Artists: Thirstystone

Lisa Audit

Lisa Audit is a Canadian artist born and raised in Marbleton, Quebec. Lisa has loved to draw as far back as she can remember. With a supportive family behind her, Lisa nurtured her passion for the arts. She is rep. by Pela Concept, Inc.

Charlene Audrey

Charlene Audrey was raised in the Eastern township of Quebec and continues to live there. While still very young, she became passionate about art. This passion led to her career as an artist. She is rep. by Pela Concept, Inc.

Jan Shade Beach
©Angela Cartwright

Jan Shade Beach is an accomplished designer licensing her images to nearly 25 companies in the gift market. Her wide variety of styles, and enthusiasm for learning new techniques, make her a perfect match for the ever-changing trends in the market.

Big Sky Carvers

Big Sky Carvers© products are conceptualized, designed, and crafted to reflect the great outdoors. Whether the whimsy and fun of Bearfoot Bears© by Jeff Fleming, or the artistic seriousness of a Masters Edit. woodcarving, it's about all things wild.

Collin Bogle

Collin Bogle is expert in using subtle tones and dramatic lighting to achieve a photo-realistic effect that brings life and vitality to each of his remarkable works of art. Collin is represented by Porterfield's Fine Art™.

Chris Bubany

Chris Bubany grew up surrounded by beautiful art. Coloring was her favorite activity as a child and has led her to the exciting world of ceramics.

Sally Ray Cairns

Sally Ray Cairns's art is a result of the desire to capture experiences from her world travels and love of nature. Creative curiosity led her into a wide variety of media including painting, illustration, sculpting and computer graphics.

Capital Décor

Capital Décor/Spiral Licensing licenses work by various artists to companies that produce a wide range of products.

Angela Cartwright

Angela Cartwright's work is a fusion of photography, painting, and altered art, exploring the interplay of nature with man-made objects. Angela's work is exhibited and collected internationally. Angela is rep. by The Finfer Group.

Jennifer Clark

Jennifer Clark stays current by shopping the Gift Shows and has a particular talent for spotting and translating trends before they happen and building successful product lines. Jennifer is represented by Barbara B. Barnett Design, LLC.

Bradley Clark

Bradley Clark captures each particular setting with a distinct realism, and his watercolors can be found in corporate and private collections nationally and internationally. He is rep. by Suzanne Cruise Creative Services.

Cassius Coolidge

Cassius Cash Coolidge 1844-1934. In 1869, Coolidge began his first art lessons and held a series of art shows at various fairs. He is best know for his portrayals of dogs playing cards in various paintings. Cassius is rep. by Rosenthal Represents.

Chris Cummings

Chris Cummings was surrounded with beautiful horses, bountiful wildlife and exquisite scenery. Compelled to offer an outward expression of her sentiments toward natured, Chris recorded her adventures in drawings & paintings. She is rep. by Wild Wings

Beau Daniels

Beau Daniels says In my paintings I am trying to portray how beautiful, vibrant, and unexpected America is. Capturing that moment, sensing the tranquility, hearing the noise, telling a story. Beau is represented by Applejack Art Partners.

Erin Dertner

Erin Dertner has been licensed on products as varied as sun catchers, greeting cards, puzzles, placemats, needlework and floor mats. She is best known for her cottages. Erin is represented by Applejack Licensing International.

Maria Donovan

Maria Donovan was born in Chicago and received a Bachelors Degree in Comprehensive Design from Northern Illinois University. She's always had a great love for the visual arts. She is represented by Galaxy of Graphics, LTD.

Eureka Lake Studios

Eureka Lake Studio is passionate about anything nostalgic, vintage, or retro. Their friendship has been life long and includes a stint in the Disney Studios. Eureka Lake Studio is represented by Rosenthal Represents.

Kathryn Fortson

Kathryn Fortson is a Georgia native. Her paintings have sold successfully for 12 years. Gorston has received numerous awards and media reviews for her works, and has exhibited widely throughout the Southern US. She is rep. by Winn Devon Art Group.

Marie Frederique

Marie Frederiques was born in Papua New Guinea, raised in South Africa, and educated in England. This unique exposure to a mix of cultures and experiences is reflected in Marie's work and gives it an uplifting quality. She is rep. by Out of the Blue

Greg Giordano

Greg Giordano's passion for animals is evident in his work. A 20-year veteran of the art licensing industry, he's licensed over 250 original paintings to more than 500 manufacturers worldwide. Greg is represented by Greg & Co., LLC.

Nancy Glazier

The animals that artist Nancy Glazier prefers to paint are truly wild and free. The subjects she paints all share their territory with her in the mountains of the Northwest. Her paintings welcome viewers into this wonderful world of wildlife.

Ellen Gurak

Ellen Gurak had very little choice in becoming an artist. She attended American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL, and became an award-winning designer, illustrator and artist. Ellen is represented by Indigo Gate, Inc.

Richard Hall

Richard Hall was born in 1952 in Bradford, Yorkshire. The industrial heart of northern England. He attended both the Sheffield College of Art and the Kingston-upon-Hull College of Art, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting in 1976.

Laurie Snow Hein

Laurie Snow Hein is a mother of six, a breeder of Haflinger Horses, an art instructor, a portrait artist and nationally distributed illustrator. Laurie portrays the beauty of creation and heart through her art. She is rep. by Artworks! Licensing,

Richard A. Henson

Richard Henson is an accomplished artist capable of working in many styles and themes. His versatility has generated licensed imagery on a variety of products. Richard is represented by Galaxy of Graphics, Ltd.

Ginny Hogan

Ginny Hogan creates images inspired by ancient cave paintings. She feels that people are drawn to her work because the images connect the viewer to the spirit behind all cultures, past and present. Ginny is represented by Joan Cawley Licensing, Ltd.

Chauncey Homer

Chauncey Homer has been creating best-selling designs for Thirstystone for over 13 years. His work shows throughout the US and is widely collected. Chauncey's studio is located in Tucson, Arizona.

Anna Maria Horner

Anna Maria Horner is becoming well known in the gift and homewares industries for her exuberant style, fashionable palettes, and clever design. Anna Maria has valuable trend-driven experience to add to her talent when developing product collections.

Donna Jensen

Donna Jensen enjoys painting in her studio surrounded by evergreen trees and tranquil mountains. She is a self-taught artist who has been painting in her unique style for over 20 years. Donna is represented by Spring Book Art Licensing.

Jamie Johnson

Jamie Johnson is a self taught artist who creates colorful works in a contemporary folk art style exploring the themes of home, community, and nature. She recently moved to Salt Lake City where she has a studio in her 103 year old home.

Paul Kenton

Paul Kenton became a full time artist in 1995, experimenting with various media and subject matter. He is deeply inspired by his local sea and landscape of North Devon, England. Paul is represented by Canadian Art Prints.

J.E. Knauf

J.E. Knauf is a founding member of "The Other Side of the West," a distinguished group of contemporary Southwestern artists. His work has been widely showcased, including a cover for Southwest Art Magazine. Knauf is represented by Applejack Lic.

Andrea Laliberte

Andrea Laliberté is fascinated by form and texture. She is especially interested in the experiences of modern, independent and confident women. Her images find inspiration in the art of the many cultures she has visited.

Stephanie Lavender

Stephanie Lavender always seemed to have a coloring book or a pencil and paper in her hands. She always dreamed of palm trees swaying outside and after graduating from NYU in 19865, she moved to South Florida. She is rep. by Artworks! Lic. LLC.

Pamela Luer

Pamela Luer's striking pastel images resonate with most anyone who has walked along a quiet wooded path, stooped to search for that special seashell, pine cone or leaf, or stood transfixed by the natural beauty here on earth.

Diana Madaras

Diana Madaras is a widely recognized Southwest artist whose work is bold and colorful and exudes happiness. She is widely known for her philanthropic work. Diana is represented by Madaras Gallery.

Maria Magistro

Maria Magistro is known for her refreshing style of lifestyle photography that celebrates the magic of everyday moments. Meg Schutte is a Jill-of-all-trades writer and artist whose unique take on the world is captured in her work.

Kathleen Parr McKenna

Kathleen Parr McKenna says, "As a watercolorist, I've always enjoyed the mystery this medium bestows. I can express beauty and wonder and it may never be the same twice." Kathleen is represented by McKenna Design LLC.

Amy Melious

Amy Melious's work is about "recognition and feeling, love and beauty, in an often chaotic and confusing world. I think of each piece as a small poem." She is rep. by PM Design Group, Inc.

Kathy Middlebrook

Kathy Middlebrook's art work is full of color, life, and fun. She especially loves working with colored pencils, and is grateful for the opportunity to be living her dream. She is a published artist, and has had several art exhibits featuring her

Rosemary Millette

Rosemary Millette carefully studies the animals she paints, providing an intense realism to her art. Light and color combine to create an experience of the animal that honors its unique spirit. Rosemary is represented by Wild Wings®.

Debbie Mumm

Debbie Mumm blends together nostalgia, humor and charm into every wonderful design she creates. She shares her kind-hearted vision on hundreds of products enjoyed by people worldwide. Debbie is represented by Debbie Mumm, Inc.

David Nichols

David Nichols style has been developed over a period of years through study with some nationally known artists and personal exploration of the watercolor medium. He is rep. by Directional Publishing, Inc.

Charlene Olson

Charlene Olson's passion for nature is evident in her soft, sensitive impressions of earth patterns, colors and trees, which she interprets uniquely in a variety of mediums. Charlene is represented by Galaxy of Graphics, Ltd.

Anita Phillips

Anita Phillips has loved art since her days of crayons and coloring books, receiving her first art set Christmas at age five. Inspired by all of nature and influenced by a lifetime in the Midwest, she loves painting the things she always encountered

Gale Pitt

Gale Pitt lives in London and has enjoyed painting a great variety of subjects for many years. She has traveled far and wide to see the world and gather material. Fantasy and reality blend in her pictures. Gale is rep. by Rosenthal Represents

Donna Polivka

Donna Polivka is inspired by Arizona's beauty, diverse climates and landscapes, wildlife, history, and lifestyle. The strong light and bright colors of the southwest she dearly loves are reflected in her work. She is rep. by Joan Cawley Lic. LTD.

Katherine and Elizabeth Pope

Katherine and Elizabeth Pope have found an individual style using mixed media, collage, paint and drawing techniques. They enjoy giving everyday objects a fun new whimsical look. The Pope sisters are rep. by Galaxy of Graphics, LTD.

Postmark Press

Postmark Press licenses work by various artists to companies that produce a wide variety of products.

Will Rafuse

Will Rafuse is widely known for his bold colors and quirky characters, each presented with a vibrant energy and an eye for personality. His work can be seen in galleries and private holdings around the world. Will is represented by Can. Art Prints.

Tara Reed

Tara Reed is known for her masterful use of color and clean graphic images. Her trend-driven designs have been licensed on a variety of products. A self-taught artist, Tara lives in Portland, Oregon with her son.

Laura Regan

Laura Regan has become widely known for her delicate, richly colored oils and gouaches that allow us to visit an environment too easily overlooked.

Andrew Rose

Andrew Rose was just eleven when he began working in a darkroom with pictures taken by his first camera. His distinctive style is still present in the niche he has chosen for his current work, that of photographing vintage objects.

John Saunders

John Saunders is a native of Albuquerque and has been working as an artist for 27 years. Horses have always been one of his favorite subjects. He is rep. by Cawley Licensing, LTD.

Lin Seslar

Lin Seslar has translated her love of light and color into paintings that are both romantic and realistic. ""The challenge of capturing the lighting and colors of moving water is never-ending."" Lin is represented by Out of the Blue.

Krista Sewell

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Krista has loved art and painting from an early age. Now residing in California, she has begun painting more earnestly and is happiest when indulging in her passion. She is rep. by Canadian Art Prints.

Michel Sparks

Michal Sparks has been licensing throughout the industries of home, gifts and publishing, illustrating 44 books - including an ongoing series she also writes. Michal is represented by Indigo Gate, Inc.

Kathy Suleswski

Kathy Sulewski says, “I see art and design in everything, from very young I’ve always viewed things differently then most.” Kathy uses her background in textile design to develop art for the giftware industry. Kathy is rep. by Indigo Gate, Inc.

Denise Sullivan

A native of Tucson, Arizona, Denise Sullivan began to focus on her first love, drawing, after a successful 10-year career as an Art Director in graphic design. She is rep. by TSB & Co.

Persis Clayton Weirs

Persis Clayton Weirs began drawing as a child, and by the early 80s turned her attention to wildlife art. She hopes to share through my work my respect for wildlife and my sense of resposibility for the environment. She is rep. by Wild Wings.

Nel Whatmore

Nel Whatmore is one of the UK's foremost contemporary artists. Her inspiration comes from things both great and small as well as her particular love of music.

Mary Beth Zeitz

Mary Beth Zeitz works with highly detailed subjects, dark jewel-toned watercolors, and antique-style textures influenced by contemporary, medieval and Victorian styles. Mary Beth is represented by Directional Publishing, Inc.