Scheer catalogs the wonder of nature through scan print media, video, and web based projects. His work plays off the intrinsic human need to explore and discover the natural world; biophilia, or the innate attachment human beings have to other living things, Scheer says, this is a theme central to his art. However Scheer’s work is not only representational, it is also scientific, as he explains his artwork as a dialog with the natural sciences. Scheer specifically chooses subjects, such as moths, that are interesting, diverse, and often little known. He uses digital scanning technology to create high resolution images that reveal exquisite details indiscernible to the naked eye. Scheer expresses the intent behind his hyper-real focus in a recent statement: “There is an incredible reality that we are now able to see that reveals the beauty along with the monstrosity of moths with all their preposterous hair and scales. Their beauty becomes a totally different kind – a sort of repulsive, disquieting beauty. These images may be of insects half a centimeter long that become 3′ by 4′ when enlarged and printed.” In addition to digital scanning, Scheer is skilled in other printmaking techniques such as woodcut. His cactus woodcuts series utilizes light and shadow, making the plants appear almost three dimensional as they emerge from desert landscapes.

Barry Purcell is a fourth-generation painter and photographer born in Virginia Beach, VA in 1973. He received his Bachelor of Science from James Madison University in 1996, Juris Doctorate and Master of Business from the University of Richmond in 2000.  He currently resides in Richmond, VA and Virginia Beach.

Influenced by minimalism and abstract expressionism, Cindy Neuschwander allows simple shapes and nuanced lines to take form in sophisticated compositions. Her marks are purely organic—varied, imperfect, and soulful. Her media varies—monochromatic pastels, oil and wax canvases, and encaustic—yet they share a similar energy as lines dance with distinction, intensified by bold color and application. She states “My process is one of continual adding and subtracting, where rawness is countered by periods of intentional recovery. This intuitive unfolding is at the core of my most recent abstractions, a method that echoes the working of an etching plate. Rubbed, pigmented, and rubbed again, erased passages can resemble pocked stone or a distant space. Marks drawn with a blade come and go, gestures thin as hair, surprise elements that ask for intimacy and synthesis. What remains is evidence of a desire to lay bare moments of authenticity.” A Texas native, Neuschwander received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas, Austin and her Master of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work is held in several important collections, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Federal Reserve Bank, Markel Corporation, Altria Group, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Collection, all, Richmond, VA; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; and Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC; among others. She lived and worked in Richmond, VA until her passing in 2012.