Best in Show Morgan Guinessey I am a 25 year old Art educator and artist. I grew up in Commerce, Texas and moved to Tampa in 2023 after graduating with my Art degree. I am primarily a painter and love to paint with acrylics, but also experiment with oils and watercolor+ink from time to time.My…
Best in show Tracy Jones As the great-great granddaughter of famous Chester County painter, Ida Ellen Ruth Jones, my work draws from a distinct family history of diverse creativity and cultural pride. At an early age I began illustrating and quickly became aware that art would be the lifeblood of my future. My family often…
Best in show Mike Knapp Exploring how technology has taken the front seat in our lives by using toy robots as the metaphor. Artist Statement There is beauty everywhere…if you look for it. Many of the everyday things and concepts we pass by in our busy lives go unobserved. I see my job as…
First Place Ashley Cassens Ashley Cassens is a representational painter who juxtaposes patterned fabric and crushingly lovely figure painting in her favorite medium, oil paint! She is a native Floridian who earned her BFA from Florida Southern College in 2006 and an MFA from Florida Atlantic University in 2017. In addition to her Graduate Teaching…
This past February Opus Inside was another comfortable evening of getting to know some of our favorite artists. We hosted two artists. They brought images of their work and shared the stories behind them. For another intimate night of art along with coffee and conversation at 13320 Lake Magdalene Blvd, Tampa, FL 33618 , stay posted on…
Opus Inside is a comfortable evening of getting to know some of our favorite artists. This past August we hosted two artists that brought images of their work and shared the stories behind them. For an intimate night of art along with coffee and conversation at 13320 Lake Magdalene Blvd, Tampa, FL 33618 , stay…
First Place Jonathan James 16”x20” This portrait of @dejennarate was made as a way to explore the variety of materials I have been collecting – incorporating techniques of drawing, traditional oil painting, and portraiture. I like to exist in a state of play to allow the materials to divulge their secrets to me; as I…
Friday Nov 16 2018 From left to right: Elena Cifuentes, Jessica Luttrull, Jaime Aelavanthara OPUS Inside is a comfortable evening of getting to know some of our favorite artists. Three artists will bring images of their work and share stories behind them. Join us at Tampa Covenant Church for an intimate night of art along…