Category Archives: Celebrated Artists

Greg Walter was selected as the MOSI (Missouri-Southern Iowa) Art Guild Celebrated Artist for January 2016. The winning artwork is titled “Lunar Allusion” and is a multi-media work with a blending of spray can art and ink drawing.

Marilyn Farmer displays “Iowa Barn,” a work done in colored pencil from a photograph of her friend’s family barn. Farmer was chosen as September’s Celebrated Artist by the Missouri-Southern Iowa Art Guild (MOSI). She currently works primarily with oils. Farmer’s … Continue reading →

MOSI’s Celebrated Artist for August, Jana Russon, rose to a soft yellow splendor, grabbed her camera instead of her coffee, and photographed “Buttermilk Sky.” The photo was taken as a straight photo, no artsy settings on the camera, no manipulation … Continue reading →

Greg Walter was voted Celebrated Artist by The MOSI Art Guild for a drawing he displayed at the first Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival many years ago. Intrigued by a study done by Francis Bacon of a Velasquez portrait, … Continue reading →

The Missouri-Southern Iowa (MOSI) Art Guild has already been gearing up for a 2016 fund raising event, where several members will enhance wooden clocks with original designs created in various art media. The clocks will then be available for auction … Continue reading →

Gigi Wahba of Memphis, MO, was recently selected as Celebrated Artist by the Missouri–Southern Iowa Art Guild (MOSI) or her stained glass window panel entitled “Scottish Thistle.” Her inspiration for the piece was twofold: from a desire to create an … Continue reading →

Carla Palermo devised a winning recipe for these “Regal Roosters,” earning her status as the November 2014 Celebrated Artist by fellow Missouri-Southern Iowa Art Guild (MOSI) members. She painted her background reds with acrylics, and used water-soluble oils for the roosters. … Continue reading →

Erma Auxter is a Master Gardener who has enjoyed growing prickly pear cactus and also shares a fondness for flowers in many of her paintings.  She was selected as Artist of the Month for her oil painting “Beauty and the … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Judy Harris, who was selected by MOSI Art Guild members as their September Artist of the Month. She was selected for her oil painting titled “Play Time.” It’s a composite depiction of colts she has raised over the … Continue reading →

Darrell Williams was selected as Artist of the Month for July by the Missouri-Southern Iowa Art Guild (MOSI). When his wife suggested painting something entirely imaginary, he responded with an oil painting entitled OOMI1 (Out of My Imagination 1). As … Continue reading →