Caren Kares is a singer and songwriter who makes music that has a strong emotional touch. She focuses on creating beautiful songs that talk about her feelings, and create an honest portrait of her as a person, and artist. Her most recent single is a track titled “Memories (Of what you said to me),” which feels like a truly astonishing combination of jazz and other influences.
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Exhibitions have included solo show at Kanvas, NYC; group exhibitions at Skowhegan '75 on 22nd St. NYC, 2021. Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, MD, Maryland 2022 at Howard County Arts Center, Works on Paper Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD.
Artist-in-Residence, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 2009-2102. Currently teach Studio Art and Art History at College of Southern Maryland.
Education: University of Illinois (BFA, 1972); Northern Illinois University (MA, 1975; MFA, 1976); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.1972
Claudine loves to create bright, bold acrylic paintings that bring joy to the viewer. Her recent work features flowers, animals, and other happy imagery. She uses bold acrylic colors - sometimes straight out of the tube - and a strong black line to accent the design and move the viewer through the piece. Her art is also available as mini paintings, prints, cards, and magnets.
Dubbed the “Lewis Carroll of Baltimore” by internationally renowned artist, Grace Hartigan, Jessica Damen’s paintings speak to universal themes revealed through fairy tales, Biblical stories, contemporary and ancient Greek myths. Hartigan said of Damen’s paintings, “like William James she has a gift for psychology in her depiction of children. Her use of paint is both sensual and tough.”
Michael Auger (last name pronounced: O-'zhA / rhymes with okay) is a full-time freelance artist based in Rockville, Maryland. In addition to the creating offbeat fine art he also works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. For additional information please visit: www.Arty4ever.com
Barb Mowery attended Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, where she was fortunate to study with abstract painter Nan Covert. She is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association and is represented by Bishop’s Stock Fine Art, Craft & Wine in Snow Hill, Maryland. Mowery’s paintings are in private collections in the U.S., Germany, and South Korea. Her studio is located in Southern Maryland where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and dog.
Dave Montgomery has been interested in photography since he recorded his trip to Europe in 1955. He has been a vacation photographer while educating himself by observing work of other artists. In 2000 he began to experiment with the digital enhancement and manipulation of images scanned from slides and photos. His purchase of a digital camera in 2002 converted him to pixels. Since 2004, his work has been in more than 100 juried shows, winning awards at Strathmore Hall, The Art League, and Alexandria City Hall.
Richard Hellman earned the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University, and the M.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Northern Illinois University. He has studied with such notable artists as David Driesbach, Don Cortese, Hanlyn Davies, and N. Krishna Reddy (formerly S.W. Hayter’s Associate Director of Atelier 17, Paris). Hellman was honored to serve as the American jurist to the 1998 Agart World Print Festival held in Ljubljania, Slovenia. Richard served as President of the Maryland Printmakers from 1996-98 and as Membership Chair prior to that.
Kimmary I. MacLean is a Maryland artist specializing in nature and animals. She works in a variety of media including charcoal, drawing pencil, pastel, acrylic, and digital photography. Kimmary is also a ballet teacher at National Ballet Institute for the Arts with advanced teaching certification in the Cecchetti Method of Ballet
Kimmary published two books for Kindle, 'A Caterpillar Goes for a Walk' and 'One Squirrel in A Tree...'. 'A Caterpillar goes for a Walk' is also available in print, through Amazon. A book of poems accompanied by fantasy landscapes will soon be available.