† Member of the Harrison Art League.


Gene Brantley† – Gene is well-known artist with a special gift for art instruction. He holds a bachelor's degree in two-dimensional fine art from Long Beach College. Since returning to Harrison years ago, he has instructed hundreds of budding artists through The Gallery in Harrison. Gene has exhibited his award-winning works in the Harlin Art Museum, Boger Gallery, Canterbury Art Festival, ABC Shows in Chicago and Dallas, and the Art Center of the Ozarks.

Joe Doster – Joe is an instructor at North Arkansas College in the areas of Computer Aided Design and Geographic Information Systems, teaching an occasional Wood Technology Class. Before entering the teaching field, Joe made his living as a furniture maker and craftsman specializing in butcher blocks, cutting boards, and tree ware. A member of the Arkansas Craft Guild since 1985, Joe has won numerous awards at juried regional and national craft and fine art shows. Among his awards are: First Place Governor's Award - Arkansas Arts Crafts and Design Fair; and Artist's Choice Award - Eureka Spring Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Fall Show.

B. David Duncan† – B. David's interest in art began to develop at an early age by watching his father carve and sketch. With encouragement from his parents, he began his studies in high school. In 1988, B. David moved to Northwest Arkansas where he began painting in earnest. Being an avid duck hunter, waterfowl became the focal point of his paintings. Although he began to enter conservation stamp contests with his paintings, he still felt the need to be doing something more. On a trip to an area mall, he ran across a how-to-book on carving decoys. He purchased it and began his carving career. B. David carves primarily from basswood, occasionally using other woods depending upon the project. After the carving is finished he then paints it using acrylic paints. B. David has been showing his carvings in competitions around the country and has won many major awards. Along with the decoys, he also competes with fish, birds and other carvings. Recently he became the new carver for Carry-Lite Decoys made by Prado Wildife Supplies, a division of Knight & Hale Game Calls out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Several of his duck and goose carvings have been reproduced and are available at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Sportsmans Warehouse and others. In addition, B. David is currently the Art Specialist of the Lead Hill School District in Lead Hill, AR. Visit his Web site at www.geocities.com/duncandecoys.

Dolores Duncan† – Delores has lived in the Harrison area since 1970. She has been painting off and on for over 30 years, and says she is only now getting serious about her art.

D. Savannah George† – Savannah is a multi-disciplinary artist – she paints, takes photographs, crochets, writes, and makes beaded jewelry and notecards. She has exhibited her paintings and jewelry in several art shows. You can view jewelry and crochet creations on the Square at The Bird's Nest Gallery. She and fellow writer Katy Atkinson are the founders of the Ozark Writers' Block. Visit her on the web at www.dsavannah.com.

Ann Graffy† – Ann is a studio artist specializing in sculpting and painting. She holds an art degree from UA – Fayetteville and a teaching certificate from Fontbonne College in St. Louis. She has completed further study at Sagrada Studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ann sells her work in galleries from Taos, New Mexico, to Indianapolis, Indiana.

Duane Hada – Duane creates original wildlife art that has been featured in fly fishing lodges, private collections, wildlife calendars, and on an Arkansas Trout Stamp. A native of Newton County, Duane grew up in the Buffalo River Valley. At an early age, he developed a passion for the natural beauty of the Ozarks, its wildlife and the sport of fly fishing. He began fly tying and fly fishing at age 9, and over the years has become one of the most respected fly fishers in the country. He owns Duane Hada's Rivertown Gallery in Eureka Springs, the realization of a lifelong dream of Duane and his wife, Marlene, to showcase the art of fly fishing and the Ozark landscape. In addition to Duane's work, the gallery also shows trout carvings by Gary Turner, Signature Series flies by Davy Wotton, and a line of fly rods built to DuaneÌs specifications. He also offers fly fishing guide service and instruction as well as riverside lodging. Visit www.rivertowngallery.com.

Kris Hollingsworth – Kris lives in Harrison and runs www.trianglehead.org. He spends most of his time traveling the Midwest and photographing everything from fine art/nature to live music and roller derby tournaments. For more information, please visit his Web site.

Rebecca King† – Rebecca enjoys photography, digital photography, digital artistry and mixed media; however, her love is oil painting. She is currently exploring expressionism in large format.

Millie Krisik† – After a career in science with Baxter Laboratories in Illinois, Millie took an early retirement outside Harrison. With time finally available for the Arts, she began taking basic guitar lessons with Gus Smith, the renowned local jazz guitarist. She has also studied with Gene Brantley of The Gallery. Millie works in oils, and enjoys painting a variety of subjects, but those reminiscent of her vacations in New Orleans currently predominate.

Tim Lauer† – Tim is a well-known local artist. Born in New Orleans, Tim studied at the Carl Cramer Art Studio where he became known as a "home portrait painter". His works have been accepted by the Springfield Art Museum, The Arts Center of the Ozarks and elsewhere. TimÌs work is currently represented by The Gallery at 121 W Ridge in Harrison.

Paul McBride – Paul was trained in music at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He taught for 28 years in the public schools in Arkansas and in Missouri. Paul has volunteered for the past 30 years with the Theatre Company. He has performed in numerous musical, comedic, and dramatic productions both as performer and conductor of music. He has developed his improvisational skills to the point that he can generate a complete CD in about two hours. His search for musical sounds is insatiable. He hopes the public will enjoy his music as much as he has enjoyed making it.

William McNamara – Since 1976, Bill has lived on a mountaintop bordering the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area in Northwest Arkansas. His affinity for the wild places surrounding his home is reflected in his "intimate" landscapes of small pools or studies of lichen and rock, and in his watercolors of the Buffalo River Country, which the National Park Service reproduced as murals for the Buffalo National River Visitor Center at Tyler Bend. His works have been in major exhibitions at the Butler Institute of American Art and the National Watercolor Society, and he has had solo exhibitions at the Arkansas Arts Center and the Springfield Art Museum, both of which include his paintings in their permanent collections. Selections of Bill's paintings have been available as Limited Edition Prints since 1982. Visit Bill online at www.mcnamarawatercolors.com.

Phil Milan – Phil graduated from Pine Bluff High School and then earned his degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He teaches art at Harrison High School. He enjoys creating Raku pottery, papier-mâché sculpture and woodworking. His pottery can be seen at The Bird's Nest Gallery on the Square.

Solange Mirat† – In 1991, Solange and her husband Jean-Marc came to the Ozarks from Paris, France, to be close to their three granddaughters. She is pursuing her life-long dream of drawing and painting. She started art classes at The Gallery in 2002 with Gene Brantley, and she continues her classes with enthusiasm every Saturday morning. Her paintings reflect her world travels and her home is a cultural museum.

Sandy Payne – Sandy is not quite a native of Arkansas, but has spent most of her life here in the Ozarks. She was born in Kansas City, MO, and became a resident of Yellville, AR, at a young age. After graduating from high school, she lived in Wichita, KS, for 23 years before returning to her hometown of Yellville. Drawing has always been a passion for Donna Marie. A few years ago, she picked up the brush and began fulfilling a long-time goal of how to paint. Her favorite subject is scenes with people in them and oil is her preferred media. She is curerntly working with Gouache and painting scenes that she has illustrated for a children's picture book.

Sheryl Reddell† – Sheryl is a self-taught artist. After retiring from a nursing career, she began playing with the arts and painting in particular. She and her husband Randy moved to the Harrison area a year ago in March.

Sandy Williams† – Sandy has been living and drawing in the Ozarks for most of her life and works mainly in watercolors and graphite, sometimes mixing the two. She likes to capture the little things in nature like birds, animals, flowers, people, and places. She works part time at the Boone County Library and does volunteer work at the Hospital Thrift Shop.