Steve Griffin began painting the “Strata” series in the spring of 2007. The basic horizontal stripe compositions in these paintings were initially inspired by the abundant river views in the beach town where he lives, but the end result more closely resembles a cross-section of earth or the strata found in rocks. The painting process itself is similar to an archaeological dig. The artist applies multiple layers of paint which…

Cole La Rocque is an NDSU Art student from Grand Forks, currently working on his Bachelor of Fine Arts. Cole La Rocque works primarily as a painter and has been a scholarship recipient for his work.

Dan Jones was born and raised in Fargo, ND. After viewing the Picasso retrospective at the Walker Art Center in 1980, he was compelled to consider a career in art and enrolled at North Dakota State University. His educational journey took him to the University of Minnesota and finally back to NDSU where he studied art history, researched Old Masters painting techniques and met his future wife, Julia. Dan and…

I spent most of my early years in retail sales and interior design. During this period I was painting artistically and doing faux finishes in my spare time. I became frustrated with retail sales and yearned for a different way to express myself. To that end I returned to Fargo to finish a long overdue art degree at Minnesota State University Moorhead. While finishing my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree…