GLORIA ARAYA-QUINLAN
Gloria Araya-Quinlan is an International Presenter and Choreographer, she has traveled the world teaching and educating other professionals in the field of fitness and dance; nominated for Best Presenter in Switzerland and recognized by her home town as Best of Chicago by Chicago Magazine.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL PLEIN AIR PAINTERS

Roger Dale Brown

Ted Smuskiewicz
Ted Smuskiewicz -  Oil painting instructor
Dr. John Trapp - Life Drawing instructor
Robert Krajecki - Fundamentals/Watercolor instructor
These are my instructors at the American Academy whom I owe everything to.  With out them, the work that you see of mine would not be possible.

The Plein Air Painters of Chicago
The Plein Air Painters of Chicago (PAPC) started two 1/2 years ago with the purpose of bringing artists together to paint the beauty and diversity of Chicago year-round. Every Saturday morning the group converges in a different location (regardless of weather) to capture the mood and personality of that particular day. This has found the group painting in Humboldt Park on a blustery -15°F windchilled day, on Rush Street in a rain storm, at the Division Street Farmers Market during the warmth of Summer, and in Lincoln Park with the Spring flowers starting to bloom. There is no place in the city that goes unnoticed by this group.

Wesley Drake