ANTHONY PETIT Purple regardless of discomfort

regardless of discomfort

Mary Harper has made Alaska her home since 1977

Artist's narrative: This is an original Gyotaku rub of an octopus

the watercolor medium enables each work to be created with a reflection of her feelings toward that particular subject

ANTHONY PETIT Purple regardless of discomfortAs a fourth generation Alaskan, Wrangell, Alaska, artist Brenda Schwartz draws her experience from nature. She paints those things she knows bestthe sea. The ocean has always been a large part of my life. Raised commercial fishing, I was always in awe of the scenery around me and aware of how fortunate I was to be a part of it.Brenda is the owner and operator of her own charter company, taking clients to those very bays and inlets that she has