Working Artists Forum member Abby Ober will be the featured artist at the Tidewater Inn’s library room during the month of April.

Abby studied fine art at Rollins College in FL and furthered her study in graphic design at the Corcoran College
of Art in Washington DC. During this time, she also created large decorative canvas floor coverings for
private collectors. After spending 10 years in advertising design in Washington DC, she moved to the Philadelphia area and returned to her love of painting, teaching and studying with various renowned artists.

In December 2018, Abby moved to St. Michaels, MD on the Chesapeake Bay and continues to paint and teach at various locations, including Chesapeake College. She has been juried into “Local Color” exhibition in conjunction with Plein Air Easton in 2018 and 2019. She has also competed in Easton’s Plein Air’s Quick Draw 2018 and 2019. In February each year she paints with the Venice Plein Air Painters as well as the Lightchasers of the Sun Coast.

Abby says, “I am dedicated to painting colorful still lifes, quiet landscapes and seascapes. capturing the distinctive
light and patterns of color that surround each subject. A lover of nature, painting “plein air” has become
a transformative experience for me. I am inspired by master painters such as Hopper, Turner, Diebenkorn, and Fairfield Porter but am mostly inspired by the dynamics of the creative process and the challenge of interpreting a scene.

The Tidewater Inn is located at 101 E. Dover Street, Easton, MD. The Library Room is just off the lobby entrance. Stop by to view Abby’s exception paintings during the Tidewater Inn’s open hours.

To see more of Abby’s work, visit her website at abbyober.com. Information on Working Artists Forum for its members and events can be found at www.workingartistsforum.com

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Working Artists Forum member Abby Ober will be the featured artist at the Tidewater Inn’s library room during the month of April.

Abby studied fine art at Rollins College in FL and furthered her study in graphic design at the Corcoran College of Art in Washington DC. During this time she also created large decorative canvas floor coverings for private collectors. After spending 10 years in advertising design in Washington DC, she moved to the Philadelphia area and returned to her love of painting, teaching and studying with various renowned artists.

In December 2018, Abby moved to St. Michaels, MD on the Chesapeake Bay and continues to paint and teach at various locations, including Chesapeake College. She has been juried into “Local Color” exhibition in conjunction with Plein Air Easton in 2018 and 2019. She has also competed in Easton’s Plein Air’s Quick Draw 2018 and 2019. In February each year she paints with the Venice Plein Air Painters as well as the Lightchasers of the Sun Coast.

Abby says, “I am dedicated to painting colorful still lifes, quiet landscapes and seascapes. capturing the distinctive light and patterns of color that surround each subject. A lover of nature, painting “plein air” has become a transformative experience for me. I am inspired by master painters such as Hopper, Turner, Diebenkorn, and Fairfield Porter but am mostly inspired by the dynamics of the creative process and the challenge of interpreting a scene.

The Tidewater Inn is located at 101 E. Dover Street, Easton, MD. The Library Room is just off the lobby entrance. Stop by to view Abby’s exception paintings. To see more of Abby’s work, visit her website at abbyober.com. Information on Working Artists Forum for its members and events can be found at www.workingartistsforum.com

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The Local Color Art Show and Sale, held July 17-19, is a prestigious annual art show and sale during Plein Air Easton, sponsored by the Working Artists Forum (WAF), PAE and the Avalon Foundation.  Artists juried into the show must be exclusively from the Delmarva Peninsula, or a WAF member, and whose art features studio-finished and plein air paintings of two dimensional art in acrylic, watercolor, oil or pastel.  The show is held in the Crystal Ballroom of the historic Tidewater Inn, 101 E. Dover Street, Easton. Artists who have been juried into the 2020 Plein Air Easton Competition are not eligible to apply.  All applicants must enter online between February 8 – March 20, 2020.  Artists juried into the show will be announced in April. The Prospectus, Application and Payment links are available at the WAF website.  https://www.workingartistsforum.com/local-color.html

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The Working Artists Forum of Easton, Maryland is pleased to announce their member whose art will be showcased at the Tidewater Inn, 101 E. Dover Street, Easton, in the Library room for the month of February.

The featured artist is Maggii Sarfaty. Maggii Sarfaty has been painting since she was a child and studied fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Growing up along the Chesapeake Bay of Maryland instilled a love of the water and all things coastal. In 1990 Maggii embarked on her career in interior design as a muralist and faux finisher. Her work has been featured in Women’s Day and Traditional Home and several regional publications. She now adds teaching at the Academy Art Museum and The Dorchester Center for the Arts, as well as set design to her creative resume working with two theatre groups in her hometown Easton Maryland.  She works in watercolor, gauche and oil. Besides studio art she loves to paint “ en plein air”. Maggii draws inspiration from the coastal areas of Maryland as well as Sanibel and Captiva Islands and the Florida Keys.

Maggii is a member of the Art League of Ocean City, The Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay, The Academy Art Museum, The Rehoboth Art League and the Working Artist Forum, and has won numerous awards in various shows.

In addition to the paintings at the Tidewater, prints and originals of her work are available online at

http://fineartamerica.com/artists/maggii+sarfaty and www.MermaidMaggii.etsy.com

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The Working Artists Forum of Easton, Maryland is pleased to announce the member whose art will be showcased at the Tidewater Inn, 101 E. Dover Street, Easton, in the Library room for the month of February.

The featured artist is Maggii Sarfaty. Maggii Sarfaty has been painting since she was a child and studied fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Growing up along the Chesapeake Bay of Maryland instilled a love of the water and all things coastal. In 1990 Maggii embarked on her career in interior design as a muralist and faux finisher. Her work has been featured in Women’s Day and Traditional Home and several regional publications. She now adds teaching at the Academy Art Museum and The Dorchester Center for the Arts, as well as set design to her creative resume working with two theatre groups in her hometown Easton, Maryland.  She works in watercolor, gouache and oil. Besides studio art she loves to paint “en plein air”. Maggii draws inspiration from the coastal areas of Maryland as well as Sanibel and Captiva Islands and the Florida Keys.

Maggii is a member of the Art League of Ocean City, The Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay, The Academy Art Museum, The Rehoboth Art League and the Working Artist Forum, and has won numerous awards in various shows.

In addition to the paintings at the Tidewater, prints and originals of her work are available online at

http://fineartamerica.com/artists/maggii+sarfaty and www.MermaidMaggii.etsy.com

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