Our Artists

Bridgette Guerzon Mills is a multi-media artist. Her work incorporates a variety of materials including photography, paint, encaustic, and textiles, as well as reclaimed materials. Her artwork has been published in magazines and books and her work has been collected in the United States and internationally. She currently resides in Towson, MD with her family. As a mixed media artist, encaustic is a versatile medium that allows her to create depth in layers and serves as a means for further exploration in both form and meaning. She combines her photography with encaustic to create a bridge between two worlds, the real and the reconstructed. The canvas becomes a multilayered surface that speaks to both the visual and tactile senses. Her landscapes are an attempt to capture a feeling of wonder, recognition and kinship with the land. She explores landscapes in both oil paint and encaustic. Her outdoor installations, often created using foraged or recycled materials, focus on environmental issues and seek to engage and educate the public about these concerns. www.guerzonmills.com

Richard came to Baltimore in 1961 to teach high school art. He received an MFA at MICA in 1969. In 1970, he became head of the sculpture department at Catonsville Community College and was one of a group of artists considered outstanding in their field. 

As a 7-year-old, he worked in his father’s hardware store and became fascinated by industrial materials. "I even started a crafts club for neighborhood kids. We made all kinds of stuff."

He has worked in all media, with recent work focusing on the industrial parts of Baltimore City, past and present. Many of the images deal with decay, the passing of time, rust, and the combination that appears when nature takes over.

"I like constructing with wood, incorporating objects, man-made, found, and natural. These constructions are painted to give the impression of metal. What inspires me is Asian Art, more so now as I pare things down to make a simpler image with impact."

I have always “felt” like an artist. It is an internal need, but it has taken years of study, workshops, and classes to get to a level of competence and confidence. Finally, to be able to say, “I AM an artist”. Only after moving to the Baltimore area from the Alabama Gulf Coast where I got accepted into the Baltimore Watercolor Society did I start to really develop as a painter. I paint once a week with some of my BWS friends. This is so valuable because I trust their critiques and opinions. I believe it is important to have someone whom you admire as an artist, to give you honest feedback. Your friends will most often tell you “It’s great!” which is good for the ego, but not for growth.