Meet Our Talented Artists
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Misti D. Rains
Born and raised in the south Texas coastal region, my inspiration is deeply rooted in my experiences with farm, coastal and ranch life, which have shaped my growth as both an artist and a small business owner. My ultimate goal is to create work that inspires, comforts, and captivates through wildlife, religious and floral design.

Ana Maria Gower
Ana Maria Gower is a mixed media artist residing in Dallas, Texas. She was brought up by
her grandmother in Belgrade. A significant impact on Ana Maria’s artistic worldview was the
1999 bombing of Belgrade by NATO forces.

Lorri Etheridge
She studied under Paul Milosevich in West Texas and later with Don Sondag at Crealdé School of Art in Florida. Her work has been showcased in juried exhibitions including the Maitland Spring Art Festival (Honorable Mention), Melbourne Art Festival (Patron Award for Bridge of Lions), and Let’s Get Small at CreateArlington, Texas. She has also taught painting classes for adults and children.

Trish Poupard
Trish Poupard is an accomplished watercolor artist known for her luminous, realistic paintings created entirely with transparent watercolor. Her dedication to the medium has earned her numerous awards and selections into both national and international exhibitions.

Margaret Drake
Margaret is a sculptor whose work captures the powerful intersection of strength, grace, and motion. Working in both water- and oil-based clay, she creates strikingly realistic bronze sculptures that celebrate the athleticism and beauty of the human form, horses, and other animals. Margaret’s work invites viewers to experience not only the visual beauty of her subjects but also the energy and emotion they convey in stillness—each piece a study in harmony, vitality, and artistic control.

Camille Gibbons Kerr
Camille Gibbons Kerr is a Dallas-born artist who holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing with a minor in Art Education from the University of North Texas. Her work explores the relationships between natural and man-made objects through color, shape, and light, all within a carefully considered two-dimensional space. Each composition begins with her personal vision, as she intuitively arranges elements to create balance, connection, and visual intrigue.

Nona Cross
The inspiration for my art comes from the beauty that I find in my everyday life. I am a Flower Mound, Texas based artist specializing in impressionist/realistic oil paintings. I am an associate member of Oil Painters of American and have spent many hours developing my skills through workshops and training sessions from other artists.

Allen Riddell
Riddell, texture has become increasingly important in his paintings as he explores various mediums, including cold wax in his oil works. His art is primarily inspired by the diverse landscapes of Texas, Oklahoma, and the Southwest, and he is increasingly drawn to abstraction as he captures the unique terrains and textures of the region.

Steve Tate
Steve’s modern abstract work is described as, “one of a kind” “like no other” “magical” “mystical, and spiritual.” He is well known for writing romanticisms from the heart about each piece, “the colors, the movement the texture is an expressions from my very soul.”

Allison James
With a palette that knows no bounds and a journey as vibrant as her art, Allison James Perez has been a lifelong devotee to the world of creativity, though it was only in the fullness of adulthood that she discovered her artistic voice.

Brooke Johnson
Brooke has dedicated hours observing the interactions of different colorants and experimenting with various techniques, revealing the captivating one-of-a-kind effects that can be achieved through resin and continuse to explore the boundless possibilities of resin art.

Kristin Ashman
Kristin fell in love with painting and expressing God’s Glory and Goodness through her signature loose, joyful brushstrokes creating her contemporary, nostalgic, impressionistic works.

Kelly Dillard
Kelly Dillard is an abstract expressionist artist. Drawing inspiration from life and nature, she paints intuitively, capturing the spirit of the subject. Using dynamic brushwork and gestural marks, the paintings evoke emotions and create a sense of place and movement.

Michele Wilson Owner
Michele’s goal is to exhibit the creativity, love and will of our Creator God- Jehovah in art, ” God blessed me with this gift, and I have dedicated my gift of art back to him”.

Paris Robertson
Paris’s expertise shines in the realm of portraiture, where he offers personalized commission work that captures the essence of his clients. The majority of his creations carry a spiritual significance or convey profound life messages.

Lori Cusick
Lori paints expressive oil landscapes that blend real-world inspiration with imaginative stylization. Whether on location or in the studio, she transforms familiar scenes into something entirely her own.

Manuel Sarmiento
Manuel’s sculptural artworks are created from recycled and found materials. Hating to see any kind of metal going to waste, he prides himself on his “green” metal art practices.

Kelly Gowan
Kelly is an abstract resin artist who loves adding mixed media to her paintings and does not set limits. When she is not utilizing resin, she works with metal, acrylic glass, acrylic paints, cold wax, and oil.

Marisa Jean
Marisa focus’ on capturing the beauty of nature through her own perspective. Merging her expertise in sculpting and digital techniques with traditional art, she infuse texture and depth into each unique piece.

Jane Kahler
Jane has painted portraits, still life and animals and even some abstracts. Jane paints from her own photographs, looking for strong light patterns to capture, but plein air painting is a pleasure that is enjoyed whenever possible.

Jill Danahey
Strong bold colors build passion in the viewer of the abstract works by Jill Danahey. The graphic, abstract approach to nature defines landscapes and natural elements from Texas to Colorado and Ireland with colors including design trends

Naomi Brotherton
Naomi had her last Artist Reception at Giddens Gallery when she was 99 years old, she has since passed away peacefully on May 12, 2024, at the age of 104. She continued to paint and had a limited stash of work that is now being made available her at Giddens Gallery of Fine Art.

Dennis Casey
Dennis has spent his entire life travelling the world as a surfer, climber and backpacker immersing himself in the beauty of both land and sea. These experiences come to life in his photographic images. “My goal is to produce images that give people the feeling of being alone in nature.”