After receiving an MBA from Harvard University and having a rewarding career in health care management in 1999 Howard Hoople began renewing his childhood interest in butterflies Howard is now an accomplished butterfly photographer and President of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club He has had butterfly photos published in Merrimack Valley Massachusetts Butterflies American Butterflies and Butterfly Gardener…
Artist of the Month: October 2016 – Skip Montello
Trekking Peru in 2015 The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in preColumbian South America The best known portion is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu We journeyed through varied terrain both challenging aweinspiring and literally breathtaking as we climbed altitudes exceeding 15000 feet As we descended down the trail the sights…
Artist of the Month: September 2016 – Cliff Hauptman & Susie Hauptman
Artist Statements Cliff Hauptman During my professional career I have been a corporate writer photographer graphic designer motion picture editor outdoor writer author fishing columnist and communications director often concurrently Many of the digital drawings in this exhibit are inspired by my photographs but they contain no photographic elements and are drawn line by line from scratch…
Artist of the Month: August 2016 – Michael Lenihan & Laura Minning
Artist Profile Michael Lenihan Michael Lenihan took up oil painting as a pastime at the age of 48 and has been painting landscapes steadily since he began studying in the Newburyport studio of Robert Scott Jackson a Copley master painter Michael is a native of Nova Scotia and moved with his family as a child to…
Artist of the Month: July 2016 – Heather Barker Photography & Gayle C. Heney Raku Potter
Heather Barker Artist Statement Heather Barker comes from a creative family many of them pursuing careers in the arts Heather has worked in human services for over 25 years including working at a womens shelter answering domestic abuse hotline calls and performing case management She has also worked with teens at the Department of Youth Services and…
Artist of the Month: June 2016 – Francois Gossieaux
About the Artist My goal is to capture what happens around me nature cities peoplepoverty and misery injustice and victory beauty and decay glitz and glamourFrancois Francois Gossieaux has captured life through a lens for most of his adult life but he has only recently started sharing his images and perfecting his craft In 2011 Francois went…
Artist of the Month: May 2016 – Rob Franco
Artist Statement My passion for art began at an early age during visits to a neighborhood artist in Newport Rhode Island This led to training as an illustrator in the US Air Force and continued as a graphic artist in the Boston area After studying with renowned pastelist and teacher Albert Handell at drawing and pastel workshops…
Artist of the Month: March 2016 – Matthew Pearsall & Essex Art Center
Matt is currently an Andover resident who grew up a few towns to the north in West Newbury He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2013 with a degree in Environmental Engineering and is working within the field in Chelmsford MA Painting is mostly a hobby which he has been lucky enough to pursue thanks…
Artist of the Month: February 2016 – Kevin Porter and Randy Tustison
New England Landscapes A Departure From Realism Kevin Porter Artist Statement A ten year absence from pursuing any serious photography has freed my thinking and along with the digital revolution given me new insight and inspiration Renewed with fresh ideas and a new vision I have moved from the literal true to life renderings of my early…
Artist of the Month: January 2016 – Stephanie Mobbs Deady
Stephanie Mobbs Deady is an artist with a zest for life and all things whimsical. Family, laughter and love fuel her and inspire her creative process. Stephanie paints at her home studio in Andover and is available for commissioned works. Visit www.stephaniemobbsdeady.com.