My first memory of being an artist arrives with the scent of crayons and school glue, the sound of round-edged scissors tearing through construction paper, and the excitement of receiving “junk boxes” filled with crafty bits from my favorite aunt. Today, I use acrylic, pencil, and ink to illustrate both childhood and maturity through shape,… Read more »
Original Acrylic on canvas 24″ x 12″
Original Acrylic on panel 20″ x 16″
30″ x 30″ acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″ Acrylic on canvas
Original Acrylic on Canvas 14″ x 11″
Lawrence (Larry) Frates is presently the Creative Arts Consultant and Teaching Artist at Prescott Farm Environmental Center in Laconia, New Hampshire. He has spent the past 50+ years creating paintings in watercolor, acrylic and oils that represent a clean use of color in a semi-realistic style. His focus is on the essence of his subjects… Read more »
Artist’s Statement To me, all art is abstraction as it is filtered through the artist’s own personal perceptions, experiences and most especially, his interpretation. In my own art, I weave together diverse elements and materials to create a personal journey of discovery and enlightenment. My work celebrates the interplay of texture, color, and narrative, inviting… Read more »
Aurelia Moran, has been creating art since childhood. This decade has brought a love of the flow/pouring modality. She is inspired by the landscapes of the lakes region that she calls home. She finds the emergent quality of this style to invoke calm and presence while capturing the emotions swirling inside her.
Lisa Marder is a Boston area artist whose paintings focus on light, space, and color to capture a moment and the spirit of place. She earned her BA degree from Williams College with a major in Biology and a concentration in Environmental Studies, followed by a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University. Undergraduate… Read more »
Tara Dixon is a painter and illustrator who has maintained a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn for twenty years. In 2018 she spent the year in Bali, Indonesia and set up a studio there. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections. A graduate of Connecticut College, she studied at The Art Students League… Read more »
Cassandra Hahn was born in Vermont and graduated from Bennington College, receiving a B.A. in liberal studies with a concentration in photography and printmaking. During college, Hahn (née Hotaling) completed internships at the Chaffee Art Center in Rutland, and the Lower East Side Printshop in NYC. After college Hahn worked for 8 years as a… Read more »
Painting is one of my deepest joys. Leigh’s paintings are realistic and contemplative, often with a hint of nostalgia for life as it used to be when she was growing up in rural Maine and Nova Scotia in the 60’s. The classical training Leigh received at Bob Jones University has grown with her and is… Read more »
Original acrylic, ink, pencil on canvas 24” x 24”
Original Acrylic On canvas 12” x 12”
Original Acrylic on Canvas 16″ x 20″