Members
Kathleen McHugh
My inspiration is in landscape. I love the colors, the shapes and the compositions that form naturally. I’m new to plein aire so not entirely comfortable outside but I believe it’s important for me to expand my skills so that my art is more informed by what’s around me. My goal is to get more expressive, more loose and at some point expand into expressionism and abstract art.
Kathleen McHugh
9409 Glen Abbey Lane
Sarasota, FL 34238
847-951-8589
Sharon Guy
My art is about connecting with nature and sharing that experience with others. I paint the land, sea, and sky in a colorful, contemporary style. I also love to sketch and paint birds and animals. I am inspired by scenic areas that have beautiful light, especially early in the morning and later in the evening before dark. Once I find a place that inspires me, I visit often, and make small plein air studies, sketches, and reference photos.
Most of my outdoor paintings are finished works, and some will be used as studies for my studio paintings. My technique involves using a personal, expressive style, with vibrant colors and some abstraction. I look for big shapes and patterns in nature and I try not to cover them up with too many intricate details. Sometimes I will focus on painting abstract shapes in a close-up view, such as ripples and foam in the water. I also like to paint portraits of birds against colorful, abstract backgrounds.
My nature art helps me feel more balanced and less stressed. There is something very healing about going out into the woods or walking barefoot on the beach. The paintings that come out of these experiences give my collectors a sense of serenity and help them remember their favorite outdoor places. I like to use my art to bring the beaches, mountains, and forests into people’s lives.
17 Long Meadow PL
Rotonda West, FL 33947
941-321-1218
shguy2003@yahoo.com
www.sharonguyart.com
Rene Fletcher
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Candice Russell
To be able to paint and the process leading up to the easel work, has become the best chance for me to free myself from the anxious state of mind I cope with everyday. Whether I’m finding subject matter, composing the painting, choosing color, mixing, etc., it becomes a totally immersive experience that allows me to feel I can speak freely and acts as a driving force until I can complete the idea. And so I paint…
Impressionists have allows been a starting point and with that in mind, I am inspired by everyday sights that are ‘the fabric of life’. The smallest vignette, a lighting element, a situational moment can allow insight and reflection when we take a moment to observe. From those observations, I try to translate what I see with a representational style in the hope that a viewer will find something of value and interest for themselves.
My process often begins with photos I have taken. From there I will crop, re-compose, play with color elements or choose an idea of what I want to translate through water solvable oils on canvas or gesso board. I am drawn to small segments of broad landscapes but I love the challenge of contemporary portraits as well. Since I am primarily self-taught, I look for workshops and online classes to further my art education. Some form of creating has almost always been a part of my life and I have moved from crafting in fabric, to primitive Americana style painting on found objects to canvas work. All of it has given me great joy.
Since moving to Sarasota, I have belonged to one art club, been a volunteer at a local art center and entered several local art shows. To be in the company of other art lovers is always an uplifting experience.
Lori Loveberry George
I express myself best through the study of form. With a variety of mark making tools and materials, I paint on my drawings and draw on my paintings. I am primarily interested in the gesture, movement, and expression of the human form and nature. I play with spontaneous and intuitive mark making and color, often working ambidextrously to capture a movement, a gesture, or a thought. It paralels a personal process of beginnings, scarring, and healing. I work on multiple pieces at the same time, which keeps the work fresh and energetic. I experiment combining traditional and non-traditional artist materials, as wel as historical artistic methods and materials. I research and like the tactility of making my own paints and binders— watercolors, oils, clays, and glues— muling them on a marble slab. I worked many years as a decorative and mural painter, which expanded my skil set incorporating plasters, gilding clays, glues, metal leaf, trowels, and sandpaper. My substrate is typicaly heavy watercolor paper, mounted nautical charts, and wood, which are al versatile and alows for aggressive manipulation. Nautical charts serve a two-fold purpose: they stand on their own as a finished work of art, drawn and painted over, it’s art on art.
www.loriloveberrygeorge.com
Cosette Kosiba
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Judy Robertson
“I find joy in making something out of nothing.” – Judy Robertson
I have found inspiration my whole life from things around me —the sound of ocean waves and the majesty of nature…the smallest creature or the tallest trees. I can feel the beat of nature in my soul. I see the world, not in straight lines, but in the quirkiness of tilted tables and wonky flowers and pink skies and orange trees. I want my art to evoke the feeling the joy of being alive.
Judy Robertson
2956 Upper Tangelo Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34239
941.928.1818
Linda Cordisco
My professional career was in the field of education and administration, and did not allow much time to pursue my interest in art. I did however, manage to co-own and operate a weaving store for several years and taught a few classes. Once retired, I studied photography and later mosaics and abstract painting. In Pittsburgh, where I lived for 40 years, I organized a photography exhibit representing the work of over a dozen photographers and produced a series of over forty portraits of gay and lesbian couples and families. It got accepted by a major gallery and we ended up raising over $7000 for Marriage Equality to support the ACLU legal fund. Several months later, the portraits were shown in the lobby of city hall. During this time, I also developed a passion for street photography.
When my wife and I moved to Sarasota, I found the weather not conducive for street photography (I was use to the gray skies of Pittsburgh , and less humidity). I began to take classes in mosaics and abstract painting, and here I am today.
Art for me is a major part of who I am. It lives in my soul and provides a lens for how I see the world. I consider it a gift and am grateful for its presence.
I am currently the chair of the Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota (UUSRQ) Arts Council and enjoy working with a team of talented artists to produce 10 shows a year at the Lexow Gallery, which is part of the UUSRQ campus.
Linda Cordisco
3642 Glen Oaks Manor Drive
Sarasota, Fl. 34232
412 260-1078
Susan Guthrie
After retiring from my work life I finally started to really explore my creative side. With the help of friends who introduced me to fellow artists for instruction, I began taking lessons using pastels, acrylics, paper mache and creating collages. I am crazy for whimsy and found that I am happiest when making collages that involve animals, especially my labradoodle, Piper, who is my inspiration. In my imagination Piper travels around the world. Sometimes friends’ pets join Piper. It is a journey that brings me immense joy.