GLORIA GRACE
Visit my studio! Paint with me and see the beauty surrounding us through art. I would love to share my passion and joy with you.
Gloria Grace Blinn is an award winning, self taught artist. Her passion is painting en plein air and creating original works of art through life experience. Several prestigious galleries have hosted her artwork and her paintings are collected by an international clientele.
Born in Casper, Wyoming she grew up in a large family and often escaped into her imagination to find solace and let her creativity come to life. She had the opportunity to travel internationally to England and Ireland, and also did charity work in Seoul South Korea. The traveling experiences increased her keen awareness to a world of beauty around her. She chose to pursue art in college and received three gallery awards while attending. She donated paintings to an art auction where her art won popularity and businesses asked her to display her art. In one she developed a permanent exhibit creating an opportunity to develop personal clients. This led to opening a public studio giving opportunities for sharing her art through private lessons and workshops.
While participating in plein air art competitions she won several awards. Her art was chosen for the 11th National Plein Air Competition in Santa Fe. She has participated in exhibitions at New Mexico Cancer Center’s Gallery With a Cause. Given an internship with the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum she was able to produce the Inaugural
International Balloon Art Competition. She also had the opportunity to work alongside author Dennis Logstrom to illustrate her first children’s story The Rumble Tumble Thunderstorm.
Currently residing in Florida with her husband and three children, she continues to educate and grow as an artist. Find her in the field or in her studio painting teaching, and giving the world the beauty that inspires her.
Gloria Grace
Arianny Reyes
Resident Artist
Arianny Reyes is a South American landscape and commercial photographer based in the US.
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Her journey began with a deep passion for film photography, captivated by the meaning behind every image and the ability to make a moment last forever. Film taught her to slow down, think strategically, imagine, and project herself into the future. There is something uniquely beautiful about film, and through her first camera, she discovered an entirely new world of possibilities.
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Alongside film, she continued developing her digital photography. In fact, by immersing herself in film, she strengthened her digital skills in ways she never imagined. Returning to the fundamentals, truly understanding the basics, became freeing.
Through her photography, Arianny hopes to convey the same sense of freedom: the freedom to be vulnerable, to learn from every mistake, and to grow without judgment. Just experiences that shape us and make us wiser along the road. Because in the end, what matters most is not the prize, but the process.
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Love your journey.
Emma Blinn
Studio Intern
Emma grew up surrounded by creativity, raised by a talented artist who instilled in her a deep love for painting from a young age. Her childhood was filled with the vibrant colors and textures of her mother’s artwork, sparking Emma’s own passion for expressing herself through art.
Beyond her artistic pursuits, Emma has a unique connection with retired racehorses, working with them to help transition them into new lives after their racing careers. This bond with animals inspires much of her work, often featuring themes of strength, grace, and freedom.
Whether she's in the studio capturing the beauty of her surroundings or spending time with the horses, Emma blends her love for both animals and art to create pieces that reflect the world around her.
Cristina Cuevas
Resident Artist
Cristina Cuevas is a Florida-based artist whose landscape paintings capture light through a loose, impressionistic style. She often incorporates paths into her work, a recurring motif inspired by daily dog walks, a love of hiking, and time spent exploring tropical forests as well as landscapes encountered during her travels.
From 2023 to 2024, Cristina ventured west in an RV in search of new scenery and color palettes—an experience that continues to inform her paintings. Her process begins on the trail, where she hikes and creates quick sketches or reference photographs. These studies later become fully realized oil paintings in her studio. Many of her early sketches are completed in gouache, another of her favorite and most frequently used mediums, along with collage and watercolor.
Cristina enjoys pushing the boundaries of color and draws inspiration from the picture books of her childhood in the 1970s. While her landscapes often reflect local greens and browns, unexpected hues such as gold, turquoise, and lavender frequently emerge, adding a sense of wonder and play.
Although her work often depicts tropical environments, Cristina embraces abstraction and ambiguity, allowing viewers freedom to project their own sense of time and place onto each piece. Her paintings are well suited for thoughtfully curated homes, especially those with a bohemian or eclectic sensibility. As someone who treasures original art in her own living space, Cristina feels deeply honored knowing her work becomes part of her collectors’ homes and daily lives.
Carmen Turknett
Resident Artist
When I was young I would stand on the back of the couch, trying to get a better look at an old oil painting on the wall. The texture of the brushstrokes mesmerized me. How an artist could capture a moment, the light and mood with one small motion, drew me in and I was forever captivated with art.
Born in Germany, my childhood was filled with forests, castles, and old world culture, giving me a deep appreciation for nature and human creativity. A self taught artist, I have gleaned from a handful of high school and college drawing classes. I dabbled in paint when my first child was born, but as my family grew, I put art aside and poured my creativity into them.
My venture back into art started with a daily drawing practice and evolved into exploration in paints. Painting and drawing is an opportunity to slow down and express the subtle beauty I find in everyday life. Inspiration for me comes from a moment or a memory I want to capture; when I want to stop time and just linger there.
Outside the studio I find great pleasure in getting my hands dirty in the garden, taking long hikes, watching sunsets, and creating loving spaces for my family to enjoy. Full of wonder and curiosity, I look for new challenges that provide opportunities to learn and grow, hoping to inspire others to do the same.