Eric Layne - We are all born artists. I was lucky to have had the kind of encouragement and support that allowed me to stay connected with that part of myself into adulthood, even if it was a pretty loose connection at times. During my high school years I was interested mostly in drawing and I spent a lot of my time in the art classroom. I considered pursuing art as a career but ultimately went to medical school. Through those years, art largely fell by the wayside, but as I settled into a career as a psychiatrist and had two daughters who were beginning to draw and play with watercolors, I began painting along with them and eventually spent more and more of my time visiting museums and galleries, reading and watching videos, and learning the craft of painting. My foundation in drawing and composition helped greatly. I spent about eight years practicing, and through that process, I began to find my style. I paint in oils and tend to use a fairly limited palette of five to seven colors, which has challenged me to develop skill at seeing and mixing colors accurately. I am drawn to paintings that contain high contrasts and so find myself choosing subjects in which I can showcase contrasts in light, colors, and edges. I’ve learned that, even as an adult, I still need support and encouragement to keep making art, so for that, I owe everything to my wife Ashley.

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Justin Collamore - I am fascinated by the interaction of architecture with the natural environment. I use my training in Architecture and Landscape Architecture to explore this connection in my profession as well as my paintings. I spent my childhood in rural northwest Ohio which gave me a deep respect for picturesque barns and farms found throughout the state, but I am also intrigued by urban and even industrial locations and the edges and transitions between these types of environments. Most of my work is completed ‘en plein air’ which creates the additional challenges and excitement of quickly changing light, weather, and varied physical environments. I travel all over the US and Europe participating in plein air painting competitions. I am a member of the Worthington Art League, Central Ohio Plein Air and President of the Ohio Plein Air Society.

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