To kick off the New Year of art exhibitions, The Talbot County Visual Arts Center is sponsoring the art exhibit “Monday Afternoon Painters” which will go on display January 4th and will run through the end of February at the Church Alley Gallery, 32-34 S. Washington St., Easton. This exhibit will include the acrylic and oil paintings of 5 local artists who are members of The Visual Arts Center and who also paint weekly with Easton gallery owner and recognized American landscape painter, David Grafton, who calls himself a “painting coach”. There will be a reception on each First Friday Gallery Walk, Friday, January 4th and February 1st from 5 – 8pm.
After retiring from being surrounded by color, texture and form for 40 years in the textile industry in 2001, Stanley Galkin began studying with some of the area’s best artists and attended regional and nationally known artists. Stanley has received numerous awards for his art. His acrylic paintings often capture the boat and water scenes that he sees here on the Eastern Shore, but he paints a broad range of subject matter.
Always an artist and a health planner and administrator, Barbara MacInnes arrived on the Eastern Shore in 2001, and quickly found herself intrigued by the breathtaking light and ambience of our slowly vanishing environs. Barbara relishes being a part of our dynamic art community and her watercolors and acrylics capture her encounters with the unexpected: derelict boats lost in time; hidden coves; slivers of bright sails on a Prussian Blue Bay; crumbling buildings; panoramic skies. She also works in graphite and charcoal and finds painting and drawing a pleasant change from her former career in health administration.
Sharon Mills moved to the Eastern Shore in 2006 from across the Bay in Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County, MD. Sharon resumed her oil painting after her career in Printing and Graphics in the DC area and real estate on the Western Shore. She became active in the Talbot County art scene, as the editor of the newsletter for St. Michaels’ Art League and she is currently on the Board of Directors of the Talbot County Visual Arts Center. Sharon’s acrylic painting “Around the Bend” was the Best Landscape Painting in Oil, Acrylic or Watercolor at the Academy Arts Museum Members Show in June of 2012.
Jacquelyn Pfaff-Pratt was an art teacher for 32 years in upstate New York. Upon retiring Jackie realized her lifelong dream to become a fulltime artist. She currently works in a variety of media: pastels (oil and soft), oil painting, colored pencils, and jewelry however her current focus is oil painting. Jackie has won many awards and honors over her career as an artist and she has exhibited across the United States. Jackie is the President of The Talbot County Visual Art Center and she often teaches classes there and from her home studio in Easton. She believes that a good foundation in the principles and the elements of design and strong ability to draw are key essentials to art making.
Georgette Toews relocated to the Eastern Shore after a 30 year career in the United States Air Force. Upon retiring she began exploring various artistic endeavors such as watercolor painting, pastel, and fiber art. She has won awards in many judged art shows such as at The Kent Island Federation of Artists (KIFA) and the Chesapeake College Art Show. She was president of KIFA from 2006 – 2008. Her work is also inspired by the beauty of the Eastern Shore and rural landscapes.
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