painting
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Closer
$775A 14" x 16" oil on canvas created in 2018 by Lois Andersen, studio artist at The Umbrella. Lois has been teaching in schools and local communities for more than 25 years. loisandersenfineart.com
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Oyster Tide
$650A 24" x 24" framed acrylic on linen by Kate Bird, studio artist at The Umbrella. Kate gets inspiration from her love of the ocean environment. She is an exhibiting artist at the Spring Street Gallery on Block Island, where she has had solo shows for the past five years. springstreetgallery.org/Kate-Bird.html
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Mudbug
$1135A 32 ½" x 45" framed watercolor by gala committee member Gail Burr. Gail is an avid fly fisher and often finds inspiration from the colorful and unique flies that she uses. Gail has been an artist since she was very young. She started out teaching art and woodworking to children. She is a painter and photographer. gailburr.com
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Winter Morning, Woodstock
$750A 12" x 12" framed acrylic on canvas by Sara Cassidy Smith, studio artist at The Umbrella. Much of her recent work focuses on streetscapes, in which painting and architecture come together to challenge her drawing skills as well as her ability to capture color, light and the quiet beauty of everyday life. This painting began on a quiet early morning drive through Woodstock, VT in late winter. The glowing sunrise, streetlights and illuminated trees were magically reflected in the snow. saracassidysmith.com
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Floral Still Life
$400A 4" x 6" watercolor (with frame 14 ½" x 17 ½") by the celebrated artist, Meredith Fife Day. Meredith has had a four decade long career making art and teaching. She was the Artist-in-Residence at the Whistler House Museum of Art from 2003-2013. This work is donated by Umbrella artist Margaret Savage from her private collection. meredithfifeday.com
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Summer Landscape
$600A 10" x 12" framed oil on canvas by Michelle Garro, artist at Garro Studios at Artspace in Maynard, MA. Michelle is a painter who works in oil, watercolor, and pastel. Her primary subject matter includes landscapes, portraits, the figure, and still life. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and Europe as well as corporate/institutional collections. garrostudios.com
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Days End - Maine Coast
$200A 9" x 12" framed acrylic on painting panel of a Marine scene off the Maine Coast by Wayne Geehan, studio artist at The Umbrella. Wayne has been a commercial artist and illustrator for over forty years. His first venture in children's books was illustrating Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Journey to the Center of the Earth among others. waynegeehan.com
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Fish School
$2725A 27" x 35" framed acrylic on watercolor paper by local artist, gala committee chair and member of The Umbrella's board, Ellen Kelley-McHale. This is one of an ongoing coastal life series called "back to school" celebrating the end of summer in New England. Ellen works in acrylics, mixed media and collage. Ellen is a self-taught artist whose work is inspired by time spent by the ocean and the small delights found in everyday life. nelleykelley.com
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Juicy
$750A 24" x 18" framed oil on canvas by Denise Kracz, studio artist at The Umbrella. "Juicy" is a vibrant cross-section of a horned melon. Denise applies her vivid oils using a palette knife and abstract brushstrokes creating her graphic and whimsical style of artwork. dkraczart.weebly.com
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Peony Glimpse
$1775A 10" x 8" framed oil on panel by Jean Lightman, studio artist at The Umbrella. Jean was trained in the Boston School tradition, with its emphasis on light and shadow, vibrant colors and aesthetic design. She was elected president of the Guild of Boston Artists in 2014, the first female president in the Guild's history. Jean's work can also be found at Powers Gallery in Acton and Lily Pad Gallery in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. jeanlightman.com
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Farm Road, Ipswich
$450A 12" x 16" framed oil painting on panel by local artist Jonathan MacAdam. Jonathan has lived and studied in Italy and traveled throughout England, Ireland and Scotland where he painted commissioned landscapes. He has paintings in many private collections in New England. jonathanmacadam.com
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Spray Avenue
$375A 15" x 15" framed oil painting on archival paper by architect and artist Leslie Mahoney. An architect by day but paints as often as she can - generally urban landscapes and streetscapes. Since living in Marblehead, she has become particularly interested in how the late afternoon sunlight in combination with ocean reflection appears to enhance and magnify the color of anything it touches, or leaves behind. She tries to capture the juxtaposition of the dark-darks and the golden lights. mahoneyarchitects.com
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Chapel, Sansepolcro, Italy
$225A 14" x 11" acrylic painting on paper by emerging artist Nicholas Anthony Mancini. Nick is the 2018-2019 Artist-in-Residence for The Umbrella. Nick is captivated by the sensation of the surreal within the ordinary. His subject matter develops out of his immediate surroundings and people closest to him. The origin of an image can be something as simple as walking through a plant shop, a newly acquired shirt, an old envelope rediscovered. More important than these catalysts is how they develop and grow through the making process. What is added, what is buried, what remains and what is finally revealed is the true subject of his work. namancini.com
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Pines Over Walden
$550A 16 ½" x 16 ½" framed oil on canvas by Susanne Meterko, studio artist at The Umbrella. Being surrounded by nature has always brought Susanne great comfort. Looking out over the ocean or walking through a forest inclines her, not so much to "think" about the magnificence of the place, rather in gratitude, to become one with it. She takes photographs to remember where she has been and then translates that joy or tranquility back in her studio. Susanne's works are in numerous private collections as well as in the permanent collection of Enterprise Bank in Acton, MA. susannemeterko.com
