Christina's journey as an artist spans a wide range of mediums, from painting and drawing to glass design. Featured in AQ Volume 4, her abstract works are inspired by the colors of the Sonoran Desert and the improvisational nature of jazz, resulting in compositions that layer, erase, and expose emotions. With a BFA in Fine Arts and decades of experience, Christina invites viewers to connect with the enduring power of abstract art and the beauty of spontaneous creativity.

Anika Geldner, an artist featured in AQ Volume 4, creates intricate abstract works that reflect her deep connection to colors, shapes, and emotions. Inspired by masters like Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, as well as her own travels and personal interactions, Anika’s work bridges inner emotion and external reality. Read more about her creative process and artistic journey.

Natalie Armstrong, a mixed media collage artist from Louisiana, creates vibrant, female-centric works that reimagine classic pin-up aesthetics with a playful, maximalist twist. Her joyful obsession with hunting and manipulating images shines through her unique art, featured in Create! Magazine AQ Volume 4. Explore her artistic journey and the stories behind her captivating pieces.

Marina Capdevila's captivating portraits of the elderly challenge conventional views on beauty, gender, and age. With her vibrant artistic style and a deep focus on the human experience, she uses her grandmother as a muse to explore themes of identity and death. Her international presence, including murals across the globe, reflects her commitment to breaking down stereotypes and fostering deeper conversations through art.

Spring Break Jake, also known as Jake Kenobi, crafts emotionally charged artwork that delves into the complexities of mental health, death, and vulnerability. Drawing on personal experience and a deep love for travel and music, his works mix tropical imagery with raw, Memento Mori-inspired illustrations. His textured, multi-layered pieces invite viewers to engage in conversations around masculinity, emotion, and healing. Learn more about Jake’s process and the messages behind his art in Issue 46 of Create! Magazine.

Linda Wallis’s journey from cityscapes to surreal, biomorphic worlds came after rediscovering the joy of colored pencils in 2017. Her process is driven by a playful exploration of the unconscious mind, resulting in drawings that blend the bizarre and the familiar. Wallis's work captures themes of fragility, control, and resistance, offering a powerful commentary on personal anxieties and the environmental crisis.

From the bustling streets of New York to the architectural details found in Taipei, Francine Hsu Davis’s work explores the complexities of memory, place, and identity. Through her rich layers of oil paint, Davis recreates the urban landscapes she encounters, using color and texture to evoke a sense of nostalgia and familiarity. Read more about how her cultural roots and personal experiences shape her artistic process in Issue 46 of Create! Magazine.

Emily Kepulis’s artwork delves deep into the concepts of home and identity, exploring how these ideas are shaped by memory, experiences, and perception. Working with mixed media, her paintings layer paint, pencil, and found images, creating fluid landscapes that evoke both personal and ancestral connections. Learn how Emily's intuitive creative process informs her approach to art and how she weaves her passions for texture, fashion, and metaphor into her compelling visual narratives.

In her latest works, Poonam Khanna captures the blurred beauty of rainy landscapes viewed through glass, using soft edges and vibrant color grounds. Inspired by the intensifying storms of climate change, her paintings explore themes of resilience, adventure, and the unexpected beauty found in dreary weather. Through her unique approach, Khanna invites viewers to reconsider how rain reshapes our everyday scenes.

Painter Emeline Agnew crafts still lifes that delve into themes of life, death, and the uncanny. Drawing from Victorian symbolism, Pre-Raphaelite art, and the eerie stasis of 80s horror, her works explore the tension between the mundane and the monstrous. By incorporating human forms and everyday objects, Agnew invites viewers into a realm of haunting beauty and ambiguity. Learn more about her process and inspirations in our latest blog post.

Kim Tateo's art invites viewers into a world of vibrant imagination and heartfelt reflection. Through intricate layers of color, glitter, and blacklight-responsive paint, her works explore themes of interconnectedness, impermanence, and inner light. With influences spanning nature, music, and mindfulness, Kim crafts immersive experiences that evoke dreaming, playfulness, and peace. Dive into her artistic journey, from collaborative projects to light-filled meditations, and discover the magic hidden within her creations.

Bridget Enderle is a painter and collage artist currently based in Reno, Nevada, where she is also an instructor of painting and drawing at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Enderle has exhibited her work nationally, including at the Athenaeum Museum in La Jolla, California, in 2020 and 2019, at the UNLV Donna Beam Gallery in 2024, and at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in 2022.

Raffi Bashlian is a photographer whose work explores resilience, transformation, and the beauty of everyday life. Inspired by contrasts from Lebanon's civil war, Raffi’s powerful visual narratives highlight the human experience. Through his lens, he transforms ordinary spaces into extraordinary stories, creating immersive experiences that connect and inspire viewers worldwide.

Bree Smith is a Dallas-based multidisciplinary artist specializing in mixed media paintings, sculptures, and murals. Her work blends futuristic abstraction and surrealism, exploring themes of imagination, reality, and human connection. Featured in Create! Magazine and Dallas Style & Design Magazine, Bree is known for her vibrant, finger-painted "Emergence" series and impactful curatorial projects.

Rebecca Graves has made a career of painting large-scale murals and decorative painting in New York City.

Since 2015, Graves has painted murals and graphics for exhibitions at the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) in New York. She recently added BRIC Arts Center in Brooklyn to her portfolio of exhibition-related murals. She is also the creative director at R Graves & Company, producing high-end faux finishes for private and corporate clients in Manhattan.

Discover the vibrant world of Pamella Diegor, a Filipina painter and sculptor known for her heart-shaped motifs and textured artworks. Working with plaster, clay, and acrylics, Pamella’s creations transform challenges into sources of positivity, inspiring warmth and connection. Explore her dreamscape, the Heart Archive, where hearts and colors celebrate goodness amidst modern struggles. Visit heartarchiveph.wixsite.com/artist.

Explore the work of Brittany R. Gilbert, a landscape painter and Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Francis Marion University. Grounded in observational painting, her sequential series captures the shifting nuances of nature through perceptual engagement. Brittany’s work has been exhibited nationally, including at Prince Street Gallery, Susquehanna Museum of Art, and Manifest Gallery. Learn more at www.BrittanyRGilbert.com.

Explore the surreal and nostalgic oil paintings of Inga Insberga, a Latvian artist blending classical aesthetics with modern digital themes. Known for her pink-toned palette and precise technique, Insberga's work explores femininity, identity, and the interplay between the physical and virtual realms. Discover more about her thought-provoking art at www.ingaart.com.

Discover the innovative work of Tali Rose Krupkin, a Jersey City-based Israeli-American and Queer mixed-media artist. Specializing in analog collages and paper weavings made from upcycled materials, Krupkin’s art challenges conventions, explores identity, and bridges the past and present. Her work has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions across the U.S. and featured in publications like OyeDrum and Suboart Magazine. Learn more at www.talirosekrupkin.com.

Discover the captivating work of Lisa Alonzo, a Maine-based artist who uses pastry tips and cake decorating tools to create vibrant, textured paintings that explore themes of consumption and the blurred line between truth and fiction. Her unique technique transforms unsavory topics into visually indulgent confections, blending symbolism, saturated color, and rich patterns. Learn more at www.lisaalonzo.net