About the Artists

M. Theresa Brown

Portraits! What a great way to make a living!

Theresa's portraits are displayed in homes and corporate buildings around the world! Sought after for her portraits in pastels and oils, her years of participation in horse and dog shows have also given her a distinct artistic advantage and a large following among clients seeking to have an artist portray both people and animals realistically in their portraits. Leaving New York State for a career in art, Theresa pursued commercial art and printmaking at East Carolina University in North Carolina. Unhappy with the abstracts of the times, she branched out on her own. Pursuing realism and that artistically satisfying world beyond likeness she has produced an incredibly broad range of work for hundreds of clients. She and Steve travel widely attending both art and horse shows meeting many clients and at these events and at their homes.

Perhaps you have seen her work in "Veranda",  "Our State" or "Carolina Country"  magazines?  She has illustrated books for McGraw-Hill, Breakthrough Publications and Houghton-Mifflin.  Her short essays have been published and she is working on a series of "How to Draw" DVD's. She has been invited to give "Draw Horses!" clinics at several upcoming equine expositions in NC and Virginia.

In her spare time she carves large full size Victorian rocking horses, sculpts in clay, homeschools her son and teaches  teen art workshops in the studio. She would like to lay claim to being a gardner but her gardens are better described as admirable "wildlife ecosystems!"

Stephen Filarsky

Steve, a life long painter, studied architectural engineering at Pennsylvania State University. The analytical and precise mindset required in this field along with the passion for handwork, evolved into sign and letter design. Steve studied under some of Philadelphia’s finest sign craftsmen and twenty years later, is an accomplished expert in hand crafted, custom signs, gilding and gold leaf application and restoration. His gold leaf expertise is in demand up and down the East Coast.

Steve meanwhile continued to study portraiture. Watercolor has provided a less structured medium. Steve’s natural ability to blend soft, beautiful colors created a demand among clients who love this transparent medium.

Steve stays busy with his adult painting workshops in Wake Forest and keeping his collectors supplied with his plein air paintings!