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William R. Beebe
William R. Beebe was born in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1956. He is a marine artist who has been painting the coast for more than 18 years. He has many wonderful childhood memories of times spent on the Chesapeake Bay sailing, canoeing and crabbing but it was after his first trip to Maine in the mid-1980s that he discovered his love of the New England coastline. It was 1990 when he made the life changing decision to pursue his art full-time and move to Maine, where he and his wife lived on the coast for 12 years. This is where he honed his skills in painting schooners, lobsterboats, lighthouses, islands, and coastal villages.
In 2005 Bill made the commitment to dedicate himself to capturing on canvas the historical wooden schooners of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is passionate about portraying these beautiful schooners in a yacht-like fashion while racing or under full sail. His paintings highlight the ship's sleek lines, their speed and racing ability.
Bill is a graduate of the University of Maryland in Fine Art. Bill's paintings are in major private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad. His painting, On Monhegan Island, has been featured in several publications including American Art Review October 2000 issue and a book entitled The Art of Monhegan Island, published in 2004. From 1994 to 2002 Bill was the resident artist for MBNA America. Bill currently resides in Williamsburg, Virginia, with his wife where he continues his marine painting and to be inspired by his love for the American schooners and life along the coast.
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Gulay Berryman
Gulay Berryman received her art training at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts de Versailles, France, the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan and the Ecole du Louvre in Paris.
She has exhibited in France, Iceland, Senegal, Mauritius, Italy, Oman, Belgium, Switzerland, and the United States. These included exhibitions at the American Cultural Center in Reykjavik; the Museum of African Art in Dakar, Senegal; as the official U.S. Participant to the 1992 International Exhibition for Human Rights held at the Slave House on Goree Island, Senegal; the 1992 Dakar Biennale des Arts; the Max Boulle Gallery, Mauritius; and the Salon des Independents, Paris.
In 1996, Gulay received a Winsor&Newton Award in Williamsburg, Virginia. She twice won the American Embassy Paris Art Show (2001-02) and her artwork was selected to grace the cover of the 2003-04 edition
of “Bloom Where You’re Planted”, a popular expatriate guide to Paris.
In 2005, one of Gulay’s works won the “Best in Show” award in the Best of Virginia art competition sponsored by Kennedy Promotions. In December 2005, she was invited to participate in the Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea di Firenze, a prestigious international art exhibition in Florence, Italy, which gathers between 800-900 artists selected from around the world to display their work. Gulay exhibited at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York City in December 2006.
Gulay was one of the finalists in the SEETAL 2006 Art Competition organized by Kunst-Forum-International Meisterschwanden, Switzerland. She held a solo exhibition at the Williamsburg Lodge in September 2006 and at the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center from February to May 2007. In January 2008, Gulay was selected as the inaugural artist for the opening of the Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance lobby art gallery and in March 2008, as the cover artist for the concert program for the Williamsburg Symphonia. In October 2008, one of Gulay’s paintings was chosen as the artwork for the official poster of An Occasion for the Arts, Colonial Williamsburg’s annual art festival.
A file on Gulay’s work has been opened at the U.S. National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington,D.C.
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Roger Blum
Sporting artist Roger Blum has been painting “the great outdoors” since 1984. He has exhibited with some of the most prominent sporting art galleries in the West including Legacy Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Trailside Galleries in Carmel, California; Settlers West Gallery in Tucson, Arizona and Claggett-Rey Gallery in Vail, Colorado. Prior to painting full time, he served as a combat artist during the Vietnam War, worked as an illustrator for Hallmark Cards and received a BS degree in commercial art from Pacific Union College and a MA degree in illustration from San Jose State College. Roger recently moved to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and affiliated with Gallery On Merchants Square in Williamsburg, VA and its sister gallery, Gallery On The Green, in Woodstock, VT. He paints in both oil and watercolor. To add spontaneity, Roger uses a wet on wet technique in creating his watercolors. They are characteristic of paintings by Winslow Homer. An artist he greatly admires. He is also a member of the Oil Painters of America. OPA is highly selective and only accepts accomplished painters for membership. His art has been featured on the covers of Shooting Sportsman Magazine, Grays Sporting Journal, Yankee Magazine, and L.L. Bean catalog.
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Carol Christie
A native of Michigan and the youngest of seven children, Carol Christie dabbled with pastels and sketched most of her childhood. From her earliest memories, she recalls wanting to be an artist. After studying Art Education at Central Michigan University, she relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in 1969 to raise her family. Carol continued to develop her craft over the years, taking numerous academic courses and workshops, but believes her real education has been in her studio. She began exhibiting her bold and colorful work in 1990 and is now being represented by fine art galleries across the Southern and Northeastern United States.
Carol paints daily and feels that experience has been her best teacher. Her process is one of spontaneity – quick sketches that gradually evolve into tapestries of bold color and shape, incorporating generous brushstrokes and Christie’s signature marks. Colors are chosen intuitively. "If I think about it too long, or analyze which color to use, or what direction I want to take, I usually overwork my painting.”
Carol’s offbeat style and inspiration for painting is rooted in her appreciation for the colorful works of Matisse and the energetic calligraphic strokes reminiscent of Raoul Dufy. “It’s my hope that the viewer experiences my work on a visceral level, seeing and FEELING the energy throughout.” Her work has been described as playful yet thoughtful; electric yet warm and emotive; sophisticated yet primitive."It just makes me smile" is a recurring comment of her collectors. It’s this heartwarming reaction that keeps Carol painting the masterpieces that she refers to as "feel good" art.
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Lisa Egeli
Lisa Egeli’s paintings are moving and sophisticated portrayals of the people and places we treasure. Her portraits and landscapes, in oil and pastel, have been featured in many exhibits and permanent collections since her professional career was launched in 1988, when she graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
The State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources selected her for their Artist’s Residency on Sapelo Island in April 2003, then again for Ossabaw Island in November 2003. Lisa was selected to participate in the plein air painting events “Paint Annapolis” in 2005, and “Plein Air Easton” in 2006 and 2007. Her paintings won awards in both events. A solo show in Baltimore in late 2007 exhibited paintings from travels in east Africa, the Everglades of Florida, and her home state of Maryland. Her goal, whether portraying the wilds of Alaska, the endangered mountain gorillas of Uganda, or the haunting marshes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is to capture a sense of place, and also capture that combination of awe and intimacy that is the essence of an encounter with nature.
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Ed Griffith
A graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Design, Ed Griffith has worked as an agency art director, graphic designer, illustrator and painter since 1956, the last fourteen of these years devoted to marine painting. During his 48 year career, Ed's talents have given him the opportunity to work thoughout the United States as well as over twenty-five foreign countries. Mr. Griffith is an artist member and past member of the board of directors of the American Society of Marine Artists. His paintings have been juried into all American Society of Marine Artists national shows since 1997.His works can be seen in private and corporate collections throughout the world.
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James Hardman
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David Heath
David G. Heath is one of the most talented landscape painters of our time. His work incorporates a visionary approach to the execution of traditional realism, reminiscent of the Early American painters. “My greatest love is to explore nature and its peacefulness,” David explains. “My second greatest love is to capture the atmosphere and mood of the places that are special to me. In the process, I paint not only with my hand and eye, but with my heart and soul. Over the years I’ve become so much more aware of the beauty and serenity of the great outdoors. In each painting I seek to do more than to create a statement. I like to stir the viewer’s imagination-communicate mood and atmosphere.” Born in 1950, David Heath is a native of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountain region. He attended Central Virginia Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University, where he studied commercial art. In 1973 he began an intensive personal study of fine art, concentrating on the Old Masters and the Early American painters, with greatest emphasis on the Hudson Valley River School. David’s award-winning paintings have been exhibited in numerous group and one person shows. Private collectors include celebrities from both the political world and the entertainment industry. David’s official Bicentennial painting is now on permanent display in the Lynchburg City Hall, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Corporate collectors include: The Babcock and Wilcox Corporation, Central Fidelity Bank, Crestar Bank, Sovran Bank, and Westvaco Corporation. David’s style is a combination of realism and luminism, a mixture of fantasy and atmosphere which arrests the viewer, stimulates the imagination, and provides a unique experience.
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Kristen Helberg
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Bob Holland
An established American Artist, Bob's home and studios are in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. He has been involved with the arts for many years and his career includes many accomplishments, awards and exhibits in design and fine arts. His paintings are in private and corporate collections around the world. An Art Center School of Design graduate with a career of Industrial Design, Graphic design, Illustration and Fine Art, provide him with an extensive knowledge and awareness of composition and the essential elements that comprise a successful presentation.
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John Holub
Born on Long Island, New York, John Holub was always interested in art. Even as a child, he spent much of his time painting and drawing. Years later, after a tour in the United States Air Force and a move to Maine, he finally decided to pursue his childhood fascination. He began with pen-and-ink renderings. Later on he developed his skill as a water color painter. He has since gone on to gouache and oil. John Holub's paintings, distinguished by their varied brush stroke and rich color, appeal to those who enjoy the tradition of open-air painting. To John, the essence of the painting begins on the scene. "I will use either oil, watercolor, gouache, or pencil, as long as I record what excited me about the scene," he says. "I like to focus on surprises, the unexpected, an object of beauty that has been overlooked. Sometimes it's commonplace, sometimes the unusual." John paints what excites him. When a scene inspires him, his painting is more likely to communicate that excitement to the viewer. John Holub travels to a number of different places throughout the year to paint on location. While traveling, he also gathers information to be developed further at his studio in Winthrop, Maine, an area of lakes, streams, and rolling farmland in the central part of the state. John's paintings have won numerous awards and appear in private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad.
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Michael McGovern
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Jerry Marks
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Yves Parent, ASMA
Born in Normandy in 1941, Parent was exposed to art and the sea at an early age. He is a graduate of Paris University and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques. He has sailed across the Atlantic seven times. After a race in 1982 from France to the Caribbean he sailed up the coast and fell in love with New England. In 1993 he established a home on the coast of Connecticut. He paints the coastal scenery from Maine to the Caribbean, and has had several one-man shows in France. Yves exhibits in galleries and is frequently commissioned to paint portraits of yachts and waterfront homes. Mr. Parent is an artist member of the American Society of Marine Artists, and the Salmagundi Club, NY. He also conducts watercolor workshops in French and English.
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Ebb Pate
Ebb has two degrees in Design and has been an artist all his adult life. In the early 70s he developed a large mail order company named 'Merri Makers'. The company marketed his portfolios of prints and other creations, worldwide through a variety of major magazines such as 'House and Garden', 'House Beautiful' and 'Southern Living', to name a few.
During the original heyday of Lily Pulitzer, Ebb developed and produced numerous products sold in her 27 stores nationwide, including the "Lily Pulitzer Coloring Book".
Ebb's drawings, paintings and original paper mache sculptures are in the collections of a host of famous people, from Sir Cecil Beaton to John Wayne. Thousands of others own his original works.
Two large Pate WaterColors now hang in the Capital offices in Tallahassee, Florida, and many of his drawings have been published in Georgia Magazine and 'Gulfshore Life' based in Naples, Florida.
Truly bi-coastal, Ebb lives in both Virginia, where he paints scenes of Colonial Williamsburg, and Washington State, where he practices Architectural Design.
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Jim Rodgers
Jim Rodgers’ paintings, which range from luscious pastoral scenes to quiet still life, reflect a richness in tone and color that comes from over 30 years of professional study and travel in the United States and abroad. A resident of Dover, New Jersey, his early training and long affiliation with the Arts Students League in New York enabled him to study with such masters as Frank Mason, Gregg Kreutz, and Richard Pionk. Later, he was introduced to Art Maynard of the Ridgewood Art Institute of New Jersey, where he studied landscape along with portraiture. Primarily, his focus has been on traditional and classical attitudes in rendering landscape, still life, florals and genre scenes. Classical training has been augmented by wanderlust, as Jim traveled throughout the United States, working as an artist. At times he has lived and worked in New Orleans, Florida, Connecticut, Nevada, and Ohio, as well as England and France. Today, he frequents Lancaster, Pennsylvania to capture the quiet, sylvan landscapes of farm country on canvas. Jim’s intention is to capture the mood of a scene, particularly a landscape, and help the viewer feel the subject as he experienced it, “en plein air.” He is especially fond of capturing scenes in the late afternoon and early evenings. Whether the work evokes joy, rapture, or quiet contemplation, Jim’s pieces all stand out for their rich tones and exquisite classical rendering. Rodgers' work is in public and private collections, and he has received numerous awards. He has also been affiliated with the Salmagundi Club and Delaware Art Museum.
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Monique Sakellarios
Born in Egypt, Monique Sakellarios studied art at the Leonardo Da Vinci School of Art and the American University in Cairo, Egypt. She has lived in New England for over thirty years. Her paintings testify to her predilection for interpreting nature with colors that are buoyant and fresh. In her choice of subject matter, she uses color in the high value range and she applies the paint in small, distinct dabs in the tradition of the School of Impressionism. A signature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters, Monique’s paintings have received awards and been included in over fifty national juried competitions. She has received special recognition from the Hudson Valley Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association, Cider Painters of America, Manchester Institute of Art, Currier Gallery of Art, Oil Painters of America, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and and Artist’s Magazine. Recently, one of her paintings was selected for the permanent collection of the Whistler House Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Nancy West
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Frank Wilson
The son of a sculptor, Frank Wilson has been painting, drawing and sculpting since 1964. The artist has won many awards for his paintings and his porcelain sculptures of nature. His work has been featured in galleries in New York, New England and Switzerland. The hills and mountains surrounding the small Vermont village he lived in are the inspiration for his artistic creations. Nature is the common denominator for this multi-talented artist. Through porcelain forest sculptures the artist captures the beauty of changing leaves, mushrooms and vegetation. Cross country skiing by moonlight has spawned a series of "nocturnal" watercolors. These unique paintings combine an air brush and watercolor technique that provides a special photographic effect. Other paintings of nature utilize acrylics to highlight the atmospheric quality of mountain vistas and winding trails. Frank Wilson combines his love of art and nature to give enjoyment to others. Through his art he conveys an awareness of place and a reverence for nature that transcends time.
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Bob Holland
An established American Artist, Bob's home and studios are in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. He has been involved with the arts for many years and his career includes many accomplishments, awards and exhibits in design and fine arts. His paintings are in private and corporate collections around the world. An Art Center School of Design graduate with a career of Industrial Design, Graphic design, Illustration and Fine Art, provide him with an extensive knowledge and awareness of composition and the essential elements that comprise a successful presentation.
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Gary Robertson
Gary Robertson will personalize this print with any name you select. This 6"6" framed print makes a great gift!
Gary Robertson was born in Washington, DC in 1946. He began his involvement with art as a youth. Paintings by Winslow Homer and Andrew Wyeth and a supportive high school art teacher were the confirmation that art would be his lifelong passion. Known for his attention to detail and creative compositions, his painting styles vary and reflect Americana, Folk Art and Trompe L'oeil tradtions. His work may be found in prestigious collections including Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, Mt. Vernon, Biltmore Estate, Mystic Seaport, Old Sturbridge and Henry Ford Museum.
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Patrick O'Brien
John Stobart
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Karl Jensen
Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, Karl Jensen grew up in an artistic community that has produced some of the most talented and prolific sculptors in the country. Sculpting professionally since 1989, he is self-taught but had the privilege of studying firsthand the works of such past masters as Avard Tennyson Fairbanks, Cyrus Dallin and Mahonri Young. Karl’s work embodies the articulation of the human spirit, from serene moments of daily life to moments of playful joy. He strives to capture the essence of an expression of gesture while drawing the viewer in with an aura of a moment frozen in time. His work, varying widely in subject matter, can be found in collections across the country.
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Jean Preckel
Jean is a Chesapeake Bay sailor and model maker extroardinaire, with over 25 years experience modeling Chesapeake Bay boats.
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Kim Shaklee
Bronze sculpture.
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Lynn Trott
Pottery.
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King Fisher Jewelry
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Patricia Rapaport
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