Everything from sunlight raking across cherry blossoms to a strange vocabulary word [inspires me to create]. I keep sketchbooks, notes, and boxes of fabric and collage material, and try to make sense of all the sparks.

For about a decade I took a respite from photography but then returned in 2020 with a worldwide project called Photography Under Quarantine.

Mark Finne is an award-winning artist and photographer who has been involved in the art world for decades.

Diana has been involved with SCAA for nearly 20 years, and a regular exhibitor since 2019. She was included in a Members Invitational in 2022.

Kathleen first came to SCAA in 2014, when she started taking classes here. A few years later, she became an exhibiting artist.

Michael McCarthy has been exhibiting at SCAA for over a decade. His skillfull oil paintings can be larger than life.

Mariko has been exhibiting with us for almost 30 years now, and has been one of our trusted watercolor teachers since 2008.

Laura has been exhibiting here at SCAA since 2018. She was featured in an Invitational Exhibition in 2019, and has won many awards with her spectacular ceramic work.

Ben has been developing his artistic vision and honing his craft. In his own words, "what started out as a fun hobby has become a purposeful effort to produce substantial art.

I am always trying to keep things interesting for myself and hoping that others will also feel they can enter the works and engage with them.

​I find inspiration in the everyday. It could be the color on the side of an old building, the pattern of a fence, or the curve of a beautiful letterform. It can be random and unexpected.

​In my sgraffito work, nature plays a central role. I’m inspired by botanicals, sea life, and the calming beauty of the sea itself. These natural elements allow me to express movement and texture, and they remind me of the connection between our surroundings and the objects we create.

Burl has been involved with SCAA for nearly 30 years. He rents a studio on the third floor of the Helme House where he works for hours on end painting and drawing.

I draw upon my love of the natural world, painting and color as well as pattern to make work that can be used by others. I also enjoy learning a new process or technique and making it my own.

​I have been creating professionally since 1997, and at that time I was creating Mix Media Figurative Art, Art Quilts, and Jewelry.

“I create fine art photography that captures candid, emotional moments in everyday life. My work includes whimsical photos using a toy bus as a subject, as well as images that focus on the beautiful coastal scenery of Narragansett.”

​Like most artists, I have an inner need to create. This drives me to try my hand at different mediums and new techniques. Through taking workshops with great artists and watching hundreds of YouTube videos, I feed my curiosity and stay inspired.

​I work with found vintage papers and ephemera, mostly from books. I spend a lot of time sourcing materials and taking them apart. I have a Nolan Proof Press and use my collection of wooden type to print onto the book pages. That process of collecting and printing the papers inspires the art.

​Musicians feed the vibration to physically move my body and mind. Photo journalism influences me with the research and visual stories they tell. Science is the non-visual edge that provokes much of my imagination.

​I shoot when I'm on the street, waiting for food at a restaurant, at a funeral, in a museum--everywhere. And if I get something good, it's that much sweeter. I find that my observational skills keep improving with time--for me it's all about seeing the world around me and capturing whatever I find interesting at the moment.