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Shown below is a list of area artists who are members of the United Arts Council. Please note: All images are copyrighted by the artist. Reproduction of them is illegal without the written permission of the artist. |
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Gisela Miller is an award winning, internationally recognized artist who creates expressive figurative and large abstract drawings in a variety of expanded media. (239) 261-0154. giselalucy@comcast.net. Web site |
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Sam Platt creates landscapes and environmental paintings using pastels, acrylics, pen & ink and more. (239) 793-2118. |
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Pat Kumicich is an award-winning fiber artist who is known for her vibrant-colored quilts. Her work has appeared in many exhibits and publications throughout the United States. May of her quilts can be found in museums and private collections in the U.S. and Europe. (239) 775-9517. grannyknot@yahoo.com. Web site |
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Tim Parker is a creative director and graphic designer in Naples. Implementing creative solutions for logo design, corporate identity, print advertising, brochures, point-of-sale materials and Web site design. (239) 595-9369. tim@parkerwire.com. Web site |
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Helene Dinand creates jewelry with an artifact/ancient look. Her "artistic heritage is uniquely represented with a flavor of French history in every one of her exuquisite artistic jewelry creations. Her talent and passion inspires creations that make up an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind collection." (239) 352-0966. dinandh@aol.com. Web site |
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Eila Kaarina Mackenzie designs creative unique jewelry, mainly necklaces, using pearls, gemstones and interesting "bits and pieces" found in her travels, especially in China. (239) 293-6141. ekmjewels@gmail.com. Web site |
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Pat DeReamer is a visual artist who uses fiber with stitchery, assemblage and some watercolor with collage overlay to create her mixed media artwork. (239) 430-1997. |
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Nancy Gifford is a mixed media artist whose wood constructions incorporate diverse objects, with narrative content and poetic results. (239) 649-6801. nancyg@the-beach.net. Web site |
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Bonny Hawley creates large-scale acrylic collage, mixed media wall art that hangs like old world tapestry. (239) 649-1389. bonanaples@aol.com. Web site |
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Jo-Ann Lizio: "As an artist, rather than respond to the historical significance of aircraft, I respond to the forms & colors of whole and dissembled airplanes. I chose to abstract these elements to my work, rather than produce traditional literal representations." (239) 513-2796. Web site |
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Holly Manneck is a formally trained artist who paints abstract and monobjective works with mixed media. Her art is influenced by the unique application of materials, nature, printmaking and graphics. The focus is on color, surface quality and design. (239) 213-1148. manneckart@hotmail.com. Web site |
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Betty Newman paints portraits, faux finishes, murals, scenics and wildlife using a variety of mediums. (239) 784-4436. betty@bettynewmanart.com. Web site |
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Ricardo Pelaez is a master of etching who is currently working in mixed media. In his most recent "SCUBA" series he explores some of hte optical effects of light refracted beneath the surface. Inspirations for hte series include the tropical waters of Key West and David Hockney. (239) 261-2251. pandestudio@aol.com. Web site |
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Abby Rimes works with her brother to create whimsical metal sculptures. Using acrylics and mixed media Rimes gives each piece its character. The work can be personlized for families or pets. (239) 403-9120. cefco9@aol.com. Web site |
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Jane Waldman. Mixed Media. (239) 293-9605. janewaldman@aol.com. |
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Art2D.com: Creating murals, trompe L'oeil, hand-painted details and custom fine art in the Naples area and throughout Southwest Florida. Principal artist is Tim Parker. (239) 595-9369. tim@art2d.com. Web site |
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Betty Newman paints portraits, faux finishes, murals, scenics and wildlife using a variety of mediums. (239) 784-4436. betty@bettynewmanart.com. Web site |
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Jerry Vallez works with pencil, watercolor, egg tempera, oil and acrylics to create scenes from Naples, the Everglades and figures. He also does murals. Vallez Studio Gallery, 784 12th Ave. S., Naples, 34102. (239) 262-0381. jerryvallez@comcast.net . Web site |
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Ruth Ann Andrus works with acrylics, usually on textured, framed masonite. Her subjects include birds, fish and people. (239) 353-3411. |
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David Arrowsmith's Impressionistic oil and acrylic paintings usually depict Florida scenes, with subjects including buildings, plants and flowers. arrowsmithd@comcast.net. (239) 594-9671. |
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Paul Arsenault's paintings are recognized for their vivid colors, unique light and rhythmic design. He's known for his paintings of Old Naples' beaches, tropical cottages and waterfront scenes. (239) 263-1214 or (239) 261-1978. Web site |
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Nancy Asbell is an acrylic fine artist who sells only original works in fourteen Florida galleries. Her current series are Florida Horizons, Florida Fairways, The heavens and Nancy Elizabeth. She donates 10% of her profits to the Lupus Foundation. (904) 230-3510. asbellarts@bellsouth.net. Web site |
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Karen Barrow. (239) 598-4884. barrowart@aol.com. |
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Trudy Bentley Rech is classically trained and known for her colorful figurative work. She equally is at home exploring the natural environment and still life. She primarily works in oils. “My work is all about seizing time with pigment”. Commissions, workshops and private lessons available. |
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Jane Borchers. Paintings/drawings. (239) 403-7204.
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Sue Boydston works on canvas and paper in watercolor, gouache, acrylic and oil. Her dynamic, contemporary, narrative abstracts are documentations of her travels and experiences. She creates papier mache masks that are often woven with wire and glue into her canvases. (239) 417-9025. sue@sueboydstonart.com. Web site |
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Pam Brodersen's award-winning digital imagery "displays her sensitive use of light, color and movement. She has an eye for the unique." Landscapes, still life, portraits and commercial work on paper and canvas. pambrodersen@earthlink.net. (239) 472-0648. Web site |
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Andy Browne, a painter/printer, steps into her garden for inspiration. Her subject matter shifted after a move from New England to Florida, offering an "entirely new and alien 'garden' that demanded a fresh look." (239) 590-9187. abrowne@uaccollier.com. Web site |
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Clare Candelori is an international award winning artist who paints realistic portraits of wildlife and humanity in color or monotone acrylics. She is the program director and founding member of Harbour View Gallery; a cooperative gallery located on the Promenade of Cape Harbor Marina, Cape Coral. (239) 945-5509. clare@candelorifineart.com. Web site1 * Web site2 |
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Tom Cardamone's work is representational, and his medium is acrylic on canvas. His subject matter varies, including landscapes and seascapes. Recently, he specializes in trompe l'oeil still life painting. (239) 514-3661. tcagraphics@aol.com. Web site |
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Linda Chambers paints a variety of subjects, including birds, animals, natural scenes, figures and portraiture. Her preferred medium is pastel. (239) 642-0543. |
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Carl T. Clark's paintings are about color and composition. Using real experiences and places, he tries to abstract the elements in bright colors and reduce the essentials that convey place and time. (239) 514-1373. cclark412@comcast.net. |
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Muffy Clark Gill uses the Indonesian art of wax and dye resist known as Batik to create tropical motifs, Seminole Indian subjects and southwest themes. (239) 434-7006. batique@earthlink.net. Web site |
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Carolyn Connors paints with decorative patterns in vibrant colors and a feminine appeal. Her preferred medium is oil. Many of her works are available as giclee prints. (239) 430-7290. carolynsihlerconnors@comcast.net. Web site |
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David Coolidge is a traditional, American watercolorist, who creates landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes and European scenes. He is a member of the American Watercolor Society. (239) 649-0252. Web site |
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Ginger (Virginia) Craven works mainly in pastel and oil to create landscapes, still life and portraits. She also does ink drawings and acrylic work. Her work is shown in Florida and Minnesota. (239) 596-2257. rcraven68@comcast.net |
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Debi Davenport is a life-long artist who uses her love of color to recreate nature with a wide range of mediums. She works from photos, life, and her imagination. "Art creates a special place of refuge dear to one's heart." (239) 417-0842. filigreens@comcast.net. |
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Susan Doerflinger works with oil, acrylic, pastel, charcoal and watercolors to create mostly figurative work and character studies, along with landscapes and still life. (239) 353-1503. Web site |
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Barrett Edwards is known for her colorful and evocative oils of Provence and Tuscany, Naples and Colorado. She works prim
arily with a palette knife in an alla prima technique. She teaches art privately in Naples, and conducts workshops in Provence. Her work can be seen at Sheldon Fine Art in Naples. (239) 649-7626. barrettfineart@comcast.net. Web site |
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Deborah K. Elias creates medium to large oil paintings of travels, landscapes, flowers, portraits and architecture. (239) 775-4718. bestkree@aol.com. |
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Joan Eshkenazi's work is inspired by the mysteries and excitement inherent in the beauty of nature. She paints with oils or watercolors and sculpts with stoneware clay. I seek natural hues suggestive of the organic nature of hte flora and fauna expressed in my forms. (239) 592-6345. eshkenazi@aol.com. |
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Phil Fisher has painted watercolors and oils of the Naples area for more than 35 years. In addition, he has painted scenes of Italy, the Bahamas, Michigan and more. He uses color in a very "happy" way to create an impression of a place. (239) 403-8393. Web site |
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Pat Flock uses oil painting to express her views of nature and the mysteries of the world. (239) 263-0303. Web site |
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Phyllis Gift Jellison works with watercolors and acrylics. (239) 566-8677.
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Jonathan Green: "Noted art critics and reviewers consider Jonathan Green one of the most important painters of the southern experience. His work, which has been exhibited in major venues nationally and internationally, reflects an intrinsic sense of history and place." 470 Bayfront Plc., Naples, FL 34102. (239) 261-9994. Web site |
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Barbara Groenteman uses watercolors as her medium. (239) 593-0360. Web site |
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Natalie Guess has been creating in the medium of batik for more than 28 years, using Southwest Florida scenes as subjects. Shadows are a favorite compositional focus in her landscapes, along with graceful, wading birds. (239) 659-2787. Web site |
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Peter Helwing has been painting watercolors for more than 30 years. His style is richly detailed, the subjects are varied, including store fronts, street scenes, landscapes, still lifes and interior museum scenes. Each painting tells a story. phelwing@yahoo.com. (239) 254-9265. Web site |
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Debbie Henderson is known for her abstract and floral designs. "Reflecting past graphic design experience, my abstract paintings portray a variety of naturally sound objects through geometric composition." (239) 594-1860. Web site |
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Inez Hudson paints with oils, acrylics and watercolors. A studio and plein air painter, Hudson paints portraits, wildlife and architecture, with a realistic style and occasional whimsy. (239) 775-6345. inezhudson@comcast.net. |
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debbie hummel-marconi creates whimsical, narrative and colorful acrylic paintings. (239) 992-6989. Web site |
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Sandra Jackoboice creates florals, figurative and landscapes using pastels and acrylics. She is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, past vice president/membership chair of the International Association of Pastel Societies, co-founder of the Southwest Florida Pastel Society and co-founder of the Great Lakes Pastel Scoiety. (239) 594-9342. Web site |
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Emily James is an award-winning, native-Floridian artist. Using acrylics or oils on canvas she creates landscapes, tropical scenes, seascapes, golf courses and European scenes. She also has giclee prints available at her gallery located over Starbucks, 780 5th Ave. S., Naples. She specializes in commission work. (239) 777-3283. emilyjamesart@comcast.net. Web site |
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Ruth James creates chart art, paintings of local scenes on nautical maps. (239) 352-1200. |
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Pippi Johnson work includes landscapes, florals, tropical themes, travel and more. Her work can be seen at the Sweet and Sona galleries. (239) 793-1311. Web site |
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Lennie Jones is a self-taught, nationally-recognized outsider artist, who primarily paints with acrylics. His work features blues and roots music themes. Work shown is Mystic River. lennie@folkartblues.com. Web site |
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Mary-Jane Kay enjoys painting "happy scenes" that she remembers from her travels. She enjoys planning the composition and colors for the final piece. Her style has been described as whimsical. (239) 596-2758. maryjanekay@aol.com. |
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Lee Kaye creates vibrant florals and landscapes. (239) 591-2440. |
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Shirley Kelley's work reflects the ongoing exploration of the abstract in nature, moving between the accidental and the conciously structured. I strive for a sense of order with nature and line, one layer of color and texture influences the next. (239) 566-3120 or (406) 547-3754. jbksk@mindspring.com
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Rachel Kennedy, a plein-aire oil and acrylics artist, uses bold color and broad brush strokes in her work. She also paints interiors and animal paintings. (239) 649-4376. |
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Mally Khorasantchi creates large oil and mixed-media abstracts from nature. (239) 598-1742. Web site |
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Kathleen Kidd Burgess enjoys the challenge of blending color, light and form. She paints with a dense application of oils and bold strokes. (239) 261-1613. Web site |
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Charles Koerber & Bertie Delvaux paint with oils pastels and watercolors. (239) 775-5804. |
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Carolyn Landers' paintings combine impressionism and realism, with an exploration of radiant color, light, shadow and form in familiar objects and scenes. "It is my goal to bring to the viewer a moment in time when all things come together to create a visual 'candy' - a dance for the eyes." (239) 598-3320. carolynlanders@earthlink.net. |
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Merrilee Langton paints a variety of subject in oil, including birds - especially Florida shore birds, flowers and landscapes. (239) 594-8464. |
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H. Ted Lay uses oil and mixed media to create photo-realistic, figurative paintings, plus "tongue-in-cheek" graphics. (239) 593-2154. |
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Wilma Manhardt, certified porcelain artist and teacher, paints on porcelain and glass, from the smallest thimble up to a bathroom sink. She teaches at her studio in Punta Gorda and travels nationwide to conduct seminars and workshops. (941) 637-9662. wilma@porcelainstudio.com. Web site |
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Holly Manneck is a formally trained artist who paints abstract and monobjective works with mixed media. Her art is influenced by the unique application of materials, nature, printmaking and graphics. The focus is on color, surface quality and design. (239) 213-1148. manneckart@hotmail.com. Web site |
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Rosemary Mazzola paints in an abstract, impressinistic style. Her bright-colored works feature tropical, local scenes. She has a bachelor's degree in art and continued her studies in France, where she resided for four years. (239) 774-5198. rosemaryinnaples@aol.com. Web site |
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Jacke McCurdy. (239) 947-2699. |
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Gisela Miller is an internationally recognized artist who creates acrylic and oil abstract and figurative paintings, and large commission paintings. (239) 261-0154. giselalucy@comcast.net. Web site |
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Margery Mitchell primarily works in oil. Her detailed paintings capture still life, intimate village scenes, landscapes, seascapes and "portraits" of vibrant flowers. (239) 594-1044. |
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Ann Muter Rowe. (239) 649-5614. |
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Varick Niles paints in oil, watercolor and acrylic. Like Impressionists she prefers plein air painting to studio work and strives to portray the essence of the subject with loose brushstrokes and expressive colors. She tries to capture the transitory mood of the time and place. (239) 261-9592. Web site |
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Chris Nolin's current work focus is impressionistic seascape paintings. He is available for studio appointments and would welcome the opportunity to bring his paintings to your home for a home show. (239) 963-7309. cnolin@comcast.net |
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Christine Noonan paints oil on canvas abstract landscapes, with particular interest in the Gulf of Mexico and Everglades. All her subjects are painting on location or from color studies that were produced on location with pastels. (239) 649-7279. ccznoon@netzero.com. |
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Renate Nothmann most often is Expressionistic. Concentrating on depth, light and shades, she emphasizes the subject, whether a landscape, flowers or portrait. rnothmann@yahoo.com. (239) 598-3070. |
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Kathlyn Olson is a self taught realist who works in oils. Her canvases of landscapes, still life and scenes capture nature's beauty. (239) 566-8176. |
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Tara O'Neill is an oil painter whose pieces depict regional scenes created with bold brush strokes and vivid colors. (239) 642-1603. Web site |
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Morgan T. Paine. paints with clear acrylic medium on found objects and air. He is program leader and associate professor of art at Florida Gulf Coast University, and founding member of hte university's art department. (239) 514-1720. mpaine@fgcu.edu. |
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Ara Lou Panutsos is a former art teacher who paints with acrylics, pastels, mixed media and graphite. Panutsos uses nonrepresentational color, texture and shapes to create portraits, figures and experimental designs. (239) 304-0388. lpanutsos@yahoo.com. |
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As a fine artist, Timothy M. Parker creates abstract and abstract figurative art. His paintings explore the interaction between texture, brush work, color and the human figure. As a goal, Parker strives to create artwork that at first glance exhibits a multi depth abstract painting on its own. While looking closer finding a figure or multiple figures entertwined with the design give it multiple dimensions. (239) 595-9369. tim@art2d.com. Web site |
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Mary Parkman is known for her vibrant landscapes painted in oils. Her facility and mastery of the medium allows for freshness and spontaneity in a style reminiscent of Monet and Manet. Her portraits in oils are painted in a similar, traditional manner. (239) 566-8836. Web site |
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John Pateros is an abstract, mixed-media artist. (239) 348-0662. |
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Page Penna is a portrait and landscape painter, whose work includes Florida and Kentucky scenes, and people of all ages. She has done portraits for clients nationwide. (239) 777-2152. pageart@comcast.net. Web site |
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Kathleen A. Pinizzotto's pastels render the details of the subject in a soft, delicate manner. The smoothness of the blended colors combined with the light individual strokes provide a gentle impressionistic elegance to her florals and landscape paintings. (201) 674-0477. |
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Sam Platt creates landscapes and environmental paintings using pastels, acrylics, pen & ink and more. (239) 793-2118. |
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Priscilla Powers is a watercolor artist who paints loose, impressionistic birds, florals, boats and seascapes. (239) 304-3284. Web site |
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Phyllis Pransky uses oil on canvas to create still life, portraiture, florals, landscapes, seascapes, interiors, beach scenes and cityscapes. (239) 642-7649. Web site |
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Susan Radau, oil/acrylic painter. "Current efforts forcus on the correlations between the body and physical structures...how existence might be trapped and portrayed through erosion of a surface with the body thereon." Exhibition vehicles: murals and installations. radaupop@gmail.com. Web site |
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Connie Rawlins creates fine art oil paintings of florals, landscapes, portraits and other subjects. She also does commission work. (239) 239-389-2500. awg@awggallery.com. Web site |
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Vicki Rosendahl. (239) 262-2024. |
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Jo-Ann Sanborn's acrylic paintings focus on the Florida landscape. Her strong compositions and uncommon colors bring simplicity and integrity to her work. (239) 642-6367. Web site |
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Josephine Schneider's oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings depict scenes from Sanibel Island, beaches and natural places. (617) 332-0875. schneiderart@comcast.net.
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Marcia Schonberg paints freely, willing to accept the consequences and decisions each new mark brings to her canvas. She works mainly in oil and often on many surfaces at a time to create paintings consisting of numerous panels, which sometime vary in size to realize her unique style. (239) 352-6292. Web site |
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Beth Schroeder works with oils, pastels, drawings and calligraphy scrolls. "I think of art as a reflection of life. At its best it wakes us up and we see in a fresh way." (239) 262-2216. bethschroederart@comcast.net. Web site |
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Carole Siegel is a painter who creates "large images, concentrating on the upper torso and heads of women. These are not romanticized portraits; they reach deep into the soul of women, through their thought provoking eyes.... The message she imparts is uncluttered and dramatic in its elegance." (239) 248-0018. Web site |
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Janis Siegel is an abstract expressionist painter who uses oil on canvas and paper. She mainly does large-scale works and murals, as well a sculpture. She also collaborates with her partner, Louis Salvati, creating similar large-scale paintings. (239) 213-0712. Web site |
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Tammra Sigler's Expressionistic oil paintings and prints feature figural, floral, dogs, abstract dreamscapes and conceptual themes. (239) 593-4588. Web site
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Elizabeth Smith creates botanical and wildlife illustrations with pen & ink, watercolors, mixed-media collage and acrylics. (239) 643-6077. elizabeth@lizardart.com. Web site |
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Tillie Smith creates original oil and watercolor paintings, including still life, seascapes, flowers, nature, abstract and mixed media. She also is a sculptor. (239) 793-0795 from Dec. 2 to April 30, (906-477-9966 from May 1 to Dec. 1. |
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Bruce Somerville's work features a range of subject matter, including people, birds, and land and seascapes. "I paint until the brush strokes disappear and the object, whether it be the landscape of a face or the face of a landscape, appears." (239) 394-7114. witzville@aol.com. |
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Karen Stone creates landscapes and still life with pastel and oils. Her subjects generally are Florida landscapes done in plein air. Her work can be seen at her studio, 794 12th Ave. S., Naples, FL 34102. ksstone8@earthlink.net. (239) 560-9569. |
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Linda Taffe, a watercolorist, is inspired by gardens, historic villages and local scenes. "My goal when I paint is to share the beauty and experiences of the places and things I love. I want to take you to places you may not have been and show you things you may not have noticed." (239) 394-3534.
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Rena Tippett works mainly with pastels and oils. Her subjects include landscapes of Southwest Florida, along with areas to which she travels. She also creates stone sculptures in abstract forms, which are inspired by nature. (239) 642-7414. |
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Tanya Trinkaus Glass. (239) 262-2838 |
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Jerry Vallez works with pencil, watercolor, egg tempera, oil and acrylics to create scenes from Naples, the Everglades and figures. He also does murals. Vallez Studio Gallery, 784 12th Ave. S., Naples, 34102. (239) 262-0381. jerryvallez@comcast.net . Web site |
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William Ward Moseley, a retired architect, has been painting for 17 years. His watercolors, oils and pastels feature landscapes, area scenes and abstracts. He has received more than 125 awards in Naples, Marco Island and Bonita Springs arts shows. (239) 417-9141. wwmoselart@aol.com. Web site |
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Terri Wegman is a realist painter who uses vibrant colors and a strong style in her oil and pastel paintings. (239) 821-8383. |
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Ann B. Weiss is an oil painter, printmaker and sculptor, whose themes include nature, flowers, butterflies, birds and landscapes. She also does figurative drawing and collage. Her work is stylized and brightly colored. (239) 430-6865. anniebweiss@gmail.com. |
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Val Wright is primarily a plein air painter being captivated by nature. Her medium is watercolor. (239) 513-1087. val@valwright.com. Web site |
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Kitty Zucco is an oil painter who specializes in landscapes and seascapes. (239) 597-7078. kittys9c@aol.com. |
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Maryle Barbe's photographs depict nature scenes and European cities, mainly Venice, Italy. She leads educational bird tours at the Bonita Bay Club twice per month in season. She also monitors an eagle's nest for the Eaglewatch Program of Florida. (239) 992-3716. |
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Lynn Berreitter is a nature & documentary photographer, with a degree in environmental science. Working with a digital system she shoots both color and b&w photos. "I am a believer in preserving today for the future." (239) 246-8670 or (239) 282-5200. lynn@berreitter.com. Web site |
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Connie Bransilver has worked as a full-time nature photographer for the past 12 years, emphasizing primates and tropical forest ecosystems. She lectures on natural history and conservation, and teaches photography workshops. She has published several books. (239) 649-6235. Web site |
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Clyde Butcher's black and white photographs explore his personal relationship with the environment. For more than 40 years, he has been preserving on film the untouched landscapes. His images are captured with an 8x10, 11x14 and 12x20 view camera. His photographs range in size from 8x10 inches to 5x8 feet. (239) 695-2428. Web site |
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Jack Cane holds a PhD in computer information systems. He draws on this background and his passion for photography to develop and extend techniques of non-photorealist rendering to enhance his images, facilitating emergence of hidden hues and other details. (706) 974-6049. Web site |
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Dick Cunningham photographs nature and wildlife subjects, along with large panoramas. (239) 261-6249. Web site |
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Arline Diamond does fine art photography, particularly vivid-colored, floral close-ups. She also is known for her signature mattes and frames. Naples phone: (239) 514-2363. New York phone: (914) 276-1058. gardenofarline@aol.com. Web site |
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Patricia Esposito is a portrait, still life, fashion and wedding photographer. During the past two years she has been exhibiting her work in galleries and art centers. Recently she completed a sculpture of aluminum, wood and metal, which is currently on display at Sona Gallery, along with her photographs. (239) 353-8272. pesnaps@earthlink.net. Web site |
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Mary Carol Fitzgerald's photographs showcase natural subjects, using mostly natural light. "There's something about nature, the water, the wildlife, that pus me at ease. When I shoot, whether it be in my own backyard or traveling to new...places, I only hope to catpure the essence of that feeling." (239) 641-1063. mcfit25@aol.com. Web site |
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Florene's work is un-retouched, lens art. She creates images by using special effects and color filters in front of the camera lens. There is no computer manipulation. Instead the "magic" happens before the photo is taken. The print is what Florene sees when the photo is taken. (239) 549-9488. artist@florene.com. Web site |
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Joel Gewirtz. "My goal has always been to capture the beauty all around us, whether created by God or man." (239) 394-4900. walkmarco@aol.com. Web site |
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John F. Johnson is a nature photographer who focuses mainly on bird photography. (239) 594-9922. lkwdjohn@aol.com. |
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Perry James Locke is continually exploring the medium of photography, hoping to communicate the magnificence of nature and what it has to offer. (941) 270-7981. pjlocke@comcast.net. Web site |
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Jack Megela's photographs delve into nature, wildlife and still life, with a blending of natural light, composition and subject that embrace the viewer visually and emotionally. (239) 352-3036. Web site |
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Constance Parry's photo art utilizes a technique known as polaroid transfer. It is a process which exposes a color slide image onto polaroid film and uses the emulsion to create a unique image onto 140-pound hot pressed watercolor paper. (239) 777-2124. conyad7@comcast.net. Web site |
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Jill Schaus photographs nature, wildlife and animal companions. (239) 285-4977. Web site |
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Jay Staton's photographs are centered around his love of the outdoors. His work showcases the beauty of nature and wildlife. (239) 370-2188. Web site |
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Kevin Sweeney specializes in underwater photography. (239) 434-7477. kms1018@aol.com. Web site |
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Doug Thompson, a commercial photographer, always strives to produce the perfect image for developers, interior designers and architects. In 2005 he took on the task of photographing the "imperfections" in nature. (239) 289-9511. doug@dougthompson.net. Web site |
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Gail Geary is a ceramic artist specializing in wheel thrown Raku and stoneware. Her work ranges from pieces which explore cutting and manipulating finished thrown forms to her latest development of a series of vessels featuring contemporary graphics, balancing precision and composition. (239) 450-9007. Web site |
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Annabelle Johnson is a potter who creates usable art - including dinnerware, mugs, pitchers, bowls, vases, baskets and candle holders. She is known for her tropical designs. (239) 793-6447. annabelle@clayland.com. Web site |
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Gabrielle Nappo, who has an art education degree, began working with clay upon retiring from 26 years in the corporate world in 2001. Her work is inspired by "all things marine," and often carry the colors of blue, green and other natural tones. "I am a designer, a craftperson, a business manager, a chemist and a retailer." (239) 596-8937. Web site |
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Jim Rice creates environmental pieces such as fireplaces, tiles, fountains, animals planters; place settings and serving bowls; and decorative pieces. he is well known for his colorful fish platters. (239) 775-1078. Web site |
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Andy Browne, a painter/printer, steps into her garden for inspiration. Her subject matter shifted after a move from New England to Florida, offering an "entirely new and alien 'garden' that demanded a fresh look." (239) 590-9187. abrowne@uaccollier.com. Web site |
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Tammra Sigler's Expressionistic oil paintings and prints feature figural, floral, dogs, abstract dreamscapes and conceptual themes. (239) 593-4588. Web site |
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Ann B. Weiss is an oil painter, printmaker and sculptor, whose themes include nature, flowers, butterflies, birds and landscapes. She also does figurative drawing and collage. Her work is stylized and brightly colored. (239) 430-6865. anniebweiss@gmail.com. |
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Fidel Aguiar's granite and marble pieces have abstract themes which develop from the natural stone. He has worked with stone for more than 30 years, and uses his knowledge to express emotions in hard surfaces. (239) 250-3138. fidagu13@gmail.com. |
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Joan Eshkenazi's work is inspired by the mysteries and excitement inherent in the beauty of nature. She paints with oils or watercolors and sculpts with stoneware clay. I seek natural hues suggestive of the organic nature of hte flora and fauna expressed in my forms. (239) 592-6345. eshkenazi@aol.com. |
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Patricia Esposito is a portrait, still life, fashion and wedding photographer. During the past two years she has been exhibiting her work in galleries and art centers. Recently she completed a sculpture of aluminum, wood and metal, which is currently on display at Sona Gallery, along with her photographs. (239) 353-8272. pesnaps@earthlink.net. Web site |
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Robert Frettoloso shifted his artistic interests five years ago from photography to stone sculpture. He studied with well known sculptors such as Bill Williams and Frank de la Roche. His interest in sculpting took him to Italy, where he learned the techniques of Michelangelo. (239) 642-6367. Web site |
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Marion Haley works with various stones - alabaster, marble, soapstone, calcites, etc. - to create sculptures. She also creates fused glass pieces that are sometimes combined with the stone sculptures. She also is a printmaker and painter. (239) 947-6599. |
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Angelika Kade has been mostly carving stone in recent years but also is a figurative and abstract painter. She works with marble, alabaster, limestone and/or travertine. (239) 304-5950. w4212@earthlin.net. Web site |
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Gilles Peltier creates colorful, acrylic carvings of songbirds, waterfowl, wildlife, natural scenes and more. (239) 775-7041. huguette@gillespeltier.com. Web site |
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Richard W. Rosen is an award-winning, internationally-collected artist who creates vibrant raku clay abstract and figurative sculpture. Wall and pedestal sculpture on view at Rosen Studios, North Line Plaza, 2172 J&C Blvd., Naples, FL. (239) 821-1061. rictra@earthlink.net. Web site |
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Katherine Spalding is an internationally-renowned sculptor of true life bronzes. Her large-scale works frequently have natural themes. (239) 261-4371. Web site |
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Brian Brace is a fine furniture maker who custom builds furniture for your home or office. Each piece made goes through many meticulous steps from lumber selection to a hand-rubbed oil finish. His furniture also is built using traditional mortise and tenon jointery. (239) 293-6686. brian@finefurnituremaker.net. Web site |
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Nili Leichter uses direct wood carving methods to create her work from domestic and exotic woods. This methodology allows her to highlight and enhance the unique physical properties found in each piece of wood. The final product is a piece is a one-of-a-kind piece, impossible to duplicate. (239) 591-0416. info@abstractinwood.com. Web site |