Sunset Lighthouse, acrylic, 20×16 Nita is the granddaughter of a commercial artist; her family instilled in her a love of creation and observation. Art has been a constant in her life, and she has been painting for as long as she can remember. Upon entering college, she was torn between the world of academia and the world of […]
Feeding Time, acrylic and posca pens, 8×8 Mary Alice has an intimate relationship with Mother Nature and all her creatures. She advocates for wild endangered animals, signs petitions, and gets involved. She also supports domesticated animals and stands for animal rights and welfare. She also finds herself painting for them, in a variety of natural […]
Maui Sunset, oil on gallery wrapped canvas, 3 feet h x 4 feet w Mark has a passion for creativity, color and beautiful objects. After a long and satisfying career as color separator, retoucher and Commercial Printing Sales / Producer, Mark picked up the brush at an Art Retreat in 2019. From then on the […]
Lambs at Dawn, acryic, 12×12 Lori Neumann is a local artist working in oils, acrylics & pastel. Lori studied Fine Arts at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and has exhibited at galleries and art shows throughout New England & Kentucky. Lori especially enjoys working with a palette knife in plein air while hiking at […]
Supermoon Over Hidden Lake, oil on canvas board Laurel Hoynoski is a local artist. Her primary medium is oils. She enjoys painting birds, landscapes, nature and still life. One of her oil paintings, a portrait of one of her four daughters, was featured in the Hartford Courant on May 8, 2011. She has participated in […]
Under the Silent Moon, Oil, 10in h x 8in w Jean Watson paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers and animals using oils and pastels. She uses cold wax medium with oils for mostly abstracts. She has taken numerous courses and workshops and enjoys learning new techniques. She is currently a member of the Wethersfield […]
Sea Smoke, fine art photograph Whether Geneva is on the Shoreline of the Nutmeg State or inland wading in a lush stream or capturing the endurance of an 1800’s Dairy Farm, she is passionate about capturing the natural beauty and landscapes of Connecticut. She endlessly searches for new locations and new scenery many days awakening […]
Plein air painter Dianne Gorrick creates vibrant works of art depicting the beauty of the natural world. Although Gorrick selects peaceful subjects, her paintings are invigorated by bright colors and impasto painting. About her technique, she write,” I would say my style is Romanticized Realism. I want the viewer to be drawn into the scene […]
Coil, pastel, 24in h x 18in w Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design. Chris’ fine art has always remained […]
Waiting for Dawn, oil on canvas, 30in h x 24in w Jena Maki is an artist known primarily for her landscape work in oils. Working in realism, and inspired by the picturesque landscapes of New England, her paintings transport viewers into a realm where reality seamlessly merges with the imagined. Maki’s artistic journey is defined […]
Brooding, oil on board, 14.25in h X 14.25in w Vivian F. Zoë is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the Ohio State University with degrees in studio art, arts education and administration and theatre design. She has served as the director and curator of several museums including the Slater Memorial Museum in CT. […]
Avalanching Words, acrylic on board, 48in h x 48in w Maria Johnson works in so many mediums that her business card reads “Girl’s Got To Focus!” With a degree in painting from Hartford Art School and a range of exhibits and awards behind her, she nonetheless has only recently begun showing at outdoor art fairs, […]
Sunrise Over the Mountain Top, watercolor, 17in h x 21in w Tatiana Ferraro was born in Poland and came to the US when she was four years old. She spent her formative years on the Lower East Side, attending St. George Grammar, and High School of Performing Arts where she majored in ballet and studied […]
Hoping for Peace, oil on canvas, 16in h x 20in w Rose Mary Gates graduated from SCSU with a BS in Art Education and an MS in Art Education as well as an MS in TESOL. As a student, she had work selected for the Three College Art Exhibit representing Yale, Quinnipiac and SCSU. During […]
San Juan, Puerto Rico, ink, watercolor & acrylic, 12in h x 16in w Sabley Peralta is a self-taught artist that started painting 4 years ago. Born in New York but spent many years in South America (Guayaquil, Ecuador). Peralta has always been interested in working with her hands. As a child, she was excited about textiles and […]
Dusk Carol Courtney began her professional pursuit in art in 1974 at the University of New Haven, completing an AS in Commercial Art in 1978. After a few decades working outside of her passion, Carol was finally able to resume her studies. While working in administration at the University of Hartford, Courtney was championed by […]
Winter Shadows, oil on canvas, 22in h x 18in w Tom developed his self-taught painting methods by experimenting with various techniques and by studying the great works of Van Gogh, Hopper, Gaugin, Cezanne and Monet. Born and raised on the East Coast, he had a successful career as an advertising commercial artist in New York, […]
Morning at the Marsh, watercolor, 13.5in h x 21in w Inspired to express the beauty she saw in the New England landscape, Jeannette began painting in oils in Springfield, Massachusetts in the 70’s. Jeannette enjoyed the honor of accepting awards including, “Best of Show” in the Greater Hartford Open. During this period, she was commissioned by Better Homes […]
Moonlit Highlights, oil on canvas, 10in h x 20in w Ned Farrell is a collected artist creating big, beautiful, bold, …and gold paintings. Farrell started painting following his sixth-grade year and continued developing his own unique style in his high school years. Ned won awards in various competitions, including one from the New Britain Museum […]
Clear Memories, Boston, wood stain and dremel on wood panel Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel. It is a process that is his and his alone. Carney’s paintings look like traditional paintings from a distance, but upon closer inspection you […]
Sunset at Griswold Point Rossitto paints with her heart, bringing the viewer with her on an exploration of essence and perception. She looks at things anew, and is continuously studying to develop her skills, in composition, perception, and technical execution. Barbara portrays not only the image, but her impression, and the feeling or essence of […]
Autumn Glory, pastel, 15in h x 17in w Award-winning artist Beth Pite has been exhibiting professionally since 1997. Trained at UConn’s School of Fine Arts, she is a member of the Connecticut Pastel Society and exhibits her pastel paintings frequently throughout the region. In 2011, one of her seascapes won second place in a statewide […]
Harvest Moon Linda McCarthy uses the power of color as an important aspect of the way her work portrays the dreams and reality of life through images both real and imagined. Her work often uses nature to portray the darkest and brightest moments in life… the forcefulness and tranquility of water and wind, the everchanging […]
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