Local pastel painter Arlene Braithwaite earned her Master’s degree from the University of Utah. Upon graduating, she enjoyed a career teaching art at Southern Utah State University. Since retirement, Braithwaite has been painting in her studio and on location. She has been in numerous solo shows, including at the Utah Museum of Natural History, the Springville Museum, and the Sears Museum. Braithwaite has completed commissions for Cedar Breaks National Monument and the Dixie National Forest. She was named Celebrated Artist for the Zion Park Centennial.

“In my plein-aire work, I attempt to evoke the sense of time and place that makes each scene unique. I am never hesitant to manipulate reality toincrease impact.”

Debbie Robb was born in Cedar City, Utah. In 1991, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Southern Utah University. Throughout her academic career, Debbie participated in several of the art courses offered by Cedar High School and Southern Utah University. She has always held a great interest in the field of fine arts. Debbie is a founding member of Cedar Plein Air, which is a local group of plein air painters. She is also a Signature Member of the Southern Utah Watercolor Society, and served as President from 2002 to 2004, and Treasurer from 2002 to present. Her work has been exhibited at Artisans Art Gallery, Blue Sage Frame Shop and Gallery, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, The Heritage Center, Library in the Park, Frontier Homestead State Park, Red Canyon Visitors Center, Cedar City Offices/Mayor’s Gallery, Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), Worthington Art Gallery, The Kolob Gallery, and Datura Gallery. Debbie is actively developing her skills as an artist.

Erin paints joy!

She grew up in the southern Florida swamp, barefoot, sun-bleached, and somewhat feral. That wee bit wild, colorful start still shows up in everything she creates.

These days she paints anything that delights her, bold still lifes, portraits of her lovely kids, meaningful commissions, bright, joy-filled images of Christ that reflect His light and love, and anything and everything else that strikes her fancy. She's drawn to color, movement, and the whimsical bits and bobs of life.

Erin's work is about intentionally choosing joy, even when life feels heavy.

Based in Cedar City, Utah, Erin is a busy mama of six, a full-time creative, and a firm believer in

building an adventurous life full of gratitude, light, and joy!

Marilyn Rose has been on a varied yet focused path of studying and applying the principles and techniques of fine art since 1992. As a plein air painter since 1996, Marilyn learned to create a composition quickly and capture the essence of a scene with expressive brush and palette knife strokes. She loves to capture the essence of the landscape in small plein air paintings that may be used for larger studio pieces. “

While landscape is Marilyn’s main focus, still life and figural work have always been a mainstay in her development as an artist.

I love the peace and comfort of being where life is simple, basic and real.”

She sums up the inspiration that she finds in various subject matter: “These subjects take me deep into a place where I draw inner strength, and I love to connect with others who are searching for that power in themselves.”

Mary Jabens was born in El Paso, Tx and grew up in Darby, Montana.  Ms. Jabens exhibited early in childhood her artistic ability.  Her mom bought her paint and lessons when she had childhood sickness.  The lessons resulted in a lifelong connection with art.  Ms. Jabens is a self taught artist who keeps learning thru painting workshops and valued connections with other artists.   Surroundings are a powerful influence in her ability to create art.  She started painting outdoors in Glacier Park and has continued to be an avid plein air /studio artist thereafter.   Art is healing for Ms. Jabens.  A health issue later in her life made her re-evaluate what was important in life, art being a priority.  Since then, she has focused on learning to let herself speak through her work. Mary is an award winning artist whose work is in several private collections and the National Park Collection.  Ms. Jabens  is an Associate with Distinction in the American Women Artist’s, award winning member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. She also is a member of   the Women Artists Out West, American Impressionist Society (award winning), American Women Artists along with being a member of the Oil Painters of America. 

Megumi was born in California on Evacuation Day and spent her first three years in an internment camp in the Arizona desert with her parents, older sister and extended family. In 1945 the family was moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually they were able to return to California.

Awarded a full scholarship to Stanford University, Megumi took courses in color, figure drawing, painting and art history at Stanford’s campuses in Palo Alto, California and Florence, Italy. She holds a degree from Stanford in American Literature.

After marriage and children took her to Kansas she and her husband started a company developing seven mobile home parks. Megumi also continued her artistic pursuits studying photography, painting, block printing and creative writing at Wichita State University and the Wichita Center for the Arts. In 1978 her husband sustained serious brain injuries in an auto accident and Megumi took over the responsibilities of family and business.

In 2008 Megumi sold her share of the company and started house construction on forty acres of pinyon and juniper in the red rock country of southern Utah. She lives with her cinnamon chow in a house inspired by the landscape and powered by the sun. Her home, she says, is her largest canvas.

Megumi is now a part of the thriving art community of Cedar City. She paints regularly with her plein air group and is a signature member of the Southern Utah Watercolor Society. Her work is represented by Artisans Art Gallery and she is a board member of the Braithwaite Art Gallery at Southern Utah University.

As a member of the Community Engagement Committee she helped launch the building of the Southern Utah Museum of Art. This multi-million dollar facility has broken ground and is scheduled to open in 2016.

Mona Woolsey is a lifelong artist whose work reflects a deep commitment to observation, connection, and continual growth. Working across multiple media, with a focus on watercolor and pastel, she explores both portraiture and landscape as ways of understanding the world and the people within it.

Her artistic journey began with a simple fourth-grade drawing assignment—an early spark that grew into a lifetime of study and creative practice. Through workshops with established artists and years of dedicated exploration, she has developed both technical skill and a distinct personal voice.

Woolsey’s work is rooted in her belief that art changes the way we see. It sharpens awareness, deepens empathy, and reveals nuance in everyday life. This perspective is evident in her dual focus: landscapes that capture atmosphere and place, and portraits that reflect her enduring interest in people and human expression.

Her contributions to the arts have been recognized with inclusion among the “100 Women Creative Artists of Utah” and multiple Best of Show awards from the Utah Watercolor Society. Yet beyond recognition, her work remains driven by curiosity, connection, and a desire to keep learning.

Through her art, Woolsey invites viewers to slow down, look more closely, and experience the richness of both environment and human presence.

Tiffany Marchant is an artist living in Cedar City, Utah, and is inspired by the landscapes that surround her. As a child, she lived in Sydney, Australia, where she spent countless hours collecting rocks and exploring the woods and streams near her home, developing an early fascination with the natural world. That childhood curiosity eventually evolved into painting the landscapes and geological forms she once gathered in her pockets.

In addition to her studio practice, Marchant also teaches painting and fused glass at the Iron County Alternative High School, guiding students in hands-on creativity. 

She frequently hikes with her 80-year-old father on the lesser-known mesas outside Zion, searching for petroglyphs along the cliffs. These experiences in wild places shape her work and deepen her spiritual connection to the land, which she seeks to express through her paintings.

J. Brad Holt grew up in Cedar City Utah. He is a graduate of Cedar High School, and SUSC, (SUU), where he earned a B.S. (Art Composite.) Brad served twenty years in the Utah Army National Guard.

Brad has painted in numerous Plein Air competitions, including, Zion, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Colorado Monument, and Port Angeles. He has taken many awards, including two firsts in the Escalante Plein Air competition. He was on the faculty at the Plein Air convention in Tucson. 

Brad also works as a dental lab tech, specializing in orthodontic appliances.

Artistic statement:

I have painted the landscape for many years. I reached a point that I could pretty well reproduce a fair semblance of the natural world, and it became too predictable, and too tight. And I found the process a bit tedious, as though I had become a human copying machine. There didn't to be much point to it. The work sold well, but I have never been in art to make money. That has always been low on my scale of priorities. I always painted for the pure love of the work, and that seemed to be evading me.

The situation changed when I started abstracting more, using bigger brushes, painting more swiftly, and getting more painterly with the landscape. The joy of the painting process returned. I had found my direction, and I've never looked back. There is again a vitality to the work, and I find myself eagerly looking forward to painting every day.

Kevin Tice is a Western landscape oil painter based in Cedar City, Utah. Raised in rural eastern Nevada, he began drawing and painting at a young age and continued to develop through self-directed study and mentorship. After retiring from a career with the Nevada State Police in Las Vegas, he transitioned to painting full time.

Tice’s work is rooted in direct observation. He paints outdoors regularly to inform his studio work, focusing on the deserts, mountains, and waters of the American West. His approach emphasizes strong value structure, atmosphere, and restraint over excess detail.

He is a member of the Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, and American Artists Professional League. He was awarded top honors in the “Made in Vegas” competition through Park West Gallery in Las Vegas and has held solo exhibitions, including a three-month solo show at Park West Gallery in the Caesars Palace Forum Shops.

He relocated to southern Utah to be closer to the landscapes that continue to shape his work.