroughly enjoy teaching someone who gets as excited as I do when they see their first attempt to draw a portrait.

My biggest fan and supporter is my husband and friend, and to him I will be eternally grateful.

Rebecca Koop

Back Door Pottery , Potter Rebecca Koop offers retail pottery and evening classes in wheel throwing and hand built pottery. Rebecca also teaches periodic workshops both independently and through Communiversity and North Kansas City Schools community education services. One of her loves is colorful fish and mermaid forms in terra cotta. Her main focus is on high-fire stoneware because of its durability and warm, earthy character. She enjoys creating everyday art for her customers' table, kitchen or home."Clay is an art form you can wrap your hands around as well as enjoy the sculptural simplicity of form."

Diane Stolz

Diane Stolz presently has works in many venues in Kansas City, Wichita, and most recently Louisiana Watercolor Society's International Juried Exhibition.

Her works can be seen at the 12th Annual Heartland Artists Exhibition in Merriam at the Irene B. French Gallery in the Community Center, Pastel national 2008 in the new Whichita Center for the Arts, Buttonwood Financial Gallery, 3013 Main St, KC; Watercolor Missouri National in Fulton, MO and at the 2008 Juried Exhibition at Art at the Center, City of Overland Park at 6000 College Blvd, KS.

Diane will have original art pieces and prints for sale at Artsprings in Gladstone in April.

Lee Hinderliter

Most of my paintings are impressionistic and based on a real encounter with a point of view that has caught my fancy. My preference is to sketch on location. My goal is to convey the essence of the place. I also am intrigued by design, and strive to distill shape and color into stylized or abstract works. I am a native of Kansas and earned a bachelor's degree in art education from the University of Kansas. During the more than 40 years I lived in New Jersey I studied with several N.J. watercolorists and participated in over 100 juried art shows. I returned to the Heartland in 2000.I am a charter member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I have been a member of the Northland Art League for 7 years, and was president for the past two years. My work can be found at the Northland Exposure Gallery in Parkville, MO.

Karen Kay

I am a painter, illustrator, sculptor, graphic designer, photographer, and crafter. Yes, I love to do it all! My work is whimsical, colorful, cheeky and fun. I like to create pieces that speak to the heart and put a smile on the face.

I can't imagine a day without working on a project or painting or just sketching and writing down ideas. My daily inspiration comes from the smile on a child’s face, a warm summer day, an antique rocker, music and TV commercials, which I love to watch! Most of my ideas come when I am alone, listening to music or even in my dreams.

I think art should be fun, colorful and full of life. If my art makes you smile, then my mission has been accomplished. My recent use of words in my work simply takes it to another level of meaning for the viewer.

I have a degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and have lived in Kansas City most of my life. My work can be viewed at Gifted Hands in Crown Center, Kansas City, MO and online at KarenKayArtworks.com.

Nancy Reese

Nancy has been working with metal since 1975 in creating small 3D sculptures. Her work has evolved into the present contemporary wall hangings. These designs give the freedom to explore shape, form, color and texture. Each one is unique and one of a kind. They vary from fluidic curves to shapes with an art deco flavor. Nancy tries to give each piece a movement and flow that excites the eye. The steel is gilded by using gold and silver leafing. Original ceramic pieces are incorporated into the design for another dimension of color and texture.

Barbara Akers

I have a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry, which has nothing to do with art. Art was a means of taking a break from science and logic and letting the other half of my brain take over.

It started with pencils, progressed to pottery and then finally settled into painting and woodcarving. My current focus is on watercolor, woodcarving, and pyrography, not necessarily separated at times. I've also started getting back into pastels.

I have taken classes with local artists, the late Jack Smith, Margaret McCarthy (watercolor), Loretta Feeback and Holly Schenk (pastels), Fern Webber (woodcarving), and Sheila Hunter (pyrography). I also have had some illustrations published as well as a short story in two charity anthologies (Animal Magnetism and Southern Comfort).

I am a member of the Northland Art League (served as 2nd VP for the Northland Art League in 2005), the Kansas City Woodcarvers' Club, and the National Woodcarvers Association. My work can currently be seen at Northland Exposure Art Gallery in Parkville, Missouri.

Larry Roggenkamp

Larry Roggenkamp is a professional artist in the Kansas City area. For many years, photography has been a passion for this artist. Mr. Roggenkamp currently takes an artistic approach to images, starting with a photograph and making enhancements using computer software. Mr. Roggenkamp is a member of the Northland Exposure Artist’s Gallery in Parkville, MO.