Alain Picard
Garnered top awards throughout the Northeast
Read MoreMy painting medium is oil; my subject matter includes landscape, still-life, portraits and figures (especially my grandchildren); and my style could be termed realist/impressionist. Light, color and form all excite me, but reflective surfaces have always held a particular appeal. Sunlight dancing on water, shapes refracted through glass, trees mirrored in still water, color and shape reflected on a metal surface, light defining a child’s luminous skin. I love to paint it all! Marymount-Manhattan College B.A. Fine Arts College of New Rochelle M.A. Art Education Southern Ct State University State of CT Art Teaching crediential Additional Art Study at SUNY…
Read MoreGrowing up on a farm in Maryland, Kim has always loved nature and being outdoors. In 2004, she moved with her husband to Old Saybrook on the Connecticut River. There Kim has immersed herself in the beauty of New England’s shoreline, painting seascapes and landscapes. For the past ten years, Kim has painted exclusively in oils. Her style is impressionistic, directly inspired by what she sees and feel outdoors. She usually does 9†X 12†plein air studies which she then converts to larger paintings in the studio. She has strong brush strokes and an appreciation for color, light and…
Read MoreLEONARD MIZEREK Fellow, ASMA, nurtured his artistic love of nature while growing up in the Brandywine Valley. As a young boy, he often went painting along the Brandywine River, deriving inspiration from the countryside of nearby Pennsylvania. His early influence was with the Pennsylvania Impressionists and Brandywine School. Throughout the last few years, Leonard participated in several invitational Plein Air events including Mystic, Annapolis, winning Honorable Mention and Easton Md. winning Second Place in the Quick Draw event. He was featured painting live on TV France3 during a major antique boat festival. In 2006 and 2011 he was awarded Artist…
Read MoreRoger R. Milinowski, born 1946, in New York City, spent his early years in Peekskill, NY on the shores of the Hudson River. He received a comprehensive education in the visual arts and a degree in Industrial Design. Milinowski’s natural artistic ability surfaced very early in his life and was nurtured by a rich interaction with nature while living amidst the exquisite beauty in the Hudson River Valley and later in a picturesque costal Connecticut town. He was further inspired by yearly trips to the magnificent coast of Maine that eventually led to becoming a permanent resident. His studio/gallery now…
Read MoreEdith McClean (1922-2024), a long time resident of Rowayton, has exhibited at many local art societies such as the Stamford Art Association, the Maritime Center, The Painter’s Gallery, the Connecticut Women Artists in Stamford and also included was a one person show at the Darien Library in the summer of 2001. Other exhibitions included ones at the University of Alabama, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, George Washington University and in Bury St. Edmunds, England. Edith McClean has studied art at the University of Alabama, Huntington College, George Washington University, and at Silvermine Guild. She has also studied with well-known…
Read MoreThe realistic approach that Shawn McAvoy reflects in his sculptures is a testament to his respect for the natural world. His attention to every detail is precise, depicting his subjects in an exceptional fashion, capturing extreme realism from every angle. Growing up on Long Island and spending time in the Adirondacks, Shawn developed an esteem for nature. Since he was a young man, Shawn had an opportunity to observe the wildlife of the North Country while staying at the family cabin in Indian Lake, New York and hiking through the woods. Shawn, a self taught artist, sketched the animals he…
Read MoreNeil McAuliffe grew up on Cape Cod where he began to show an early interest in creating drawings and paintings of local sea and landscapes. Neil received his formal training at Massachusetts College of Art where he studied illustration. McAuliffe returned to Cape Cod after college as a freelance illustrator where he made a living creating renderings in pen and ink and watercolor of homes, boats, business and golf courses. In 1991 Neil was commissioned to paint a series of aerial views of various prestigious sights, which were published and sold in limited editions. A few of the sites include…
Read MoreMichael Lowenbein (1935-2009): Michael was born in New York and began painting at the age of 10 by copying the work of Old Masters. After graduating from the High School of Music and Art he went on to Pratt Institute, earning a BA in Fine Arts. The army sent Michael to Paris where he ran the command photo lab. While there, the people and scenes of Paris became subject matter for his painting. Through most of his life, Michael combined his painting with a career in commercial art. His work as an illustrator appeared on the covers of Reader’s Digest…
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