Our Artists

Jeanne began creating stained glass art in 1998 after taking private lessons from a well-known art instructor in Ft. Lauderdale. Jeanne specializes in fusing glass, a multi-step process with an unpredictable outcome.

In addition to working in colored pencil and graphite, Anne Tuttle creates delicate Silverpoint drawings. She also enjoys creating cloud paintings using alkyd oils, with beautiful Florida skies as inspiration. Anne is a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, and The American Society of Marine Artists.

For the last fifteen years Judy Usavage has painted consistently, taken lessons, joined art leagues, entered shows, hung her own shows and won prizes. Judy is part of Lee Plein Air, a group of local artists who paint once a week all around Lee County.

A native of Cleveland Ohio, Suzanne Bennett graduated from Rollins College and from Parsons School of Design in New York City. Suzanne’s medium is pastel, she competes in numerous national pastel exhibitions. Suzanne is a member of the Pastel Society of Southwest Florida and enjoys continuously studying pastel techniques.

Julie Griffin is a native of Fort Myers, and a graduate of FSU in Fine Art and Minors in Art Education, Marketing, and Art History. Julie paints with oils and specializes in the academic painting technique in landscapes and portraiture.

Tracy Owen Cullimore is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Art History and Business Economics. She works in oil and water media, and is a Signature member of the Florida Watercolor Society.

Denny Souers has been a nature photographer for 50 years. He studied at Ohio University and did many special research photography projects. Denny has been a “Featured Photography for Island Scene” magazine. Denny’s images have been published in many calendars, websites and in Ding Darling Refuge publications.

Born and raised in Florida, Nikki Taylor is a pen and ink artist. She draws her inspiration from living on various islands across the Caribbean. Nikki is also a divemaster and has logged over 600 dives around the world

Kay Stammers is a bird carving artist in Naples, Florida. She works with Tupelo wood, Manzanita, grape vine, and driftwood, and acrylic paints. Transforming a piece of wood into a copy of a living bird is Kay’s passion.

Martha Dodd’s diverse work encompasses murals, portraits, faux finishing and landscapes. Her work has been commissioned in some of the finest homes of South Florida and featured in publications including Florida Design, Naples Illustrated, Gulf Shore Magazine, and N Magazine.  

Carol Jensen is a three dimensional fiber artist who transforms merino wool into felt art. Carol has been featured artist at COCO Art Gallery in Estero and Seagrape Gallery in Punta Gorda. She was featured artist in an article for international magazine, Felt Matters, in May of 2020.

Keith has been a working artist most of his life.  Originally a professional photographer, he now focuses on watercolors. Keith is a member of the Florida Watercolor Society, the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society and various local painting groups.

Tania Begg works in pen & ink, painting, stone sculpture, and jewelry. Tania’s art may be viewed at the Hirdie Girdie Art Gallery and BIG Arts Gallery in Sanibel, Florida, Arts for ACT and the DAAS Gallery in Ft. Myers, Florida, and Harbour View Gallery in Cape Coral.

Sanibel Island resident, Sue Housler is an Art Tile artist. Sue has a BFA from the State University of New York at Buffalo and studied Jewelry Design at SUNY Buffalo State.

Originally from northern Virginia, Kelly Williamson is a full-time professional potter. Her work is primarily functional pottery inspired by southwest Florida coastal areas, her 10 years of work experience in environmental education and her apprenticeship at the Sanibel Island pottery shop.

Oliver Martin, a wood crafting artist, is captivated by the hidden beauty that exists within the whorls and shading of wood! He has studied
woodturning at both the John Campbell, Arrowmont Craft Schools, the Woodturners of Southwest Florida, and the American Association of Woodturners.