Garima Parakh is an Andover based artist She was born in India and has a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering She worked in the Information Technology industry for 15 years She has been drawing and painting since childhood In 2012 she started painting full time Her paintings have been accepted in several juried shows and are held…
Artist of the Month: April 2017 – Dominique Lecomte & Connie Taylor
Biography Dominique Lecomte spent his early years in Rambervillers a small town in Les Vosges France He studied visual art at Ecole de lImages in Epinal After receiving masters degrees in French as a foreign language and Philosophy he came to the United States by way of Cambodia to teach at the International School of Boston He…
Artist of the Month: March 2017 – Pearl White Artist and Photographer
PEARL WHITE You wont find just families babies bellies pets and corporate headshots in my portfolio Youll also find the elusive Fae people I dont just push the button on the camera I am inspired to create the scenes that come to life when your child walks into my studio Every detail is meticulously thought out and…
Artist of the Month: February 2017 – Suzanne Robert & Sarah Nourse
Artist Statement My works on display reflect my artistic journey through many media I started in black and white using pencil pen charcoal and scratchboard Introducing color with colored pencils and chalk pastel into my work was my next step Eventually I started to experiment with collaging and creating works from mixed media Although not represented in…
Artist of the Month: January 2017 – Lisa Hertel Drawings & Vicki Murphy Wool Works
Artist Statement Fairy tales folk tales and myths have always fascinated me I believe they speak to our Jungian collective unconscious I have always particularly adored animal tales which bring out human foibles in anthropomorphized format In my watercolors I seek to illustrate those animal tales in as realistic a way as possible as if it really…
Artist of the Month: December 2016 – George Thorlin Maps & Clare Curran PEANUTS Memorabilia
Historic Maps of New England George Thorlin Cartographer Living in New England its difficult not to notice the local history that is all around us In many cases our history can be can be told by the buildings homes businesses places of worship public offices and many other structures that were constructed over the centuries People…
Artist of the Month: November 2016 – Howard Hoople – Butterfly Photography
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…