Shelly Thanner creates layered, atmospheric paintings that explore the thresholds between light and shadow, stillness and motion. Working primarily with acrylics and natural pigments, her meditative approach transforms forests, seasonal cycles, and inner emotional landscapes into visual portals, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the quiet magic of life’s in-between moments.

Mexican-born, Lisbon-based artist Nayeli Lavanderos creates detailed drawings that bridge ancestral cosmology and contemporary minimalism. Through precise linework and sacred geometry, her work reflects the spiritual presence of animals and the Mesoamerican concept of the nahual, the belief that each person carries an animal spirit connected to their inner life. Her intuitive process transforms drawing into a quiet, meditative practice where observation, spirit, and form come together.

Bay Area artist Jessica Snow draws inspiration from the moon, shifting tides, and the vast night sky. Her Tides and Starlight series reflects the rhythms of nature, exploring celestial light and mythology through atmospheric paintings influenced by her time along the San Francisco Bay and residencies on the Aegean Sea. Through works like Nyx, Snow connects ancient stories of the cosmos with contemporary observations of the natural world.

Inspired by life and layers, Cara Jane Murray creates vibrant, multidisciplinary works that explore joy, struggle, and human resilience. From her roots in Southeast Alaska to her current home in Montana, Cara’s art blends graphic design, contemporary folk influences, and expansive landscapes. Her expressive acrylics, oils, and watercolors invite viewers to reflect, heal, and connect with the beauty of the human experience.

Synthetic’s digital artworks invite viewers into fractured, otherworldly landscapes where emotion and energy take visual form. With layered textures, luminous highlights, and subtle distortions, their pieces capture fleeting moments of transformation, perception, and ritualistic intensity. Discover how Synthetic blends digital and mixed-media techniques to craft contemplative, charged spaces that feel both intimate and expansive.

For over four decades, Beamie Young has captured the visual world through photography, blending black-and-white film techniques with modern digital processes. From textures and reflections to double exposures and compositing, Beamie’s work invites viewers to explore light, pattern, and time in unexpected ways. Discover a career dedicated to the art of seeing and storytelling through the lens.

Robin Crofut-Brittingham creates evocative, nature-inspired worlds that merge mythology, folklore, and personal history. Her multidisciplinary paintings explore the interplay of humans, animals, and the natural environment, often using the triptych format to reimagine historical and devotional art in a contemporary voice. From the ominous to the whimsical, her work invites viewers to reflect on transformation, boundaries, and the stories that connect us to the world around us.

Born and based in New Delhi, Trishna has been painting since 1998. Her work combines representational skill with touches of magic, drawing on nature, the cosmos, and her own dreams. Using oil paints as her primary medium, she creates luminous, positive compositions that invite viewers to pause, reflect, and connect with the beauty of the world around them.

Texas-based artist Dawn Howell creates luminous paintings that feel like a quiet moment of reflection. Inspired by nature, nostalgia, and emotional memory, her pastel-toned works weave together delicate textures, soft light, and symbolic motifs such as butterflies, moons, and wildflowers. After returning to painting following a life-changing spinal injury, Howell embraced an intuitive process guided by color, meditation, and spiritual connection. The result is a body of work that offers calm, hope, and a gentle reminder that beauty can still be found in life’s most tender moments.