The Trippe Gallery welcomes Plein Air Easton! with special demonstrations by gallery artists and Plein Air Easton competitors watercolorist David Csont, oil painter Leonard Mizerek, oil painter Elise Phillips and Botanical artist Lee D’Zmura will be giving public demonstrations of their individual painting styles on Friday July 20 at the gallery. Mizerek is competing in his 10th straight Plein Air Easton! and Csont And Phillips are in their 9th consecutive appearance.

David Csont giving his demo in 2016

Leonard Mizerek, ASMA, nurtured his artistic love of nature while growing up in the Brandywine Valley. His early influence was with the Pennsylvania Impressionists and Brandywine School. Mizerek is one of 26 Fellows of the American Society of Marine Artists. Throughout the last few years, Leonard participated in several invitational Plein Air events including Mystic, Annapolis, winning Honorable Mention and Easton Md. winning Second Place in the Quick Draw event. Len’s demonstration at the gallery will be from 10:00-12 at the gallery on Friday the 20th.

“Where most people see the ordinary, I envision a painting.” says award winning oil painter Elise Phillips. Elise was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania into a family with an extensive background in the fine arts. Her great, great grandfather founded Newman Galleries in Philadelphia in 1865, and today she is the fifth generation of the family involved in the arts. At Plein Air Easton, Elise has been awarded the Spirit of St. Michaels 2015, Best Marine 2016 and Honorable Mention in Quick Draw 2017. Her demonstration at the gallery will be from 12:30-2 on Friday the 20th.

Watercolor has been a passion of David Csont and is evident in his painting and illustration style. Over 25 years he has developed a colorful, painterly approach, rooted in the tradition of English watercolorists.. Ever cultivating his technique, he can be seen painting traditional plein air watercolors as he travels the world. HIs awards at Plein Air Easton include Honorable Mention(2011), second in Quick Draw(2014, 12016).David will be giving a demonstration at the gallery on Friday July 20 from 1-2:30 PM.

Botanical Artist Lee D’Zmura will be giving a demonstration of her technique at the gallery Friday morning from 10:30-12. Talbot County artist Lee D’Zmura is an award winning botanical artist whose experience in landscape architecture enriches her watercolors fine detail in her paintings is in part the result of years of technical drawing. Her watercolors are an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of the individual specimen with botanical accuracy.

The Trippe Gallery also exhibits plein air oil paintings by Zufar Bikbov who was been awarded with The Artists Choice Award (2014,2015) as well as Best Use of Light(2014), Best Composition(2016) and Best Nocturne(2016).

In addition to demonstrations on Friday, The Trippe Gallery will be joining other Easton galleries for a special gallery walk Saturday July 21 from 5-8 with artists present to talk about their art. For more information please call 410-310-8727. www.thetrippegallery.com

The Trippe Gallery will be hosting a retrospective show, “Honoring Lin”, of the work of local photographer Lin Barrett for the month of May.

Linda (Lin) Barrett-Artist, Friend, Teacher and Mom-died peacefully on December 31st, 2017 after a long battle with cancer.

As “Lizzie Barrett Photography” and a photography art instructor, Lin put her Masters of Fine Art from Academy of Art University to good use teaching photography for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division since 2010. Her K-12 contribution to teaching focused on photography and drawing. Through Lin’s unique teaching skills and personally developed curriculum, she gave many students the confidence to learn to draw.

Photography became Lin’s media of choice after undergraduate school. “I picked up at 45 mm Canon AE1 over twenty-five years ago with a decision to explore black and white imagery and my love of photography never stopped.” That pursuit grew into printing fiber prints in her own darkroom and ultimately hand tinting the prints. Lin’s passion for photography and art will live on though her captured images and the skills she instilled in her students. The exhibit will feature a range of Barrett’s work including images she made while navigating the journey of her illness, which are quite moving.

The Trippe Gallery is located at 23 N Harrison Street in the heart of historic Easton. For more information please call 410-310-8727.

The Trippe Gallery will be hosting a retrospective show, “Honoring Lin”, of the work of local photographer Lin Barrett for the month of May. There will be a special opening reception on Friday May 4 from 5-8 pm during the First Friday Gallery Walk.

Linda (Lin) Barrett-Artist, Friend, Teacher and Mom-died peacefully on December 31st, 2017 after a long battle with cancer.

As “Lizzie Barrett Photography” and a photography art instructor, Lin put her Masters of Fine Art from Academy of Art University to good use teaching photography for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division since 2010. Her K-12 contribution to teaching focused on photography and drawing (Saints Peter & Paul School and Dorchester County Public Schools on the Eastern Shore). Through Lin’s unique teaching skills and personally developed curriculum, she gave many students the confidence to learn to draw.

Although Lin was a master of many art mediums, including drawing, sculpture and painting, photography became Lin’s media of choice. “I picked up at 45 mm Canon AE1 over twenty-five years ago with a decision to explore black and white imagery and my love of photography never stopped.” That pursuit grew into printing fiber prints in her own darkroom and ultimately hand tinting the prints. For the past twenty years, Lin owned and operated a small photography business that offered hand-colored black and white imagery. Black and White imagery soon made way to capturing color images of still life, children and families.

Lin’s passion for photography and art will live on though her captured images and the skills she instilled in her students. The exhibit will feature a range of Barrett’s work including images she made while navigating the journey of her illness, which are quite moving.

The Trippe Gallery is located at 23 N Harrison Street in the heart of historic Easton. For more information please call 410-310-8727.

Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery celebrates its 4th year anniversary with a new show exhibiting the oil canvasses of Virginia artist Greg Osterhaus. The rural south is depicted eloquently and passionately in Osterhaus’ oil paintings as color and expression are the essence of any composition by this southern artist. Osterhaus has been painting for more than 30 years and delightfully captures the nature of the Mid-Atlantic and points south-from the coast to the mountains. The exhibit at Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery opens with a reception and anniversary celebration during First Friday Gallery Walk from 5-8 pm.

For more information please call the gallery at 410-310-8727.

Trippe-Hilderbrandt is pleased to announce that the gallery is hosting a book signing by photographer Jay Fleming  during Easton’s First Friday Gallery Walk December 2.  The book is titled “Working the Water” and is quite an extraordinary body of work. In addition, the gallery will be featuring several limited edition photographs from the book. Book Signing and reception will be held at Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery located at 23 N Harrison Street from 5-8 pm. For more information please call 410-310-8727.

Jay Fleming’s first book, “Working the Water,” is a visual narrative of the lives of those individuals whose livelihood is directly dependent upon the Chesapeake Bay — America’s largest estuary. The book comprises photographs of seasoned watermen, scenic seascapes, weathered workboats and bay bounty — a true and complete depiction of Chesapeake Bay life.

Fleming has spent the past three years actively documenting the fascinating and rapidly changing way of life of those who make their living off of the Bay’s resources. He has travelled thousands of miles around the Bay’s watershed and photographed hundreds of individuals and dozens of fisheries with the goal of documenting all aspects of the Bay-influenced industries.

Organized chronologically by season, “Working the Water” illustrates a behind-the-scenes view of commercial fisheries not visible to the average seafood consumer. From underwater shots of the fish in their natural habitat to images of them being harvested, and ultimately processed, Jay’s collection of photographs creates an all-encompassing vignette of the seafood industry that is sure to evoke a newfound appreciation for the seafood on your plate.

Equal parts informative and aesthetically pleasing, Jay’s flagship book, “Working the Water,” is relevant to the seafood enthusiast, the history buff, the biologist, photography fan and Chesapeake Bay lover alike.

David Csont will give a demonstration at Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery.

Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery welcomes Plein Air Easton! with special demonstrations by gallery artists and Plein Air Easton competitors. Watercolorist David Csont, oil painter Leonard Mizerek and Botanical artist Lee D’Zmura will be giving public demonstrations of their individual painting styles on Friday July 15 at the gallery. In addition, this year Plein Air Easton! there will be a special Gallery Walk in Easton on Saturday July 16 with all galleries open until 8 pm and serving refreshments.

Watercolor has been a passion of David Csont and is evident in his painting and illustration style. Over 25 years he has developed a colorful, painterly approach, rooted in the tradition of English watercolorists. Ever cultivating his technique, he can be seen painting traditional plein air watercolors as he travels the world. David Csont has participated as juried artist in Plein Air Easton from 2010 through 2015. David will be giving a demonstration at the gallery on Friday July 15 from 1-2:30 PM.

Leonard Mizerek nurtured his artistic love of nature while growing up in the Brandywine Valley. His early influence was with the Pennsylvania Impressionists and Brandywine School. Mizerek is one of 26 Fellows of the American Society of Marine Artists. Throughout the last few years, Leonard participated in several invitational Plein Air events including Mystic, Annapolis, winning Honorable Mention and Easton Md. winning Second Place in the Quick Draw event. Len’s demonstration at the gallery will be from 2:30–4 at the gallery on Friday the 15th.

Botanical Artist Lee D’Zmura will be giving a demonstration of her technique at the gallery Friday morning from 10:30-12.. Talbot County artist Lee D’Zmura is an award winning botanical artist whose experience in landscape architecture enriches her watercolors fine detail in her paintings is in part the result of years of technical drawing. Her watercolors are an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of the individual specimen with botanical accuracy.

In addition to demonstrations on Friday, Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery will be joining other Easton galleries for a special gallery walk Saturday July 16 from 5-8. For more information please call 410-310-8727. www.trippehilderbrandtgallery.com