Brent Cotton
"I’m just a simple man who enjoys painting scenes from my life to give people a glimpse of my time here on this planet”
Read more
David Sharpe
“With so much that’s wrong with the world now, quiet tonal paintings I think are a welcome reminder that the world still is beautiful, serene, and full of wonder.”
Charlie Hunter
“Memories can be hazy or clear, and we think of them as accurate, but they contain vast fictions.”
Denys Gorodnychyi
“If one is open to contemplation, of slowness of thought and a willingness to embrace nature, the more new ‘doors’ to the secrets of painting will open.”
Thomas Kegler
“Art should elevate the soul of the viewer... it should awaken, transcend, and heighten society in its pursuit of truth and beauty.”
Luke Tucker
“I believe art’s purpose is to serve as the most compelling evidence that we were here. Nature didn’t create it. God didn’t create it. We created it.“
Ben Bauer
“Art provides a truth we cannot find or locate in our daily life, a quiet optimism that draws us to experiences, past and present and even imaginary.”
Hillary Scott
“Art has the ability to transport the viewer to another place and time, to provide a much needed distraction from the daily chaos we are all used to.”
Deborah Paris
“Tonalism is a uniquely personal art and requires a contemplative, quiet mind, a rare commodity in contemporary life.”
Maurice Sapiro
“Painting is a lot like giving CPR. I keep working until the painting is breathing on its own”.