I have worn many hats in my life, but currently I am working as a mother, farmer, and artist. Whenever I don't have a paintbrush in my hand I can usually be found playing outside with my children, weeding the garden, or rounding up chickens that interpret the term ‘free range’ too literally. I have done quite a few 'home portraits' of both contemporary and historic homes in Western Maryland, including Terra Angelica and Evergreen Estates. I also love painting landscapes, my neighbor's cows, garden produce, and my kids.
1Allegany Arts Councilhttps://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/jwestendorff@alleganyarts.org(301) 777-2787
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Cumberland , MD 21502
United States
Michael Hunter Thompson is a photographer living in Frostburg, Maryland. He has a BA from Frostburg State University in Graphic Design. Thompson began experimenting with photography in 2011 using layering, texturing, and other manipulation techniques. His style has evolved, now mainly shooting at dusk/nightfall using a more cinematic approach. Thompson’s work has achieved acclaim at the local, state, and national level. His most recent work, Fade To Blue consisted of 40 staged interior and exterior photo shoots of his historical high school which were recently razed.
“We could use more playwrights like [DeMartino].” - The Baltimore City Paper
Performance:
Greg Latta is a mesmerizing singer, songwriter, and award winning performer on the hammered dulcimer, banjo, guitar, ukulele, Irish bouzouki, cittern, harmonica, recorder, Appalachian dulcimer, Northumbrian smallpipes, uilleann pipes,and keyboard.
Greg is a three time winner of the prestigious Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award in Solo Music Performance, having won in 2012, 2015, and 2018.
A freelance Graphic Designer and and Illustrator for thirty seven years. John lives in Cumberland.
Catherine Woods of C Glass Studio, LLC has been creating artwork specifically for the public sector for over a decade. Her focus is work that responds to and transforms environments. She is a nationally recognized sculptor working primarily in architectural glass and metal with installations across the country. Many of her pieces incorporate a narrative element and are included in collections within the United States. Her award-winning work has been recognized by Americans for the Arts prestigious public art competition ‘Year in Review’.
Born in Baltimore, Parris Ashley is a Maryland Native now living in Frostburg, Maryland. He began his work as a mural artist in 2012 for the City of Frostburg Public Pool, and since then has gone on to be one of the most prolific muralist in Western Maryland, completeing over a dozen murals (two-dimensional large scale installations) since the summer of 2012.
He graduated from Frostburg State University in 2016 with a BA in Painting, with a minor in Art History.
M.C. Pratt is a native of Baltimore who works in oils, watercolor, mixed media and occasionally installations and stone. She lives and works in Allegany County, MD with her husband and 2 dogs. With a dual BS in Art and Philosophy, and an MEd in art education, she teaches in a variety of public and private venues while pursuing a life robust with painting, exhibiting and writing. As Director for Art Education for the Evergreen Heritage Center, Mt.
Greg Jenkins is Professor of English at Garrett College in McHenry, Maryland; he has also taught at Frostburg State University and at Potomac State College.
He is the author of four books, includjng his 2016 novel A Face in the Sky, published by Harvard Square Editions. In addition, he has written numerous short stories and plays.
I am considered unique & eccentric, so I try to keep my artwork the same. I like using nature, recycled items, & things not usually used for art. Mixed Media is my usual thing, but I like many types of artwork.