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Our Plein Air competition is an opportunity for 35 nationally recognized Master Painters to paint for a week, vying for over $20,000 in awards. Our area has long been a destination for painters. We view this event as an opportunity for all of Cape Ann—not only our artists, but our business and community leaders as well—to come together to raise awareness of our important art heritage.

We have tremendous support from the following sponsors, whose generosity and commitment to the arts made this year a reality: Curator ($5+K) Charles Gallery, Applied Materials, Beauport Hospitality, Bazel General Contracting and New England BioLabs; Apprentice ($1+K) Cape Ann Savings Bank, Bank Gloucester, Leslie Ray Insurance, Epiphany Gallery, Karen Berger and Sullco. Our artist awards totaling more than $20K are made possible by the very generous donations from local businesses and our many patrons of the arts. A special thank you to Charles Gallery for sponsoring the Quick Draw and all its awards, and many of our other award sponsors. Prize award money goes directly to the artists.

We’d also like to thank the many arts organizations, galleries and private locations for hosting events during the week, including The Essex County Greenbelt Cox Reservation, Hammond Castle, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Crane Estate and Sharksmouth Estate.

An important aspect of attracting competing and juried artists who travel from all over the United States is the tremendous support from Cape Ann residents who open their homes to the artists for the week, creating lifelong friendships and ensuring that our artists feel welcomed and comfortable. Many thanks!

Because of the strong collaboration between the arts, businesses including restaurants and shops, cultural groups and galleries and residents, all of Cape Ann deserves credit for making Cape Ann Plein Air Week 2022 possible. Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation on every level.

Please visit CapeAnnPleinAir.org for news about the week as well as updates on the artists.

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Acknowledgments & Thanks Supporters & Sponsors CAPA Festival 2022 Schedule Map Partner Profiles A Tribute to David P. Curtis Artist Index Entry Judge Profile Event Judge Profile Quick Draw Event Judge Profile Artist Profiles

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APPRENTICE LEVEL ($1+K) Leslie Ray Insurance Cape Ann Savings Bank Bank Gloucester Epiphany Gallery Sullco Karen Berger QUICK DRAW SPONSOR Charles Gallery ARTIST CHOICE (GREG LaROCK MEMORIAL) Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce BEST AMERICANA Beauport Hospitality BEST BEACHES OF CAPE ANN (THE JOAN VAN RODEN MEMORIAL PRIZE) John and Kathy Connolly BEST NOCTURNE Emerson Inn BEST MARITIME ACTIVITY Manchester-Essex Rotary BEST MARINE PAINTING Bank Gloucester DAVID CURTIS MEMORIAL AWARD Mike Storella WORKING WATERFRONT Bank Gloucester

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9AM - 2PM QUICK DRAW COMPETITION Cox Reservation Essex Open to the Public

5- 8PM CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR WEEK OPENING RECEPTION Booth Cottage Manchester-by-the-Sea Free Signup Online

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ARTIST DEMO MARY ROSE O'CONNELL Essex Shipbuilding Museum Essex Free Signup Online

DINNER W/ AN ARTIST Jonathan McPhillips Emerson Inn, Rockport No RSVP Required

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ARTIST DEMO CHARLES SHURCLIFF Sharksmouth Estate Manchester-by-the-Sea Free Signup Online

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ARTIST RECEPTION Beauport Hotel No RSVP Required DINNER W/ AN ARTIST Elaine Lisle Antique Table Manchester-by-the-Sea No RSVP Required

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ARTIST DEMO STAPLETON KEARNS Hammond Castle Gloucester Free Signup Online

NOCTURNE PAINTING Gloucester No RSVP Required

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DINNER W/ AN ARTIST Kirk Larsen Minglewood Harborside, Gloucester No RSVP Required

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12 - 1:30PM ARTIST DEMO ROSALIE SIDOTI Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Ipswich Free Signup Online

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The property was settled by 1648 as a colonial salt marsh farm and for more than 350 years was a dairy farm and apple orchard. Greenbelt headquarters is located here and serves as a venue for many events, such as the annual Art in the Barn exhibition.

Dogwood, cherry, pear and apple blossoms make for a fragrant spring while hickory, sumac and goldenrod create a golden aura in autumn.

Shorebirds feed on the mud flats, and osprey, herons, egrets and kingfishers dine richly in the salt marsh. The old hayfields surrounding the house and barns are home to bobolinks, meadowlarks and bluebirds.

The property was donated to Greenbelt by noted muralist Allyn Cox, whose work graces the U.S. Capitol Building. In 1940, Cox bought our current property as his summer home and made the barn into an art studio. He donated the property to Greenbelt in 1974.

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irst time visitors are often surprised to see a true European castle on the New England shoreline. Hammond Castle was built in the late 1920s by scientist, inventor and, interestingly enough, an art connoisseur of the highest order, John Hays Hammond, Jr. (1888–1965). Sitting high on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the castle brings together a unique combination of art, architectural elements and culture, backstopped by many innovative technological applications, yet unknown and unseen by the visitor.

Hammond was widely traveled, and had been exposed to the art and architecture of Europe at an early age. He appreciated the eras spanning ancient times, through the medieval period and into the Renaissance. He purchased a broad collection of artifacts for display, and created his residence around large stone archways, windows, wooden facades and other architectural elements from the Old World. He was aptly described as a man of the future, but who chose to live in the past. The building he left behind is one of the truly unique structures on this continent, where visitors can experience being immersed in a true old Europe environment without actually being there.

Hammond Castle Museum is now in its 47th consecutive season. Last season, nearly 40,000 guests from across the United States and the world visited. The Museum has also been the setting for numerous movies and television shows, commercials and specials. It’s also a popular and gorgeous location for weddings.

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A TRIBUTE TO

David P. Curtis (1950–2021)

Cape Ann Plein Air wanted to honor long-time plein air painter David Curtis, so we asked Judith Curtis, David’s wife, to share his legacy with all of us.

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hen Gloucester artist David P. Curtis passed away last year, the plein air art world lost one of its most enthusiastic practitioners. Nine months on, David is sorely missed, not just as a fine landscape painter, but also as one of the few painters conducting weekly drop-in outdoor classes. For almost 30 years, on a Saturday, you would find David at the Essex County Greenbelt Association’s Allyn Cox Reservation offering outdoor oil painting instruction. He inspired a host of students to try painting landscapes outdoors, from personal observation rather than working in the studio.

Although David loved nothing more than setting up his easel to paint for himself, he strongly believed that if you had the knowledge and expertise, it was incumbent on you to share that experience. Consequently, David dedicated a good part of his career to sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with every art student he met.

David was a past President of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (twice) as well as an active member of the North Shore Arts Association and the Guild of Boston Artists. His work received numerous awards during his lifetime, but in 2019, the artist himself received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for longevity and unwavering excellence in the field of art.

David was a popular and inspirational teacher to countless artists who remember him for his sense of humor, enthusiasm, generosity and kindness. But most of all, he will be remembered for his dedication to the arts. Ultimately, painting was David’s life and driving passion.

“ Learning to see should be the goal for which all painters strive, whether they are just beginning or have painted for many years.The guiding principles for this study include the natural vision; tone and color; light and shade; form, atmosphere and focus. Most important for the outdoor painter is the study of values.”

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Artist Index Jason Sacran (Entry Judge).................... 22 Patrick Saunders (Event Judge)............ 23 Leon Doucette (Quick Draw Event Judge).................... 24 Ebrahim Amin............................................. 26 Natalia Andreeva....................................... 27 Mitch Baird................................................. 28 Mat Barber Kennedy................................ 29 David Bareford.......................................... 30 Thomas Bucci............................................ 31 John Caggiano........................................... 32 Valerie Craig............................................... 33 Ken DeWaard............................................ 34 Carol Douglas............................................ 35 Eileen Eder................................................. 36 Mark Fernandez......................................... 37 Paul George............................................... 38 Stephen J. Griffin...................................... 39 Eric Jacobsen............................................. 40 Brian Keeler................................................ 41 Kirk Larsen.................................................. 42 Christopher Leeper.................................. 43 Wyatt LeGrand.......................................... 44 Marjet Lesk................................................. 45 Elaine Lisle.................................................. 46 Susan Lynn................................................. 47 Maria Marino.............................................. 48 Jonathan McPhillips.................................. 49 Alison Leigh Menke.................................. 50 Charles Newman....................................... 51 DK (Deke) Palecek................................... 52 Crista Pisano............................................. 53 Kari Ganoung Ruiz.................................... 54 Robert Simone........................................... 55 Richard Sneary.......................................... 56 Janet Sutherland....................................... 57 Michael E. Vermette.................................. 58 Rokhaya Waring........................................ 59 Stewart White............................................ 60 Jing Zhao..................................................... 61

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ENTRY JUDGE PROFILE

Jason Sacran

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ason Sacran is an artist/ painter living in Arkansas.

He has been invited to many exhibitions and awarded many times by such organizations as the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionists Society, among others. Some of Jason’s recent awards include Best of Show awards in the 2016 Maui Plein Air Invitational, 2016 Plein Air Rockies, 2015 Plein Air Easton, 2015 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, 2015 Easels in Frederick and 2014 Door County Plein Air. Jason has also had featured articles in publications such as Southwest Art Magazine, International Artist, Artist Magazine and PleinAir Magazine.

“I am a contemporary representational

painter, working primarily outdoors. I paint what catches my interest in the moment. This could be almost anything; an orchestration of shapes, color contrast, light and shadow patterns, a mood or atmosphere, a subject I have never triedor a subject I enjoy. I am drawn to paint places and things that say something about the day and time I live in now. Although my work is not necessarily subject driven, I find myself painting the overlooked and simultaneously familiar aspects of everyday life—scenes we pass by but rarely take the time to fully consider. In the chaos of daily life, I believe we all take the simple and familiar for granted. Sometimes it is these quiet, unadorned places that make the most worthy subjects.”

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EVENT JUDGE PROFILE

Patrick Saunders

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ward-winning artist Patrick Saunders travels the world creating fine art, teaching workshops, and judging painting competitions.

After a decade at Hallmark Cards, Patrick accepted a faculty teaching position at his alma mater, the Kansas City Art Institute. This was followed by a career leading teams in New York, San Francisco and globally, producing award-winning advertising at VMLY&R for Fortune 500 clients.

Patrick began plein air painting in 2013, and has earned awards from every major plein air event in the country,

as well as a gold medal from the Oil Painters of America, and honors from the Portrait Society of America, the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts.

Patrick was first featured in Southwest Art Magazine in 2000, as one of its “21 under 31” artists to watch. He has twice been the cover artist for Southwest Art, and has also been featured in American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, PleinAir Magazine and many other publications.

Patrick is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and a member of the Portrait Society of America.

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QUICK DRAW EVENT JUDGE PROFILE

Leon Doucette

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eon Doucette was born and raised in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in a house filled to the brim with his late grandfather’s paintings. For him, these paintings served as a gateway into an earlier era, the point of departure for a lifelong dialogue spoken in the language of paint.

Upon graduation in 2011 from the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Leon returned to his hometown and joined the staff of the Cape Ann Museum. He remains with the Museum today, serving as its assistant curator. Though engaged fulltime at the museum, Leon’s off hours are spent painting and drawing. Through his artwork, he strives to explore the common-

alities of the human experience, especially those that linger across generations. His technique leans heavily on seeing, as he strives to balance form and atmosphere.

His work has been shown around New England, as well as in New York, California and Washington, D.C. He has been featured multiple times as a finalist in the Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition, has been shown by the Society of Illustrators in its Manhattan gallery, and has won First Place Drawing at the Portrait Society of America’s Annual International Portrait Competition and a gold medal at the Guild of Boston Artists Regional Juried Exhibition in 2018.

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ARTIST PROFILE

Ebrahim Amin Laguna Woods, CA

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he joy of painting came to Ebrahim at the early age of 13 when he started exploring nearby galleries and exhibitions. He sensed strong artistic talents awaken within him. After passionately exploring different art media, he won prizes in local art competitions and began studying under the supervision of a local master. At age 17, he was admitted to the prestigious Kamal-al-Molk Arts Institute and fortunately had a chance to have one the Russian masters Alexander as teacher for a short time. That critical period laid the foundation for his art career.

“Over 40 years of experience and a constant struggle to find real artistic excellence has helped me break many technical boundaries. My portfolio features still life, impressionistic landscapes and dream-like modern paintings. In my newest projects, I want to let my viewers experience a unique and innovative painting style. In fact, I’m working on a seamless blend of the fading traditions of the ancient masters with progressive modern plein air practices.

“How to create a good work of art? Gratefully borrow an idea from nature, patiently nurture it with skill and experience, and finally touch it with my soul…a way other than this, I do not know.” aminart.com 26 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Natalia Andreeva Tallahassee, FL

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atalia Andreeva emerged as an artist from the rich and fertile artistic climate of Novosibirsk, in Siberia after graduating from its most prestigious art college.

During her classical education in the canons of European art, she was greatly influenced by eastern philosophy.

Consequentially, Natalia’s work is a harmonious marriage between spontaneous expressions and classical realism.

Among Natalia’s favorite themes are exquisite landscapes, depicting the subtlety of nature and still life, where vibrant shapes and internal dynamics are shown in contrast to commonplace subjects, and finally, figures and portraits brimming with humanity, giving testament to the beauty and harmony of the human condition.

Natalia holds Signature Membership status in the American Impressionist Society.

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Mitch Baird Mesa, AZ

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itch believes that painting is a celebration of life and the beauty that surrounds us. He is devoted to the long tradition of looking to the figure and nature regarding light, color and design. He works directly from life to capture the qualities and nuances of natural light and color harmony.

Mitch resides in the desert southwest in Mesa, Arizona.

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Mat Barber Kennedy Chicago, IL

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or more than 20 years I have been drawing and painting ageing machines, tools and buildings.

Through the process of drawing and painting I am engaged in the archeology of material culture, inspecting, exploring and celebrating physical manifestations of human history. People are conspicuously absent from my paintings, but are always present by implication. Generations move on, put up signs and go out of business. Children throw stones and touch door frames which get dirty by the handle. Tools bear scars and grow weary with years of service. I am fascinated by the corrosive relationship between the design of objects, the evidence of use and the passage of time.

“My work is almost entirely executed on location or from direct observation of objects in the studio. I seldom use photographs for anything other than an aide memoire, or as a record of specific details that I cannot capture due to time constraints in the field. I want to capture the spirit of a place. I love the Eiffel Tower as much as the next man, but its not the essence of what it feels like to be in Paris and to experience Parisian life.That is found in the graphics, the mansard roofs, the space between the windows, the communal entrances to apartment buildings, the bus stops, the street names and building numbers, the folding chairs and the newsstands. It’s those, everyday pieces that I want to celebrate in my work, hopefully revealing their dignity and importance through the energy of my composition and mark making. My paintings are love songs to a place and the people who made it what it is.” matbarberkennedy.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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ARTIST PROFILE

David Bareford Gloucester, MA

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avid Bareford was born and raised in New Jersey and spent his summers on Barnegat Bay, Lake Champlain and Long Island Sound, fishing, swimming and sailing.

Always interested in drawing and painting, he was dubbed an artist by friends in grammar school. He began to paint soon after graduation from the University of Montana. Moving from New Jersey to Rockport, Massachusetts, he became a part of that historic seaside artist colony. New England had worked its magic on another young painter intent on finding his place in the world of art. He explains, “I felt a strong connection with Cape Ann right from the start. Many of the painters I admired lived and worked here. I am still inspired by their legacy.”

Beginning as a watercolorist, Bareford concentrated on plein air painting. Studying the ever-changing effects of light and shadow on the rich subject matter yielded satisfying results. His work was soon included in the shows hosted by Allied Artists of America, the American Watercolor Society and the National Academy of Design.

Bareford quickly gained national recognition for his work as well as membership in significant art organizations.

Eventually, Bareford began to transition to oil painting, knowing that the oil medium has none of the restrictions that are inherent with traditional watercolor technique, and many advantages. It is here that he has found his niche as his success so aptly demonstrates. His unique ability to “capture the moment” as well as his rich use of color are noteworthy. “The human eye is many times more sensitive than a camera in its ability to see value and color. When painting from life you are able to respond in a way that is impossible otherwise.” Certainly, it is that sensitivity and the vitality of his painting which captivates his audience. The artist reflects for a moment: “I’m trying to be technically excellent in the craft of painting as well as an artist in the way I approach my material. There’s always more to learn.” davidbareford.com 30 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Thomas Bucci Camden, ME

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’m a watercolorist living in coastal Maine. I have a degree in graphic design and a Masters of Architecture. After working as an architect, I moved to painting full-time, focusing on plein air work. Some selected awards include Jurors Award & Best Architecture Award at Olmsted Plein Air 2022, Best Architecture Award at Plein Air Easton 2021, Jurors Award at Olmsted Plein Air Invitational 2021, John N. Lewis Memorial Award at the Salmagundi Club’s Annual Members Show 2021, Edgar A. Whitney Memorial Award of Excellence at the Transparent Watercolor Society of America 2020 and many others. My work has been featured in PleinAir Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur and the Art Renewal Center publications.

“The joy of painting for me is working directly from life and on location, starting with small study sketches. I feel a painting is successful when I first envision the result, then make that happen. If a painting succeeds without a plan, I consider that to be luck.” thomasbucci.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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ARTIST PROFILE

John Caggiano Rockport, MA

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have been painting for 55 years. Art has always been in my blood, although I did flirt with the idea of pursuing a career in law. In 1980, I moved to Rockport, Massachusetts and opened a gallery on Bearskin Neck, now in its 40th year. Every year I participate in up to a dozen national plein air events.

“Interesting fact: I was an Extra (Supernumerary) in New York City Opera. Now my greatest joy is painting with friends and colleagues who live and breathe art.” johncaggiano.com 32 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Valerie Craig St. Davids, PA

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alerie Craig has drawn and painted nearly all her life.

Known for her impressionist approach to color and light, Craig is captivated by both urban and rural landscapes. Like most artists, Craig continues to be a student of art, always reaching for a higher level of excellence.

Valerie feels that her best expressions happen when she is on location and can directly sense the mood and atmosphere of a particular scene.

Always curious, Valerie travels out west and to Ireland, the seacoast for new ideas. She now leads workshops both nationally and internationally. Valerie lives in Villanova, Pennsylvania with her husband Peter.

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Kenneth DeWaard Hope, ME

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I have been fascinated by the effects of light as far back as I can remember, early childhood actually.

When I see something that grabs my attention I feel |the need to capture that moment in time, as honestly as possible. Mother Nature is the creator we as the artist are just the conduit.”

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

—Edgar Degas Ken has been painting in plein air for more than 30 years and has won numerous awards around the country.

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Carol Douglas Rockport, ME

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arol L. Douglas is a painter and teacher from Rockport, Maine. Her painting blog, Watch Me Paint, is ranked sixth by Feedspot based on search and social metrics.

A native of Buffalo, New York, she studied painting with her father and then at the Art Students League in New York. She lived and worked in Rochester, New York for 25 years before moving to Maine in 2016.

She teaches a popular week-long workshop in Acadia National Park every August and workshops elsewhere in the U.S. She teaches regular plein air classes based in Rockport, as well as Zoom classes directed to an international audience. Twice a season, she teaches a watercolor workshop aboard the schooner American Eagle. When she’s not teaching on the boat, she’s often painting portraits of other classic wooden boats in Rockport, Camden or Rockland harbors.

Occasionally, she’s also touching up the trim on her own antique wooden runabout.

Douglas has traveled worldwide to paint plein air. In 2016, she traveled 10,000 miles from Alaska to Newfoundland to paint in the wilderness. In 2020, she traveled to Patagonia to paint and was stranded there by the start of COVID lockdowns.

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Eileen Eder Guilford, CT

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ileen has been an avid painter for over 25 years. Her style is “contemporary realist” and is she known for her oil paintings of still life and landscapes. Eileen loves the challenge of working outdoors despite bugs, wind, surprising downpours and changing light. At the same time working in her comfortable studio with light control and objects that “sit still” makes for a good balance, especially in cold temperatures.

Eileen has an M.F.A. from The New York Academy of Art and has studied at the NY Studio School, Rhode Island School of Design and JSS in Civita, Italy. She continues to study with master artists, always striving to improve her craft and creativity. She is a frequent award winner in competitions both locally and nationally. Recent awards include Best in Show, Madison Arts Society, 2022 and second place at New Haven Paint & Clay, 2021. National awards include Rosemary Brush Award, Wayne 2022; second place, Hudson Valley Art Association 2021; Best New Artist, Plein Air Easton 2019; Salmagundi Award, Hudson Valley Art Association 2019; and Best Outdoor Still Life, Plein Air Salon 2019. Publications include PleinAir Magazine, which gave her a five-page article in the June/July 2017 publication.

Eileen currently teaches at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

She is a member of OPA, AIS, LPAPA, Signature member of Hudson Valley Art Association and CAFA, Salmagundi Club, and Lyme Art Association Elected artist. Her work can be seen at the Susan Powell Gallery.

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Mark Fernandez Newport, RI

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ark Fernandez is full time painter and gallery owner living and working in Newport, Rhode Island. Mark primarily works in oil paints and pastels. Because of a strong interest in landscape and seascape paintings, Mark immediately gravitated to plein air painting.

Mark has been juried into Wayne, Pennsylvania Plein Air Event; Winter Park, Florida Polasek Museum Paint Out; Finger Lakes Plein Air; Blackstone Valley Paint Out; Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, awarded Honorable Mention; and Pastel Society of New Hampshire, awarded Best in Show.

Mark is also a member of Providence Art Club and Salmagundi Art Club. markfernandez.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Paul George Ipswich, MA

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aul George began painting at age 50. He loves to paint and has won more than 85 awards both locally and nationally for his work in both watercolor and oils. He is also most proud that he has been teaching for more than 25 years throughout the United States and in Europe. He especially loves the older beginner who says “I can’t draw a straight line” and watch them grow into enthusiastic painters. Paul has many how-to videos on YouTube but has recently launch the successful Vimeo channel “Step by Step Watercolor with Paul George,” a wonderful learning experience for all.

Paul is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Rockport Art Association & Museum, North Shore Arts Association and New England Watercolor Society.

Paul is married to artist KT Morse and they live in Ipswich, Massachusetts with their wonder dog Scribbles.

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Stephen J. Griffin Easton, MD

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tephen J. Griffin is a professional artist that has been painting, fishing and living on the North Shore for the past 30 years.

Stephen’s light-filled canvasses command viewers and collector’s attention alike as his work hangs in corporate, government, private and public collections throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean.

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Eric Jacobsen Prineville, OR

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ric Jacobsen was born and raised in New England.

He received a B.A. in history from Gordon College in Wenham, Massacusett in 1989 and studied fine art at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut from 1991–1995. At the Academy, he received training in the Beaux Arts tradition of drawing and painting from life.

Eric’s true inspiration is the amazing beauty that he sees in nature. Jacobsen is a plein air painter. He takes his oils wherever he goes, setting up on site, working until his painting is finished. “It is most important to me that my paintings convey a certain mood,” Eric says. “I want them to be felt by the viewer without his or her having to analyze or think about them. As a general rule, I try to find strong compositions in nature and then paint the scene accurately while leaving out any extraneous details which would only busy up the painting and detract from the strength of the piece as a whole. My painting process consists of finding a painting site and setting up to paint a couple hours, or until the light has changed. For larger paintings, I will return on consecutive days at the same time, under similar lighting conditions to finish a piece.” jacobsenfineart.com 40 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Brian Keeler Wyalusing, PA

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xpressing and describing the beauty of light has been the focus of Brian Keeler’s career in painting, which includes landscape, the figure, portraits, still life and allegorical work. Depicting the “topography of light” is the way he likes to describe this process, as this phrase communicates the way light plays across forms and desribes their shapes. In the mutifaceted expressions of both the light and the subjects, we appreciate through Keeler’s paintnigs a specific location.

Though we recognize the locales and subjects of his work, we are led to enjoy the formal qualities of the act of painting for its own merit.

In a certain sense, however, the light actually becomes the subject for Keeler and the scene or depiction takes on a secondary or supporting role. He often chooses the “Golden Hour” as the time for portraying the motifs he selects, as this late afternoon or early morning light accentuates the drama of any given scene. His figurative painting and other genres also incorporate a marvelous appreciation for the way light can reveal the world to us. briankeeler.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Kirk Larsen Hicksville, NY

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rt can stimulate an appreciation for what we sometimes take for granted and serve as a catalyst to preserve it.” Passionate painter/sculptor/writer/ actor, personable, engaging and humorous, Kirk is known mostly for plein air landscapes and nautical works. He regards his greatest artistic accomplishment as bringing joy to others.

He seeks to capture the serenity or drama he perceives and the emotional and experiential atmosphere of each location.

His 176 awards including Museum Purchase Award of the Mystic Seaport Museum of America and the Sea, featured in Modern Masterpieces: 30 Years of the Museum Purchase Award exhibition. He is a veteran of more than 44 plein air invitational and competitions, including Plein Air Easton (eight times), Easels in Frederick (four times), CAPA (four times), with multiple quick draw wins. “I enjoy the camaraderie, competition and creativity these events inspire.”

A well-known speaker, demonstrator and workshop teacher, Kirk has a method that accelerates the learning curve in art regardless of medium or subject matter.

Kirk is also a film and TV actor, mentor and motivational speaker; award-winning published writer; and former nominee for poet laureate of Nassau County.

Memberships include Salmagundi Club, OPA signature member, American Society of Marine Artists, AIS and MAPAPA. “When painting, I have the feeling that all is right with world.” kirklarsenfineart.com 42 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Christopher Leeper Canfield, OH

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hristopher Leeper is a realist painter working in all mediums. His award-winning work has been shown in solo and juried exhibitions throughout the country.

He has illustrated four children’s books and has written and illustrated the book Realism in Watermedia (North Light). His work has also been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, PleinAir Magazine, Watercolor Magic and Ohio Magazine. In 2020, he was a finalist in the PleinAir Magazine Salon and was featured in the August/September 2021 issue of the magazine. He participates in several juried and invitational plein air events each year. He is a frequent award winner.

A popular instructor, he teaches numerous workshops each year. He serves on the board of trustees of the Ohio Plein Air Society and is past president of the Ohio Watercolor Society and is a signature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society. christopherleeper.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Wyatt LeGrand Bloomfield, IN

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yatt LeGrand is partly a painter from Bloomfield, Indiana. He currently paints pictures from his hometown studio, teaches grades 6–12 at Bloomfield Junior/Senior High School, and travels as much as possible for plein air events and rock concerts. LeGrand’s work has been regularly exhibited across the country, recognized by the Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and Southwest Art Magazine’s annual “21 Under 31” feature. He’s now 35, a volunteer basketball coach and a respectable yo-yoer.

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Marjet Lesk Newburyport, MA

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arjet is a dedicated plein air painter and loves to relay the beauty around her. She is a founding member of the Newburyport Ten plein air group who go out once a week to paint the surrounding area. Marjet is from the Netherlands and lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts. She attended Moore Institute of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and worked as an interior designer in the Netherlands before coming back to the U.S. Marjet is member of Newburyport Art Association, Gold Coast Art and the Palm Beach plein air group in Florida. She started and managed the Bridge Gallery in Newburyport for seven years.

“I was a participant in CAPA in 2017 and last year won first prize in the CAPA non-juried quick draw in Gloucester. My work has been juried in many shows and my paintings are in collections in the U.S., Europe and the Far East.”

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Elaine Lisle Bryn Mawr, PA

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laine Lisle is a Philadelphia painter known for her vibrant city scenes and landscapes. Her paintings are rendered with crisp bold brushwork and delight the viewer with light and color as well as a sense of intimacy.

Elaine is represented by the Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia, and has exhibited widely in the mid-Atlantic region as well as in New York and London. Her work was featured in the book Philadelphia Originals as well as Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, American Art Collector and International Artist magazine.

She has won regional and national awards and her richly painted oils are owned by numerous corporations, public institutions and individual collectors around the globe.

She received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Pennsylvania and did post-graduate work at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She teaches at Main Line Art Center and Wayne Art Center in Pennsylvania and workshops in the south of France. Elaine grew up in Connecticut and has painted often in every state in New England, including the shores of Cape Ann and Cape Cod. “My goal with each painting is to create a sense of joy and recognition for the viewer. I hope to capture a moment in time, and I always look to create something that will make the viewer see the scene differently, whether it be with sharpened intensity of color or surprising details in the composition. I only work in oil en plein air or from life, and I frequently complete larger complicated compositions in the studio.

I look for the interplay of architectural elements with the human form but my goal in every piece is to portray the warmth of light as it bounces around the elements of the composition and the colors that might not be evident at first glance.” elainelisle.com 46 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Susan Lynn Rockport, MA

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nationally recognized artist, Susan Lynn has had her paintings described as poetic, lyrical, luminous and serene. Although watercolor remains her favored medium, in recent years she has added oils and acrylics to her repertoire, expanding the creative possibilities of her work.

Recent awards include the Distinguished Achievement in Landscape Painting Award from the American Women Artists, the Ogden Pleissner Memorial Award from the Salmagundi Club and the Vermont Community Foundation/Mary Bryan Memorial Award and Medal for Excellence in Watercolor from the North Shore Arts Association. In 2018, Susan moved from the Midwest to Rockport, Massachusetts, and in 2019 opened her own gallery, the Susan Lynn Gallery & Studio, located at 79 Main Street. She is proud to be a part of the rich history and vibrant art community of Cape Ann.

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Maria Marino Sykesville, MD

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aria Marino is an impressionist artist who loves to paint in plein air, working in pastel and oil. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) with a B.F.A. in interior architecture with honors. Her work is held in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.

After a 25 year career in architecture and interior design, Maria pursued painting full-time. Her memberships include a Master Pastelist in Pastel Society of America, The National Arts Club, elected member of Allied Artists of America and the Salmagundi Club.

She was recently featured in Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, PleinAir Magazine August/September 2019 edition, “Broken Color-Impressionism.”

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Jonathan McPhillips Saunderstown, RI

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ach painting is a problem to solve, or a puzzle to piece together—a playful yet serious endeavor, and a celebration of our surroundings. There is no greater reward than knowing that a painting has somehow captivated a friend or a stranger. We see many things everyday with heightened digital clarity, yet original artwork always conveys a sense of mystery and magic for us all. I see painting as an unspoken and unwritten way to connect our hearts and minds through depictions of shared experience.”

Jonathan graduated from Connecticut College in 1993 with a cum laude distinction in fine art. Jonathan’s artwork has evolved into a celebration of coastal New England. Working equally in the studio and on location, his work includes the harbors, beaches, vessels and architecture of our coastal marine environment. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two daughters. Jonathan mostly paints because being a professional tennis player didn’t work out. However he still tries to play between paintings. jonathanmcphillips.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Alison Leigh Menke Clarksville, MD

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lison Leigh Menke is an expressive impressionist with a focus in plein air painting. Her approach emphasizes the importance of translating a sense of light and place while expressing the qualities of oil paint and brushwork.

Painting thick and thinking “small abstractions,” Alison creates marks on an aluminum surface. She has competed in 100 national and international painting competitions and festivals, and garnered many awards and publications. On a fun note, Alison will be hosting artist retreats and workshops to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico in 2022. It will be a wonderful opportunity to share in the art and culture of island life.

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Charles Newman Haddon Township, NJ

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harles Newman received his master’s degree in fine art from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2008, focusing on plein-air painting; he earned a B.F.A. in painting from Rowan University in 2002. In 2001, Charles studied painting and photography at the Scuola Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence, Italy. Charles continues to paint en plein air. He is an accomplished craftsman and currently works at Provenance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, specializing in architectural salvage materials and antiques.

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DK (Deke) Palecek Kaukauna, WI

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y fascination with art, with painting, is a fascination with brain science and the power and plasticity of the brain. I focus on the link between the eye and the brain. The brain assimilates volumes of visual information in every moment and can translate it into a feeling or an experience within seconds. For me, painting is this process in slow motion. The challenge is not to lose this glimpse, this feeling, this experience, in the translation. The challenge is to provide just enough information to capture that moment. I paint with this delightful, ceaseless challenge all around me.” dkpalecek.com 52 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Crista Pisano Nyack, NY

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orn and raised in northern New Jersey, Crista began painting in oils in 1989 under the instruction of John Phillip Osborne at the Ridgewood Art Institute in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She graduated from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 2000, receiving a bachelor’s degree of fine arts painting, and in 2003, received a master’s degree of fine arts painting from the New York Academy Graduate School of Figurative Art. Crista paints landscapes mostly en plein air as well as in her studio in Nyack, New York, and is known for painting on a small scale. Influenced by the Hudson River School, she also loves the Macchiaioli, a group of Italian painters active in Tuscany in the second half of the 19th century. Some of her favorite artists are George Inness, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Martin Johnson Heade and Edward Lear.

Aside from participating in various plein air events throughout the year, she exhibits throughout New England and New York. She has received numerous awards and honors, including Best in Show” at the Adirondack Plein Air Festival in both 2012 and 2014. Crista also wonHonorable Mention at Plein Air Easton in 2015 and 2016 as well as Best Nocturne 2019. She won three awards 2019 at Plein Air Annapolis, including second place overall and the Stobart Foundation Award at The Mystic Seaport International Marine exhibition 2019. PleinAir Magazine had included Crista as one of their featured artists in its December/January 2016 issue.

Crista currently lives and works in the Hudson River town of Nyack, New York.

She is a member of Oil Painters of America and is represented by the Trippe Gallery in Easton, Maryland; the Sylvan Gallery in Wiscassett, Maine; and the Box Heart Gallery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Kari Ganoung Ruiz Interlaken, NY

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ari Ganoung Ruiz was raised at the edge of The Finger Lakes National Forest in Central New York State, which set the stage for her deep connection to the natural landscape. After receiving her B.S. in fine art painting from Ashland University in Ohio, Kari and her husband, stereo photographer Diego Ruiz, opened a picture framing studio and gallery featuring fine art. An encouraging response to her work prompted more space at the boutique to be used to display paintings, and eventually the move to a much larger location. The increased visibility of the new gallery began to cut into studio hours. At this time, Kari began to focus on plein air work, feeling the need to learn about light and shadow directly from the natural world. In 2014, the couple moved the gallery online in order to allow both of them to travel and move forward with their artistic careers.

Kari and Diego now travel the U.S. in their camper van “The Cap’n,” capturing the landscape as they experience it. Whether having a stare down with a wolf in Yellowstone, camping outside a panadería in Santa Cruz for Champurrado, rolling down the palm tree and sea grape-lined A1A in Florida, or sleeping through a tornado in Missouri, it’s always an adventure! Awards include Best in Show Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival in New York 2017, First Place Quick Draw at Lighthouse Plein Air Festival in Florida 2018, Grand Prize Two Rivers Plein Air Festival in Texas 2019, Grand Prize Adirondack Plein Air in New York in 2020 and Grand Prize Monuments and Canyons Plein Air Colorado in 2021. Kari’s work is held in public and private collections across the United States and Canada, most recently added to the collection of the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado. kariganoungruiz.com/kariganoungruiz/kari_ganoung_ruiz.html 54 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Robert Simone St. Petersburg, FL

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was thinking about why I love painting. And why I do so much of it. When it occurred to me that there was a time when all communication, all language, was pictorial. Picturemaking just seems so natural. Each painting is a prolonged meditation on beauty. That’s what my work is about. I’m always looking for the combination of qualities that please the senses. There’s a lightness and a simplicity to things we regard as beautiful. And sometimes those characteristics are fleeting. But that’s what I look for when searching out new ideas. It happens that I am drawn to coastal scenery. So, I find most of my subjects at or near the water. But it’s the characteristic qualities of beauty that I’m after. I especially like backlit subjects. Such strong lighting makes for dramatic impact.”

He has received numerous awards, including an Honorable Mention at Stems National Plein Air 2021, Oakland Park, Kansas; Award of Merit at Plein Air Southwest 2021, Galveston, Texas; Award of Excellence at NOAPS “Best of America” Small Works Exhibition 2021, Principle Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina; Award of Excellence in NOAPS Fall Online International Exhibition 2020; Second Prize at NOAPS “Best of America” Small Works Exhibition 2020, Annapolis, Maryland; Best of Show at Plein Air Southwest 2019 in Galveston, Texas; oil-linen, Artist Choice for Best Tilghman’s Island Painting at Plein Air Easton in 2016; Best Vanishing Landscape at Cape Ann Plein Air Festival in 2017; and First Prize at Lighthouse Plein Air Festival 2017 in Jupiter, Florida.

Simone is a Signature Member of both the Outdoor Painters Society and the American Society of Marine Artists. He is an Associate Member of the American Impressionist Society and Oil Painters of America (OPA). He is also an Artist Member of the prestigious Salmagundi Art Club in NYC. robertjsimone.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Richard Sneary Kansas City, MO

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began painting as an artist, primarily en plein air in 2011, after nearly 40 years as an architectural illustrator and architect. I started drawing when I was 5 or 6 years old. Architecture was my first love.

“I find that painting en plein air is more productive, to me anyway, then starting in the studio. I have had the good fortune to paint with some of the best painters in the country. It’s been a boatload of fun and an incredible learning experience, and a hell of a way to spend my time!” richardsneary.com 56 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Janet Sutherland Ipswich, MA

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aking a brush stroke that reads as an object or a passage of light. Creating a pleasing design that draws its observer in from across the room. Finding the memorable in the mundane. These are the kinds of addictive challenges that keep Janet coming back to the canvas. A graduate of the Cooper Union School of Art, she began her career illustrating books and record jackets for the Crown Publishing Group and Macmillan Publishers in NYC. She moved to New England more than two decades ago, and inspired by its beauty, began to paint the landscape. A member of the North Shore Arts Association, the Rockport Art Association & Museum and the Oil Painters of America, she has been the recipient of numerous awards and regularly participates in juried plein air events. Janet is lucky to share her love of painting with her artist husband, Mike Dorsey. They live in Ipswich, Massachusetts. janetsutherlandart.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Michael E. Vermette Indian Island, ME

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ichael E. Vermette double majored in painting and printmaking at the Maine College of Art, receiving his B.F.A degree in 1980. He is a full-time painter who is recently retired after serving 36 years in an artist-teacher role with the Penobscot First Nations people of Maine. Recently, Michael has won numerous awards, including the Joseph Santoro Memorial Award at the New England Watercolor Society, where he is a signature member. He was also the inaugural Allagash Wilderness Waterway artist-in-residence through the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. He has published a book called 50 Plus One, chronicling his two-week wilderness immersion experience in this 92-mile waterway and the 50plus plein air paintings that he created within the two-week program. Vermette reveals the currents and energy of his surroundings with a lively brush and palette knife. He paints with an acute sense of motion and light that captures the harmony that runs adjacent to the natural world while rejoicing in its sheer magnificence. In his oils, he considers himself a modern impasto oil painter with an emphasis on the expressive painterly mark, which he feels embodies the very soul of the painter. He also paints in watercolor and pastels and emboldens color by putting into practice traditional methods of the masters to cause the pigment to be brighter, richer and more translucent.

Careful watchfulness and attention to understated detail, movement, purity of light and the uniqueness of the atmosphere are all characteristics of his personality. In Maine, his works have been shown in various galleries and museums and he is represented at the Gleason Fine Art Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, the Frame and Art Gallery in Falmouth and the Lupine Gallery on Monhegan Island. His hobby is playing the guitar. michaelevermette.com 58 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Rokhaya Waring Gloucester, MA

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okhaya Waring has been drawing from nature since she could hold a pencil, and her sketchbooks form a record of her French-American family’s moves around the world: from Sante Fe, where she was born, to Florence, then Paris, and back to the U.S. But Cape Ann, where she grew up, and Provence, where she spent every summer for nearly 20 years, hold special places in her heart. The hay rolls of Provence, which she painted while using her old Renault 18 as an easel and shield against the mistral winds, and the gathering clouds over the ocean in Gloucester, where she lived for another 13 years, are two of her iconic subjects.

Waring’s love of nature, travel and plein air are deep-rooted, so it’s no surprise that in the spring of 2021, she sold her house in Gloucester to move into a vintage Safari Trek motorhome and headed south to explore—and find new vistas to paint.

She currently resides in Clyde, North Carolina with her husband and two whippets, and is enjoying the spectacular view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from her balcony, which is rapidly becoming one of her new favorite subjects.

Waring earned her B.A. in fine art/art history from Princeton, and is a member of Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, North Shore Arts and the Rocky Neck Art Colony. She has shown all over the world, in France, Israel, Tahiti and the U.S., notably the Salon des Artistes Français, the Salon d’Automne and the Currier Museum of Art. She is also featured in the books 100 Artists of New England (Schiffer, 2011) and The American Flag in Contemporary Art (Schiffer, 2015). Notable collectors include Carl Crossman, art dealer and appraiser for “Antiques Roadshow”; Todd Park (U.S. Chief Technology Officer under Obama); Andre Agassi; and Brooke Shields. rokhaya.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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Stewart White Baltimore, MD

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tewart 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 three years in the U.S. Army, he received a B.F.A. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. Naval Academy, The Texas Rangers Baseball Club and prestigious homes too many to list.

Stewart White is represented by Folly Cove Gallery in Rockport, Massachusetts, and By McBride Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. stewartwhitestudios.com 60 CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR 2022

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Jing Zhao Frisco, TX

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rtist Jing Zhao is an award-winning artist. Her painting are regularly exhibited in prestigious national shows and plein air events. Jing has been drawing since the age of 5. She began her formal art education at the age of 11 with a private art teacher who got art education from a Russian painter. From 11 to 18, she drew every day. To further develop her artistic skills, she studied with great artists such as Kevin Macpherson, Zhaoming Wu, Daniel Gerhart and many others.

Jing Zhao holds signature status in several distinguished organizations, including Oil Painters of America and the Outdoor Painters Society. Jing Zhao has been featured in Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector and as Britain’s DESTIG magazine’s top artist interview.

She is the Best of Show recipient of the 20th American Impressionist Society’s Juried National Exhibition. She also won the First Place Award in California Art Club’s Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition in 2021, the Boren-Selvidge Award at Bosque Art Classic 34th Annual Juried Art exhibition, the Award of Excellence of OPA 2020 virtual International Wet paint Competition, the Award of Merit at Outdoor Painters Society Plein Air Southwest Competition and Show 2022, the Award of Distinction at Outdoor Painters Society Plein Air Southwest Competition and Show 2021, the Award of Excellence at Outdoor Painters Society competition at Kerrville 2021, the First Place Award in the Texas members of the Portrait Society of America Exhibition, and was a 15th ARC International Salon Competition finalist. jingzhaoart.com CAPEANNPLEINAIR.ORG

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