Bradford J. Salamon's paints rich canvases filled with soft, demure colors creating a vintage feel that captures the innermost spirit of his subjects. Salamon captures a beautiful melancholy within the stories he paints, representing extensive events in the lives of his calmly contemplative figures. The figures are found within enduring, intimate settings epitomizing much more than fleeting emotive moments. Bradford's use of highly textured surfaces of overflowing short, detailed brushstrokes is reminiscent of the 19th century style of Impressionism, combined with a contemporary twist, with similarity to artists such as Degas and Manet. Both Salamon and these 19th century artists focus their attention to the stories of upper class figures settled against gorgeous backgrounds filled with lush fabrics, adorned in attractive clothing. Salamon's work is also comparable to the ideologies of Classical Realism which value aesthetic beauty favoring order and harmony that supply both a beauty and completeness through the artist's lens.

Regina Jacobson's exquisite work resonates all that is beautiful and mesmerizing emoting qualities of everyday life and the "every man." She captures the souls of passers-by and focuses her attention on the spirit of the living."I'm truly most engaged in the paintings that uncover attitudes and reveal inherent strengths and weaknesses that arise in daily living. As opposed to perfection, conveying vulnerability is more appealing to me." -Regina Jacobson. Her attention to detail allows Regina to encapsulate the purity of the individual's sentiment by taking a simple photograph and translating their thoughts onto canvas becoming a psychological aesthetic. This then creates a relationship between not only the subject and the artist but also the viewer, artist and subject. Regina's creative insight allows the viewer to take a peek into the mind of a stranger without the discomfort of personal confrontation. Regina Jacobson, both artist and behavior analyst.

Cheryl Kline, specializing in both figurative and landscape imagery, is a classically trained artist who has studied in Italy's art capital, Florence, as well as throughout the Los Angeles area. Cheryl's oil based landscape paintings portray a Romanticism found in early 19th century art while focusing on brilliant depictions of glowing twilight skies, radiant luminosity combined with the use of bright, rich colors. "Emotions take us to a place. It can be a journey down a pathway or a crescendo of energy like a burst in the sky. The land is insignificant. Its relativity to the heavens makes it insignificant and something that man can dismantle, but not the sky." - Cheryl Kline. Cheryl's figurative work presents a different quality than her landscapes paintings, demonstrating an edge reminiscent of Jon Everett Millais' oil painting, "Ophelia." Deep, saturated colors permeate canvases of the enchanting supernatural creating a classical elegance with a modern twist.

All these artists will inspire, provoke, engage and mesmerize. With visual perceptions always changing, peek behind the stories told and you're sure to find the right artistic expression!