Art Directory

Along with great music, art store, and delicious coffee for the public, Brightside Studios offers a large creative space with studios for traditional artists of all types.

Brightside members (and walk-ins) have access to the entire studio and can use any of the FREE equipment and supplies to create their next masterpiece or gallery collection.

Weekly classes offer a creative outlet for something more structured or a unique night out with friends, while the café is a place to recharge, study, network or meet with your next client.

Located at 839 East Camelback Road, Phoenix AZ 85014

Chris Hardy is a Phoenix artist with a fascinating collection of multimedia paintings and drawings. He has a truly unique body of work.

Born of heartache, Cyndy’s paintings are a way of translating pain and yearning into hope. Each work of art is a meditation on the assurance of beauty and tranquility even in our most challenging moments.

Cyndy’s skyscapes are her trademarks. While landscapes have always been her forte, her focus shifted to the sky during a defining period of her life. Caring for her sick mother, watching the deterioration of one who had loved her best in the world, Cyndy was struck in a moment of exhaustion and despair by the overarching serenity of a sunset. As she held the image within her mind throughout the grueling weeks, months, and years of care, she realized that focusing on that beauty made her a better caregiver, a more loving person, and a more grateful member of her family. Subsequent moments of distress within her family have brought her back to these moments of hope, increasing the power and drama of the skyscapes she paints.

Old Town Scottsdale Arts District
7100 East Main Street #B
Scottsdale, AZ 85251