Danielle LeBlanc is an artist from Stratford, Connecticut. She graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a BS in Art Education in 2014 and is a local art teacher. In her personal art, Dani primarily works with acrylic paint on canvas, focusing on portraits of her original goddess and mythology characters. Her original characters represent and celebrate different cultures and religions throughout the world. Dani enjoys teaching others and wants everyone to feel a sense of pride in their work. She is happy to share her knowledge of art techniques and give helpful tips to anyone, and hopes to leave you with a smile. To Follow Danielle's process check out her Instagram @dlecreations.

Donald is a local artist here in New Haven and has been painting professionally with oils for the past five years. His art style has developed from simple flat seascapes to mountainous seascapes and enhanced water reflections. He has also been commissioned to do portraits and stylized marine art. When he graduated college, Donald worked on commercial ships as Third Officer and Able-Bodied Seaman. On one voyage from South Korea to Portand, OR, Donald witnessed a winter storm with 30 foot seas for four days. Besides sea sickness, this event inspired him and gave him new respect for the oceans. Now he paints seascapes from memory with passion.

Teresa Gagnon graduated from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven where she majored in Art and Design. Her love of art was nurtured at a young age by her maternal grandmother Elizabeth who was also a local painter here in Milford. She uses a variety of media, including digital, watercolor, ink and acrylic. Her focus is on the symmetry and flow of the world around her expressed mostly through bold line-art and color choices.She is also heavily influenced by comic book art and enjoys using art to tell stories. Her artwork can be found on her [email protected]

Greg Thelusma is a Haitian-American CT based artist. His current focus is exploring the complexity and beauty of the modern day man and woman in all aspects. His work aims to bridge the present with the past and depict various ranges of emotions by his use of illustrations through watercolor and collages.