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Want to expand your knowledge so you can take your ideas further? Being a creative is all about evolving so we’ve tapped up some of our community to share new techniques and inspo. Meet some of the brilliant artists who are going to be sharing methods and know-how with us.

SARI SHRYACK

Enter the vivid creative world of Sari Shryack whose colorful work covers a glittering spectrum of subjects, techniques and surfaces. Mainly working in acrylic and oils, Sari is based in Austin, Texas and studied Fine Arts under painting professor Todd Lowery at Drury University. She describes her world as “unapologetically colorful” and the best thing about being an artist is “making something new every day”.

As well as creating, Sari runs the popular social media channels @not_sorry_art, hosts a podcast, teaches painting classes online and in person, runs painting retreats around the world and has published her first book “Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls” aiming to make painting accessible to all. Her approach is DIY: “Paint what you have on hand, there's no need to go out and buy expensive art tools and props.” And for Shari that could be a giant shimmering hot dog, or a pile of Y2K trinkets conjuring up the drive for perpetual self-improvement of her teenage years.

Take a look at her work here and on Instagram @not_sorry_art.

BRANDY ANTONIO

Bold brushstrokes, gestural marks and impactful color focusing on themes of identity, human development and spiritual enrichment: meet Brandy Antonio, a fine artist committed to connecting cultures through creativity. Based in New York, Brandy specializes in drawing, painting and collage incorporating influences from time spent living in Tokyo and Germany.

Brandy has a BFA in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology and an MA in Art Education from New York University. She is the co-founder of Legacy Foundation Japan, an organization to encourage and inform cross cultural relationships between the Japanese and African American community. She designed her own curriculum and founded The Paper Mosaic Portrait Project, a community-based project exploring identity and portraiture through paper mosaics. Brandy has exhibited in the US as well as internationally continuously expanding on ideas upon play and process-based art.

Discover her work at here and @brandyantonio on Instagram.

CAMERON BARKER

Meet Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary artist and educator, Cameron Barker. Using traditional rendering practices and materials, including the Bargue Drawing Method and metal-point, Barker is on a mission to enhance the visibility of queer intimacy. The artist draws on his Jewish heritage and his work looks at cultural systems that force communities to engage in closeting to avoid persecution.

Born and raised in Colorado, Barker has a BA in art education from The University of Northern Colorado and a MFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. He is an awardee of a Post-Grad fellowship in curation at Tufts University and Mass Cultural Councils’ Artist Fellowship and a Room 68 Artist residency. His teaching life has taken him to multiple universities including Northeastern University and Yale University.

Check out his work here and @cameronbarker.artworks on Instagram.

MARLA MORRISON

Dive into the organic, multi-faceted universe of Marla Morrison. Inspired by the natural world, Marla seeks to show the cosmic beauty around us by utilizing the physical behaviors of resin and paint, often working in fluid acrylic on wood.

Based in north Texas, Marla views the making process as valuable and enjoyable as the end result. Marla has a BFA from Texas State University and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California and creates demo videos in a variety of media including acrylic, watercolor and oils in addition to creating pieces for her online store.

Discover more about her work here and on Instagram @marlamorrisonart.