5403 USA
I like serial imagery. U.S.A. is an image of my refrigerator in Hot Springs, picturing magnets from the many places I visited in the United States over the years. They remind me how lucky I am to have been to so many wonderful places. And together, they look really cool!
5409 Quapaw Life
The “Quapaw Life” series is an artistic project focused on the vibrant town of Hot Springs that has always intrigued me! My Vapor Valley works employ a whimsical look at a town I love. This series explores the Quapaw-Prospect Historic District neighborhood.
5410 Early bird gets the worm
Early bird gets the worm has gone through many transformations from space alien to early bird dipicted with bright colors.
5413 June’s Garden
Hot Springs offers many visual gifts to our eyes, but perhaps the most eloquent statement made by our national park is the dramatic combination of an enchanting mist of steamy water falling through the trees and the rock in Arlington Park. It’s a magic of its own offering a sense of an older and wilder time.
5412 Liberty
Liberty is a photograph of the front of a Mardi Gras float in the Krewe of Mid-City in 2024. The parade theme, Cheers to 90 Years, lent itself to this ode to America with the re-creation of several iconic images. By saturating the colors, the statue really pops out!
5415 Sugar-Pop
Sugar-Pop is what American Pop Art is all about. It’s bold, bright, accessable & totally unconventional. It’s pure fun.
5416 American Icon
The Bison is a symbol of American and Native American culture and perseverance. It is important as artist for us to help conserve our natural resources.
5418 Et Toi!
A vital part of Louisiana’s cultural heritage, Zydeco music was created in the southwest part of the state by combining French, African, and Caribbean rhythms into something as uniquely American as the blues. Its centerpiece is the accordion, playing a gumbo of sounds that make it impossible not to dance to.
5419 Freedom of Expression
America has a Long history of shared public spaces where we can gather and enjoy the outdoors and relax. It was fun capturing images of these children playing in the water of this Noguchi fountain on a warm summers day.
5420 Morning in Motion Along Bathhouse Row
In this watercolor, I reflected the vibrant rhythm of our downtown and the enduring beauty of Historic Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park. I painted the piece through layered transparent washes, allowing light to surface gradually, using controlled edges and selective detail to capture locals and visitors enjoying the walk, the architecture, and the pace of the morning.
5421 Gathering Light: Anthony Chapel
In this watercolor painting of Anthony Chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens, I focused on capturing light as it moves through the amazing architecture, revealing exceptional craftsmanship and respect for the surrounding landscape. Set within a forested setting, the chapel represents to me the American spirit of gathering and community.
5422 Dance of the Desert
I feel it’s my duty as an artist to explore our Nation’s diverse beauty. It’s amazing the colors that are unveiled when the sun rises and sets on the desert landscape. It magical and really looks like dancing.
5423 Fiery Sunset
There is nothing more beautiful than a sunset over the plains outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming. If you have not visited the Medicine Bow National Forest put it on your list.
5424 Mt Hood in the Springtime
There is something about crisp, clear mountain air. Everything things sharper and to have more color. This is a raw photo – nature did all the editing for us.
5426 Sunset over Lake Maumelle
Sometimes we need to just stop and clear our minds. Sunsets are a great way to do that. They signal a beautiful transition but a promise that the sun will continue to rise the next day, and it’s not over yet.
5428 Hunter
Art is my passion and I love to work with all kinds of art styles.
5429 The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect represents the ripple effect of change a single action can create. The points of light represent a positive change, even miraculous. Showing love to our fellow man or performing an act of kindness can create a ripple effect to change our communities, country and world for the better. Will “We the People” each do our part?
5430 Luxury and Decay
This piece resonates with me as a working class American. The hardships of the working class grow larger yet more forgotten while our leaders are shaking hands with corporate oligarchs in a system propped up by the same working class that it exploits “It’s a little too ironic” as Alanis Morrissette sings.
5431 NATIVE
I don’t capture what my eyes see. I capture what my imagination sees or what I feel when I look at a scene or setting. I then interpret or translate that into something we call a photograph.
5432 Brooklyn Meets Kansas
I don’t capture what my eyes see. I capture what my imagination sees or what I feel when I look at a scene or setting. I then interpret or translate that into something we call a photograph.
5433 Living World
This sculpture is made from a giant Ash tree that grew on the Hot Spring, Garland county line, on my farm near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The black lines and shapes are made by decay organisms as they decompose the wood. Simply put, the lines serve as a barrier or a deterrent to other organisms from entering that part of the wood. Each shape, defined by the black lines, is the territory of a separate organism. The lines suggest coastlines and geological forms of the earth. It illustrates the inherent beauty of the natural world which surrounds us, even when we are unaware or oblivious to its presence.
5434 Tempest
This piece was made from a Holly tree that grew at the corner of Malvern Avenue and Convention Boulevard in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Its twisted and convoluted trunk, full of voids, protrusions and inclusions is witness to the resilience and beauty of the natural world. The tree witnessed decades of history of Hot Springs. It was removed to allow for the repatriation of the Humane Fountain to its original location, from 1909.
5435 A Traveler’s Dream
In A Traveler’s Dream, the performer, accordion, and canvas tent move as one breathing body. The accordion expands and contracts like lungs, echoing the rise and fall of the canvas as the circus travels from place to place. Both performer and tent live in constant motion—erected, dismantled, carried onward—never meant to remain. Each stop is brief and luminous, unfolding like a dream before dissolving again. The observer stands within this momentary world, sharing in its fragile breath, aware that what is witnessed exists only now, and only here.
5436 The old mill in north Little Rock
This old mill is a historical site and was use in the film “GONE WITH THE WIND” It’s a beautiful old building and I painted when the water levels in the creeks were high. It’s true Americana!
5437 Abandoned Mining House on the River
This old building still shows the beauty of this building when it was new. Nothern Arkansas is the site, I believe. A watercolor wash started the painting, then the detail was put in
5438 American Animals
American Animals includes the Alligator Snapping Turtle, the Swamp Rabbit, the American Alligator and the Bald Eagle. The piece celebrates animals found in the US and/or North America. It embraces the animal diversity of American ecosystems, encouraging the viewer to discover for themselves four native creatures unique to our country.
5439 Best Friends
I strive to reach out and pull the viewer into my paintings through color, light and shadow.
This painting captures a one of a kind moment in time in which a girl and her dog are enjoying each other and the beauty of nature surrounding them, aware of our country’s freedom to do so.
5440 Picnic!
I strive to reach out to the viewers, then pull them into my paintings through color, light and shadow.
This painting captures a special family moment just before a
picnic in the bed of an old red truck. Memories are made of this type of gathering for all, both young and old.
5441 Collaboration Co-Creation Calibration
Many hands make light work. As we move together into the dawn of a new era, we return to synergy as our natural way of being- building something greater than ourselves, rooted in the land, ancestral wisdom, collaboration, kindness and love. Our differences are what make us stronger.
5442 Fairy Land
The magic of the hot springs in our national park is consistent source of mystery and entertainment to our community and its visitors. The preservation of the springs is a testimony to America’s interest in sharing our natural resources with all.
5443 Flag Day
“Flag Day” is about patriotism at its most basic level.
Literally, on Fag Day, I drove past this scene and photographed it. The house, yard and porch were unkept, suggesting the folks living there were “jut getting by”. But, whatever their circumstances, there was “The Flag”, proudly and prominently displayed.
5444 Rope Trick Cowboy
Art takes many forms, including this example of both the sign maker’s art and a clear reference to America’s “old west” cultural heritage.
5445 Looking Up
Architecture is a form of true art often overlooked by the masses. As an inveterate traveler and observer, I am constantly on the lookout for impressive examples.
5446 The Flower is Dressed for Early Spring
Reflects nature and embraces beauty found everywhere. Flowers are symbolic and resonate with everyone regardless of status,creed or culture.
5448 Caron’s Whimsical Barn
Caron’s Whimsical Barn was created in memory of a dear friend. The barn sits atop a mountain in NH, where it overlooks the town below and Mt. Washington in the distance. It has and enjoyed a history of work, life, family, friends, hobbies and an all-around gathering place.
5449 It’s Not Over Yet
The flag is weathered and torn like our country is beaten and divided. The blood is the blood being shed in our country and by our country. The colours fading away is the loss of community in America, the loss of ourselves. The Field of blue is full of storm clouds and the light shinning through symbolizes that the storm will pass.
5450 On the Go!
Life in America is such fun “On the Go!” This collage was, and is ‘just for fun’. It speaks to fun places, adventures and memories.
5451 Blue Heron on Southern Waters
This piece features an original oil painting of a Great Blue Heron. The Artist loves these birds, seeing them often on Lake Hamilton and Lake Ouachita. Nature and our connection to it is present in this piece, and the Artist especially loves how both free and intentional birds are.
5452 Spring Fling
This photo features swallowtail butterflies, courting eachother. This was taken in the South, where these butterflies are common. Nature, wildlife and how delicate and precious it is are the focus. Jake finds that nature inspires him with its sense of community and connection to who we are as human beings.
5453 The Wind in Our Sails
Catamaran regattas have won an enthusiastic following throughout the Americas. Some people come to race these boats; others simply want to have fun. Regattas bring communities together and also connect them with nature and maritime culture. The American and Mexican coasts offer many competitions, that draw national and international contestants.
5454 Peace
Title of my art is Peace! I was inspired by Aloka, the Peace walk dog. Once he was a stray, born in another country but now here he is, gently walking and spreading loving kindness.
If he can shine his little light, so we can too!
5455 DRAINED
DRAINED depicts a young woman sitting on the edge of a bathtub in a stark, modern bathroom. Familiar objects surround her as she drains the tub, overwhelmed and exhausted. The painting reflects the quiet, private moments of fatigue and anxiety that shape everyday life in contemporary America.
5457 Prairie Passages
Who hasn’t wanted to leave their mark when moving into adulthood. This image was taken in north central Montana, an isolated, rural and agricultural part of the state. It grabs your sense of hope and embraces you with color. An American images no matter where you are.
5458 Delta Blues Man
Music unites us all. This image is from eastern Arkansas in the land of Levon Helm. Blues speak the language of every man.
5459 A Living Mosaic
A Living Mosaic depicts three women standing together as distinct yet interconnected presences. Through color, gesture, and quiet unity, the painting reflects community and shared humanity across the Americas, inviting viewers to recognize everyday connection as a living cultural bond across the hemisphere.
5460 The protector
The painting embodies , the shared bond between people and animals. Holding a rescued cat close – the bold colors emphasize innocence, vulnerability,hope , reminding us that compassion practiced at a local level . By protecting animals who cannot speak for themselves we define the value of our neighborhoods , we are the art shaped by the choices we choose to protect.
5461 Long Live the Monarchs
This painting represents a monarch butterfly as a shared American responsibility, monarchs migrate across the borders, fields , neighborhoods, relying on the collective care of communities to survive. By planting milkweed, preserving habitat ,and choosing awareness over neglect.
5463 Iris in Lavender
This is an original watercolor painting of an Iris. Planting bulbs gifted by her mother-in-law is one of the best gifts she has received. Family and nature are some of the cornerstones of the U.S., and it connects Ms. Street to the things in this life that truly matter.
5464 Sir Peacock
I created Mr. Peacock to represent the beauty and the diversity we have within us all. While quite majestic in his own right he did not set out to be beautiful he is simply “him.” I leave it to the viewer to decide how beautiful he is, we all are, if one only cares to perceive it.
5465 Sustaining Current
This design commemorates America’s 250th by honoring Hot Springs’ healing waters, represented in undulating ribbons that create cross-sections of civic space. Through layered architecture and gathering places, local identity meets national symbolism—revealing renewal, unity, and forward motion carried by the same sustaining current.
5466 Greenways of Freedom, Pathways of Progress
This work commemorates America’s 250 year weaving healing waters between a diverse community marching familiar monuments. Viewers are invited to reflect on walking, and the greenway as a tapestry of progress-each step forward, rooted in peace and unity, shaping the enduring shared landscape of democracy.
5467 Resting Sail
I took this photo in South Africa at a riverside campground, where an 80-something property owner shared stories of traveling the world with his late wife and sons. The sailboat captured his life’s joy and tranquility, inspiring me to always embrace life’s greatest moments.
5468 Boundless
What would it be like to be a bird? Boundless! I’d have a summer and a winter home. I’d fly with my friends, no baggage, when the weather started changing. I’d see all the sights. The sky, the water, the ground would be all mine for all my life. For sure I’d settle down and make commitments to a spouse and our children, but eggs hatch and babies fledge the nest eventually. Free again for another season. Òh to be a bird!
5469 I Belong
I Belong reflects the quiet, internal moment of claiming one’s place. Through a rooted form and layered color, the work speaks to resilience, self-acceptance, and the sense of standing where you are meant to be—without explanation or permission.
5470 In the Same Light
In the Same Light reflects the quiet moments and shared spaces that shape community. Silhouettes and shadows trace everyday presence along the Hot Springs Greenway, acknowledging the land’s history while celebrating connection, movement, and light across time, culture, and experience in the Americas.
5471 Hand and Moon – Eureka Springs
The moon and monumental statute of Christ in the Ozarks, as seen in Eureka Springs, Arkansas during a visit in 2013.
5472 Oregon Home Builders
Great blue herons collaborate in constructing their dream nest on a tree top in Alton Baker Park in Eugene, Oregon. The male searches for downed branches around the park and flies them to the nest site where the female designs their home to fit her new family’s needs.
5473 Legacy of the Maya
“Legacy of the Maya” represents the culture of an ancient Mesoamerican civilization that continues to influence and enrich our lives today.
5474 O Beautiful
“O Beautiful” for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, Includes all things to be thankful for; The freedom of having the wind in your hair as you run without inhibitions. The laughter of children at play. And, love shining so bright, that it warms your inner child.
5475 HERE COMES THE SUN
“Here Comes the Sun” is a Mixed Media Collage representing Family – supporting and holding close those most dear to us and by extention, our community, for whom we would hope to do the same.
5476 Calm In The Valley
This piece reflects the shared experience of place across the Americas, where vast landscapes and small moments of human warmth coexist. Through gentle color transitions and simplified forms, the work highlights themes of belonging, resilience, and connection, suggesting that no matter the region, home and community remain central to our collective identity.
5477 In my own Backyard
“In My Own Backyard” reflects my appreciation for the beauty found close to home. While travel offers inspiration, I find joy in the familiar landscape of my own town. The layered patterns in this piece were created in part using plants gathered from my yard, celebrating everyday nature and place.
5478 Where Dreams Play
This photograph captures a vibrant high school football game at sunset, symbolizing community and culture. It reflects shared moments among families and friends, highlighting the architectural backdrop of local schools as central gathering places, embodying the spirit of togetherness and the everyday experiences that unite us in America.
5479 Love
As We the Arts seek to retain a foothold and inspire a rebirth of culture in America, it will be the soulness of the artist that will bring it about. And love is the main ingredient in that effort. Love creates the bond to lasting human creativity and insulates the arts from a fast encroaching consumerism.
5480 Sunset at Mamaw and Papaws’
Everyone is an artist in one form or another. This picture is one I took of a sunset in my backyard.
5481 Do Not Disturb
This painting reflects the privilege of sharing space with wildlife made possible by America’s public lands. The resting bear embodies safety and continuity, able to exist without intrusion. These protected landscapes preserve ecosystems and quiet moments where people can witness wild animals living freely, reminding us that conservation is a shared responsibility.
5482 Momma Chonk
This watercolor celebrates the quiet power of wild places in the United States and the public lands that protect them. Bears, like this one, exist because vast landscapes remain undeveloped and shared by all. These lands allow wildlife to thrive and offer people rare, humbling moments of connection—reminding us that community includes not only one another, but the natural world we are fortunate to steward together.
5483 Gator in Paradise
This artwork is a cumulative record of my experiences at the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary on High Island in Texas. I went there specifically to find Roseate Spoonbills and made some new discoveries. It was a thrilling experience. I saw birds of multiple species communing together, just as I wished humans would do.
5484 Making Waves
“Making Waves”, in art and in life. Trying to make a difference one ripple at a time. In community or someone’s life, this art depicts the efforts of someone paddling and working hard to help others. Creating a ripple effect, leaving a trademark of actions, as in life, for others to follow. One ripple at a time.
5485 All American Girl
“All American Girl” depicts my granddaughter who is truly “American” in all her sports and outdoor activity enjoying life in a wonderful country.
5486 Warming Light
“Warming Light” made me wonder just how long this tree has stood on this land soaking in the sunshine especially during the hard winter and how many people have stood and admired it as they passed by.
5487 Different Perspectives
Different Perspectives. “The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The reversed 3 images of The Statue of Liberty is symbolic of the American viewpoint. One torch and flame is
circled symbolizing the hope we have. One Statue has her eyes marked through, indicating the people are tired.
5488 explore the national parks
this piece includes every national park in the united states, with a camera outlined over. when people think of the united states, we forget about simply the beauty of the land. but nature is medicine to the soul, and inspires so many different kinds of artwork to so many different artists. that’s why i created this piece, with far land and different colors, rocks, trees, animals, people. to celebrate differences.
