Hometown: Southern New Jersey

Born in rural Southern New Jersey, I began drawing at an early age. My formal training in art began at Glassboro State College, now known as Rowan University. While there I became fascinated with the abstract expressionists through Prof. Gerald Monroe and created boldly colored, loosely rendered landscapes in oil. During that time my design was selected for a large mural for the Chamberlain Student Center. I graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

 

I began showing my work in Southern New Jersey galleries in group, two man and solo exhibitions.

 

With formal training in art, along with an electrical construction background, I made a living combining my skills by becoming an architectural draftsman and electrical designer.

 

Later, I continued my education at the Continuing Education Department of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Jill Rupinski and Joseph Sweeney. Through studio and plein air classes my focus became primarily on landscape, using pastels for their immediacy and rich color.

 

My work is inspired by many different artists: John Constable, Vincent Van Gogh, Giovanni Boldini, Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Fairfield Porter, George Inness, Wolfe Kahn and Ives Klein, to name a few.

 

As an artist, I paint, in a realistic style, scenes that are inspired by actual locations. Sometimes very accurately rendered and at other times only using it as a starting point. The suggestion of detail is done by the scraping of pastel, a smudge with his finger, one color placed strategically beside another fascinates me. It’s that act of painting that I’m interested in. The exploration of the surface versus the medium. In the end creating a record of the experiences that brought forth the finished piece. I attempt to create works that the viewer can appreciate as a beautiful representation of a place or dig deeper, up close, and take in the painting for the abstract qualities, assorted colors and shapes placed in various ways on paper.

 

As an avid fisherman and boat captain I spend many days on the water. Through that experience I’ve been developing a body of work that is based on the landscape of Southern New Jersey, where I live, as well as other areas along the East Coast. I have won best in show and other awards. And my work is in both private as well as public collections and continues to be exhibited throughout the area.

 

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“I am an oil painter of small vibrant palette knife paintings. In my work I seek to create a sense of place, capturing the light, atmosphere, energy, and soul of my subject. With my knife, I describe what I see with layers of paint–sometimes loading it on in bold strokes, sometimes sgraffitoing by drawing or scratching into the wet paint–often almost sculpting the paint to tell my story. The subjects that inspire me most are waterways, skies and sailboats; animals and birds; and gardens and nature. My goal is to create a joyful and sophisticated work of art that speaks of the beauty found all around us, painted with love and thoughtful abandon.

 

“Twenty-one years ago, when I moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, I found magic. The waterways and big open sky tantalized me. I had not drawn or painted since college, but suddenly felt an intense urge to create images of the landscape. For Christmas of 2002 I asked my husband for a beginning oil painting set. He gave me one. Then I was gripped with fear. I was afraid I couldn’t do the one thing I most wanted to. I gave that painting set the side-eye and kept putting off opening it. Finally late one cold February night, I opened that set, read a little booklet inside and decided I could do this. My first painting was much better than expected. From there, I pursued painting with an intense passion, and studied with many of the local and nationally known oil painters who taught in Easton, Maryland. This journey has put me on a pathway of continuous learning and exploration, creating art and loving this painterly life as I share it with my hubby and cats, family, friends, collectors, fellow artists, and students.”

 

Award-winning impressionist oil painter Diane DuBois Mullaly attended Tyler School of Art of Temple University. A devoted plein air painter, she is on the steering committee of the Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay, has been juried into Plein Air Easton nine times, was a featured artist in the February/March 2018 Plein Air Magazine and cover artist for the July 2022 Tidewater Times. She has been juried five times into 25 Days of Minis, a festive online event. A certified Maryland Master Naturalist and docent, Mullaly leads nature walks and teaches Nature Journaling at Adkins Arboretum. As an instructor at the Academy Art Museum, she shares her love of painting, paired with all the technical knowledge she has acquired through her years of study. Mullaly’s work has a devoted following, and is held in collections in the United States, Canada and Europe. It is available through art events and festivals, in several regional galleries, and on her web site.

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Laura Mark-Finberg’s paintings have been described as “windows unto the soul” of the animals she paints., During a career that has spanned more than thirty years Laura has explored a vast array of subjects in her quest to help the viewer understand a little more about the animals she paints. Laura is meticulous in her research and attention to detail and demonstrates a flawless search for truth in each painting.

 

Traveling extensively, her trips have included such divergent places as the Himalayas in both Afghanistan and Kashmir (pre-Russian invasion) to the undersea world off the coast of Venezuela. Laura believes, “it’s the research that keeps paintings fresh and alive. As artists of nature, we personally need to reach out and touch our subject matter. It gives a reality and legitimacy to the work that being sequestered in a studio does not.”

 

Laura is a signature member of the “Society of Animal Artists”. She was the “Featured Artist” at the National Wildlife Art Show in Kansas City in 1998, the Nature Works Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2008 and, most recently, was selected by the Pa Game Commission to be the Featured Artist during their 50th anniversary celebration of their Middle Creek Wildlife Wildlife Management Area.

 

In 2018 Laura received one of her greatest honors. To be recognized by your peers; she was selected by the late great artist Sir John Seery Lester to receive the Roger Tory Peterson Foundation Award for “Outstanding achievement in depicting the natural world” at the annual Susan K Black Foundation Artist Conference in DuBois, Wyoming.

 

Laura’s work has appeared on the cover of a number of national and regional magazines including the fondly remembered “Wildlife Art News “. Laura continues to be involved in conservation organizations.

 

As a tribute to her father’s influence, she continues to sign her original work using her maiden name, “MARK”.

Hometown: Woodbine, MD

As an artist, my passion lies with interpreting subject matter with a combination of artistry and accuracy. My intention is to capture the light and atmosphere of the moment and to have the viewer take notice of the ordinary. Strong light and luminous color are important in my compositions. These traits, along with the welcoming nature of the subject matter, are frequently commented on by people appreciative of my work. In addition to commissioned pieces, I paint what is familiar to me – my gardens, wildlife and domestic animals, places I frequent, people I know, and the vanishing rural landscape where I live.

Hometown: Pennsylvania

John has been interested and involved in drawing animals since a very early age. Progressing through realism to a more Impressionistic style, even bordering on abstraction, his current work evokes a field study glimpse of motion and color. John portrays his unique perspective on the subject matter; capturing the instant of a strike or change of direction in bold, bright, thick oils. Striving to infuse his work with passion and strength, each piece reflects a captured memory of his days on the water or in the field.

 

John earned a BA from the University of Cincinnati in Marketing and Advertising and currently studies with Gene Kangas, a professor of art and sculpture (retired) from Cleveland State University and the University of North Carolina. John was born and resides in Western Pennsylvania and has lived in several other states across the country. His work has been featured in many publications including the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Magazine, Whirl Magazine, The Canvasback and Downhome Life, a Canadian Publication. John’s work has been sold through the major Wildlife Art Auction Houses such as Copley Fine Art and Guyette and Deeter and several galleries across the country. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys the flyrod, gun, and of course his binoculars for birding. In the fall he enjoys working with his Llewellin Setter Glory in the fields and woods of Pennsylvania.

Hometown: Easton, MD

Stewart White – AWS, NWS, ASMA (and so many other initials but really, who keeps track)

 

Stewart White is an artist from Easton, Maryland. He works as freelance illustrator specializing in architectural illustration. The flexible nature of watercolor painting can impart both precision and illusion, for that reason it is extremely useful in conveying as yet unrealized concepts with great efficiency. Besides illustration, Stewart is always out and about painting “en plein air” or in studio.

 

Stewart studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and after serving 3 years in the US Army he received a BFA from UC Berkeley with a minor in Art History. As a carpenter of many years his interests found a perfect balance between Art and Architecture in a career in architectural illustration. His skill in both oil, egg tempera and watercolors have garnered many awards. He is a Grand Prize winner of several of the country’s most prestigious plein air competitions, which in a field dominated by oil painters is a significant accomplishment.

 

Stewart is a past President of the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painters Association (MAPAPA). He exhibits his paintings in juried and gallery exhibitions throughout the US. Stewart is a member of the American Impressionists Society (AIS), a signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS), a signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS) as well as the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and past President (2012) of The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI). He has spent many years as a mural painter with commissions that include: the Smithsonian Institute, The US Naval Academy, The Texas Rangers Baseball Club and prestigious homes too many to list.

 

Stewart White is represented by Folly Cove Gallery in Rockport MA. And By McBride Gallery in Annapolis, MD.

Hometown: Centreville, MD

While growing up in rural Pennsylvania in the early 80’s, I discovered I had a natural ability to draw and transform images in my mind to pen and paper. My abstract pieces were often random and complex in nature, with many sharp angles and contrasting shadows, creating a visual feast.

 

After my academic studies, I joined the US Navy where my passion for drawing continued. I created many military murals and was given the honor of designing a decommissioning patch. I continued to pursue the arts, developing my own style and technique for drawing animals, trees, and people that gave them a truly lifelike feel.

 

Being a nature lover, I began to transform local wildlife into my stunning works on display now. My love for birds of prey in particular is evident in the extraordinary and visually appealing three-dimensional effects in the eyes and textures of my pieces that is unrivaled.

 

I live in Centreville, MD, with my wife and children and create my work in our home art studio.

Hometown: Cockeysville, MD

The appreciation Ned Ewell has for his home state of Maryland is quite evident in many of his watercolor paintings. Even as a child Ned had a tremendous interest in wildlife that grew more intense as he matured.

 

Ned’s love for wildlife is reflected in his watercolors of the Eastern Shore marsh scenes, a cold hunting scene, the beach setting of Ocean City, the tranquility of a boat on the Chesapeake Bay or upland game birds. Ned manages to capture the mood of every scene.

 

He has twice been selected to be the cover artist for the Rappahannock River Waterfowl show. At the Easton Waterfowl Festival his painting of Wood Ducks in flight was given first prize and was used the following year as the booklet cover. He has paintings have appeared on the cover of various publications.

 

Ned resides in Cockeysville Maryland and is a member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society.

Hometown: Lewes, DE

I’ve always been fascinated by maritime culture and my work reflects my admiration and respect for those that make their living on the water. I love the structure inherent in the design of a ship, or the docks and warehouses of a working waterfront. So much of our marine heritage is slowly fading away under the irresistible and relentless pressure of development and, through my work, I hope to preserve memories of what it used to be like to work and live on the water.

 

I work primarily in acrylics and paint traditional working craft – hard-bitten and over-worked oystermen, crabbers, and menhaden steamers. I seek to capture the toughness and durability of everyday working boats and the sheer beauty and stark terror of the environment they work in. My art is informed by my work as a nationally-recognized ship model builder. Although the two may seem unrelated, each supports and enhances the other. Understanding construction methods, thinking in three dimensions, and working from blueprints and photographs allows me to visualize the boats and ships that become the subjects of my paintings. I have published five books on model ship building and taught for many years at the Wooden Boat school in Brooklin, Maine.

 

I joined the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) in 2014 and was awarded Signature Artist status, at the suggestion of my friends and mentors, Joan and Tad Woodhull of the Art of the Sea Gallery. I have been gratified to have my work selected for several of the ASMA National shows since then, including a November 2018 show at the Principal Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina. I have greatly enjoyed collaborating with and learning from several of the ASMA Fellows through classes and other opportunities and would be honored to serve as a Fellow. I understand the trust that ASMA puts in its Fellows, as well as the responsibilities and obligations. It would be a true privilege to be selected.

 

I was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa in 1945 and attended Owen J. Roberts H.S., graduating in 1963. I graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1967 with a degree in Anthropology and Geology. In my spare time, I created cartoons for the college newspaper and paintings for date money. After graduation – and military service in the U. S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971 – I did store design and advertising production work while I continued to paint.