Library Exhibitors 

Peter Hovanes and Michael Redmond are the HAL library exhibitors for the months of November and December  

Peter Hovanes lives and works in Huntsville, Alabama, dividing his time between photography, travel, and cooking.  His photographic career started in Huntsville where he learned his craft by studying the work of Edward Steichen, Edward Westin, Edward Curtis, Imogen Cunningham, and Ansel Adams, as well as working with studio, newspaper, and industrial photographers in the area.  It was at this time he began developing his nature photography and fascination with light, shape, shadows and patterns.

Now retired from his “day job”, Peter is primarily focused on his photography.  He currently uses digital, film and scanned imagery to express his artistic vision, creating images of ethereal landscapes, delicate flowers and the play of light in the complex, yet simple, beauty of nature.

Michael Redmond is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has extensive experience working in oil, acrylic and watercolors creating portraits, landscapes and still lives. Michaels professional background includes commercial illustrations, commissioned portraits and architectural renderings. He spent over a decade working for an elite one of a kind decorative arts studio in Chicago painting faux finishes and murals in private estates across the United States.

From Illinois to North Carolina and now Alabama Michaels paintings are inspired by photographs he’s taken in the surrounding areas. The famous photographer, Ansell Adams, once said there is enough subject matter within a 50-mile radius of where one lives to inspire them for the rest of their lives. Michael continues to be inspired by his surroundings here in Alabama.  

The Christmas Boutique is Coming

The HAL Christmas Boutique is coming in mid-November!  Huntsville Art League artists will begin displaying their Christmas Boutique items on November 10th.