»» Gabe Leonard

Gabe was born and raised in Wyoming.
He graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1998 with a bachelor of fine arts degree.

Since 1999 Gabe has lived in Southern California working as a freelance illustrator, graphic artist, and commission portrait artist. Some of Gabe's clients include Paramount Studios, Artisan Entertainment, Rattlesnake and Venom Records, New Jersey Monthly and several Independent theater and film production companies.

Gabe also can be found at the boardwalk in Venice Beach, California where he sells prints of his work on the weekends.
Most recently Gabe has been accepted for the first time into the Society of Illustrators 43rd annual competition.

»» Ron Bell

I am a mid-west U.S. artist/musician. I have worked mostly with oils in my paintings. I also draw, do printmaking (woodblock, some litho, and aquatint). I enjoy oil because of extended dry time, the way it can be manipulated and layered to create a rich surface. Most of my work is realistic but I try to go beyond simple photo-realism. I like to add a little interest in some way, maybe by using reflective or transparent surfaces, portraying the way light reflects off or through glass for example.

I believe it would be a dull world if not for the creative gifts we were blessed with. Imagine life with no music, art, or laughter. I feel that art, at it's best, should stir something within the viewer or listener. If you can touch some nerve, or emotion, or bring to remembrance some forgotten feeling or just nudge a curious soul to see something small in a new way... then it's all good.