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Glass Artist Catharine Newell

Using a paintbrush, Catharine Newell draws human figures using powdered glass on a glass surface. Her finished portraits look like crumpled pieces of paper. She's moved to this unique style from her background in stained glass. She's inspired by people-watching and she takes photos of people from afar on the street, who take on a life of their own in the studio.

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Painter Cristina Acosta

Cristina Acosta was a working artist who was losing her love of painting. Then her child inspired her to “paint happy” and her art really took off. Cristina's painting style is bright and breezy and as much fun to look at, as it is to paint.

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