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Mary Beth Day
- acrylic; encaustic
Email:
marybday@hotmail.com
Chrissy Deiger
- photography; mixed media; sculpture
Email: chrissydeiger@gmail.com
Visit:
www.ChrissyDeiger.com
Chrissy's
photographic work explores the natural world through
movement and unique vantage points. She looks for what
creates and spirit and character of different places, and
aims to illustrate how these are often indistinguishable
from our personal experiences. Her artistic philosophy lies
in the millions of pivotal moments of our life experience,
the essence of our memory, and the strength of our natural
surroundings. A few of her sculptural pieces incorporate
natural materials such as branches and bark, and she has
recently begun experimenting with photo transfers onto
paper, tile, and wood.
Pictured:
Bird Hills, Photographic Print, 12 x18
Mary Dempsey
- watercolor
Email:
mkdempsey30@fernworks.net
Sandra Difazio - oil; watercolor
Email:
davdif@provide.net
A traditional oil artist and avid plein air
painter, Sandra
combines the intricacies of composition and technique with
what she sees, what she loves, and what she knows from her
own experiences.
The surface of her work is a varying impasto of color
applied over a toned canvas. Some edges are blended to
create subtle gradations of color while vivid or bright
colors are placed next to one another over deeper richer
hues. Nature and Life have taught Sandy many lessons
and every new painting is a journey for her to discover more
facets of
their elusive beauty. It is Sandy's hope that, through her
work, she
may joyfully share her reverent admiration of nature's
awesome and
eternal beauty and the essence of human character.
Pictured: Knapweed on Kelderhouse
Road, Oil, 12 x 22
Mary J.Dolan - oil
Email: a2doles@gmail.com
Greta Dongvillo - painting
Email:
highpinearts@gmail.com
Patricia Due - watercolor
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Joan Eaton -
3D mixed media
Email:
jojoeaton@comcast.net
Jayna Eckler -
watercolor; oil
Email:
jaynainc@comcast.net
Jayna Eckler has come to her “painting career"
late in life and jokes about her wish to be the reborn Grandma
Moses. After years of horses and all that consists of and then a
career of interior design with specialization in historic
restoration and owning and operating a restaurant and an antique
shop along with restoring a condemned train depot, she has been
selling real estate in the Ann Arbor area for 30 years. So even
though she has always had an interest in and a dabbling in art
for the whole of these years, she is now concentrating on her
water colors and oils as well as an occasional mixed media. She
has only recently begun to show her work and is currently doing
so at the Chelsea Art in the Clock Tower Commons shows on
Thursday nights, as well as the Chelsea Art Center show
on the 27th and 28th of July. She lives in Chelsea and enjoys
the smaller quieter community with good proximity to the world
of Ann Arbor with wonderful friends and fellow artists in both
places.
Pictured: Shadow Over All the Land, Watercolor, 16
x 20
Nancy Elder
Email:
asbjo@comcast.net
Judy Enright -
oil; watercolor; woodcut prints
Email:
judyenright@sbcglobal.net
View:
www.JudyEnright.com
Judy's art is
a construct of ideas derived from many sources to present
insights into universal truths, and explore the concept of
paradox in our ever-expanding world. These original oil
paintings represent modern folklore developing a new
mythology. Most series include a musical theme, while all
the series show her view of our inner-kinship. The aim is to
educate the spirit of our age that transcends language and
religious barriers, to help viewers of every background and
walk of life develop and strengthen their inner vision and
recognize beauty in unfamiliar contexts.
Pictured:
Power to Superpower, Oil on Canvas with a Museum
Wrap, 48 x 36
Pat Eriksen
- mixed media
Email:
periksen@att.net
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Susan Falcone -
watercolor
Email:
sfalcone@umich.edu
Susan, an Ann
Arbor native, has been a naturalist and painter since
childhood. Her watercolors of birds, small mammals,
wildflowers and insects reflect her lifelong research,
observations and field studies of nature. Her subjects are
portrayed within a small part of their natural environment,
focusing on composition, color, and shape. A tangent is the
adaptation and incorporation of Celtic designs into some of
her compositions.
Susan's award-winning works are painted mainly using
"glazing" - numerous transparent layers of pigment which
produces the resulting glowing colors. Of special interest
to her are the songbirds and marsh birds, particularly
herons, that frequent southeast Michigan, including her own
rural property on Frains Lake, where she provides diverse
habitats for local wildlife, and where plantings of native
wildflowers attract songbirds, hummingbirds, and
butterflies.
Susan contributes many of her works to habitat, wildlife,
and charitable organizations for fundraising, and is often a
guest artist at these events. Her illustrations appear in
nature-oriented publications, and her original work can be
found in national and international private and corporate
collections.
Pictured:
Celtic Twilight: Heron & Battleshield, Transparent
Watercolor and Metallic Pigments, 28 x 36
Jane E. Farrell - monotype
Nancy Feldkamp
- watercolor
Email:
rnfeldkamp@earthlink.net
Nancy has
always been inspired by the scenes and subjects of the rural
landscape where she has spent her life. Recently she has
been exploring abstract design in a series of work using
sheep as her models. These works have gained a popular
response in the area and are being shown in the Chelsea
Gallery. Her work has been included in many national
juried shows and includes signature membership in the
Pennsylvania Water Color Society. Nancy’s work is
published in the book, Best of Water Color, Painting
Color by Rockport Press.
Pictured:
Sheep Indeed, Watercolor, 20 x 28
Carol Fleischer
- watercolor
Email:
caroledna@comcast.net
Doris E. Foss
- watercolor
Email:
dorisefoss@aol.com
Katherine Foster - watercolor; pastel; oil
Kath Frajbis
- printing; intaglio
Email: kfrajbis@msn.com
Teresa Freed -
pastel
Email:
tafreed@yahoo.com
Visit:
www.TeresaFreed.com
Teresa is captivated by
light and shadow, mood and atmosphere and the spirit of
nature. She finds that the brilliant hues available in
pastels allow her to depict these elusive characteristics. She has exhibited in numerous juried shows
and is a member of the Ann Arbor Women Artists and
the Chelsea Painters.
Teresa is represented by the Chelsea Gallery in
Chelsea, Michigan and the River Street Gallery in Manistee, Michigan. Her work is featured in the book of poetry and art, In Drought Time, Scenes
From Rural and Small Town Life.
Pictured: After the Rain, Pastel, 17 x 23
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Shirley Crane Galliher - watercolor
Email: shirleycgalliher@yahoo.com
Karen K. Gallup -
assemblage
sculpture; collage
Email:
karengallup@karengallup.com
Visit:
www.KarenGallup.com
Karen Gallup adapts common and uncommon found
objects and materials as metaphors for human attributes. Her
fabricated and constructed "people" are manifestations of her
whimsical way of exploring the three-dimensional world.
"My purpose with my work is to bring a smile to the viewer, to
have them see everyday objects in a new way, to recycle and to
entertain myself."
Gallup has an MFA in metalsmithing and design from
Cranbrook
Academy of Art and is retired from the College of
Creative Studies where she was a professor of Jewelry and
Metalsmithing. She maintains a studio in her home in Ann Arbor.
Pictured: Stargazer: Newton,
Found Object Assemblage,
19 x 12 x 8
Liz Ghormley - watercolor
Barbara W. Gilbert -
acrylic; watercolor; collage
Email:
bw.gilbert@comcast.net
Barbara’s
watermedia and collage works are expressions of her ideas
about the world that she knows. Abstracted water images,
expansive landscapes and ethnic figures are frequently
referenced through the layering of shapes and bold color. A
member of AAWA since 1989, Barbara’s love of art is a
life-long pursuit. It includes an Art History degree from
the U of M and active participation in several art
groups, including the Chelsea Painters. She is proud
to have her work represented in private homes as well as the
permanent collections of U of M Dearborn’s Berkowitz
Gallery and Jackson Community College.
Nomadic Woman was included in the 2006 Michigan
Water Color Society Annual Exhibition.
Pictured:
Nomadic Woman,
Acrylic and Collage on Paper, 36 x 28
Ava Gilzow - pastel
Email:
sgilzow@umich.edu
Ava is able to pursue her lifelong interest in
art after retiring from a teaching career. She discovered a love
for pastels that quickly grew into a passion. Her intent is to
interpret a sense of wonder in ordinary landscapes, skies, and
water. She is interested in capturing a moment in time, and
enticing the viewer to feel a longing for reconnection to the
natural world. She has exhibited in juried shows of the Ann
Arbor Women Artists, winning a second place award. She is a
member of the Great Lakes Pastel Society.
Pictured: Good Harbor Beach,
Pastel, 18 x 23
Marie M. Glysson - watercolor; pastel;
photography
Mary Beth
Gonzalez
Barbara Goodsitt
- colored pencil; mosaics; acrylic; watercolor
Email:
b.goodsitt@comcast.net
Visit:
www.BarbaraGoodsittStudio.com
Barbara is a contemporary realist who likes
to experiment with new
ways of presenting still life, landscapes and
portraits. Behind her work are thoughts about the true
nature of reality, consciousness and dimensions that we're
not totally aware of, but suspect of existing. Barbara has
spent her career as a graphic designer and illustrator doing
work that was assigned to her, but is now finally giving
herself permission to do her own thing. She exhibits her
work in juried and non-juried shows, as well as regional
galleries. Barbara likes to experiment in several mediums,
but currently specializes in colored pencil. She teaches
adult art classes in colored pencil techniques, and is a
published illustrator and graphic designer with clients
including the University of Michigan Press among
others. She received a BS with honors in Fine Art from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a featured
artist in their alumni directory, and she is a board member
of the Ann Arbor Women Artists (serving as newsletter
editor), the Colored Pencil Society of America and
the Detroit Colored Pencil Chapter 104.
Pictured: Fall Still Life, Colored
Pencil on Rising Stonehenge Paper, 11 x 19
Marcelle (Marcy) Gray -
oil; pastel; watercolor
Email:
marcygray123@yahoo.com
The
complexity of the human body and face has never failed to
challenge and intrigue Marcelle whether she is working in
pastels, oil or watercolor. Behind each painting there
always exists a story that needs to be told. The slightest
gesture of the model denotes a wealth of subtle emotion. In
attempting to capture that small gesture Marcelle is
involved in a process of discovery that requires the
greatest sincerity as well as the greatest humility that she
can give.
Pictured: In Morning Light,
Pastel, 18 x 24
Norma Gray -
watermedia
Email:
randngra@chartermi.net
Visit:
www.NormaGrayArt.net
Norma Gray is
an award-winning artist whose work has been accepted into
national juried exhibitions, including National
Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Louisiana
Watercolor Society, Challenge of
Champions (Houston, TX), and Rocky Mountain National
Juried Exhibition. She has earned signature status in
Iowa, Ohio and national Watercolor Societies. Gallery
representation includes Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum
of Art, Flint Institute of Art, and American
Gallery (Sylvania, OH). Her work is in corporate and
private collections throughout the United States. For her
dedication to the visual arts, including being a co-founder
of both the Art at the Library Series (Brighton
District Library), and The Brighton Art Guild, she
was inducted into the Brighton, Michigan Women's History
Roll of Honor in 2004. In 1996, Norma was named Visual
Artist of the Year by the Livingston Arts Council.
Norma teaches week-long workshops in her studio in the
spring and fall of each year, and she juries and critiques
for area art organizations.
Pictured:
Break Out, Acrylic and Collage, 22 x 30
Carol Green
- watercolor; acrylic; pastels; color pencils
Email: c.green@yahoo.com
Nicki Griffith - acrylic; pastel
Email: nicki@nickigriffith.com
Sophie Grillet -
acrylic;
pencil; pen and ink; pastel; stone carving
Email:
sophiegrillet@yahoo.com
Sophie Grillet
attended the Central School of Art and the
Brighton College of Art (University of Brighton) in the
U.K. She has created a large body of work as a cartoonist,
and is now painting mainly acrylic portraits, pencil and
other media portraiture, and still lifes.
Pictured:
Mitesh with Guitar, Acrylic, 24 x 18
Virginia F. Gutknecht
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