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Bobbie Brennan |
Bobbie Brennan has had a lifelong love of art and has drawn and painted from childhood whenever she could throughout college, marriage, motherhood, and a successful career with Eastman Kodak Company. Upon retiring to Savannah, Georgia, she seriously pursued her interest in art on a full-time basis, focusing on watercolor with classes under watercolorist Rebecca Kahrs-Willis and such other nationally known artists as Al Stein, Charles Reid, Tony Couch, Don Andrews, and Mary Whyte. A member and on the Board of the Landings Art Association in Savannah, Bobbie's works are held in private collections in several states. Currently a resident of Dublin, Ohio, and an active member of the Dublin Area Art League, her works have been exhibited in several local shows, where they have garnered high praise and won a variety of awards. Click on the View Full Gallery link below to learn more about Bobbie and view more of her art. |
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Tom Brennan
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Tom Brennan, like his wife Bobbie, is an award-winning watercolorist who studied under Georgia watercolorist Rebecca Kahrs-Willis and such other nationally known artists as Al Stein, Charles Reid, Tony Couch, Don Andrews, and Mary Whyte. His career with Eastman Kodak and Johnson and Johnson took him and his family to such diverse locales as Chicago, Rochester, Houston, and Tokyo. When he retired in Savannah, Georgia, he became an active member of that city's Landings Art Association, initiating the Association's first Fall Sidewalk Art Show and Sale. Tom has exhibited in various venues both in Savannah and in Dublin, Ohio, including Dublin's Annual Art and Music Festival. Click on the View Full Gallery link below to learn more about Tom and view more of his art. |
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Cindy Bryden |
Current President of the DAAL, Cindy is a graduate of the Ohio State University with a degree in Industrial Design. After spending many years involved with her work in architecture and nurturing two children, Cindy decided to join the Dublin Area Art League. She has tried many art forms such as photography, mixed media, jewelry making and ceramics. She considers herself a realist painter: where she starts with a real subject and adds an artistic flair. Currently she has been working on equine and pet portraits, with several pieces being accepted into regionally and nationally juried shows. She works primarily from her own photos, and enjoys capturing the personality of her subjects in her art. Cindy has won several awards in the Dublin Area Art League shows, including the Painting contest in Historic Dublin during the leagues' Art Stroll event. Two of her paintings were accepted in the 2007 "Distinctly Dublin" calendar too. Cindy accepts commissions for acrylics and watercolor projects. |
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 Carol Cosgrove 614-771-8548 carolc30@yahoo.com |
Originally from Philadelphia PA,
Carol has been a resident of Ohio since attending Otterbein College
beginning in1970. Her education and career have combined a lifetime
passion for both art and teaching. She has earned college and
graduate degrees in fine art, psychology, art therapy and special
education. She is currently a teacher in Hilliard Ohio. Carol is a charter member and Secretary of the Ohio Plein Air Society. She is also a member of the Dublin Area Art League, where she has served both as Vice President and Secretary. Her passion is painting “en plein air” with oils on canvas. An avid environmentalist, Carol seeks out and appreciates the natural world, and will venture out in all kinds of weather and all seasons, to paint in the open air. For every painting she sells, Carol donates a percentage of her profits to Patches of Light, an organization that gives 100% of its profits to help families of children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses.
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A life-long resident of the Columbus, Ohio, area, Sharyl Chickerella Flory has always enjoyed making art. Sharyl , who is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Art Education and a former middle school art teacher, recently returned to college after raising four children. Currently a junior at Columbus College of Art and Design, she is working toward a Bachelor of Arts. Over the years Sharyl has pursued weaving, quilting, oil painting and many other media applications. At present she is working on multi-media collage art works for which she has received Honorable Mention in several shows. She also has developed a love of Ceramics over the past few years and currently is taking classes in that media. Click on the View Full Gallery link below to learn more about Sharyl and view more of her art. |
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Aida Garrity graduated from Imperial College-University of London, England as a Metallurgical Engineer and has a Masters in Corrosion Science and Engineering from University of Manchester Institute of Technology (UMIST)-Manchester, England. Currently she is taking a Masters in Fine Arts from The Academy of Arts in San Francisco, California. She primarily focuses on Drawing, Painting figures and Landscapes. Aida's works have been featured in Caracas, Venezuela and recently in Dublin and Worthington, Ohio. Aida began her artistic career, when she was only six years old when she started getting artistically instructed in the Museum of Arts in Caracas-Venezuela. She has since continued with education courses in Calgary-Canada and in Dublin. She has been a Dublin Area Art League member for several years, has won an honorable mention for her work and is the current Vice President.
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 Patricia Getha |
Patricia Getha, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from the University of Cincinnati, with a degree in Applied Science, Communication Art. She worked in the Graphic Arts industry as a pre-press professional for 20+ years before pursuing a lifelong desire to paint, draw and photograph her favorite animals. Her award winning artwork and photography can be found in many private collections throughout the United States. Recent work includes two how-to-draw books for beginners and accomplished artists alike. Published by Walter Foster Publishing, both books are now available for purchase. The first, titled Drawing Horses, is a complete drawing kit for beginners. The second is collaborative effort of five different artists and is titled The Art of Drawing Animals. Pat is proficient in various media including watercolor, graphite, and oil. She is an accomplished photographer as well and has focused her energies on this aspect of her creative process. She resides in Ostrander, Ohio with her husband, four children and a variety of animals. |
   
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Bev Goldie |
A Dublin, Ohio, resident and owner of a decorating business for the past twelve years, Bev Goldie holds a Fine Art degree from Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio. She also studied art in Salzburg, Austria, where she learned the lost art of intaglio printmaking. More recently she has taken classes in pastel portraiture and watercolor from several professional artists. Bev enjoys using many mediums and never tires of experimenting with new ones. Her work has received several awards in the juried shows, and are found in design studios, galleries and private collections. She just finished illustrating a book and has been commissioned to do several pieces for the new Corazon Health Spa in Dublin. Images from her Alpine trip are available in her picture book, Arches, Turrets and Ivy, and may be purchased online at www.archesturretsandivy.com. Click on the View Full Gallery link below to learn more about Bev and view more of her art. |
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 Karen Jesko Phone: 614-214-6442 kjesko@core.com |
After 32 years in the field of education Karen chose to pursue her life long interest in art. She dabbled in several art mediums and found watercolor to be her niche. Retirement has allowed her to combine her two most loved interests: art and travel – painting barns, flowers and landscapes from around the country. She enjoys participating in local and regional shows. In 2005 her work was accepted at the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Division and received a purchase award. |
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 Sue Ann Rose 614.760.9801 Rose_sueann24@sbcglobal.net |
Sue Ann picked up her brushes to rediscover her love of painting after 23 years of concentrating on being a wife and mother. A trip through the Scottish Highlands was the catalyst for her rendering of Glencoe, a place that sings with ancient mystery and magic. She has been taking painting and drawing courses at CCAD the last couple of years to perfect her handling of the medium. Sue Ann relocated to Dublin to pursue her career as a programmer/analyst six years ago and works for a local firm. She has a degree from Kent State. |
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 Nancy St. Clair 614-761-3847 saint-clair@sbcglobal.net |
Nancy St. Clair rediscovered her love of art after retiring from a lengthy career in real estate development. She has studied art at both Miami University and the Columbus College of Art and Design. Nancy enjoys working in all mediums, believing that the subject matter best dictates which medium to use. She loves the challenge of interpreting the human face and form in two dimensions, as well as capturing the beauty of nature. In addition to her art, Nancy enjoys gardening and traveling with her husband. She is a long-time resident of Dublin, and has been a member of the Dublin Area Art League for three years. |
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Luisa Quintero |
Luisa Quintero is a Dublin artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. She has been a self-taught artist for a period of twenty years. She primarily focuses on landscapes and contemporary art in watercolor and oil media. Luisa’s works have been featured in Caracas, Venezuela and recently in Dublin and Worthington, Ohio. Luisa began her artistic career in Caracas painting ceramic art and it then continued when she joined an art league in Manchester, England during her stay in 1990 during her two year visit. She continually pursues her educational artistic knowledge from continuation education courses in Calgary, Canada and in Dublin, Ohio. Luisa continues to create a wide variety of projects using her favorite watercolor media and combining it with her love for needle work. One of her watercolors is featured in the 2008 "Distinctly Dublin" Art Calendar.
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