My name is Tristen Peters and I am an artist from Bristow, VA. My artist name is TAPFX and I specialize in painting, sculpting, and special makeup effects. I love for my art to be full of color and patterns since I have a bright and vibrant personality. I love to share my art with others and help them find or progress in their artistic journey. Your perspective of reality will change with a TAP of FX.

Jeanette is a very outgoing, creative, and open minded woman. She loves meeting new people and sharing her knowledge.

Paige is a fun, energetic soul who has a passion for art and making people smile! She's lived in many different cities over the years and has pulled inspiration from each of them helping to shape her fun-loving personality. From teaching Pre-kindergarten to coaching gymnastics, being a Zumba instructor to teaching art classes, she loves to have fun with whatever she's involved in! But her passion has always been art and teaching art to others! She's attended both art schools at Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University with a concentration in painting and drawing receiving her B.F.A in Fine arts. She loves spend her time working on drawings, paintings (both oil and acrylic), watercolor drawings, or working on commissions. Other things Paige enjoys are reading, running, creating cosplay costumes, and volunteering to read and teach art to children.

Shawna Carl is a local artist who has shown a passion for art and all things creative from a young age. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University for Fine Arts in Richmond, VA. Shawna currently works as a teacher, and as a professional face painter and balloon sculptor. She is a silly, super fun and outgoing person who loves to share her passion for art with others. In addition to her creative talents, she is also an experienced gardener and nature enthusiast. Shawna enjoys spending her free time with her children out creating new adventures and discoveries.

Rachel is a young aspiring children's author, who likes to spend her time painting and multi-media art. She loves spending time outdoors with her husband.

Kayla Ley is a self-taught artist from Texas and has been living in Northern Virginia since 2016. She loves all forms of art. Her favorite media to use is acrylics. She absolutely loves painting nature's beautiful sceneries, is always looking for new creative ideas, exploring new techniques and making any paint session an experience! Besides art, her hobbies include watching basketball, eating delicious food, ESPECIALLY tacos! In addition, Kayla is a lover of all animals, but man's best friend holds a special place in her heart.

Michael Keaton is an artist that has lived primarily in the northern Virginia region for his whole life. With experience in traditional mediums like pastels, acrylics, oil paints, and digital medium, he strives to improve upon his own styles using whatever arts he can. Outside of art, Michael likes to do theater acting and play video and tabletop games