"Fox Run"

Oil

20"x16" +frame

2021

FEATURED ARTIST

Daily hikes in the woods inspire Anita to paint. Her Celtic soul seeks to find the magical element in nature, whether it is in trees, flowers, waterways or twisting vines She hopes to transfer this sense of beauty to her audience.

Anita grew up at the southern New Jersey shore between the pine barrens and the salt marsh. She moved to York County, Pennsylvania, 35 years ago.

Anita earned her Bachelors in Art Education at Millersville University. She taught Art to high school and elementary students at the Spring Grove Area School District for 15 years. While teaching, she went on to earn an M.S. in Education from Wilkes University and an MFA in Visual Arts from Wilson College. She decided to retire from teaching in June 2019 to pursue her art. She has been working as a full-time artist ever since.

Anita exhibits her art at local and regional juried exhibits. She won two major awards in 2020. Despite the limitations of Covid-19 restricting most artists to online exhibitions, she won Best of Show at the Yorkfest Adult Juried Exhibition and an Award of Excellence for the Art of Healing at Manhattan Arts International.

Although she retired from teaching at the public schools, Anita still loves to teach. She has been teaching Painting classes at the York Art Association and Adams County Council of the adults to adults since January of 2020. She also taught an online Art Appreciation class at Wilson College over the summer.

"Royal Square"

Acrylic

10"x20"

FEATURED ARTIST

"Mt. Gretna Lake"

Oil

12"x12" framed

FEATURED ARTIST

Carol Oldenburg's award winning paintings have been included in curated and juried exhibits in galleries and museums across the country at such places as Sue Greenwood Fine Art in Laguna Beach, CA; Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts; Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD and The State Museum of Pennsylvania.

She is a participant in the "Art in the Embassies" program having displayed work at the American Embassy, Togo, Africa and as an invited guest at the White House for the 40th Anniversary of the program.

Her work has been featured in numerous publications including Artist's Homes and Studios, 100 Artists of the MidAtlantic and issue #33 of New American Paintings.

Her paintings can be found in the permanent collections of The State Museum of Pennsylvania, The Harley Davidson Motor Company, Glatfelter Insurance Group, Wellspan and Penn State University among others.

Carol currently lives in York, PA where she has established OMG STUDIOS along with her daughter, Kara Oldenburg-Gonzales, in the Royal Square District of downtown York.

"The Start of Something Big"

oil on cradled panel

20"x16"

2019

FEATURED ARTIST

ARTIST STATEMENT
This painting of an oak tree seedling was featured a few years ago during Yorkfest on the poster and postcards.

ARTIST BIO
Christine Mercer-Vernon is a contemporary painter living and working in York, Pennsylvania. Motivated by the beauty of nature, her paintings capture glimpses of fleeting moments. Visual reminders, not of beauty, but that nature is energetic, ever-changing, and impermanent-hopeful and symbolic reminders that we should live in the moment, no matter how brief it may be.

ARTIST BIO

Christine is a contemporary American artist whose works are inspired by nature and our connection to it. She began her career as a textbook illustrator, creating artwork for elementary, high school, college and medical textbooks.

Her work has been shown in galleries throughout the east coast and she is a member of the American Women Artists non-profit organization. She has studied with several gifted artists and instructors, such as Jon DeMartin, Carlo Russo and Lisa Gloria.

"I have a deep connection to nature. It's where I feel most at peace. Nature is an endless source of inspiration in my work. Whether it's finding joy in flowers, or in awe of a vast landscape, I aim to express those feelings in my paintings. Exploring our connection to the natural world and our desire to seek out hidden meanings and inspirations I like to combine storytelling with minimalism and movement."

"A Mother's Love"

Mixed media

18"x24" +frame

2022

FEATURED ARTIST

Jeannine Dabb is an artist residing in York, PA. She returned to college to study painting after 22 years owning a small business in the medical aesthetics industry as an aesthetician and barber. She volunteered nationally in this field, serving eight years as a board member of the Society of Plastic Surgical Skin Care Specialists, and one year as President. She graduated in December 2020, from York College of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art, with a specialty in painting and drawing and a minor in Art History.

In 2019 three of her artworks were accepted into the York Art Association Forty-Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition. In February 2020 she won an Award of Distinction in Emerging Visions, at Creative York, York, PA and five of her works were accepted into the 2020 Annual Juried Student Exhibition at York College Galleries, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA (Jurors: Susan Scofield and Jeremy Friend). Out of the five works she received a Second Place Award and an Honorable mention.

She has her first solo show in July 2020 at the Grotto in Downtown York, Pa. and work was accepted into York Fest Juried show at Creative York. She had her second solo show on the 3rd Floor of Marketview Arts in January 2021 "Underneath It All". Molly's Courtyard Cafe in York, PA, is going to be the host of the third solo show in April 2022, "A LIL Bit of Country".

Currently she is working on a commissioned painting that will be installed in the Surgical Waiting Room at Penn State Health Hampden Hospital. Penn State Hospital has also have purchased 8 images of her work for prints for the hospitals hallways and waiting rooms.

"The Swimming Hole"

Oil

16"x12" framed

2019

FEATURED ARTIST

ARTIST BIO

I consider myself primarily anobservational painter, painting mostly fromlife, and often outside 'en plein air'. Paintingin one session, "Alla prima" keeps the surfacefresh. I like to look for interestingcompositions and often don't know what I willchoose to paint until I get to a location.Sometimes what attracts me is simply a lighteffect and, though my work isrepresentational, it is often the abstractpatterns of shadows that get me started. Ipaint a vast range of subjects, and amalways looking for a new challenge.Julie Riker is a native of central Pennsylvania and a graduate of the University of theArts. She has worked as a decorator in the historic restoration of the PA State Capitol,where she was involved for five years replicating original decorative painting, stencilingand applying gold leaf and ornamental plaster finishes. In 1996 Julie started her owndecorative painting business creating artwork for individual homes and businesses.Working out of her Camp Hill studio she specializes in custom art, decorative painting,murals and faux finishes for walls and furniture. She has travelled from New York toFlorida for commissioned projects, and has even created and painted wall finishes forthe PA Governor's residence in 2002.When not working for a client, Julie enjoys painting outdoors.Often these plein airpaintings serve as inspiration for larger studio pieces, but some stand on their own asobservations of the beauty and variety of nature.She has participated in many nationalplein air events and won several awards.Recent accomplishmentsare First Place at PaintAnnapolis, Artist's Choice Award at Paint Snow Hill, People's Choice Award for QuickDraw at Finger Lakes Plein Air, Plein Air Magazine Award at the Wayne Plein AirFestival, Plein Air Salon Finalist, and Feature Artist juried into Plein Air Easton. Herwork is featured in the Feb/March 2018 issue of Plein Air Magazine and she wasrecognized as an "Artist to Watch" in Southwest Art Magazine's October 2018 issue.

"Beauty & Elegance"

Oil

24"x18" +frame

2021

FEATURED ARTIST

ARTIST STATEMENT
The Painting was inspired during the challenging days of the Covid 19 Pandemic. I wanted to capture the beauty and elegance of this lady during a solemn and surreal time. Despite wearing a mask to protect herself and anyone around her, she is still able to radiate her beauty, elegance and style.

ARTIST BIO

Kayode Malomo is an multimedia and multi-talented Artist based in York, Pennsylvania, USA. He is the CEO/Creative Director of Malomsyart Collection.

Kayode weaves themes that oscillate around a game play of light and shadow, expressing strong versatility in oil, airbrushing, collage and mixed media. Bright colors painstakingly weave together in Malomo's "light into life" themes. His paintings often feature themes that depict happiness, hope, beauty and the importance of education.

Malomo has been commissioned to paint for dignitaries such as the President of Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, Mali and Philadelphia's Mayor to name a few. He has also been featured in several National and International dailies and was recognized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art during its "African Art, African Voices" Art exhibit in a feature film titled "In their own voices", an interwoven portrait of four African artists in Pennsylvania.

As a York resident, Malomo has exhibited at the Creative York Gallery in York every year since 2018, the Prince George's African American Museum of Art, MD and the African American Museum of Art in Philadelphia.

Malomo's painting titled "Security" graced the cover of the 2017 January edition of the Journal of African Literature, a global professional society of diaspora scholars, teachers, artists, artistes and creative writers from over 55 countries.

A graduate of Temple University, Kayode has served a volunteer for the Salem Square Library and Salem Foundation in York .

One of Malomo's favorite places to visit in York is the Rail Trail. His painting "Education is Key" which he donated is displayed in the Salem Library to inspire students about the importance of hard work and education.

MalomsyArt has a presence in galleries and other creative outlets in the US, UK and Africa. He has completed over 150 artworks.

"Floating Floral #101

Acrylic

12"x12" +frame

2020

FEATURED ARTIST

Linda Sommer is a contemporary abstract painter who resides in York, Pennsylvania and Port Orange, Florida. Her abstract explorations and studies continue with the nationally known American teachers Steven Aimone (including 3 awarded residencies), Audrey Phillips, Nicholas Wilton and recently, with British artist, Emily Ball. Linda's award winning works have been exhibited regionally in group and solo invitational and juried exhibits in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Exhibition highlights include: Doshi Gallery at the Susquehanna Arts Museum, multiple YorkFest Exhibits, the Women Artist of York1 at Creative York (YorkArts), Rottler Awards Winners Exhibit at York Art Association, Solo Exhibit at Marketview Arts for the Susquehanna Artists, solo exhibit at the Cab Gallery and the Visual Arts Invitational Exhibit of the PA Governor's Awards for the Arts in York, PA.

Primarily using acrylic and oil media, she works intuitively, building layers expressing image and emotion. Through the use of mark and color, her paintings show the immaterial, invisible world that we can sense but not see. Her artwork can be found in numerous private and corporate collections. In addition, she has produced corporate commissions. Linda's work was highlighted in the book "Expressive Drawing: A Practical Guide to Freeing the Artist Within" by Steve Aimone.

Sales, consultations and commissions can be arranged by appointment. Linda welcomes visits to her Wrightsville studio/gallery.

"A Metamorphosis"

Oil on paper

20"x16.5" framed

2022

FEATURED ARTIST

ARTIST BIO

Quinn Evans seeks to express understandings of identity in her figurative work, especially as it relates to the younger generation who are faced with an increasingly uncertain world. By creating scenes both through collaboration and her own research, she uses painting as a medium to construct overarching narratives on this era by referencing various perspectives, including her own. Much of her work is a response to current political and social contexts, aiming to create constructive and restorative dialogues amongst her audiences.

Born in Lancaster, PA, Evans graduated summa cum laude from Franklin and Marshall College in 2021 with a B.A. in Studio Art. For the last decade, she has exhibited her work in various museum and non-profit art spaces throughout the region.

Recently, three of her paintings were acquired by Franklin & Marshall College, one of which is included in the permanent collection of the Phillips Museum of Art. Her painting, "Isayah," received First Place at the 2019 National Conference of Undergraduate Research Art Competition: Journeys Through the Civil Rights Movement: Then and Now and was acquired as part of Kennesaw State's permanent collection. She also had two works acquired by Susquehanna University, in both the permanent collections of the Lore Degenstein Gallery as well as the Blough-Weis Library.

"Storm Clouds"

Pastel

6"x8" +frame(13"x13")

2022

FEATURED ARTIST
ARTIST BIO
Rob Evans' paintings and drawings have been exhibited in museums around the globe and can be found in dozens of prominent public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art and Library of Congress. His work has been featured in numerous national publications and on PBS television, NPR radio and the Huffington Post.

As an independent curator Evans organized "Visions of the Susquehanna" a touring museum exhibition featuring Susquehanna themed masterworks and was invited to help curate a historical survey of prominent Pennsylvania artists at the State Museum for Governor Wolf's Inaugural Festivities in 2015.

He has served on the board of Creative York (formerly YorkArts) and also helped found Marketview Arts in downtown York.

"Spring Flowers Lantern"

Fused glass

13"x11"

2022

ARTIST BIO
Amanda is the proud owner of The Prancing Pig, Paint Your Own Pottery in York. She spends most of her days there, helping to bring out the inner artist in her customers.

She has a BS in Environmental Science from Rollins College and has worked as an Environmental Educator both in the private sector as well as for the National Park Service as a Park Ranger. But art was always her first love. After 15 years in Colorado, she moved back to the York area, and found her true passion, helping people create. This was also her first introduction to Fused Glass, and she was hooked. She now teaches at The Prancing Pig doing Kids Nights, Story Times as well as glass and painting classes.

Amanda invites you to stop in at The Prancing Pig to meet her and her staff and get your creativity on!

"Wandering Woods"

Encaustic Photograph

11"x14"

2022

Artist Bio
Amy Rieg is an award-winning photographer and encaustic artist who lives and works in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She lived most of her adult life in Colorado and when her husband lost his job of 19 years they moved to Pennsylvania to live with family and return to school where he attended HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College and graduated, with highest honors, in December 2018 with an AFA in Photography. Amy is fortunate enough to have become part of the lineage of photographers who have learned from the great masters. Her mentors Ronald Talbot and Garrick Dorsett had personal learning experiences with Sally Mann, Owen Butler, Minor White and Ansel Adams, who learned from the photographic pioneers, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen.

Being able to experiment and try different techniques in college allowed Amy to explore encaustic photography. Encaustic is a Greek word meaning "to heat or burn in" (enkaustikos). Heat is used throughout the process, from melting the beeswax and varnish to fusing the layers of wax. Encaustic consists of natural bee's wax and dammar resin (crystallized tree sap). Encaustic painting is an ancient technique, dating back to the Greeks, who used wax to caulk ship hulls. Perhaps the best known of all encaustic work are the Fayum funeral portraits painted in the 1st through 3rd centuries A.D. by Greek painters in Egypt.

Amy says, "Light surrounds us, and as a photographer I capture that light and interpret it in different ways, I love to be able to share that through traditional prints. But I was able to elevate my art to a new level when I found encaustic photography. Adding wax to an image can create a sense of mystery, romanticize the light, or produce excitement through the texture. My hope is to give my audience something they've never seen before and instill an appreciation of things that often go overlooked in addition to observing our world in a different way."

"I Might Someday"

Acrylic

11"x14"

2022

"Miniature Landscape Garden"

Mixed media

14"x11" +frame

2021

ARTIST BIO

Pennsylvania based artist Andrea Biller Collins is a graduate of Millersville University, Lancaster. Her work has been included in regional and national shows including Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA; John Fonda Gallery at Theatre Project, Baltimore, MD; Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA; Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA and Women Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.

In additional to her solo practice she has curated, collaborated, and designed under the
name DearKeystone and was one of the co-founders of the former Lowercase Gallery in Wrightsville, PA.

"he wanted a star for his metal pocket"

Mixed media

12.5"x8.5"

2022

Artist Bio

Andrew Murphy is an accomplished designer, illustrator, inventor, sculptor and publisher. Born in 1967 in Illinois, his interest in art was developed from almost the get go. Whether with crayons or pencil, he is always ready to sketch and create. He graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art with a degree in design.

Artist Statement

Whether planned or just by mere wondering, everyone walks a path. You start at one point and wake up at another. The question is "What was gained and gathered during this time?" Hopefully memories, experiences (good and bad), knowledge, emotion or a muddled combination make up the mix. Like a filing cabinet, my brain squirrels all these little gems and blips for later consumption and understanding?? Over time, maybe a day, a month, or even years later, my brain works away on these thoughts making connections whether literal or abstract. Eventually it comes down to a notion that has to be scribbled onto paper and visualized. Some thoughts come out the tip of my pencil like they were trapped there the whole time waiting to come life and my hand is just taking orders. While other thoughts start conjuring about as I draw. But sometimes, the planned thought gets hijacked and changed up and the new idea jumps the line and takes over. It now becomes the focus and that's ok. The planned idea will always be there for later visualization because it was already understood, but the unexpected may vanish so it's better to follow that stream of consciousness when it appears.

So what is the focus? It depends on the mood, the reason for expression and the means or media needed to do such. Sometimes, it's through painting, drawing or sculpture-or all three. No matter the media though, there is a sense of depth and dimension-and that is my fingerprint whether planned or not. It's just how my mind thinks.

"Colour"

Acrylic/oil

12"x12"

2021

"Sun Grapes"

Acrylic, pen, & ink

16"x20"

2018

Artist Statement

"The process of making art gives me a tool to convey my authentic work in this world. It awakens my senses to the beauty and possibilities that life offers. In all aspects of my life and career, creative problem solving has been the essence of my inspiration. Creating Art is an innate expression, a spiritual connection and an essential commission that renews me. I create art that reflects the light, the spirit and the beauty of Life"

"Envy"

Mixed media

14"x11" +frame

2022

Artist Bio

Annelise's style is characterized by figurative elements within abstract environments. Her paintings in particular feature strong color schemes and an emotional presence. Originally based out of Central Pennsylvania, Annelise is the daughter of an art educator and a designer. She began drawing at a young age finding inspiration from fantasy literature, music, graphic novels, and nature. Later, she graduated with a BFA concentrated in Illustration from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Annelise has been working for the past 10+ years in various visual art fields and participates in gallery showings yearly. Her work has been published in books and magazines and featured among athletic and fashion venues. In addition to creating art, Annelise has a passion for community involvement, including educating, volunteering, and raising awareness for the arts.

"Red Dinghy"

Watercolor

12"x16" +frame

2018

ARTIST BIO

A native of Naples, Florida, Annie Strack is a classically trained professional artist whose formal art school training included advanced studies of numerous mediums. Although she is best known as a Modern Master of maritime painting, she is also an experienced expert in many other mediums, subjects, and styles.

As a commercial artist, her designs have been used by hotels, restaurants, retailers, and other businesses for decades. An experienced drafter, she has created architectural renderings for dozens of architects and building contractors and her illustrations have been featured in numerous publications.

She is also an industry trained expert in the uses and properties of artist materials, and she works with artist supply companies to test and review new products. Her knowledge makes her in demand as a demonstrator for art organizations and arts supply stores.

She's the author of The Artists Guide to Business & Marketing, and feature writer and contributing editor for Professional Artist Magazine, The Crafts Report, and other publications. She is the producer / host of Painting Seascapes in Watercolor, which is broadcast on TV worldwide and also available on DVD.

Strack has been published in several prominent magazines including Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, The Artist's Magazine, Watercolor Magazine, The Crafts Report, Wooden Boat International, Country Roads, Gallery Insider, House & Home, Louisiana Life, Gulf Coast Arts & Entertainment Review, Louisiana Homes & Gardens, Fig, County Lines, and Covington Magazine, and she has been featured in dozens of newspaper and television interviews.

Her art has been featured on the covers of Art Calendar Magazine, Harmon Homes Magazine, Inside Northside Magazine, and Northlake News Magazine.

Her paintings are exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the world, and have been featured in 22 solo shows. She exhibits in a multitude of national and international juried shows and she has won hundreds of awards and grants Strack earned the prestigious honor of Signature Membership in 22 artist societies including the International Society of Marine Painters and International Plein Air Painters, and she holds the esteemed honor of being an Official Authorized Artist for the US Coast Guard.

She has volunteered on the Board of Directors for numerous organizations and chaired a countless number of juried shows, plein air events, workshops, programs, and fundraising. She currently volunteers for the National Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, Plein Air Brandywine Valley, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Hawaii Watercolor Society, and Mid-Southern Watercolor Society.

Her artwork hangs in over 1,000 collections worldwide, including: USCG, Navy, Senate, Pentagon, Fredonia Museum, Zigler Museum, Lake Pontchartrain Maritime Museum, Jefferson Parish Courthouse, St. Tammany Parish Public Art Collection, San Benito Public Art Collection, VA Retirement Home, Merrill Lynch, Kildare Marine, Biloxi Sun-Herald, St Tammany Parish Hospital, Ochsner Foundation, New Orleans World Trade Center, Marsh USA, Transwestern Services, International Matex, Liberty Tire, and many more.

Annie Strack travels around the world to teach workshops and curate exhibits, and in between her busy travels she can be found painting or teaching in her studio near Philadelphia. She endeavors to dip her toes in an ocean at least once a month.

"Do You Believe in Magic & Puffy Birds?"

Acrylic

18"x24" +frame

2022

ARTIST BIO

I was always a prolific dreamer and growing up in a coal town, the ways in which I was able to embrace and interest the "creative side" in me, was through the movies and the small random exhibitions placed in odd places and at odd times. My first memories of art was as a child while waiting in line at the local cafeteria. They would hold exhibits which would cascade up the walls to the food. I stood in awe of these creations and felt whoever did these held some secret power that I wanted a part. The colors, lines, and forms twisted in my mind tendering me an explosion of imaginative potential. It wasn't much later that I went into a local stationary store where my grandmother, keenly aware of this interest, bought me Japanese oil pastels in a wooden box- the beginning of a long love affair with the arts.

My art is a reflection of my lifetime trials and tribulations. Reality as a theme is compromised to the surreal and whimsical, horror is wed with humor and color, all of which highlights the instability of emotion.

"Carved Red Bowl"

Ceramic

10.5"x10.5"x3.5"

2021

Artist Bio

I'm a native New-Yorker and have always been interested in art. But as "life gets in the way", I was unable to pursue anything like this until I found myself alone in Phoenix, AZ about 15 years ago. After trying several mediums, I found my passion in ceramics; it was literally a life-saver! I've been back in PA for about 10 years and have a home workshop and some regular customers, custom work store on Etsy, and do some craft shows. I learn mostly from reading and videos and the occasional workshop. I'm always looking to try something new, many times nature themed. In ceramics the possibilities are limitless!

"Summer Solstice at Gulliver's Hole"

Acrylic

8"x10"

2021

ARTIST STATEMENT
A visit to Lubec, Maine also involved a hike along the majestic coast of downeast Maine to Gulliver's Hole. This was the day of the summer solstice and the misty weather finally cleared revealing the beautiful colors and textures along with the dramatic play of light and shadow that inspired this painting.

ARTIST BIO
Brett is a graduate of the York Academy of Arts and works in his art services business, Brett Greiman Design. His services include illustration, graphic design, murals, paintings and art instruction. Brett also is a Pennsylvania Arts in Education artist in residence and is well known for his patient and empathetic approach to teaching art.

In 2004, Kimberly Camp, Yorkfest juror and CEO of the Barnes Foundation, world's largest private collection of impressionist art, chose his painting "Tornado Warning" for the Best of Show award and he was the featured artist for 2006
YorkFest.

In 2011, three of Brett's large-scale moveable murals titled "Civil Rights Heroes, Barrier Breakers" were installed into the permanent collection of the York County History Center.

In 2017, Jim McClure, editor of York Sunday News, listed Brett as "a York artist who history will remember".

He has many works in both corporate and private collections including Wellspan Health, Harley Davidson, Nixon Nature Center, and many others. He has also illustrated and created the cover designs for several books by York area authors. Brett is a life-long York countian and lives in York Township, PA with wife Nina and daughter Bretina.

"Float"

Derwent Inktense

14"x11" +frame

2022

ARTIST BIO

Bronwyn Kenna is a Montgomery, Pennsylvania native. She was graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2006 where she received her Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education.

As a self taught artist Bronwyn has explored many mediums but focuses on watercolor, ink, and drawing. She recently had artwork featured in the September issue of Colored Pencil Magazine, a worldwide publication.

She hopes to eventually earn a Master's in Fine Arts and venture full time in the art field.

"In The Barn"

Oil

13"x10" +frame

2020

ARTIST STATEMENT

I enjoy the challenge of trying to capture the beauty of the world around us, always trying to invite the viewer to enter and explore the view. My landscapes are generally of places I have visited, and I try to re-create the mood of the moment with color, light and shadows.

In these stressful times, I have found solace in nature in all seasons. On daily walks, I find the changing of the seasons a solid refuge from conflict. Spring always follows even the roughest winter, and summer's heat gives way to the coolness and colors of autumn.

I seek to find beauty in the ordinary things around us. I paint because I love to paint. So, there is no great social or philosophical message in my paintings; I just want to make the viewer feel good when they look at my art. If it has made you happy, I am happy!

ARTIST BIO

Carol Robertson Little began painting in 2009, taking her first art class at York (PA) Art Association in the winter of 2010. Painting primarily in oils, she has been influenced by instructors Phyllis Disher Fredericks, Anita Williams, Susan Nicholas Gephart and Barbara Buchanan. While most of her work is realistic, she has executed some paintings in an impressionistic style. She paints both in York, PA, and Benson, VT.

She has won awards in York Art Association exhibits, and has been juried into exhibits there, as well as at Farm and Natural Lands Trust. Freedom Seekers at William Goodridge Freedom Center and Framers Workshop in York. She recently was featured in a solo exhibit in the Danyo Gallery of YAA.

She participates in Creative York exhibits, York Art Association exhibits, with the Gallery Group of YAA at various venues, and with the Orwell Artists group and the Stratford House Gallery in Orwell, Vermont.

"Blue Shed in Winter"
Oil
16"x20"

ARTIST BIO

Chris Gold is a resident of York, PA who starts painting later in life. Her creative journey begins in 1999 when her daughter comes home from school with a pot she has made in her ceramics class. They begin taking private lessons together and she discovers the joy of creating something functional from a lump of clay. After 14 years of being frustrated with the occasional unfixable failures coming from her kiln, she feels she needs a different medium for her creative outlet. In addition to the increasing mound of failed pots, she also finds that pottery does not allow for the degree of self-expression she desires.

As a child she grows up being fascinated watching her father paint with colorful, creamy oil paints, so in 2013 she picks up a brush to try it for herself. She begins with less costly acrylic paint and after finding some confidence in her painting skill set, she adds oils to her repertoire. Paint is now her chosen medium because it allows her the flexibility to change a work to maximize her aesthetic ambition. She also finds painting a better vehicle to express her point of view.
She enjoys painting a variety of genres including landscapes and still life. More recently she is painting ethereal still life pieces which combine natural and man-made elements to explore how God has instilled creativity in his own human creations. She classifies herself a representational painter leaning into Impressionism. She finds pure realism too constraining and strives for a balance between what she actually sees in her environment and how she would like to see it.

Her art education is not a formal one, but rather gained by taking workshops and classes from local professionals. Always hungry to keep learning she enrolls in art classes and workshops regularly.
Now a retired nurse practitioner in women's health, she has more time to devote to the canvas and is showing her work in area galleries and online social media. She has been accepted into juried shows through the York Art Association. She is exhibiting work at the York Jewish Community Center and has entered paintings into the Parliament Art Organization and Creative York. She is a member of the York Art Association, Creative York and is. a juried member of the Oil Painters of America. She also serves as the chair of the Gallery committee and Board of Directors of the York Art Association.

"untitled no. 15 (narcissus)"

Photography: Archival pigment print on canvas

8"x16"

2017

"When the Clock Struck Khaki"

Mixed media

12"x12"

2022

ARTIST BIO

I've been compelled to create art since I was a young girl (I was even banned from looking at the newspaper before my Dad because I doodled all over it). Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor were what I used most when I first began creating. Having lived all over and with frequent travel, I was exposed to many different areas of the country and so my mind grew. I knew I was an artist--until I was blindsided by a young college professor who told me that my natural ability was "too stylized and will never sell." At that time I lacked the self-belief to push back and I began the journey I needed to take to get to where I am today. If I'm not creating art, I'm not happy, I'm not settled, and I fill with angst. I need to create in order to process what is happening in my life. And so I DO, drawing, photographing, painting, mixing media and techniques to respond to the world around me, reflect what I see and imagine, and to express what I am feeling.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I'm always asking myself, "What if?" My ideas are provoked by what I'm seeing, what I'm hearing, and how I'm feeling. Many of my visual cues come from forms in nature or moments created when light intersects with dimension. Figures or faces often appear in my work because I find people quite fascinating. My most personal work happens when I examine and translate human experience into art. My tenacious curiosity, tireless observation, and drive to express myself artistically mean that I'm always painting in my head. I look at things and see how I would paint it. Often when I start a painting, it turns out to be something completely different. My intended work is often reshaped by the experience I'm having while creating the piece--sometimes with the materials themselves or with evolving concepts. I'm curious about the work I continue to do and am excited about where it will take me.

"Head Room"

Oil

9"x12" (12"x16" framed)

2016

ARTIST BIO

Dillon Samuelson is a painter and illustrator who currently lives and works in York City. He graduated from the Fine Art program at York College of Pennsylvania in 2014, and the following year was awarded the third annual Appell Arts Fellowship at Marketview Arts. He has also completed residencies with the Vermont Studio Center and Springboard for the Arts, and his work has been shown in exhibitions across the US. His art is in private collections throughout the US, Europe, and Australia, and his award-winning illustrations have appeared in books, comics, short stories and more.

"Midnight Snow- Meditation II"

Acrylic

8"x10" (10"x12" framed)

2021

ARTIST BIO
Drawing from the time she could hold a crayon, Donna Welsh has been an artist all of her life. Painting is in her blood, and in her hair, and under her nails. Largely self-taught, she received her formal training at York Academy of Arts. She also holds a degree in Psychology from Albright College and is certified in several modalities in the Natural Health field. After operating a commercial studio in the seventies, she discovered that her true love was painting, although she still pursues graphic design, especially typography. Her work hangs in collections both in the U.S. and abroad.

She has taught adult drawing and painting classes for over thirty years, and currently facilitates therapeutic art classes for adults with severe mental illness and advanced dementia.

Donna divides her time among her art, natural health interests and her family. She currently resides in what she likes to call her Hobbit House in Mountville.

Midnight Volcano Mugs (set of 6)

Ceramics

6"x4"x3"

2022

ARTIST BIO
Douglas Kaye Spangler is a lifelong resident and an 11th generation descendant of York County, PA. Having a degree in English Literature and a passion for poetry, he spent 20+ years in Food Service, 5+ years in the Audio-Visual field, only to discover a love for pottery later in life. When his wife purchased The Prancing Pig, he dove into the glazing and firing aspect, learning as much about the back room process as possible. Having recently acquired a throwing wheel and delving into microgreens, the artist believes that it is never too late to start a new career, especially if you love it.

"Snowscape 21"

Acrylic

18"x18"

ARTIST BIO

Elaina received a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from The Pennsylvania College of Art And Design in 2009. While pursuing her bachelor's degree, Posey also interned at the Charles Demuth Foundation located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 2010, she studied under Professor Robert Andriulli at Millersville University participating in the Emerging Artists in Residency Program. She received her Masters of Fine Arts at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pa in 2013. She is currently a member of the Cerulean Arts Artist Coop in Philadelphia and maintains a studio practice at home in Lancaster.

Her pieces have been exhibited in many galleries in Pennsylvania and the East Coast including Millersville University (Millersville, Pa.), Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.), Elizabethtown College and Cerulean Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Recent Awards include an Academy Scholarship from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, an Honorable Mention in the 2017 F.A.M.E Show at PAFA (Philadelphia, Pa.), Best in Show in 2017 at the York Art Association's Juried Exhibition and Second Place at the 2017 Juried Exhibition at the Art Association of Harrisburg.

Her website is www.elainaposeyart.com, and you can also view her work, and get updated on any shows she will be involved in on her facebook page; http://www.facebook.com/ElainaPoseyArt.

"New Spirit"

Oil

20"x20"

2022

ARTIST BIO

"Eurydice"

Acrylic

18"x21" framed

2018

ARTIST BIO

Born and educated in Krakow, Poland.

Master Degree in Architecture, Architectural Faculty - Institute of Technology at Polytechnic

of Krakow.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Artist, photographer, and architectural designer.

Worked in numerous architectural offices in Europe and United States, designed her own residences in Arlington, Texas in 1987 and in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania in 1994.

1992-1993 served on a Board of Directors at York Art Association.

Received twenty-four Major Art Awards in visual arts and also twelve Honorable Mentions,

including

2000 - Rottler Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts.

2014 - Award of Distinction, at Yorkfest, Juried Art Exhibit

2016 - Best of Show at York Fair Art Show

2021 - Award of Excellence at 50th Annual Open Juried Exhibition.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In my artwork, I try to achieve a strong expression of timeless beauty in nature. Abstract compositions and more realistic florals are created with energy, in a multitude of sounds and balanced colors, which are always the most important features of a piece. During the art-creation process, I want to share moments of enjoyment and transfer my feelings to the viewers, leading them through fantasies in compositions, in order to find a meditative or relaxing experience. Many pieces of my artwork are influenced by European Art Nouveau, also represented in stained-glass creations, where the sunlight makes all colors alive.

"Stained Glass Anthurium"

Oil

11"x14" oval

ARTIST BIO
Photographer/Artist - York PA
Gretchen Nevin is a mother and wife living in York, Pa. She has been working as a Logistics Supervisor for an RF company (live TV production) for the past 19 years. Prior to starting her career, she attended Pennsylvania School of Art and Design with a focus on illustration.

Gretchen began her photography journey while documenting her children's day to day life and as a means of preserving their childhood. As she grew in her craft, she fell in love with the details of people and uses light to add dramatic perspective to her images. Currently, she focuses on families, newborns and maternity but her heart remains drawn to creative shoots where she can work along side other artists.

In addition to photography, she also focuses on drawing, painting and print-making. Through the use of dramatic brush strokes and textured application, she aims to convey depth and contrast in her paintings. While drawing, she uses heavy lines and direction to dramatize lights and shadows.

"Sunset City"

Oil

14"x11"

2022

ARTIST BIO

Joanna Tice is an aspiring Artist from York Pennsylvania, and a Graduate from Temple University's Tyler School of Art Class of 2015. She received a BFA in Painting and Drawing with a Minor in General Business Studies. She prefers to go by the name "Joey" and her art business on social media is named Only1joey Art to play into that name.

She has resided in her current studio space since August of 2019 located on the third floor of The Handsome Cab in downtown York. A studio space shared among 5 other working Artists. Today she is also a member of the York Art Association and strives to have her work displayed in art shows and events surrounding York.

She loves animals, peaceful nature, hiking, and traveling to new & old places, which is often depicted in her work. She grew up with a twin sister. The sibling rivalry and competitiveness is truly what pushed her to begin her journey as an Artist, but her love and enjoyment that painting brings her is what keeps her motivated to grow her Artist name and get her name recognized in the community.

BFA Painting & Drawing from Tyler School of Art

"Arms Aflutter"

Pastel

13"x12" +frame

2019

ARTIST BIO

Currently Living and working near York, PA, Judeth Pekala Hawkins was born in Detroit, Michigan. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Judeth's intensely personal work and unmistakable style has been recognized and awarded throughout the mid Atlantic United States. Her work is in many private collections and has been represented by galleries in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Beaufort, SC.

"Collections" is part of a series of paintings that focus on animals and nature. The act of recording these observations offer respite in these uncertain times.

"The End of Autumn"
Encaustic

13.5" x 13.5" framed

ARTIST BIO
Judy is a York native. She now lives in Savannah, GA. But York will always be home.
She graduated from Temple University School of Pharmacy and practiced community pharmacy for many years.

She now actively pursues her art which includes calligraphy, pressed flower art, encaustics, cold wax and scanography. All of her art comes from the heart and is mainly self-taught.
She learned calligraphy in the 1980's at the YWCA. She practiced many hours before she introduced QuilliGraphy, her art business that showcased note cards. She added pressed flowers to the quotes and poems and words giving her designs a unique distinctive look. All of her designs are done by hand, including homemade ink and pressing all the flowers.

"Fall from Grace"

Oil

18.5"x17.5"

2011

ARTIST BIO

Justin Ritmiller is an artist and graphic designer currently living and working in York County, PA.

His body of work focuses primarily on portraiture as a means to explore and document the fundamental details that make up a subject. His cropped, intimate and introspective renders are built from layers of meticulous color blocking combined with frequently chaotic brush strokes and maker's marks that balance traditional technique with painterly expression.

Fusing color, varied surface treatment, witness marks and raw lines left dripping down the canvas, an image is created that is at times impressionistic and abstract but still utterly realistic in final execution.

An artist throughout his life, Justin earned a degree in Visual Communications from Towson University and has original paintings, prints and photographs held in private collections throughout the country. He has been featured in numerous galleries, groups shows and exhibitions. To inquire about original commissions, please contact [email protected].

"Cerro Pedernal"

Mixed media

8"x10" framed

2022

Artist Bio

Karen Fornadel, M.Ed. has been working as an art teacher and artist for twenty-five years.

Karen's portfolio of artwork focuses on drawings and paintings of landscapes and nature. Her work is influenced by the works of Eduoard Manet and Georgia O'Keeffe. She enjoys doing commissioned drawings and paintings of bridal bouquets. She is inspired by the beauty of nature and the joy of sharing art with her students and her family.

Karen's work was featured in an exhibit entitled Searching for Self at the YorkArts@CityArt Gallery in 2013. She received a Creative York Award in 2014 and participated MonsterDraw Fundraising Rallies at YorkArts in 2015. In 2016, she participated in York College's Faculty Biennial Exhibition and Creative York's CSA (Community Supported Art) program. In 2018, Karen's work was included in the Art in Industry: Rutter's - A York Icon exhibit. She has also been a featured artist at Kaletta's Boutique in Downtown York. Most recently her work was a part of the Hope & Resilience and 100 Under 100 Shows at Creative York. Creative York plays a vital role in bringing art programming to our community.

"Smile"

9"x12" on 2" raised panel

Kim Smith

ARTIST BIO
Kim Smith, a Lancaster County native, seems to have been born with the love of art in her soul. She earned her BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University and has owned TCG Design in East Petersburg for more than 30 years.

Even though she is in a creative business, something was always missing. After the last of her three children became more independent, she felt drawn to pursue her love of painting. Now she paints every day, rising before the sun. Committing to this daily practice fits perfectly into her busy life.

Over the past several years, Kim has developed a consistent style in her painting. Yet her subject matter is diverse - from florals and landscapes to birds and fruit -with a holiday ornament or summer crab mixed in to celebrate a special moment in time.

"Innocence"

Mixed media

16.5"x24"

2022

ARTIST BIO/STATEMENT
As an artist it is my job to explore and create based on my experiences. I currently work as a
Firefighter/Paramedic and spend my time serving in the local church. I find that within these structures I have ample material to draw from and explore.

My current illustrations and painting
series explore the links between these two drastically different worlds as well as their similarities and how we respond within our own cultural framework.

I hold a BFA in oil painting from Western Michigan University and seminary training at Capitol Seminary. I have had several group shows on the East Coast and Mid-West. I have also shown internationally with group and solo shows in Berlin, Germany.

I currently reside in York, Pennsylvania with my wife and 4 kids and have been excited to explore the creative energy and community in and around York County.

CV/RESUME
Education
Western Michigan University: Bachelors of Fine Arts: Oil Painting Emphasis, Graduated Cum
Laude. Department of Arts, College of Fine Arts. Kalamazoo, Michigan. 2002.

Solo Exhibitions
-Faith and Other Fine Tragedies: Mixed Media works on Panel, Takoma Park Community
Center, Takoma Park, Maryland. 2006.
-The Royal Underground: The adventures of Sinners and Saints,: Mixed Media works on paper,
Gallery 24. Berlin, Germany. 2003.
-Revisiting: Oil/Mixed media Paintings. Inner Images art Gallery. Kalamazoo, Michigan. 2002.
-Four: Senior Thesis Exhibition, a series of paintings exploring the exploitation and adoration of
Religious Icons. Western Michigan University, East Hall. Kalamazoo, Michigan. 2002.

Group Exhibitions
-Creative York Gallery: 100 under $100, Small Artwork Group Exhibition, "Face Study I" and
"Face Study II" Oil/mixed media on board, 8" x 8", 2021
-Creative York Gallery: Dreams, "Wandering" and "Wages of Sin" Ink on paper, 11" x 14", 2021
-Creative York Gallery: 100 under $100, Small Artwork Group Exhibition, "AP Study: Doctor",
Digital Print with Mixed Media on paper, 3.5in x 5 inch. 2019
-Martin Library: Light and Shadow, "Face Study I", Charcoal on paper. 2019
-Martin Library: Light and Shadow, "Face Study II", Charcoal on paper. 2019
-Creative York Gallery: Identity, "In the World/Of the World" Graphite and Charcoal on paper, 7"
x 12", 2019
-Martin Library: Inspiration, "AP-Study Alone", 5" x 7" 2019
-Martin Library: Inspiration, "AP-Study Hope", 5" x 7" 2019
-Martin Library: Hispanic Heritage, 8" x 10" Mixed Media on Paper, "La Comida", "La Fe" and
"La Familia" 2017
-Martin Library: Urban Artwork, 8" x 10" Mixed Media on Paper, "My Sorted Past" and
"Untitled", 2017
-Takoma Park Community Center Inaugural Show: Mixed Media group Show, Takoma Park
Community Center, Takoma Park, Maryland. 2006
-Aids, Religion, and the Holocaust: Mixed media group show, Gallery 24. Berlin, Germany.
2003.
-Café Noir: Mixed media works on canvas, Café Noir, John Rollins Books. Kalamazoo,
Michigan. 2003.
-Sacred Art: Mixed media works, Box Heart Gallery. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2003.
-Good and Evil: Group show of artworks surrounding the topic of Good and Evil. Muskegon,
Michigan. 2002.
-West Michigan Area Show: Juried art exhibition, Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Kalamazoo,
Michigan. 2002.

Residencies
Vermont Studio Center: Artist residency. Johnson, Vermont. 2002.

"Happy Go Lucky Local"

Digital Photograph

18"x24" +frame

2021

ARTIST BIO
Michael Hower is a photographer from Central Pennsylvania where he resides with his wife and two boys. His digital photography experience began nine years ago. Over that time, he has amassed a resume of over a two hundred exhibitions and publications. His work has been featured in shows at the Pennsylvania State Museum, PA; Masur Museum of Art, LA; Marshall University, WV; and Penn College, PA.
Mike's work focuses on historical themes portraying human objects/structures in modified environments now devoid of human activity, conveying themes of wear, deterioration, and nature's reclamation of manmade environments via architecture and landscape.

"The Sea is Deep"

Acrylic

20"x20"

2021

ARTIST BIO
Pamela J. Black is an abstract painter who lives and works in a rural town outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

She received her BFA from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and holds her Masters in Education, which she obtained while teaching art for five years.

Black is currently represented by The Millworks in Harrisburg, which is a local and sustainable restaurant, brewery and art gallery with 17 artist studios.

She spends her days juggling the roles of mother and artist while painting from her in-home studio.

Black's paintings are interpretations of what she sees around her and what she has discovered through sketches along her travels. She often begins by creating a random mark on canvas or paper and responds to it by bringing order back to the surface. Focus on process, change and exploration is essential to creating work that feels authentic and personal. Ultimately, her creative process is fueled by a need to find a sense of balance between chaos and control. Through this dialogue that Black creates, she continues to find connections to herself.

Her paintings serve as reflections of her soul's landscape - they are visual records of her emotions, findings, and her everyday thoughts. She chooses to explore these ideas through her relationship with the medium, while constantly expressing herself through the process of painting.

Black's hope is for the viewer to be brought into the present moment while engaging with her paintings and to be able to find their own story within the artwork.

"Voices Carry"

Mixed media on cradle board

18" x 18" (framed 20"x20")

ARTIST BIO

An artist with a focus on abstract art including land and seascapes, Patricia is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is a member of Creative York and The York Art Association, both in York PA and the Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg PA. She is a resident artist at the Garth Gallery, Columbia PA. She has shown and sold her work in all locations.

Always drawing from the power of nature, her vision of depth and space is brought to the forefront in her work. Patricia works in mixed media on cradleboard and paper using acrylic paint, collage, oil pastel, oil sticks and vine charcoal along with sanding and distressing.

She is the recent recipient of the Rottler Award of Excellence 2021 Annual Juried Show at the York Art Association, York PA. She also received the Award of Excellence at the 50th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, York Art Association. In 2021 Patricia completed a series of four seascape paintings that are now a part of the permanent collection at the Wellspan York Campus Cancer Center, York PA.

"Monika"

Neurographica Mixed Media

16"x13" +frame

2022

ARTIST BIO

BFA, The Maryland Institute of Art
Art Education Major
Owned Homeschool Art Teaching Business, 15 years.
Taught Adult Art Education for Community College
Carroll County Public Schools, elementary grades

Retirement has allowed me to seek out media and classes that I had not be able to become involved in while teaching. What a joy and fun learning. I have also enjoyed exhibiting my work and meeting wonderfully talented people.

I love color and expressing experiences I have had. I hope you will step into my paintings and experience my joy!

"Big Tree"

Acrylic

15"x11" +frame

2016

ARTIST BIO

Teller has a business degree from the College of Notre Dame, Baltimore where she was introduced to dark room photography and photo journaling. She later studied drawing, painting and color theory at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland.

Her artistic pursuits include painting, mixed media, collage and photography. She finds inspiration from her everyday life, nature, travels, books, cinema-almost everything. Although Teller has been involved with photography and art making since her 20's, it was retiring from a business career in 2008 that allowed concentrated time to pursue an art practice.

She is active with the York Art Association, Creative York, and exhibits her paintings and photography regularly at various galleries in the York County area.

"Morning Ride with the Moon"

Oil

8"x8" +frame

2021

ARTIST BIO
My spirit is truly energized by the natural world and why I have come to focus on painting landscapes. I feel fortunate to live in a spot where the horizon is wide and the skies broad, among hay meadows, plowed fields and fence rows. It is my hope that a viewer connecting with my little paintings may renew their sense of place in the world.

I began painting in a small format several years ago and found working small is not only conducive to maintaining a daily painting practice but also provides me an opportunity to provide an intimate interpretation of the natural elements around us.

Bio
I attained a BFA from Edinboro State University in Pennsylvania and completed graduate studies in metal-smithing and art history at Indiana University of Pa.

I enjoyed a career working in the museum profession, first as Registrar with the Historical Society of York County and later as Curator of the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, Pa. After moving to New Mexico and living in Santa Fe for several years, I returned to Pennsylvania and worked with the non-profit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy until retiring in 2014.

I have had several successful solo shows in York and Marietta and regularly exhibit my work in juried and group shows in the area. In 2020 I was awarded an Artists Professional Development Grant by the Cultural Alliance of York County.

A catalog of my work is available on Instagram @pattomes and at

"Juvenile Zebra"

Oil on paper

6"x9" +frame

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO

Painting in a representational manner I enjoy utilizing the tactile quality of oil paints and strive to make a painting that has confident brushwork, paint handling and color. Each painting is an honest effort to create a work of art. As an adjunct professor I have taught painting, drawing and design courses at Art Institute of York, York College, Penn State University Harrisburg Campus, and Harrisburg Area Community College.

Exhibits and Competitions:

Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Juried Show, Hagerstown MD - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Maryland Federation of Art, Digital Directions Exhibition, Jurors' Choice Award - 2021

Mt Dora FL, Outdoor Art Show, Jurors' Selection - 2021

Creative York, Juried Show, York PA, Award of Distinction - 2019, 2020

Lebanon Picture Frame and Art Gallery, Two person and Solo show, Lebanon PA 2017, 2018, 2020

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman, Plein Air Show, Lancaster PA, Best in Show - 2019

Harrisburg Art Association Juried Shows, Harrisburg PA, Impressionist Award - 2019

Harrisburg Art Association Juried Shows, Harrisburg PA - 2018, 2019, 2020

Rehoboth Beach Outdoor Art Show, Rehoboth Beach DE - 2018, 2019, 2020

Rittenhouse Square Outdoor Art Show, Philadelphia - 2020

Seven Lively Artists; Annual Exhibit, Mechanicsburg PA - 2005-2019

La Cigale Gallery, Mt. Gretna PA - 2018

Susquehanna Center for Creative Arts, Juried Exhibit, Columbia PA 2017

Doshi Group, Juried Exhibit, Harrisburg PA - 2012, 2017

Lebanon Valley College Juried Exhibit, Annville PA - 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, 7 Lively Artists Group 60-Year Retrospective, Harrisburg PA - 2016

Gallery at Second, Two-person Show, Harrisburg PA - 2016

Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg PA, Faculty Show, Best in Show - 2015

Adams County Art Center, Gettysburg PA - 2015

Carlisle Arts and Learning Center, Industrial Scenes, Three-person Show, Carlisle, PA - 2015

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters Exhibit, Harrisburg PA - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Mount Gretna PA - 2014

Camp Hill PA, Plein Air Paint Out, Third place - 2011, Honorable Mention - 2014

Cape Cod Museum, Dennis MA - 2010

Seven Lively Artists; Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion Show, Harrisburg PA - 2010

Galleries:

Art and Soul Gallery, Camp Hill PA

Pure Gallery, Mechanicsburg PA

Lebanon Picture Frame and Art Gallery, Lebanon PA

Education:

Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Harrisburg Area Community College, AA

Syracuse University, MFA

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

"Dawn on Kiwanis Lake"

Oil

16"x20"

2021

ARTIST BIO
I am a local artist, or more precisely, a local construction worker who likes to paint. I've lived in York all my life, currently in York City. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. As a child in the family grocery store in Red Lion I drew on the brown meat wrapping paper (remember that?). I took art classes in high school and was voted one of most talented in art. I got kicked out of History class and was given a pass to the art room because that's where I wanted to be. Recently, I have been brushing up on my skills through Creative York's wonderful classes. I work in most mediums. Artisan water mixable oils are my current favorite. I do portraits, still life, and my specialty, landscapes. Hope you like what you see.

"Blue Heritage"

Oil & cold wax

20"x20"

2016

ARTIST STATEMENT
Color is everything! I love how the palette of a painting sets the mood for the narrative within. Creating my paintings using many layers of vivid colors, collage elements, mark-making tools and whole body movements is a joyful experience for me, and I like to think that the viewer feels that joy when observing my work. I keep this quote by Mark Rothko always in mind: "A painting is not a picture of an experience, it IS an experience."
When painting with an attitude of playfulness, I find myself less concerned with the rules of art-making and more connected to my own essence. I easily become smitten with the lusciousness of a color, the curve of a line or the impact of patterns on the canvas. Working intuitively, I respond to the last brushstroke with the next one, building of layers of colors, marks and washes that provide depth for the final piece. I have no preconceived notion of how piece may turn out; each painting follows its own path to completion.

These elements of wonder and surprise keep me coming back to the studio each day - and sometimes I feel as if I am just hanging on to the brush for the ride!

ARTIST BIO
Although Peg Belcastro was born and raised in south-central Pennsylvania, living in Alaska from 2002 to 2012 deeply influenced the way she approaches her art. It was in those extraordinary surroundings that she discovered the significance of letting go and getting out of her own way that is so vital for tapping into the creative flow. "The people who live in Alaska have a particular way of thinking which is essential for surviving in the far north. It's the attitude of courage to be true to yourself, to honor your passions and to live life to the fullest - no matter what anyone else thinks," she says.

Peg knew as a young girl that she would follow a path in the arts, and she sold her first painting at age fifteen. Later, she studied ceramics at Bloomsburg University and enjoyed creating pottery and sculpture for a number of years. But it was during her time in Alaska that she once again returned to her love of color and painting.

Bold brushstrokes, exuberant colors and fresh mark-making became the hallmarks of her pieces. After retiring early from a career in real estate which included designing and building homes, she now dedicates her time to artistic exploration in her painting studio.

Over the last twenty-one years she has participated in juried shows as well as solo, group and invitational exhibitions in Pennsylvania, Alaska, Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan and Vermont.

Peg is also a Reiki Master and a musician who plays the African marimba in an all-woman band, Mazimba.

Memberships
Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Carlisle Arts Learning Center, Carlisle, PA
Perry County Council of the Arts, Newport, PA
Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood, NJ
Creative York, York, PA

Press
"I Have No Idea Where a Painting's Gonna Go" - Video about painting during the pandemic on ABC News, Harrisburg, PA, February 2021
Bob's Art Blog: "Observations and Experiences" at AAH in the Burg Magazine, Harrisburg, PA, January 2021
Artist in Focus in the Burg Magazine, Harrisburg, PA, February 2020

Custom Portrait

Oil

9"x12"

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT

Have a portrait of yourself or a loved one painted by York County PA artist Peter Danko. Peter's style is fast and loose, capturing the subjects vitality, energy, and if the subject is a musician he even captures the music.

The painting will include the subject's face and be about 9 x 11 inches. Peter will work with you to provide an appropriate photo or he may arrange to take one. The work should be complete in about 6 to 8 weeks.
Quotes about Peter's portraits:

"Wow Peter! This is excellent. Super job and captures his nice personality. The plaid robe is quick and good." Suzanne

"Wow! Amazing artwork, you captured every detail of my sweet husband, Joel." Erin

"Shady Lane Mobil"

Graphite Pencil

11"x12" +mat

2009

This piece showed in the Art of the State exhibit in the Pennsylvania State Museum.

ARTIST BIO

A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Richard Chandler Hoff is a nationally recognized artist working exclusively in graphite pencil on paper. Hoff illustrates life in America during the 1940s relying on extensive research to accurately depict that decade.

At the age of twenty-eight Hoff's work was reviewed in the French arts magazine La Revue Moderne. In 1987 Richard was awarded Second Place in the American Artist Magazine Golden Anniversary Traveling Exhibition. Only 68 artists were chosen from 13,000 entries. Hoff's work has been included in the prestigious Pennsylvania Art of the State competition for eight years and he is represented in public, corporate and private collections including the Butler Institute of American Art and MBNA Bank (now Bank of America). In 2015 he was awarded Master Pencil Artist (signature) Status by the Pencil Arts Society of Canada. He is a winner of the Williams Prize in Drawing (Juror's Choice Award) for 2016.

Hoff's drawings have been featured in American Artist Magazine and the premier issue of Drawing Magazine.
Richard currently resides in Felton, Pennsylvania with his wife Joanne and Ginger, the Studio Cat.

"Flowers"

Acrylic

8"x24"

2021

ARTIST STATEMENT

I believe that we all experience the world in our own unique way. My paintings allow me to go on a journey and recapture experiences through different media. As I cross the bridge between thinking and feeling, I am able to enter a state of existence that revives the place, time, and all my five senses of that moment. I always go back to my reference pictures and sketches, but it is really what is in my heart that gets translated into each of my paintings.

As an immigrant Latino woman whose experience has been about relocating from a small town to a big city and then to a smaller city, I find my themes reflect cultural diversity, movement and growth. I find nature grounds me and helps me move forward in my art.

My desire is to connect on a human level with the community. I envision myself growing as a painter and inspiring others to be free and to celebrate their own creativity and identity.

"Barns Revealed"

Oil

9"x12" +frame

2021

ARTIST BIO

I was born and raised in northern New Jersey, in a melting pot of mixed cultures, just a train or bus ride from NYC. In my first year of high school my family moved to good ole' West Virginia, where I lived out three years of my high school life. Spent my senior year in Baltimore County Maryland, just a quick drive into Baltimore. After graduating High School I attended The Art
Institute of Philadelphia. Now I'm happily living and painting in York County Pennsylvania with my spectacular son and amazing wife. Where we're living, The Susquehanna River has become one of the most influential forces of nature I draw inspiration from.

"Waterfall"

Acrylic

17.4"x9.5" w/frame

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT
Spanning more than five decades, my work is known for addressing contemporary political, social, and spiritual issues and events, especially in the context of crisis. I have been, and continue to be, interested in creating visual art that can transcend the physicality of the material surface and be a vehicle for emotional and intellectual contemplation, as well as a metaphor for the fragility of the human condition and the world during my lifetime.

ARTIST BIO
Stephen March was born in York, Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. in Fine Art from Penn State University and his M.F.A. in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design. He has taught at York Country Day School, Elmira College, York College of Pennsylvania, and has been an artist-in-residence at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, New York. March has had solo exhibitions of his work in New York City and throughout the Northeast, including YorkArts, now Creative York. In addition, his work has been selected for numerous national and regional group exhibitions. Among the many awards his artwork has received are the First Place Award in the Painting category at the Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2014 Exhibition sponsored by the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, PA, the First Place Award at the 2019 Regional Spring Open Exhibition sponsored by the Wayne Art center in Wayne, PA., as well as three Best of Show awards and numerous Awards of Distinction at the Yorkfest Adult Juried Exhbition in York, PA.

"Love Colors My Heart"

Mixed media

8.5"x11" +frame

2015

ARTIST BIO

My life in art started with photography. My Dad was a professional photographer and my first lessons in composition were from him. We had a darkroom in our basement where my sister and I could process our own black and white film and images. In my mind, making photographs was part science and part magic.

I attended Pennsylvania School of Art and Design (now PCAD), as an adult and graduated from Millersville University with a degree in commercial art. My education helped position me to take on numerous corporate projects, such as creating greeting cards, calendars and labels for a local winery.

Most of what I currently create is fine art. Two of my pieces are in the permanent collection at Elizabethtown College. Several pieces of my art are in the Lancaster Arts Hotel. Collage is currently my favorite medium. There is nothing finer than sharing what I know with others. York Art Association and Garth Gallery in Columbia is where you can find me teaching collage.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Art has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Collage satisfies the collector in me. I love to recycle, recreate and reuse discarded books, brochures and items that often end up on a recycling bin. Painting my own collage papers is a common practice as well. My inspiration comes from the rustling of leaves, the color of the evening sky and the joy in my heart. Art is the poetry of my world.

"La Chick"

Acrylic

21"x10"

2021

ARTIST BIO
When I search my brain for earliest memories, I cannot remember a time in my life that I was not doodling, painting, sewing,?creating something.

In 1993, I graduated from Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia, PA. My full-time mural arts career began in 1996 while living in Southern California where I worked for several years. In 2000, I moved back to my home state of New Jersey where I continue to make my craft available to a host of clients in the area. Since 2016, I have resided in York, Pennsylvania commissioning murals and original paintings. I also own Naked Chick Art, a local artist collective, inside York Central Market.

Stemming from an unhappy and abusive relationship, I would escape to my happy place, the basement, to paint and try to forget the reality of my situation. Even after ending that relationship, I now always strive to "paint happy". My art is representative of my style and subject matter. My paintings primarily feature animals engaged and interacting in various ways. I try to paint a sweet story about the relationship between the critters in my painting or between the critter and the viewer. I want the viewer to appreciate the beauty and mood of animals and to smile. I feel that if looking at a whimsical bunny painting can stimulate a single person to smile or even giggle then it was worth the time to paint. I don't think art has to be moody, hard to read into or complicated to be relevant. Everyone can benefit from a smile.

"Turret at Philadelphia and Queen"

Watercolor

16"x20.5" framed

"Storm Clouds over Chesapeake"

Oil on panel

12"x6.5"

2022

ARTIST BIO

Tatyana Nadtochey was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine and moved to York, Pennsylvania when she was 8 years old. She is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania's Fine Art Program. Her artwork explores dualities through texture, color and composition. Her inspiration comes from nature, found objects and various materials.

"On the Right Path"

Encaustic

12"x12" (framed 14"x14")

2022

ARTIST BIO
Terri Yacovelli began her art journey at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design when it was located in historic Marietta. She holds an undergraduate degree from Millersville University, and a Masters of Liberal Arts degree from Western Maryland College. Her work has been included in solo and juried exhibits across the east coast in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland. Recent work has been featured in the International Encaustic Artists juried exhibition held at the San Luis-Obispo Museum of Art, California. An avid traveler and gardener, she resides in York Pennsylvania. An advocate for all things local, she makes her encaustic medium from beeswax that has been harvested in York County.

"Into the Woods"
Mixed media
12"x12"
2021

ARTIST BIO

Like many artists, Thom Kulp has always engaged in some sort of creative endeavor. His journey began with crayons and pencils as a child and progressed to water colors, oils and acrylics later in life. Along the way there were other explorations and forays into collage, collagraphy, encaustic, block printing, and mandala drawing. Some of his latest pieces are venturing into the three dimensional realm, but have not as of yet become true sculptures. They are more akin to bas reliefs.

Thom studied painting and drawing at Harrisburg Area Community College with the colorist painter, Edith Socolow who influenced him in the realm of abstract art. Color as subject matter was a revelation to him and his current work is still highly influenced by this. After studying Experimental Mixed Media with Linda McCloskey for several years at the Art Association of Harrisburg, he took over that class and taught it for several years there as well as at the York Art Association in York, PA. In addition to studying with Linda, Thom has taken classed with Julie Yontz-Rupp, Phyllis Disher-Fredericks and Ron Schloyer. He has conducted various workshops in Experimental Mixed Media, Collagraphic Printing, Mandala Making, and Painting in the style of Jackson Pollock. Currently he teaches students in his home studio located in Linglestown, PA. He has participated in many local shows and won numerous awards for his art.

"No Ka'oi" ("The Best" in English)

Acrylic

13.5"x13.5" +frame

2022

ARTIST BIO

Art has always been magical to me. As a child I can remember being enthusiastic and excited when I tried to imitate the art around me. My childlike whispered wish was, "When I grow-up I want to be an artist." I dared not say it out loud! Finally, I gave myself permission to own my dream. Now I speak it out loud." I AM AN ARTIST!"

My artist journey has meandered with many experiences, both personal and professional. Primarily I am a painter who uses oil and acrylic, but don't be surprised to see work that uses re-cycled ordinary trinkets. I am an active artist entering many local shows, who will readily hang art on walls at galleries, banks, restaurants and libation houses. I am always looking for new inspirational challenges resulting in new exciting visual conclusions. This art piece titled, "No ka 'oi" (meaning-the best) reflects my love of Hawaii with impressionistic strokes.