Artist: David Haffey
Business: David Haffey Drawings
Products: Prints, of colored ink drawings, in various sizes
Website: www.davidhaffeyart.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.haffey.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david12haffey/
Email: david@davidhaffeyart.com
I am inspired to capture, using water-based ink marker pens, the play of color I find everywhere about me. I am drawn to scenes that contain an abundance of color, captivating details, contrasts, shadows, and/or reflections. My drawings are generally realistic-style renditions of actual scenes, and because they typically take me many hours to complete, I’ve found it most practical to work from photographs rather than attempt plein air renditions.
I’ve taken some of the photos on which my drawings are based, but many have been taken by other photographers. Each scene represents a challenge as I work out how to render them in colored inks. I find the process of adding color to the page almost meditative.
Artist: Hannah Bergman
Business: HB Made
Products: Sketches + Graphics
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HBmadeShop
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahbergmanmade/
Email: hannahbergmanmade@gmail.com
I am an illustrator, architectural designer, and graduate student at the University of Michigan. I am based in Ann Arbor but am originally from the west side of Michigan, where my love of small towns, historical buildings, and everyday streetscapes began. My work is all about bringing joy, imagination, and nostalgia to the places we pass every day. Through hand-drawn sketches and graphic-style illustrations, I celebrate the character, charm, and stories that come from each community. In my collections, you will find custom sketches, prints, and playful graphics inspired by the communities that make this region feel like home, along with some of my most recent travels.
Artist: Paula Neys
Business: Paula Neys Art
Products: Paintings, prints, and cards
Website: www.paulaneys.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/paulaneysart
Email: pneys@icloud.com
My hope is that my art will bring beauty and connection into your spaces
Artist: Ashwini Prabhakar
Business: Creative Artonomics
Products: Textured Acrylic/Oil Original Paintings and Reproductions (Paper Prints)
Website: https://www.creativeartonomics.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativeartonomics/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeartonomics
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativeartonomics/
Email: ashwini@creativeartonomics.com
Creative Artonomics is where art comes alive to connect with you. I believe a painting should do more than just hang on a wall—my travel-inspired pieces evoke cherished memories, while nature-inspired art celebrates life’s deeper meanings and sparks joy every day.
My unique style, with vibrant colors and rich textures, invites you to look closer, igniting conversation and forging a genuine connection. Each piece is crafted to be a dynamic focal point, transforming your space with authentic beauty. Experience art that moves, inspires, and becomes a part of your story!
Artist: Molly Carroll
Business: Art by Molly Carroll
Products: Soft pastel and watercolor paintings
Website: mollycarrollfineart.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymcarrollart/
Email: mollymcarr12@gmail.com
I paint a variety of subjects using soft pastels, although I would primarily consider myself a landscape painter.
I’ve always been drawn to pastels for their immediacy, vibrancy, and tactile quality and have been working with them for many years. I aim to keep the colors in my work bright and pure and paint quickly using loose, gestural marks. Some of my work is more informal, some more serious, and I’ve found that I have something for everyone.
Artist: Sabrina North
Business: Dream Wonder Arts
Products: Prints & cards made with alcohol-based ink
Email: dreamwonderarts@gmail.com
I was born with a bit of wonder and whimsy in my soul. This has come through as many forms of creative pursuit from my work with children and in child development, to my play with family. After retirement, my drawings emerged as a catalyst for my new creative soul.
I draw with alcohol-based ink in vibrant colors that enrich my ideas. I dream and imagine the brilliant intensely hued drawings of houses, trees, flowers , mountains, and more. I want to give this brightness to the rest of the world! Adults and children can enjoy both color and brilliance. Be delighted and smile.
Artist: Ian Kata
Business: Brush Craft LLC
Products: Watercolor paintings, handmade note cards and bookmarks
Website: https://brushcraft.cargo.site/
Email: brushcraft@yahoo.com
I am a Michigan-based watercolor painter who explores the light and color of everyday objects, landscapes, and landmarks around the Great Lakes state.
Artist: Natalie Kraepel
Business: Van Roth Arts
Products: Linocut cards and stickers; woodcut and Linocut prints
Website: natvanroth.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natvanroth/
Email: nkraepel@gmail.com
After experimenting with a variety of media for several years, I found my passion in relief printmaking in early 2023. My prints feature designs of feral animals, poisonous plants, demons, fairies, tarot card designs, and more.
I draw and carve into linoleum or wood blocks before printing by hand onto my own paper, which I make from recycled paper scraps, foraged plants and flowers. I also use my blocks to create stickers and greeting cards.
Artist: Bernie Langton
Products: Original Graphite, Acrylic & Oil Paintings
Website: saatchiart.com/bernielangton
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Bernie-Langton-Artist/100095486744772/
Other: https://bernie-langton.square.site/
Email: Langton.bernie@gmail.com
Phone: (734) 323-1324
I was born and raised in South Africa and have lived in Michigan since 2014. I have loved drawing ever since I could hold a pencil, and being a self-taught artist means I am always learning and like to try different mediums.
Most of my inspiration is drawn from the vibrant country of my birth. I create original art in graphite, acrylic, and oils.
Business: TYPFY
Product: Illustration
Website: https://www.typfy.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TYPFY
Email: typfyart@gmail.com
TYPFY is pen drawn weirdness covered in a pastel coat.
The often spacey illustrations are filled with fine lines and fun details, creating a unique world that you can get lost in.
Artist: Rick Goff
Product: Original paintings in gouache and ink
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rickgoffpaintings
Instagram: www.instagram.com/artworkbyrickgoff/
Email: rickgoff0113@gmail.com
I create mostly representational landscapes, forms, and figures, rendered in bright hues of gouache, and tied together by a background of black ink. I sell original paintings exclusively.
Artist: Carlye Crisler
Business: Carlye Crisler Street Painter
Product: Oil Paintings
Website: carlyecrisler.com
Facebook: carlyecrislerart
Email: carlyecrisler@aol.com
I started doing marginal things as an artist, probably in high school. I went to University of Illinois (I’m from Chicago). They had a really good program in Chicago. I left Chicago when I got married because my husband got a job in Michigan, so I finished school at the University of Michigan in the fine arts program.
I didn’t start out painting. I did portraits in pastel for a long time. I’ve gone through multiple art programs – welding and sculpture included. When I got to Michigan, I was also in theater and ran the costume shop at the University of Michigan as a costume designer. I started doing art fairs and did portraits for about ten years.
Painting came pretty late in life for me. After my husband passed, I knew I had to be able to do something that I could do anywhere. I ended up painting on the street, out of the back of my car in Ann Arbor. I was just painting Ann Arbor buildings. I didn’t end up doing full-scale pieces until COVID – so COVID really expanded my entire world in the art department. People were out on the street, at outdoor cafes, etc. during COVID. So I was just painting on the street, and I ended up painting the outdoor cafes. It made it a lot more interesting being out on the street.
I don’t take a photographic approach to my paintings. I want to see the paint – thick paint. I want to see brush strokes. It makes everything look like the real thing, and the paintings are recognizable. It’s more important to me that my paintings are interesting. I don’t work from photographs; I work from life.
I learned to paint on my own, just by watching other artists. The early paintings weren’t that good, but every year my paintings naturally improved.
Over the years, many images of my work have been featured on the cover of the Ann Arbor Observer. I would like to publish a book of the Ann Arbor paintings. I think they’d look pretty good in a book.
Artist: Carissa Van HeestEtsy: etsy.com/shop/
Instagram: @treehouseblockprints
Email: treehouseblockprints@gmail.com
My hand-carved, hand-printed linocuts highlight the beauty of everyday life and of small moments. Printmaking brings peacefulness and calm to my life, and I hope that feeling shines through my work. My prints are a wonderful addition to any home and they make thoughtful gifts for family and friends.