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.
Artist of the Month: December 2015 – Textile Creations by MHL Staff
Gerry Deyermond Assistant Head of Circulation I began hooking rugs about four years ago from a suggestion from coworker Vicki Murphy I resisted for a while but finally gave in and love every minute of it I like to collect projects from places I have visited Currently I have two the sheep hanging is from Texas and…
Artist of the Month: November 2015 – Paintings by Debalina Sarkar
Debalina Sarkar is a new artist and a resident of North Reading As a small girl she was interested in art but soon discontinued it for academics Her parents were called to school in second grade because her teacher thought that her parents had helped her with her art homework Her teacher made her paint in front…
Artist of the Month: October 2015 – Andover Century Project
Andover High School students in Mary Robb’s 20th Century History class worked in teams and researched a decade in Andover’s history from 1900-2000. They collected photographs and information and created posters to reflect what the community looked like by decade.
Artist of the Month: September 2015 – Of Many Colors: Portraits of Multiracial Families
Of Many Colors created by the Family Diversity Projects includes photographs and interviews with 20 families children teens and adults who have bridged the racial divide through interracial relationships andor adoption In a world where race is considered by many to be a formidable barrier between people the families in this traveling exhibit have discovered richness and…
Artist of the Month: August 2015 – Shahrzad Shadbash
Shahrzad Shadbash started painting when she was four years old and studied with some of the most famous master painters in Iran She studied Traditional Architecture and Architectural Technology Engineering at Azad Tehran University and began painting with oils professionally in 2000 She began sketching and working with ink in 2009 and has held several private and…
Artist of the Month: July 2015 – Donna Howard
Prismatic and electric painter Donna Howard cleverly weaves subtle narrative into each one of her bright paintings Textured and nuanced with an ambient lyrical sense of space Howards paintings are emblems of a prolifically curious mind and speak to diverse experiences and moments of human life Strict precise brushwork betrays the artists ardently playful and whimsical fancies…