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Dana S
Dana grew up in a home surrounded by the artwork of her great grandfather, grandmother and father.From a young age, she loved to create. She found her passion at a young age...decorative painting on three dimensional surfaces and furniture. She studied with nationally acclaimed decorative artists and developed her own style. Her latest love is watercolor painting. She also attended SUNY Farmingdale and graduated as the valedictorian in 2001 with her bachelors degree in Visual Communications. She worked for many years as a graphic designer. Besides her love for painting, she is certified to teach working with precious metal clay and has designed many pieces of silver and gold jewelry. For the past twelve years, she has taught and still currently teaches at SUNY Farmingdale in their Visual Communications department. She feels blessed every day to be able to do two things she absolutely loves...painting and teaching. She currently resides on the south shore with her husband, two daughters, a son, three dogs, four cats and a bird who she adores. Yes, she is a crazy animal lady! Her favorite place to find peace and solace at is the beach by the Robert Moses lighthouse. She also is obsessed with mermaids!!
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Megan R
Megan has loved art from a young age. Growing up, she has always been drawn to artistic mediums such as books, films, and television. She is a recent graduate from Emerson College, obtaining a B.F.A in Visual Media Arts-- focusing in media development and artistry for film & TV. Today, Megan is still a huge fan of horror, fantasy, and animated films. Favorite horror movie: The Conjuring, favorite fantasy series: Harry Potter, and favorite animated film: harsh tie between Spirited Away and Into the Spider-Verse. In her spare time she loves to be out in nature with her pup, explore art museums, read, or share a good meal with family and friends. Megan hopes to lead an artistic career and leave impactful memories in people's lives as art does for her. She is very excited to share her artist journey with Muse!
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JoAnna R
JoAnna spent their early years doodling mermaids and Daleks all over their class worksheets and taking every advanced art class offered in school. She graduated from Hofstra University with a Fine Arts and Writing Studies BFA, where they pored over elaborate illustrations and helped fellow students brainstorm and perfect essays in the Writing Center. Now she practices calligraphy with chisel-tip markers and paint when not sketching and rendering scary-cute figures in experimental outfits. Painting may appear to require elusive talent, but JoAnna knows that every achievement can be broken down into digestible steps that can empower anybody to create a masterpiece. Because art is the outward expression of inner thoughts and feelings, everyone is capable of making art that moves and inspires. This artist haunts the Long Island seaside and strives to find beauty in the unconventional.
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Carlos R
Carlos is a self-taught artist driven by passion and creativity, with a lifelong love for drawing, coloring, and painting. While recently focusing more on painting fundamentals—like proportions, color theory, and brush control—his journey began with anime-inspired pieces, particularly Dragon Ball. Over time, developing a style that blends realism with cartoon influences. Carlos believes art is about enjoying the process rather than chasing a perfect outcome. He’s currently exploring where a creative path can lead, with interests ranging from custom clothing to tattoo artistry.
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Kevin W
Kevin is a passionate artist and instructor at Muse Paintbar who believes that everyone has creativity within them, sometimes they just need the right space to unlock it. With a background in visual art and a love for storytelling through color and emotion, Kevin brings positive energy, patience, and a unique artistic style to every class. Whether guiding first-time painters or experienced creatives, they aim to make every session fun, engaging, and meaningful. Inspired by personal growth and the power of self-expression, Kevin encourages guests to not only paint a picture, but to walk away feeling proud, confident, and creatively refreshed.
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Nicholas C
Nicholas Cast is a traditional and digital artist based in Hicksville, New York. He enjoys painting portrait style art that depicts a range of emotions as well as abstract landscapes. A lot of his work takes on an imaginative style inspired by fantasy games. He finds the analysis of light and shadow an important part of his process. Creating shapes of opposing value to give the visual of a form with little information. When he’s not painting, Nicholas might be playing guitar, crafting costumes, gaming, or playing dungeons and dragons. All the ways in which he expresses his creativity inspire each other and he enjoys painting scenes from his dungeon and dragon games for his friends to view. Nicholas is inspired by video game concept artists like Mads Ahm, John Sweeney and Daren Bader. He hopes to one day follow in their footsteps.
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Megan C
Megan Colozzo is an illustrator and designer with an extensive background and love for art. When she's not drawing, she enjoys crocheting, playing video games, and moshing at metal shows. She loves working with others and sharing the joy of art with everyone!