TARPON SPRINGS PAINTOUT INVITATIONAL ARTISTS
STEVE ANDREWS
Steve Andrews Tallahasee, FL
Oil Painter
Stevea440@aol.com www.SteveAndrewsArt.com
Galleries: in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Mt. Dora FL, and Columbus GA
Recent Honors: Painting selected for poster for Winter Park Paint Out 2015; Invited to “Artists in Garden Weekend,” part of Flower & Garden Festival of Epcot 2011-2014; participant , Canaveral Paint Out 2010 – 2014; Winter Park Paint Out 2011 – 2014
“I try to keep my paintings simple in composition, content, and execution. I aim for mood over information. I am not going to give you every tree, and every leaf, and every blade of grass. Those things are not as important to me as conveying a mood and trying to communicate to the viewer the reason I started a particular painting in the first place.”
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Oil Painter
Stevea440@aol.com www.SteveAndrewsArt.com
Galleries: in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Mt. Dora FL, and Columbus GA
Recent Honors: Painting selected for poster for Winter Park Paint Out 2015; Invited to “Artists in Garden Weekend,” part of Flower & Garden Festival of Epcot 2011-2014; participant , Canaveral Paint Out 2010 – 2014; Winter Park Paint Out 2011 – 2014
“I try to keep my paintings simple in composition, content, and execution. I aim for mood over information. I am not going to give you every tree, and every leaf, and every blade of grass. Those things are not as important to me as conveying a mood and trying to communicate to the viewer the reason I started a particular painting in the first place.”
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TRISH BECKHAM
Trish Beckham Gainesville, FL
Oil Painter
tbeckhamoils@yahoo.com www.tbeckhamoils.com
Galleries: Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Professional Affiliations: Oil Painters of America; American Impressionist Society
Recent Honors: Oil Painters of America 2014 National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils; Oil Painters of America, 2013 National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Landscape Honorable Mention; Salon international 2014
Upcoming Events: One Person Show, Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville, Sept. 2014
“I paint for the thrill of the process itself. To capture the emotion a scene brings to me makes it all worth everything.”
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Oil Painter
tbeckhamoils@yahoo.com www.tbeckhamoils.com
Galleries: Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Professional Affiliations: Oil Painters of America; American Impressionist Society
Recent Honors: Oil Painters of America 2014 National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils; Oil Painters of America, 2013 National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Landscape Honorable Mention; Salon international 2014
Upcoming Events: One Person Show, Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville, Sept. 2014
“I paint for the thrill of the process itself. To capture the emotion a scene brings to me makes it all worth everything.”
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THOM BUTTNER
Thom Buttner Jacksonville, FL
thompaints@hotmail.com www.cloudscapesbythom.com
Honors:
2007- Best of Show, Paint St. Louis plein air, St. Louis, MO
2004- First Place, Azalea Festival Paint Out, Valdosta, GA
2001- Best in Design, Tucson Plein Air Paint Out, Tucson, AZ
“Clouds embody the passion I strive to express through my paintings. They evoke the notions of one’s dreams. They are my touchstone for connecting the soul to something deeper than us all.”
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thompaints@hotmail.com www.cloudscapesbythom.com
Honors:
2007- Best of Show, Paint St. Louis plein air, St. Louis, MO
2004- First Place, Azalea Festival Paint Out, Valdosta, GA
2001- Best in Design, Tucson Plein Air Paint Out, Tucson, AZ
“Clouds embody the passion I strive to express through my paintings. They evoke the notions of one’s dreams. They are my touchstone for connecting the soul to something deeper than us all.”
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JOHN CAGGIANO
John Caggiano Rockport , MA Oil Painter
info@JohnCaggiano.com www.JohnCaggiano.com
Galleries: Coco Vivo Fine Art, Charleston, SC and Boothbay Harbor, ME; Galleria Fine Arte, Stowe, VT; John Caggiano Gallery, Rockport, MA; Sheldon Fine Art, Newport, RI & Naples, FL (See full listing at Tarapani Gallery, Tarpon Springs)
Professional Affiliations: Academic Artists Association, Elected Artist Member, Springfield, MA; Allied Artists of America, Associate Member; Hudson Valley Art Association, Elected Artist Member; Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT, Elected Artist Member; Mid-Atlantic Plein air Painters Association; North Shore Art Association, Elected Artist Member, Gloucester, MA; Oil Painters of America, Associate Member; Rockport Art Association, Elected Artist Member, Rockport, MA; United Scenic Artists Local 829
Recent Honors:
2014 – Artist in Residence, Big Talbot Island Land Trust, Jacksonville FL; Grand Prize, Quick Draw Competition, Finger Lakes Plein Air, Canandaigua, NY.
2013 – Third Place Award, Paint Annapolis 2013, Annapolis MD; Oil Painters of America – Crooked Tree Arts Center Executive Director’s Benevolent Artist Award;
2012 –Poster & Calendar cover, award, Canaveral National Seashore Plein Air, New Smyrna Beach, FL; Connecticut Boater’s Guide Cover Painting Award, New London Plein Air, New London CT
Publications:
2013 – Cover, Fine Art Guide: A Guide to Charleston’s fine Art Scene, SC; Featured artist, “Recent Winners 2013 Photos” Plein Air Magazine/on line 7-2-13; Featured artist, The Frederick News-Post 6-28-13; Photo feature, “Plein Air Painting in Bucks County,” 5-15-13, Plein Air Today-On line Edition of Plein Air Magazine.
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info@JohnCaggiano.com www.JohnCaggiano.com
Galleries: Coco Vivo Fine Art, Charleston, SC and Boothbay Harbor, ME; Galleria Fine Arte, Stowe, VT; John Caggiano Gallery, Rockport, MA; Sheldon Fine Art, Newport, RI & Naples, FL (See full listing at Tarapani Gallery, Tarpon Springs)
Professional Affiliations: Academic Artists Association, Elected Artist Member, Springfield, MA; Allied Artists of America, Associate Member; Hudson Valley Art Association, Elected Artist Member; Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT, Elected Artist Member; Mid-Atlantic Plein air Painters Association; North Shore Art Association, Elected Artist Member, Gloucester, MA; Oil Painters of America, Associate Member; Rockport Art Association, Elected Artist Member, Rockport, MA; United Scenic Artists Local 829
Recent Honors:
2014 – Artist in Residence, Big Talbot Island Land Trust, Jacksonville FL; Grand Prize, Quick Draw Competition, Finger Lakes Plein Air, Canandaigua, NY.
2013 – Third Place Award, Paint Annapolis 2013, Annapolis MD; Oil Painters of America – Crooked Tree Arts Center Executive Director’s Benevolent Artist Award;
2012 –Poster & Calendar cover, award, Canaveral National Seashore Plein Air, New Smyrna Beach, FL; Connecticut Boater’s Guide Cover Painting Award, New London Plein Air, New London CT
Publications:
2013 – Cover, Fine Art Guide: A Guide to Charleston’s fine Art Scene, SC; Featured artist, “Recent Winners 2013 Photos” Plein Air Magazine/on line 7-2-13; Featured artist, The Frederick News-Post 6-28-13; Photo feature, “Plein Air Painting in Bucks County,” 5-15-13, Plein Air Today-On line Edition of Plein Air Magazine.
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CRISTOPHE CARDOT
Christophe Cardot Edgewater FL/France
Oil Painter
christopheart@yahoo.fr www.christopheart.com
Professional Affiliations: International Plein Air Painters; World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists; American Impressionist Society; Artists Workshop; East Coast Plein Air, Florida
Recent Honors:
Recently produced three posters for the Absente liquor and Rhum Barbancourt publicity campaigns at the request of Mr. Michel Roux; 2009 – Best of show, Art League Members’ Exhibition, Daytona Beach, FL
2008 – Best of Show, Artists’ Workshop, “Painting the Hours Exhibition,” New Smyrna Beach, FL
“He uses the French Impressionist palette and the Pointillist technique to interpret the inspiration he finds in nature, and the Golden Ratio to create his composition for his landscape paintings.”
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Oil Painter
christopheart@yahoo.fr www.christopheart.com
Professional Affiliations: International Plein Air Painters; World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists; American Impressionist Society; Artists Workshop; East Coast Plein Air, Florida
Recent Honors:
Recently produced three posters for the Absente liquor and Rhum Barbancourt publicity campaigns at the request of Mr. Michel Roux; 2009 – Best of show, Art League Members’ Exhibition, Daytona Beach, FL
2008 – Best of Show, Artists’ Workshop, “Painting the Hours Exhibition,” New Smyrna Beach, FL
“He uses the French Impressionist palette and the Pointillist technique to interpret the inspiration he finds in nature, and the Golden Ratio to create his composition for his landscape paintings.”
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JANE CHAPIN
Jane Chapin St. Petersburg, FL
Oil Painter
jane@janechapin.com www.janechapin.com
Professional Affiliations: American Impressionist Society; American Women Artists; National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society; Oil Painters of America; Plein Air Painters of the Southeast; Women Painters of the Southeast
Recent Honors:
2014 – Best of Show, Women Painters of the Southeast National Exhibit, Greensboro, GA
2013 – Best of Show, Callaway Gardens Paint Out, Pine Mountain, GA; 1st Place – Paint the Town Plein Air Paint Out, Bradenton, FL
2012 – 2nd Place – Paint the Town Plein Air Paint Out, Bradenton, FL
Publications: Land of the Free – A Painter’s Chronicle of the 50 States and Their Heroes
Please see a more complete biography at Tarapani Gallery
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Oil Painter
jane@janechapin.com www.janechapin.com
Professional Affiliations: American Impressionist Society; American Women Artists; National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society; Oil Painters of America; Plein Air Painters of the Southeast; Women Painters of the Southeast
Recent Honors:
2014 – Best of Show, Women Painters of the Southeast National Exhibit, Greensboro, GA
2013 – Best of Show, Callaway Gardens Paint Out, Pine Mountain, GA; 1st Place – Paint the Town Plein Air Paint Out, Bradenton, FL
2012 – 2nd Place – Paint the Town Plein Air Paint Out, Bradenton, FL
Publications: Land of the Free – A Painter’s Chronicle of the 50 States and Their Heroes
Please see a more complete biography at Tarapani Gallery
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KATIE DOBSON CUNDIFF
Katie Dobson Cundiff Sarasota, FL
Oil Painter
Katie@katiedids.com www.dobsonart.com
Galleries: Coconut Grove Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL, Dovetail Antiques and Gallery, Cashiers, NC; John Collette Fine Art, Cashiers, NC; Brazier Gallery, Richmond, VA; Galerie on Broad, Charleston, SC; Gallery J, High Point, NC
Professional Affiliations: Oil Painters of America; signature member American Women Artists; signature member of Women Painters of the Southeast; American Impressionist Society; Plein Air Painters of the Southeast; signature member Plein Air Florida
Recent Honors:
2013 – Honorable Mention, Plein Air Richmond; 2nd place Quick Draw Plein Air Richmond; Honorable Mention – Cumberland Society of Painters National Exhibition; Best of Show – DeSoto Arts & Humanities Plein Air Event. 2012 - Southwest magazine Award of Distinction DJuried Exhibit; Award of Excellence – Oil Painters of America 21st National Exhibition of Oils; Honorable Mention Plein Air Richmond; Award of Excellence – Plein Air Magazine
Publicatons: featured in American Artist magazine
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Oil Painter
Katie@katiedids.com www.dobsonart.com
Galleries: Coconut Grove Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL, Dovetail Antiques and Gallery, Cashiers, NC; John Collette Fine Art, Cashiers, NC; Brazier Gallery, Richmond, VA; Galerie on Broad, Charleston, SC; Gallery J, High Point, NC
Professional Affiliations: Oil Painters of America; signature member American Women Artists; signature member of Women Painters of the Southeast; American Impressionist Society; Plein Air Painters of the Southeast; signature member Plein Air Florida
Recent Honors:
2013 – Honorable Mention, Plein Air Richmond; 2nd place Quick Draw Plein Air Richmond; Honorable Mention – Cumberland Society of Painters National Exhibition; Best of Show – DeSoto Arts & Humanities Plein Air Event. 2012 - Southwest magazine Award of Distinction DJuried Exhibit; Award of Excellence – Oil Painters of America 21st National Exhibition of Oils; Honorable Mention Plein Air Richmond; Award of Excellence – Plein Air Magazine
Publicatons: featured in American Artist magazine
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KATHY DETRANO
Kathy Detrano New Port Richey, FL
Pastels
Kathy@DetranoStudios.com www.KathyDetrano.com
Professional Affiliations: Pastel Society of America, Juried Assoc. Member, New York Arts Club; Pastel Society of Tampa Bay, President & Signature Member; Women Painters of the Southeast, Juried Artist Member; Pastel Society of the West Coast, CA; Pastel Society of North Florida; Tarpon Springs Art Association, FL
Recent Honors:
2014 – Pastel Society of America Award, Pastel Society of Tampa Bay Annual Exhibition
2013 – Best of Show, Tarpon Springs Art Association Annual Exhibition;IAPS Juried into 23rd Exhibition earning Master’s Circle Points; American Artists Professional League, Juried into Grand National Juried Art Show, Salmagundi Club, NY
Publications: Suncoast News, “Faces in a Crowd,” 3-16-2011; St. Petersburg Times, “Exhibit Relies on Fido, Fluffy,” 3-7 -2008
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Pastels
Kathy@DetranoStudios.com www.KathyDetrano.com
Professional Affiliations: Pastel Society of America, Juried Assoc. Member, New York Arts Club; Pastel Society of Tampa Bay, President & Signature Member; Women Painters of the Southeast, Juried Artist Member; Pastel Society of the West Coast, CA; Pastel Society of North Florida; Tarpon Springs Art Association, FL
Recent Honors:
2014 – Pastel Society of America Award, Pastel Society of Tampa Bay Annual Exhibition
2013 – Best of Show, Tarpon Springs Art Association Annual Exhibition;IAPS Juried into 23rd Exhibition earning Master’s Circle Points; American Artists Professional League, Juried into Grand National Juried Art Show, Salmagundi Club, NY
Publications: Suncoast News, “Faces in a Crowd,” 3-16-2011; St. Petersburg Times, “Exhibit Relies on Fido, Fluffy,” 3-7 -2008
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CHARLES DICKINSON
Charles Dickinson St. Augustine, FL
Oil, Pen & Ink
artist@charlesdickinson.net www.charlesdickinson.net
Galleries: Dow Museum, St. Augustine FL; The Peter O’Neill Gallery, St. Augustine, FL; The Ponte Vedra Inn & Golf Club, Ponte Vedra, FL; Gallery 30, Gettysburg, PA
Professional Affiliations: American Impressionists Society; Plein Air Painters of St. Augustine; St. Augustine Art Association
Recent Honors:
2014 – Best of Show, St. Augustine
2013 – Best of Show, Tioga Winter Fine Arts Fair, Gainesville, FL
2012 – Second Place, Plein Air North Carolina, Cashiers, NC.
Upcoming Event: featured artist at Peter O’Neill Gallery, St. Augustine, Fall of 2014
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Oil, Pen & Ink
artist@charlesdickinson.net www.charlesdickinson.net
Galleries: Dow Museum, St. Augustine FL; The Peter O’Neill Gallery, St. Augustine, FL; The Ponte Vedra Inn & Golf Club, Ponte Vedra, FL; Gallery 30, Gettysburg, PA
Professional Affiliations: American Impressionists Society; Plein Air Painters of St. Augustine; St. Augustine Art Association
Recent Honors:
2014 – Best of Show, St. Augustine
2013 – Best of Show, Tioga Winter Fine Arts Fair, Gainesville, FL
2012 – Second Place, Plein Air North Carolina, Cashiers, NC.
Upcoming Event: featured artist at Peter O’Neill Gallery, St. Augustine, Fall of 2014
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CYNTHIA EDMONDS
Cynthia Edmonds Winter Park, FL
Oil Painter
cegator@hotmail.com www.cynthiaedmonds.com
Galleries: Verve, Columbia, SC; Florida Frame House Gallery, Winter Park, FL; Grace Gallery, Winter Park, FL
Professional Affiliations: signature member American Impressionist Society and Plein Air Florida
Recent Honors:
2011-Poster Artist for 48th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival and for “Images”
2008-Festival of the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. Award of Excellence at “Images”
Publications: paintings in “Florida’s American Heritage River: Images from the St. Johns Region.” by Mallory O’Connor.
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Oil Painter
cegator@hotmail.com www.cynthiaedmonds.com
Galleries: Verve, Columbia, SC; Florida Frame House Gallery, Winter Park, FL; Grace Gallery, Winter Park, FL
Professional Affiliations: signature member American Impressionist Society and Plein Air Florida
Recent Honors:
2011-Poster Artist for 48th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival and for “Images”
2008-Festival of the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. Award of Excellence at “Images”
Publications: paintings in “Florida’s American Heritage River: Images from the St. Johns Region.” by Mallory O’Connor.
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SALLY EVANS
Sally Evans Altamonte Springs, FL
Pastels
Evanssc@hotmail.com www.SallyEvans.com
Galleries: Sandpiper Gallery, Sullivan’s Island, SC; Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, FL; Grand Bohemian Gallery, Taos, NM; Florida Frame House, Winter Park, FL; Artemis Gallery, Apalachicola, FL; 530 Burns Gallery, Sarasota, FL; Art on Main, Pleasanton, TX
Professional Affiliations: Signature memberships to the International Society of Acrylic Painters and the Degas Pastel Society
Recent Honors:
2008 – at Salmagundi Club, Pastel Society of America Juried Exhibition
2007 & 2005- two of the top 5 awards in International Society of Acrylic Painters Juried Exhibition.
Currently US Airways features her paintings in the US Airways Club at Tampa International Airport and they are also on display in the American Embassy in Rome
Publications: Llithographs are published and sold by Winn Devon, Inc. of Canada. Featured artist in The New Barker magazine with her painting of “Bella and Bentley.”
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Pastels
Evanssc@hotmail.com www.SallyEvans.com
Galleries: Sandpiper Gallery, Sullivan’s Island, SC; Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, FL; Grand Bohemian Gallery, Taos, NM; Florida Frame House, Winter Park, FL; Artemis Gallery, Apalachicola, FL; 530 Burns Gallery, Sarasota, FL; Art on Main, Pleasanton, TX
Professional Affiliations: Signature memberships to the International Society of Acrylic Painters and the Degas Pastel Society
Recent Honors:
2008 – at Salmagundi Club, Pastel Society of America Juried Exhibition
2007 & 2005- two of the top 5 awards in International Society of Acrylic Painters Juried Exhibition.
Currently US Airways features her paintings in the US Airways Club at Tampa International Airport and they are also on display in the American Embassy in Rome
Publications: Llithographs are published and sold by Winn Devon, Inc. of Canada. Featured artist in The New Barker magazine with her painting of “Bella and Bentley.”
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ELAINE HAHN
Elaine Hahn Holiday,
FL
Oil Painter
elaine@elainehahnart.com www.elainehahnart.com
Galleries: Amandeline Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE; Bev’s Fine Art, Raleigh, NC; Squan Gallery, Manasquan, NY; Serendipity Gallery, Boca Grande, FL; Vermont Artisan Designs & gallery 2, Brattleboro, VT
Professional Affiliations: Paint America Association Signature Society; the Florida Plein Air Society, member of the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, the International Guild of Realism, and is a Signature member of the American Watercolor and the National Watercolor Societies.
Recent Honors:
2014 – First in Marine Category, Florida Miniature Society’s 39th Annual International Miniature Art Show
2013 – People’s Choice Award at 13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition, Huntington WV; First Place, Casper WY Artists’ Guild 19th Annual Miniature Show, Casper, WY; First place in Oils, Richeson 75 Landscape, Seascape, and Architectural Exhibit, Kimberly WI
2012 – Best in Show, the Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniature show, Mariposa, CA;
Show posters for Miami Coconut Grove Arts Festival, the Naples Invitational Arts Festival, the ArtiGras Fest by the Sea, Jupiter, FL
Publications: “Artists Magazine” – Finalist in 28th Annual Art Competition, Nov. 2011; International Artist magazine- Finalist in Landscape Challenge #49, Feb-Mar, 2009
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Oil Painter
elaine@elainehahnart.com www.elainehahnart.com
Galleries: Amandeline Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE; Bev’s Fine Art, Raleigh, NC; Squan Gallery, Manasquan, NY; Serendipity Gallery, Boca Grande, FL; Vermont Artisan Designs & gallery 2, Brattleboro, VT
Professional Affiliations: Paint America Association Signature Society; the Florida Plein Air Society, member of the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, the International Guild of Realism, and is a Signature member of the American Watercolor and the National Watercolor Societies.
Recent Honors:
2014 – First in Marine Category, Florida Miniature Society’s 39th Annual International Miniature Art Show
2013 – People’s Choice Award at 13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition, Huntington WV; First Place, Casper WY Artists’ Guild 19th Annual Miniature Show, Casper, WY; First place in Oils, Richeson 75 Landscape, Seascape, and Architectural Exhibit, Kimberly WI
2012 – Best in Show, the Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniature show, Mariposa, CA;
Show posters for Miami Coconut Grove Arts Festival, the Naples Invitational Arts Festival, the ArtiGras Fest by the Sea, Jupiter, FL
Publications: “Artists Magazine” – Finalist in 28th Annual Art Competition, Nov. 2011; International Artist magazine- Finalist in Landscape Challenge #49, Feb-Mar, 2009
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SCOTT HIESTAND
Scott Hiestand Ormand Beach, FL
Acrylics on Board
scotthiestand@aol.com www.scotthiestand.com
Galleries: Thornbrook Gallery, Gainesville, FL; Paddiwhack Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Recent Honors:
Plein Air magazine over-all winner June-July, Plein Air Salon. Canaveral National Seashore Paint Out, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Seaside Institute Paint Out, Seaside, FL
A wildlife specialist, Scott’s work was selected for the Paint America National Gallery tour.
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Acrylics on Board
scotthiestand@aol.com www.scotthiestand.com
Galleries: Thornbrook Gallery, Gainesville, FL; Paddiwhack Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Recent Honors:
Plein Air magazine over-all winner June-July, Plein Air Salon. Canaveral National Seashore Paint Out, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Seaside Institute Paint Out, Seaside, FL
A wildlife specialist, Scott’s work was selected for the Paint America National Gallery tour.
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BRENDA HOFREITER
Brenda Hofreiter Winter Park, FL
Oil Painter
brendahofreiter@aol.com www.BrendaHofreiter.com
Professional Affiliations: signature memberships in the American Impressionist Society, International Plein Air Painters and Plein air Florida
Honors: Brenda’s paintings have been selected by jury for Artists-In-Residence at State Parks in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia and her artwork is included in their permanent collections. Her oil paintings have been juried into numerous international, national and regional competitions and paint outs and are included in corporate and museum collections.
“My paintings share with the viewer the peace and serenity that I find in the natural world. It is my hope that they also inspire conservation of these vanishing places.”
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Oil Painter
brendahofreiter@aol.com www.BrendaHofreiter.com
Professional Affiliations: signature memberships in the American Impressionist Society, International Plein Air Painters and Plein air Florida
Honors: Brenda’s paintings have been selected by jury for Artists-In-Residence at State Parks in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia and her artwork is included in their permanent collections. Her oil paintings have been juried into numerous international, national and regional competitions and paint outs and are included in corporate and museum collections.
“My paintings share with the viewer the peace and serenity that I find in the natural world. It is my hope that they also inspire conservation of these vanishing places.”
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MITCH KOLBE
Mitchell Lee Kolbe Palm Harbor, FL
Oil Painter
mitchkolbe@yahoo.com www.mitchkolbe.com
Galleries: The Kessler Collection, www.kesslercollection.com; Tarapani’s Antiques and Fine Art, Tarpon Springs, FL; Sponge Diver Supply Co., Tarpon Springs, FL
Recent Honors:
2014 -Artist Choice Award, Wekiva Invitational Paintout; May 2014 Interviewed live on Tampa’s CBS, WTPS, Channel 10’s Studio 10 discussing painting in Plein Air
Publications: May/June 2014 issue Tampa Bay Magazine-artwork featured in article “Citrus Greening”; May 2014 published in the online edition of Plein Air Magazine; Nov/Dec 2013 issue of Tampa Bay Magazine- Cover Artist with feature article.
Mitch was a National Merit Scholar at the Art Students League of NYC and attended classes at the Salmagundi Club, NYC. He has worked in the fields of graphics, illustration, murals, sculpture, and fine art.
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Oil Painter
mitchkolbe@yahoo.com www.mitchkolbe.com
Galleries: The Kessler Collection, www.kesslercollection.com; Tarapani’s Antiques and Fine Art, Tarpon Springs, FL; Sponge Diver Supply Co., Tarpon Springs, FL
Recent Honors:
2014 -Artist Choice Award, Wekiva Invitational Paintout; May 2014 Interviewed live on Tampa’s CBS, WTPS, Channel 10’s Studio 10 discussing painting in Plein Air
Publications: May/June 2014 issue Tampa Bay Magazine-artwork featured in article “Citrus Greening”; May 2014 published in the online edition of Plein Air Magazine; Nov/Dec 2013 issue of Tampa Bay Magazine- Cover Artist with feature article.
Mitch was a National Merit Scholar at the Art Students League of NYC and attended classes at the Salmagundi Club, NYC. He has worked in the fields of graphics, illustration, murals, sculpture, and fine art.
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PAUL LADNIER
Paul Ladnier Jacksonville, FL
Oil
p.ladnier@comcast.net www.paulladnierfineart.com
Galleries: studio in the CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
Honors: Paul Ladnier, Professor Emeritus, University of North Forida has had many one-artist exhibitions, participated in numerous group shows, conducted figure painting/drawing and plein air painting workshops in Italy and in the southeast. He has numerous portrait commissions and received top awards in plein air and figure painting competitions.
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Oil
p.ladnier@comcast.net www.paulladnierfineart.com
Galleries: studio in the CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
Honors: Paul Ladnier, Professor Emeritus, University of North Forida has had many one-artist exhibitions, participated in numerous group shows, conducted figure painting/drawing and plein air painting workshops in Italy and in the southeast. He has numerous portrait commissions and received top awards in plein air and figure painting competitions.
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CAROLE LOIACONO
Carole Loiacono Tarpon Springs, FL/Gloucester, MA
Watercolor, pastel
Acrylic, oil
Galleries: Artists’ Faire, Tarpon Springs, FL
Professional Affiliations: Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA; North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, MA; Tarpon Springs Art Association, Tarpon Springs, FL; Creative Artists Guild, Dunedin, FL; Florida Miniature Art Association; Florida Pastel Association
Recent Honors:
2013 – Pastel Society of America Award
2012 – 1st place, Tarpon Springs Plein Air event
2010 – 1st & 2nd place Tarpon Springs Plein Air event; commissioned to do a 20 panel and a 15 panel acrylic series by the Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, NY.
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Watercolor, pastel
Acrylic, oil
Galleries: Artists’ Faire, Tarpon Springs, FL
Professional Affiliations: Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA; North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, MA; Tarpon Springs Art Association, Tarpon Springs, FL; Creative Artists Guild, Dunedin, FL; Florida Miniature Art Association; Florida Pastel Association
Recent Honors:
2013 – Pastel Society of America Award
2012 – 1st place, Tarpon Springs Plein Air event
2010 – 1st & 2nd place Tarpon Springs Plein Air event; commissioned to do a 20 panel and a 15 panel acrylic series by the Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, NY.
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JOSEPH PALMERIO
Joseph Palmerio Sarasota, FL
Oil Painter
jwpalmerio@gmail.com www.palmerioart.com
Galleries: Celery Barn Gallery, Sarasota, FL; Cortille Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Professional Affiliations: Light Chasers, Sarasota, FL
Recent Honors:
2013 -Honorable Mention – 2013 Quick Draw, Frederick, MD
2011 -Artist in Residence, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Mosca CO, Sept. 2011; Top 100 National Parks Artists-exhibited in the Coutts Museum in Kansas
2009- 1st place & People’s Choice, Port Charlotte Arts & Humanities Plein Air; 1st place & People’s Choice, Port Charlotte Arts & Humanities Plein Air
2003 -Artist in Residence, Everglades National Park, Oct. 2003
Publications: Plein Air Magazine on line article dealing with his National Parks Artist in Residence programs;2011- May Issue – featured artist in Scene Magazine of Sarasota.
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Oil Painter
jwpalmerio@gmail.com www.palmerioart.com
Galleries: Celery Barn Gallery, Sarasota, FL; Cortille Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Professional Affiliations: Light Chasers, Sarasota, FL
Recent Honors:
2013 -Honorable Mention – 2013 Quick Draw, Frederick, MD
2011 -Artist in Residence, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Mosca CO, Sept. 2011; Top 100 National Parks Artists-exhibited in the Coutts Museum in Kansas
2009- 1st place & People’s Choice, Port Charlotte Arts & Humanities Plein Air; 1st place & People’s Choice, Port Charlotte Arts & Humanities Plein Air
2003 -Artist in Residence, Everglades National Park, Oct. 2003
Publications: Plein Air Magazine on line article dealing with his National Parks Artist in Residence programs;2011- May Issue – featured artist in Scene Magazine of Sarasota.
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BARBARA PERROTTI
Barbara Perrotti Ormond Beach, FL
Oil on Linen
perrottiart@gmail.com www.barbaraperrottiatudios.com
Galleries: Clay Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL; Be On Park, Winter Park, FL; Amelia San Jon Gallery, Fernandina, FL
Professional Affiliations: Art League of Daytona – Instructor; Volusia County Cultural Alliance – Board of Directors; Deland Chamber of Commerce – complimentary member
Recent Honors: Guest Artist at Mcrae Studios, Winter Park, FL (6 mos.); One woman show – Deland Chamber (6 mos.)
Publications: Who’s Who in American Art; “In Room Concierge” – Volusia County & St. Augustine; Far and Near Horizons, World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists
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Oil on Linen
perrottiart@gmail.com www.barbaraperrottiatudios.com
Galleries: Clay Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL; Be On Park, Winter Park, FL; Amelia San Jon Gallery, Fernandina, FL
Professional Affiliations: Art League of Daytona – Instructor; Volusia County Cultural Alliance – Board of Directors; Deland Chamber of Commerce – complimentary member
Recent Honors: Guest Artist at Mcrae Studios, Winter Park, FL (6 mos.); One woman show – Deland Chamber (6 mos.)
Publications: Who’s Who in American Art; “In Room Concierge” – Volusia County & St. Augustine; Far and Near Horizons, World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists
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RANDY PITTS
Randy Pitts Jacksonville, FL
Oil Painter
randypitts@comcast.net www.randypittsfineart.com
Galleries: Corse Gallery and Atelier, Jacksonville, FL
Professional Affiliations: Associate member of Oil Painters of America
Recent Honors:
2013 - 1st Place-2013 – Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts Juried Show; Winner of Quick Draw – 2013- Wekiva Paint Out; Honorable Mention – 2013 – Tarpon Springs Paint & Photo Plein Air Event
2012 – Award of Excellence – Art of the Trees Juries Exhibition
Publications: “Southwest Art” magazine- artwork selected to promote Art of the Trees; artwork featured on the cover and inside “Arbus” magazine, Jacksonville’s Local Art publication
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Oil Painter
randypitts@comcast.net www.randypittsfineart.com
Galleries: Corse Gallery and Atelier, Jacksonville, FL
Professional Affiliations: Associate member of Oil Painters of America
Recent Honors:
2013 - 1st Place-2013 – Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts Juried Show; Winner of Quick Draw – 2013- Wekiva Paint Out; Honorable Mention – 2013 – Tarpon Springs Paint & Photo Plein Air Event
2012 – Award of Excellence – Art of the Trees Juries Exhibition
Publications: “Southwest Art” magazine- artwork selected to promote Art of the Trees; artwork featured on the cover and inside “Arbus” magazine, Jacksonville’s Local Art publication
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TOM SADLER
Tom Sadler Altamonte Springs, FL
Oil on Linen/panel
twsadler2@gmail.com www.tomsadler.com
Galleries: Grace Gallery, Winter Park, FL, Savannah, GA; Artemis Gallery, Apalachicola, FL; Grand Bohemian Galleries, Taos NM, Celebration FL, Orlando FL, and St. Augustine FL
Professional Affiliations: Creade School of Art – oil painting instructor; Hollingsworth Fine Art Restoration – in-painting restorer
Recent Honors: painting selected for US Embassy, Luxembourg; portrait of President of the Senate John McKay, Senate Chambers, Tallahassee, FL
Publications: current Winter Park magazine cover; Winter Park Art Festival Poster Artist, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
Upcoming Events: Grand Bohemian Exhibition 2014 with Sally Evans – Downtown Orlando
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Oil on Linen/panel
twsadler2@gmail.com www.tomsadler.com
Galleries: Grace Gallery, Winter Park, FL, Savannah, GA; Artemis Gallery, Apalachicola, FL; Grand Bohemian Galleries, Taos NM, Celebration FL, Orlando FL, and St. Augustine FL
Professional Affiliations: Creade School of Art – oil painting instructor; Hollingsworth Fine Art Restoration – in-painting restorer
Recent Honors: painting selected for US Embassy, Luxembourg; portrait of President of the Senate John McKay, Senate Chambers, Tallahassee, FL
Publications: current Winter Park magazine cover; Winter Park Art Festival Poster Artist, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
Upcoming Events: Grand Bohemian Exhibition 2014 with Sally Evans – Downtown Orlando
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DIANE SCOTT
Diane Scott Chatham NH/Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oil Painter
dianescott@hotmail.com www.dianescottartist.com
Galleries: South Street Gallery, Hingham, MA; Harvest Gold, Lovell, ME; Camden Falls Gallery, Camden, ME; Blue Hill Bay Art Gallery, Blue Hill Bay, ME
Professional Affiliations: North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA; White Mountain Arts Association, North Conway, NH; High Street Painters, Brattleboro, VT
Publications: featured in South Shore Living magazine, 2013
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Oil Painter
dianescott@hotmail.com www.dianescottartist.com
Galleries: South Street Gallery, Hingham, MA; Harvest Gold, Lovell, ME; Camden Falls Gallery, Camden, ME; Blue Hill Bay Art Gallery, Blue Hill Bay, ME
Professional Affiliations: North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA; White Mountain Arts Association, North Conway, NH; High Street Painters, Brattleboro, VT
Publications: featured in South Shore Living magazine, 2013
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ROBERT SIMONE
Robert J. Simone St. Petersburg, FL
Oil Painter
robertjsimone@gmail.com www.robertjsimone.com
Galleries: Articles Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL; Loretta Goodwyn Gallery, Birmingham, AL.
Professional Affiliations: signature member, Plein Air Florida
Recent Honors:
2010 -featured artist, American Society of Marine Artists, “Sea to shining Sea” traveling national show 2010
2014-2nd Prize in QuickDraw Event @ Easels in Frederick.
Publications: Robert has been twice featured in Plein Air Magazine’s on-line newsletter this year
A highly skilled oil painter with an innate sense of color and composition, Simone has an artistic vision which is uniquely his own. He responds to and paints the landscape in a way that makes it more accessible to the viewer.
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Oil Painter
robertjsimone@gmail.com www.robertjsimone.com
Galleries: Articles Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL; Loretta Goodwyn Gallery, Birmingham, AL.
Professional Affiliations: signature member, Plein Air Florida
Recent Honors:
2010 -featured artist, American Society of Marine Artists, “Sea to shining Sea” traveling national show 2010
2014-2nd Prize in QuickDraw Event @ Easels in Frederick.
Publications: Robert has been twice featured in Plein Air Magazine’s on-line newsletter this year
A highly skilled oil painter with an innate sense of color and composition, Simone has an artistic vision which is uniquely his own. He responds to and paints the landscape in a way that makes it more accessible to the viewer.
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