Orisons • Fine Art Reproduction • Photo to Canvas • North Texas Local Artists • Giclée Art Printing • McKinney Texas

Leo Malboeuf

Leo works almost exclusively in oils. He also does work in digital media and works on his compositions initially on a computer. He works from photographs and quick sketches. He also does drawings to work out the details of each painting. Most of his subjects are not posed or set up, but instead come from his day-to-day observations. He likes to work on two to three paintings on the same subject at the same time. He often will put a painting away for a period of time and then take it our to finish it later. He also does portraits, which he prefers to do with subjects in unorthodox poses. Leo recently bought a house in McKinney to be closer to his daughter and grandchildren and hopes they will be the subjects of many paintings. Now that his studio is set up, he paints daily and will accept commissioned work, as well as continuing to work on his own new ideas and perspectives.

Joe Sambataro

Master artist Joe Sambataro was born in Philadelphia and is a scholarship graduate from the famous Layton School of Art, with a B.F.A. degree accredited through Marquette University/ Wisconsin Medical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and Masters Degree studies through the University of Wisconsin.

A consistent award-winning artist and now judge for major art exhibits, he has earned popularity worldwide. Sambataro has had studios in Pennsylvania, Maine, Wisconsin, Florida, Okinawa and currently in Texas. His reputation is well-established and his paintings widely sought after by corporations, government agencies, and private collectors. For more information about Joe's work, visit his website at: www.sambatarostudios.com

DL Parks

Carol Hoorman

My Cowgirls defy convention and have spirits bigger than a Texas Sky. I have chosen the Cowgirl as an image of independence, perseverance, integrity and one that embodies the image of a self-sufficient, competent woman. I acknowledge her as an authentic American icon. Perhaps undervalued, I celebrate the cowgirl in all her adventures and travail, wild and strong. Her look has been updated in my collection entitled, "21st Century Cowgirl." My creations are the fusion of Fine Art and Technology; an original technique I have been perfecting for many years. Traditionally trained as a designer and illustrator, I attended Kent State University, and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BA in Art. Later I returned to school to receive my teaching certification at Texas A&M. I am a self-taught painter and website designer. Since leaving graphic design after a 15-year career, I have taught community college and now teach Art in Garland, Texas. I am interested in figures teach Art in Garland, Texas. I am interested in figures that interact with environment, creating a poignant, mysterious vision and tell a story. Using imaginative design, exquisite detail and richly colored landscapes, my imagery is commanding, whimsical and enigmatic. I am available for freelance assignments and commissioned artwork.

Michael Beck

Brenda Brannon

Dennis Skogsbergh

John Patterson

James Travis

Lee Mahlen

L.C. Tobey

Anita Stockey

Susie Holamon

Helen Minkes

When Helen was eight years old, her father took her down to the harbor's edge for a tutorial in Plein Aire and landscapes. He gave her real watercolors on a palette and let her use his good brushes. She learned to see color and light, texture and form through his artistic eyes. "I have always thought of myself as an artist." Helen explains. "It's part of my DNA." Primarily self-taught, Helen has also studied under accomplished artists in Boston, St. Louis, New Orleans and Houston. She was chair of the Art Department at St. George's School in New Orleans; a job that was eventually cut short when Hurricane Katrina's aftermath set her family in a new direction. It is precisely the discoveries and self-awareness that came out of that crisis that changed the prism through which Helen saw the subjects of her paintings. Still an abstract expressionist, her work is a joyful dialogue of light and feeling combined with metaphors for transformation on spiritual, physical and emotional levels. Helen interprets her emotional connections to physical environments and reveals the interaction of raw elements such as earth, water, air and fire. Painting is a form of meditative practice for Helen. "I tap into that connection and creative energy that I feel when I am in that place. When I enter into a dialogue with my canvas, I invite that energy to flow through me into my work, and ultimately to the viewer." Helen and her husband Rob have two children and love living in Frisco, TX.