From his earliest memories, Mark Hopkins has been captivated by form and design.  Several early teachers recognized and encouraged his talent by giving him opportunities to use his abilities and introducing him to new artistic mediums. As an adult, through twenty years of struggle to support his family of eight, Mark supplemented his art career [...]

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The childhood of Eli Hopkins was one of adventure, imagination and struggle. It was in his youth that his creativity developed and his art career really began. Growing up throughout the southeastern United States, Eli had the chance to experience art first hand by watching and learning from his father, artist Mark Hopkins .

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Tim Breaux was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1963. He spent his early years in the central gulf region of south Louisiana where he gained an appreciation for the “old ways” and communal experience lived by the preceding generations. 

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Raymond Gibby grew up in the Southern California hills outside of Riverside. He spent most of his time outdoors, and creating the images that went along with the love of the outdoors: jack rabbits, cotton tails, and red tail hawks gliding on warm wind currents.

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Allison Cantrell can’t remember when she first started to draw; the urge and the talent have just always been there.  Essentially self-taught, Allison does have one very important teacher in her life.  Her mom, Sheila, an accomplished artist, would toss her a blank piece of paper and a pencil, and mother and child would work [...]

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Willis Miller was reared in Oklahoma City and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Forestry.   He and his wife Betty now reside in Fayetteville, AR. At the age of 40 he was led to begin painting.  His first teacher, Janice Clark, was very instrumental in guiding him into the world of art.  [...]

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Artist Doug Hall has had a fascination with painting and the Eastern Woodland Native Americans all his life. He started drawing as a young child and enrolled in his first real art class when he was 14.

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Mark Hopkins is considered one of the premier sculptors in the United States today. From tabletop sculpture to monuments, his work is displayed in homes, offices, and public settings around the world.

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Eli Hopkins’ childhood was one of adventure, imagination and struggle. It was in his youth that his creativity developed and his art career really began. Growing up throughout the southeastern United States, Eli had the chance to experience art first hand by watching and learning from his father, artist Mark Hopkins. As a child, Eli [...]

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“At the age of three, my family moved to Washington State where my father managed a dairy farm. This is where I developed a love for majestic mountains, wildlife, and my American Indian heritage. Every fall the Indians would come to work in the hop fields. I vividly remember watching them dance and sing in [...]

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