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Suzanne Lago Arthur 6Connor on Summer BreakSUZANNE LAGO ARTHUR is acontemporary realist painter whoearned a BFA with honors at theCorcoran College of Art + Designand an MA in Museum Studies fromGeorge Washington University. Hersubject matter includes still life,landscape, and conceptual figurativework as well as portrait commissions.She has exhibited to criticalacclaim in both the United States andinternationally in such venues as theCorcoran Gallery of Art, WashingtonDC, The Museum of the Americas,Washington DC, EuroAmerica Galleries,SoHo, NYC, and The United StatesSpecial Interests Section, Havana,Cuba. Most recently she placed as afinalist in the prestigious Art RenewalCenter 2011–12 International Salon.Suzanne is a member of the PortraitSociety of America, Oil Painters ofAmerica and is in the copyist programat the National Gallery of Art, WashingtonDC. For Clark, portraiture is“my ‘Thing’…The ability to render notonly the likeness, but the mannerismsand presence of a person in oil paintso that you can practically feel thatperson, is nothing short of alchemy.It is a personal experience as well,and one that creates a unique bondbetween the painter, the sitter andtheir family. Moving a mother to tearsafter seeing a finished painting of herchild is the ultimate compliment. Toput it simply, I find people fascinating.”[www.lagoarthurstudio.com]

ANTHONY BARHAM was born inLondon, England and grew up inthe antique business on PortobelloRoad. He learned how to restoreold master paintings, thus learningthe craft of painting. He settled inMiddleburg, Virginia and marriedartist Misia Broadhead. Togetherthey created The Broadhead-BarhamStudio. Since 1995 Anthony hasbeen exhibiting in Virginia as wellas taking commissions in the WashingtonDC and local area. His worksare on permanent display at TheAntique Emporium in Middleburg,Virginia. You may also find his worksat The Inn at Little Washington.[www.broadheadbarham.com]Anthony Barham 7Smoking the Hunt

Nancy Bass 8Portrait of a Spotted PigNANCY BASS is a long-time residentof Charlottesville whose paintingsjuxtapose intimate encounters andmodernist abstraction. Her portraitwork features an exploration of colorand texture-creating amazinglyhuman portrayals of farm animals inabstract fields and settings. Bass’s workhas been exhibited across the countryover the past decade. Her paintingshave been included in numerousjuried exhibitions and acclaimed bynumerous highly regarded curatorialand museum experts. She is amember of the McGuffey Arts Center,an artists’ cooperative in Charlottesville,Virginia and her paintings arefeatured in many noted public andprivate collections in Virginia andbeyond. Bass’s paintings are featuredin the book, How Did You Paint That?100 Ways to Paint the Landscape andher paintings have been finalists inThe Artist’s Magazine’s InternationalCompetition for the past two years.[www.nancybassartists.com]

Edward Cooper 12View from Sky MeadowsEDWARD COOPER is a wanderer. Helikes to wander the countryside,looking for scenes that evoke anemotional response in him, somethinghe just has to paint. He is particularlyinterested in the effect of lighton the landscape in the hours of richand subtle light—early morning andlate afternoon. He lives in Berryville,VA, has a BFA from the Rochester Instituteof Technology and worked as agraphic artist and illustrator for manyyears. He belongs to the Mid-AtlanticPlein Air Painters Association and theWashington Society of LandscapePainters. His work has appeared inAmerican Artist, élan Magazine, ThePiedmont Virginian and Nature Conservancy.He has won prizes in PaintAnnapolis and Plein Air Easton and hislandscape paintings have been recognizedin national competitions sponsoredby American Artist and Arts forthe Parks. [www.edcooperstudio.com]

HWA CRAWFORD grew up in Seoul,Korea, among concrete buildings,asphalt streets, and very few trees.“When I came to Virginia I was amazedat the endless blanket of fields, trees,pastures, and rolling hills. I startedthe adult chapter of my life in Virginiabecause I fell in love with the naturalbeauty. My love of nature becamemore intense over the years, now I’m alandscape painter. The artistic aspectsof landscape oil painting are mypersonal passion. I see melodies andrhythms in the shapes and colors ofthe landscape. I transfer my emotionson canvas to express the way I feelabout the beauty in nature.” Hwaparticipates every October in the GreatFalls, Virginia annual art studio tour. Shehas exhibited at galleries in Middleburgand Millwood. Currently, she doescommissioned works of particularlandscapes and from favorite photographs.In November 2012, she proudlyjoined the Artists’ Undertaking Galleryin Occoquan, where she shares displayspace with 15 amazing artists. In herfree time, Hwa is very busy with twoactive teenage boys, her husband, anda full time job at an intellectual propertylaw firm. For her, art is a lifeline inher busy world. “It provides a wonderfullydeep satisfaction and paintinghas provided yet another dimensionto my life. Each painting I createprovides a deep look into my being.”Hwa Crawford 13Pathway

Mikel Diaz 14A Spanish Pot #2MIKEL DIAZ is a local artist whosework can be categorized ascontemporary representationalencompassing still life, figurativeand sporting art themes. His artisticdedication since an early age ledhim to win second and first prizes,respectively, in juried art exhibits atthe Koubek Center of the Universityof Miami (1982), and at GaleriaCoqui in San Juan de Puerto Rico(1983). Mikel’s work has also beenexhibited in Caracas, Venezuela, NewYork, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta andToronto, Canada. Closer to home hiswork also has been part of exhibitsin local galleries in Middleburg,Virginia. One of his paintings TheGolden Thread is part of the permanentcollection of the Museum ofFoxhounds and Hunting at MorvenPark, Leesburg, Virginia. The Chronicleof the Horse as well as élan magazinehave published articles on the artist’swork and featured his paintingson the cover. Mikel’s latest work isexhibited for sale at Galeria del Sol inSouth Beach (Miami Beach), Florida.

TERESA DUKE was born in Washington,DC in 1962. The daughterof two physicians, she spent much ofher childhood developing her passionfor art while painting alongside hermother. In 1987, the artist moved toWarrenton, VA while pursuing her MFAdegree at George Washington Universityunder the tutelage of WilliamWoodward. While there, she receivedthe Robert N. Alfandre award fordrawing. Afterwards, she spent severalyears in scenic Rappahannock Countydeveloping a love of plein air painting.Ms. Duke spent two years living innorthern New Mexico interpretingthe brilliant light and saturated colorsof the high desert. She studied withWolf Kahn during this time at theSanta Fe Institute of Fine Arts. Ms.Duke had the privilege of workingwith noted portrait master DanielGreene during the summer of 2009.CURRENTLY the artist lives andworks in Fauquier County, andteaches art to young people atWakefield School in The Plains, VA. Herpainting, Paddock at Keeneland waschosen for the 75th anniversary issueof Keeneland Magazine (fall 2011). Shewas a juried artist at last year’s PaintAnnapolis plein air event, and receivedan Honorable Mention for View DownSt. George Street. Youngblood Studioin The Plains, VA featured Ms. Duke’srecent work at their December 2011show. The artist welcomes inquiriesfor portrait and equine commissions.[www.teresaannduke.com]Teresa Duke 15Paddock at Keeneland

Gail Guirreri-Maslyk 16GAIL GUIRRERI-MASLYK is anequestrian, sporting, landscapeand portrait fine artist working in oil oncanvas. Her work has been on manycovers including The Chronicle of theHorse [70(31) and 71(23)], Horses in Artmagazine (Winter 2008), Friesian GrandNationals (2005, 2007 and 2011), IALHANational Championships in 2007, HITSFinals poster as well as featured inmagazines such as Sidelines, Horsesin Art and The POST (newspapers onthe east coast). Gail is invited to showBlonde d”Aquataine IIoften at a variety of major events,including MFHA Centennial Tour,Kentucky Derby, HITS, ASHA WorldChampionships and Virginia StateSenate among others. She donates herefforts to charities helping hospice,humane foundations, child development,wildlife and equine rescue/retirement. As a breeder of Holsteinersport horses for over 25 years, Gailseeks to solve business issues thataffect the welfare of horses with a newventure: Better Horse Business, LLC.

CHARLES MATHESON developed hispainting skills as a practicing architect,delineating many designs usingwatercolor. He focuses on landscapepainting with many sketches in theoutdoors particularly following his lifelongpursuit of fox hunting and drivinghorses. His book, Hunting Sketches onthe Run, has been happily received inthe sporting community. He has beena visiting scholar for the University ofVirginia School of Architecture, VeniceProgram, teaching analytical drawingand watercolor studies. His paintingsare representative of his visual journeythrough the many venues of his sportand travels. Usually manipulatingwatercolor washes, Matheson occasionallyturns to oil and abstract interpretationsinspired by written narratives.Charles Matheson works from hisstudio and home in Markham, Virginia.Charles Matheson 17Gone to Ground

Homeward BoundRodgers Naylor 18RODGERS NAYLOR was born in Washington,DC in 1954 and spent hischildhood on a farm near the PatuxentRiver in Maryland. He pursued paintingand drawing at the Minneapolis Collegeof Art and Design, The Atelier in Minneapolis,and the Art Students’ League ofDenver after attending the Universityof Chicago and Carleton College foracademics. Naylor currently lives andworks in the mountains of Colorado.RODGERS works in an alla primamanner, usually beginning witha warm-tone underpainting andcompleting a painting in one sessionwhen possible. Rodgers takes astrong interest in the effects of light/shadow and warm/cool colors, and isintrigued by the interplay between thelandscape and its human inhabitants.He paints both in the studio and enplein air. Rodgers has recently beenawarded the Best of Painting, Sun ValleyArt Festival, Ketchum, Idaho 2012,First Place, Gilpin County (Colorado)Art Association Juried Show 2010,and Best of Show, Spring Art Show,Evergreen, Colorado 2009. Recentexhibitions include: the Group Show,Great Western Art Gallery, Denver inNovember 2012, Denver Plein Air ArtFestival, where he won an HonorableMention Award in October 2012, andthe Colorado Artfest, Castle Rock,Colorado in September 2011 where hewas a featured artist. He currently hassolo shows at the Thos Moser showroomin Philadelphia as well as SusanCalloway Fine Arts, Washington DC.

LILLA OHRSTROM lives in ThePlains, VA, where she is the ownerof Youngblood Art Studio. She hasbeen working in clay since childhood.Currently she teaches classes andexhibits other artists’ work at YAS.[youngbloodartstudio.wordpress.com]. She is creating a series ofsculptures of extreme skiers to becast in bronze and continues to makeemotive figurative ceramic sculptureas seen at the Sumner SchoolMuseum in her 2004 exhibit. Since2009 she has studied jewelry makingat the Corcoran. Her jewelry wasselected for exhibition at the Corcoranin the summer 2012. She has a degreein sculpture from Skidmore CollegeUniversity Without Walls, 1988. Shehas studied at RISD and at ParsonsSchool of Design in Paris. While inParis she studied classical figurativesculpture in private workshops withAmerican artist Cyril Heck. In RhodeIsland she apprenticed with FelixdeWeldon, sculptor of the Iwo Jimamemorial. In addition, Lilla completeda year of perfectionnement atthe l’Ecole des Arts Décoratif inStrasbourg, France. Her work is inprivate collections and can be seenonline at www.lillaohrstrom.comLilla Ohrstrom 19Mermaid and Her Young

Katherine Riedel 20PearsKATHERINE RIEDEL is a Virginianative who grew up in Lynchburgand graduated from Mary WashingtonCollege. She now resides with her fourchildren and husband in Waterford. Inher early years studying drawing andpainting under Samuel K. Roller, Katherinedeveloped a joy in capturingthe outdoors in watercolors, oils andpastels. She has taken opportunitiesto paint in the upper Northwestcoast, islands off Massachusetts,England and many gardens andlandscapes in the Virginia countryside.IN addition to selling her work inMaryland and Virginia galleries,Katherine also displays, sells andteaches her art in her home studiothat once served as the town’s 19thcentury millinery and grocery store.Katherine has served as Artist-in-Residence at Waterford ElementarySchool where she shared her loveof art with students in a programemphasizing book illustration. Shehas hosted summer art camps, taughtin both public and private schools,and worked with students of all ages.

DANA LEE THOMPSON lives andpaints in the countryside nearCasanova, Virginia. She always had alove for animals, especially for dogs.She captures the essence and soulof each hound or animal she paints;whether it is a commission of someone’sbeloved pet or hounds lyingaround the kennel. Mainly a selftaughtartist, Dana has furthered hertechniques through art books, workshops,and perseverance. She hastaken several workshops with fineartist and illustrator John Leone. Danais a Signature Member of the Societyof Animal Artists, and an AssociateMember of the Miniature PaintersSculptors and Gravers Society ofWashington DC, The Association ofMiniature Artists and the MiniatureArt Society of Florida. Her work hasbeen published in The Chronicle ofthe Horse, The Piedmont VirginianMagazine and the Master of theFoxhounds Centennial book. She haspaintings in the permanent collectionat the AKC Museum of the Dogin St Louis, Missouri and a purchaseto the permanent collection of theMiniature Art Society of Florida. Herwork has also been selected forexhibit at the 50th anniversary showof the Society of Animal Artists in SanDiego California, the Art Show at theDog Show, The Museum of Houndsand Hunting, The AKC Museumof the Dog, MASF and the MPSGS.[www.danaleethompson.com]Dana Lee Thompson 21Trailer Hound

Two Porterhouse Steaks PleaseRobert Thoren 22ROBERT THOREN, an avid proponentand practitioner of plein airpainting, relishes the opportunityto paint the mid-Atlantic landscape,particularly the lush terrain of theVirginia Piedmont, the ChesapeakeBay and Eastern shore. Mr. Thoren isalso fond of painting in and aroundProvincetown at the tip of Cape Codand spends at least one week thereevery summer. He is also very fondof painting still lifes in his studio andis currently teaching still life andlandscape painting through adulteducation in Northern Virginia. Beforemoving to Virginia in 1993, Robert wasliving in Los Angeles where he studiedwith teachers closely associatedwith the late Russian emigre coloristSergei Bongart, including EuniceMartchenko, Sunny Apinchapongand Joseph Mendez. More recentlyRobert has taken workshops fromseveral nationally recognized pleinairpainters including Scott Prior,Michael Situ, Jill Carver and Tim Bell.OVER the last several years, Roberthas achieved considerable recognitionand success in national plein-aircompetitions including Easton MD,Estes Park CO, San Luis Obispo CA,Sedona AZ and Cumberland MD.Awards include Best of Show in EstesPark in 2008, Best Quick Draw paintingin Estes Park in 2009 and most recentlya top award for most creative plein-airpainting at San Luis Obispo in 2009.

DANA VOLKERT’S paintings areinspired by the natural worldand its colors and complexity. Sheoften isolates and enlarges detailsat an almost cellular level, creatingcompelling abstract compositionsin oil paint, abalone shell, and goldand silver leaf. Metallic Bronze andWhite Atmosphere is part of a body ofwork, resulting from years of experimentationwith various techniquesand mediums. These paintings area combination of composition andchemistry resulting in multi-layered,textural and atmospheric effects thatmimic what she observes in nature.Dana has had successful solo exhibitionsin Washington DC, New YorkCity and Los Angeles. Her works havebeen exhibited throughout the UnitedStates and Europe and have appearedin the New York Times, Art News,Washington Post among other publications.She currently divides her timebetween Middleburg, Virginia andPietrasanta, Italy with her husband,the world-renowned sculptor EricGoulder, and their daughter, Eva.Dana Volkert 23Metallic Bronze and White Atmosphere #1

Autumn FieldsAntonia Walker 24ANTONIA WALKER, a recent visitingartist to the American Academyin Rome, has become known for herpaintings of the Virginia countrysideas well as images of Italy and France.The artist received a BFA from theUniversity of Georgia where shestudied painting and printmakingand then attended graduate schoolat George Washington University.Later while living in South America,she studied drawing and anatomywith Spanish sculptor, Benjamin Saul.In 1998, Ms. Walker was invited tobe a visiting artist at the AmericanAcademy in Rome where she wasprovided a studio in which to work.In 1977, the artist painted in Francewhen she took a graduate paintingclass with William Woodward in Brittany.This past summer she went toProvence where she joined a groupof painters in a small hamlet nearRousillion from which they journeyedeach day to paint landscapes.THE ARTIST’S WORK has beenrepresented in many collectionsincluding the Arts-in-Embassyprogram of the State Department,and in many corporate and privatecollections throughout the country.In 1989 Ms. Walker was invited toparticipate in a NASA panel of visualartists and poets gathered to createworks celebrating the space program.Further works can be seen at Gallery222 in Leesburg , the HandwrightGallery in New Canaan, CT, and theLongview Gallery in Sperryville, VA.

ROXANNE WEIDELE, originallyfrom New York City, now livesin Galesville, Maryland. In 1964, shereceived an Associates Degree in FineArts from the Silvermine College ofArt in Connecticut and a BA (1968) inArt Education from Hofstra Universityin New York. Her formal educationcontinued with Masters courses at theMaryland Institute College of Art inBaltimore, Maryland. Before retirementin June 1999, she was an art educatorfor 31 years at Southern Senior HighSchool in Anne Arundel County,MD. During those years she helpedestablish and continues to be a partowner of River Gallery in Galesville. Sheis also a member of the Muddy CreekArtist Guild. Her work has been exhibitedat Susan Calloway Fine Arts inGeorgetown, Washington, DC, BishopStock Gallery in Snow Hill, MD, RiverGallery in Galesville, MD and BenfieldGallery in Severna Park, MD. Her mostrecent exhibits have been a solo show,Sanctuaries Along the Chesapeakeat Thos. Moser in Georgetown, DC inApril 2012; a group show at the MuddyCreek Artist Guild in September 2012;a juried show at the Salmagundi Clubin New York City in August 2011; anda group show at Muddy Creek ArtistGuild in September 2011 at whichshe received the Pastel Award.Roxanne Weidele 25Pelindaba Lavender

Pleasant Valley BarnsDavid Williams 26DAVID WILLIAMS’ paintings areabout beauty found in theeveryday, the overlooked and theplaces we hold important. His worksare lush, vibrant views of the worldaround us. Often painted in the outof doors, or en plein air, and using alimited palette of three to five colors,his paintings achieve both solidityand an ethereal sense of light.DAVID was born in Washington, DCand grew up in the Virginia countryside.His love for the outdoors wasinstilled early on, growing from childhoodexplorations of field and forest,river and bay. Influences collectedduring his youth color his work tothis day, forming the foundation of alifetime’s interest in nature and art. Atthe urging of his family, David beganprivate art classes around the age often. Over time, his path led to studyingart at VCU and classical figure drawingat the Los Angeles Academy, as wellas portrait and landscape paintingwith some of the finest artist, teachersaround, including Jove Wang, SunnyApinchapong-Yang, Sherrie McGraw,Gay Faulkenberry and Camille Przewodek.David’s paintings have beenawarded a number of prizes, includingartist’s choice and collector’s choice.They have appeared in newspaper andmagazine articles and are includedin corporate and private collectionsthroughout the United States. [www.williamsart.com dw@williamsart.com]

HENRY WINGATE’S first careerwas flying airplanes for the Navy.Wingate is best known for his classicoil portraits and his traditional representationalworks of art, approaches hestudied in ateliers, or working studios.An award winning artist, Wingate hasbeen featured in American Artist andPortrait Highlights magazines. He haswon numerous awards, includingFirst Prize in the American Societyof Portrait Artists 2000 competition,the Gold Medal of Honor at the 2003Hudson Valley Art Association annualexhibition, and the Best Paintingfrom Life Award of the National Oil& Acrylic Painters’ Society in 2003.His work was featured in the 2006issue of Portrait Highlights and as thecover article in the November 2002,issue of American Artist. Henry lives inrural Madison, Virginia with his wifeand four children (with one on theway). [www.henrywingate.com]Henry Wingate 27Annie

Cathy Zimmerman 28OrchidCATHY STETTINIUS ZIMMERMANwas born in 1956. She is a nativeof Middleburg, Virginia, where shepresently lives with her husbandand two sons. Cathy has alwaysenjoyed the outdoors and appreciatesthe countryside where she grewup. At a young age, Cathy becameinterested in drawing and painting.Watercolor is her favorite medium.With different watercolor methods,she achieves depth as well as detail inher landscapes and botanicals. Cathystudied at the Corcoran School ofArt. Her paintings have been sold inPhiladelphia, Baltimore, Richmond,Charlottesville, New York and Maineas well as the Washington area.She welcomes commissions andvisits to the studio in her house.

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