Barry Jenkins
A PWAT legend! Rest In Peace Barry. We all miss you!
Our Knoxville, TN - Farragut Painting with a Twist Artists
Alexis
Kailey
Rachel Logan
Hello and welcome! I'm Rachel, a lifelong painter, lover of all things art and your guide to unleashing creativity! I started my own artistic journey as a young child, painting on anything I could get my hands on. That passion led me to many places in my life, including The University of Tennessee, where I immersed myself in the world of graphic design, merging traditional artistry with the digital world. With a new found love of digital design, alongside my amazing husband David, I co-founded our professional design company. I have made digital art my career, while never letting go of my life’s passion: painting. I have been an Artist with Painting with a Twist since 2016. Here, I've had the joy of guiding budding artists and helping them express and celebrate their creativity and individuality through paint and canvas! And what a ride it has been! Come join us and let’s have some fun!
Sam Meehan
Newest member of our artist team! Sam is talented, dynamic, and always determined to make you laugh. She comes to us from PWAT Jensen Beach, FL. Sam has lots of Stage Artist expertise, and we would love for you to come paint with her!
Scott Brantley
Scott is one of our leading renegade artists at our studio! Scott won multiple awards over his many years with Painting with a Twist, including: The National Award for ‘Wicked Moonlight’ & ‘Cobblestone’, and the The National Art Contest for ‘Wicked Moonlight’. Scott is also a very successful website designer, photographer, and owns a recording studio - The Voice Tank. He has a blast entertaining party guests wherever he goes!
Sonia
Sonia Summers is a professional artist from Knoxville, and has been teaching at PWAT Farragut since 2019. She graduated in 2008 from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor's degree in College Scholars, focusing on Illustration and Writing. During her time at the University of Tennessee, Sonia cartooned regularly for “The Daily Beacon.” From 2011-2019, Sonia resided in Birmingham, Alabama. While in Birmingham, Sonia was commissioned to participate in Vulcan Park and Museum’s ongoing public art project called “Vulcans on Parade." Sonia’s painted Vulcan statues stand on display in two downtown Birmingham businesses. Sonia has work in the permanent collection of The Joy Gallery in Homewood, Alabama and rotating art at the Blue Phrog Gallery in Montevallo, Alabama. Since 2023 Sonia has taught Fine Arts (Studio Art, Art History, and Drama) at Chesterton Academy, a new classical high school in Knoxville. Sonia has a deep appreciation for traditional Impressionism and Realism and loves painting both traditional landscapes and figurative portraiture. Sonia enjoys public art such as murals and sidewalk chalk festivals and competitions for their ability to make art accessible to everyone. Sonia’s chalk art can be seen in sidewalk chalk/madonnari festivals, such as Chalktobertfest in Marietta, Georgia, the Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, and the Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk. Her fine art can be seen through exhibitions with both the Arts and Culture Alliance and Dogwood Arts, and she currently has a mural featured by Dogwood Arts in Strong Alley in downtown Knoxville. Her hobbies are rock climbing (bouldering), and hiking with her husband and kids.
Zeke
Originally from New Orleans/NY, stage artist Zeke will entertain you as he teaches a painting from our Gallery! Zeke is a New Orleans Center for Creative Arts graduate with a BA in art – N.O.C.C.A. His specialties are Landscape Painting, Concept Artist, Graphic Design, Portraits, Comics, Stage Artist! He is also a musician & a magician!