For the month of May Trippe Hilderbrandt Gallery in Easton will be celebrating “The Art of the Garden” with a special exhibit of botanical and floral paintings and fine art photographs. The idea behind the show was an inspiration of gallery owner Nanny Trippe to coincide with the 79th Annual Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage and the tour in Talbot County on May 14.
The show will serve as a tribute to Trippe’s parents, Barclay and Nancy Trippe. Trippe’s mother, Nancy, was a past chairman of the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage and a founding member of The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore which is still vibrant today and completed a beautiful restoration of Easton’s Thompson Park of which the club is stewards.
“My parents loved to garden. My dad was especially proud of the Camellias he grew and the many daffodils he planted-both knew them all by genus and species-it made a big impression on me. Their gardens were very informal and they took great pleasure in each species as it appeared and bloomed. My Dad loved Zinnias in the summer and he had a large vegetable garden where he grew them from seeds. Each day as he culled the vegetables he brought a bouquet of zinnias home to my mom—most likely as a peace offering as it was up to her to process all those veggies!
At the same time, my father built a darkroom in his woodworking workshop in the basement as my sister and I developed a love of photography. My parents were very supportive of our artistic endeavors and so I want to pay tribute to them in this show.”
The show will feature fine art photographs by Trippe taken in her own garden as well as gardens visited with The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore. Trippe has been a photographer from young age and studied the art through high school at St. Timothy’s School in Baltimore, Dension University in Ohio and Richmond College in London, England. She has won awards from Plein Air Easton, the Academy Art Museum, and the Maryland Federation of Art as well as been annually published in “The Best of Photography” since 2010.
In December 2010, she and painter Don Hilderbrandt opened Trippe-Hilderbrandt Studios on Harrison St. in Easton which is now known as Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery and exhibits a selection of fine paintings and sculpture as well as photographs. In addition, the gallery will exhibit the fine Botanical Paintings of award winning artist Lee D’Zmura, watercolors by the ever popular David CSont, and oilpaintings by Talbot County artists Sarah Stolte and Carla Huber. The watercolors of D’Zmura capture the beauty and delicacy of the individual specimen with botanical accuracy-the fine detail in her paintings reflect years of technical drawing. David Csont is a nationally recognized illustrator and educator with over 25 years of professional experience in the visualization of architecture which 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 like John Sell Cotman and Cyril Farey.
After moving to Trappe, MD., Sarah Stolte decided to focus more seriously on her art and studied under a number of prominent artists. Her first paintings were in watercolor but she now prefers working with oils. Her paintings reflect a lovely fresh effect. Talbot County artist Carla Huber’s paintings reflect her design skills as a landscape designer as well as producing logos and promotions for new plant introductions. Working primarily in oils and pastels, she has won numerous awards for her landscape paintings.
Please come enjoy this diverse exhibit and attend the special opening reception on Saturday May 14 from 5-8 pm. The Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery is located at 23 N Harrison St in Historic Easton-just down the street from theTidewater Inn. For more information please call 410-310-8727 or visit www.trippehilderbrandt gallery.com
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