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First Friday Art Walk
June 2022
Starting her art journey in 2007, Oshara considers herself a healing creative artist. She is the happiest when others see her work and make their own interpretations of what it means. She loves to create jewelry, wall hangings and everything in between.

First Friday Art Walk
May 2022
Naomi has always had a creative urge. She came to be a watercolor artist after years of sculpting and painting waterfowl out of wood. She paints “plein air” or based off photos taken from her travels, giving her a wide variety of subjects. The natural beauty of the outdoors, its changing seasons and mood, influences her palette.

First Friday Art Walk
April 2022
The year of 2022 is about a new journey, so Becky is approaching her art using a new “paint over” technique, which takes an old painting that failed and adds new life to it by painting over it. She continues to use her colorful style, but with bigger blocks of color that are splashed upon the surface. This more abstract impressionistic style is about more freedom, exploring color using quicker and broader brush strokes.

First Friday Art Walk
February 2022
As a native Kansan, Phyllis enjoys the marvels of our state, getting her interpretations from its beauty. She has been painting for the past 40 years, always learning more through workshops. Her show will feature a collection of “plein air” watercolor paintings. Paintings based on photographs she has taken of Kansas.

First Friday Art Walk
December 2021
Kyle, is a Kansas City-based artist best known for his Firework Residue Paintings which explore ideas surrounding nostalgia, spirituality, and the sublime. These sudden bursts of light ignite a part of the human spirit which innately captivates and temporarily mesmerizes.

First Friday Art Walk
November 2021
Vaughn comes from a family of wood masters and has made a variety of home furnishings. His pursuit of top-notch wood products has led to an absolutely astounding piece of wood art in the solid and segmented bowls that he turns on his lathe.

Using primarily watercolors, Susie loves to create and paint all the things around her, making the world her playground. She grew up on a farm so the love of the country is expressed in her work.

First Friday Art Walk
October 2021
Irma creates stunning counted cross stitch pieces that takes her anywhere from 1-4 months to finish. They vary from European landscapes to animals, flowers, city streets and beautiful women.

First Friday Art Walk
September 2021
Angela finds herself interested in all things art, not limiting herself to one medium, style or concept. Primarily working in mixed media and acrylic paint, she has also explored other mediums such as fine art gourds, mixed media 3D art, jewelry, and anything that she finds herself curious about.

First Friday Art Walk
August 2021
Dave, a nature and landscape photographer originally from Boston, came to Kansas thinking there would be nothing to photograph. Falling in love with the unexpected beauty he discovered in Kansas, Dave has devoted time to capturing its allure and sharing it with others. His love for Kansas can be seen in his photos of the Flint Hills, sunsets and the old abandoned buildings that show past history of Kansas.

First Friday Art Walk
July 2021
Edward Balda is an art educator and accomplished artist, known for his creativity, distinctive style and thought-provoking subject matter. Influenced by British painter, J.M.W Turner, Edward’s palette consists of thin luminescent layers, void of details, yet evoking sensory clues to present perhaps a mysterious timeless landscape.