Blakely Made grew up in Annapolis on the Severn River, and couldn’t help but chase the sunshine down the coast to Charleston, SC. Blakely and her husband, Curtis, can usually be found exploring the marsh, fishing off of Sullivan’s island, or riding bikes to their favorite dinner spot, Leon’s Oyster shop. Blakely is inspired daily by the low country sky, winding waterways, and colorful marshland. Her artwork is an expression of joy, and she paints the way she sees the world: full of color in unlikely places.

For Julia, color and place bring peace. Growing up in a creative family in Annapolis, MD, dabbling in art and expression was an everyday occurrence. But after graduating from the College of Charleston and spending a few years in 9-5 jobs, it began to occur to her that returning to art in an intentional sense might be the very thing her life was lacking. The now self-taught artist lives full-time in Charleston, and while her subject matter and medium varies, vivid color is a constant. Her pieces feature radiant expressions of light and pigment, with organic shapes and bright emotion.

Teil Duncan is a Charleston, SC painter. Inspired by light, movement, surprising color combinations, social interaction, and pattern, Duncan’s goal is to infuse these elements and form abstracted, pixelated compositions. No matter the subject, she strives to protray a balance of realism combined with loose abstraction, causing one to compliment the other.

Doug Greenwell is a West Annapolis resident and artist. His pieces are original watercolor paintings, and feature scenes from around the neighborhood and business district of West Annapolis. Doug's paintings are inspired by natural beauty and light, and he often works from photographs taken by his artist wife, Rebecca.

A love for coastal life and work as a psychotherapist inform Jessica’s paintings. The emotional experience of time and place are understood through a subjective palette and perspective. This lens of modern color reveals familiar, coastal settings made new.

Jessica is a painter as well as a licensed art therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist. She earned a MA from Loyola Marymount University in Marital &Family Therapy/Art Therapy and studied fine art at Towson University as an undergraduate. She lives and works in Annapolis, MD.

Born and raised in Annapolis, MD, Kim has had a lifelong love of the water and art. Her strong connection to the Chesapeake and her love of the East Coast lifestyle inspires her paintings. Kim received her Bachelors of Fine Art and minor in Art History from Virginia Tech in 2007.

Born and raised in the Annapolis area, Joanie is a self taught artist and inspired by nature, florals and lovely places and things. Her hopeless obsession with color is always reflected in her fun and joyful art.

George Turner, AKA Crab King, is an Annapolis legend in the fishing and crabbing community. Born and raised in West Annapolis, George can often be found fishing on the Chesapeake or hosting his famous Sunday crab feasts from his weekly haul.