This week’s featured artist: Carolyn Councell, member since 1980’s: ME: I have lived in Maryland my whole life, and have been interested & involved in art for most of it. I reside with my husband in Pasadena on the banks of the Magothy River where I find much inspiration for my paintings in the ever-changing water scenes and activities. I am a…
This week’s featured artist: Roopa Dudley, member since 2013: ME: I am a painter – an Epicurean Artist living in Severn, MD, and the author of ‘A Strategic Painter: Mastermind Your Craft’. I am Myers-Briggs INTJ and Enneagram #5 Iconoclast. Previously, I was an Urdu Language Translator for NSA and won several awards during the dozen years I worked there. The common thread…
This week’s featured artist: Sharon Navage, member since 2013: ME: I live in Odessa, Texas. I have always been an artist. I am driven to work on my art. I have been very fortunate to have traveled extensively and whether the piece is based on one of these trips or my own back yard; there is inspiration everywhere. I drew, sewed, painted t-shirts…
MFA is using our blog to let the world know about our members and the art they create. Me & MY ART MONDAYS “Me & My Art” is a Monday MFA blog post that introduces individual MFA artist members to our entire blog readership. If you are a current MFA member, this is an opportunity to share a little bit…
This week’s featured artist: Wil Scott, Board of Directors member since 2010: ME: I don’t remember being greatly interested in photography at an early age, and yet I still have two Brownie cameras my parents gave me as a child. As an art history grad student, I fooled around taking scenic landscapes, but I wasn’t thinking I was creating “art.” The turning point was…
This week’s featured artist: Alex Tolstoy, member since 2012: ME: Born in NYC but growing up in DC (near the zoo; says a lot) I had a brief four years in Hawaii – a good experience – and I now live in Virginia. For over 40 years I was a research scientist (mathematician, actually) working primarily in Underwater Acoustics and signal processing. It kept…
This week’s featured artist: Carol Falk, member since 1975: ME: My studio is in my house overlooking Clements Creek. The view framed by my studio window, of a hill of trees, sculpture and the water beyond, provides continual inspiration. Changing with the time of day as well as seasonally, it suggests infinite shapes for my palette. My formal art education included high…
This week’s featured artist: Jayne Shatz ME: I am an artist, educator, and ceramic historian. I have a PhD in Ceramic History, an MA in Pottery and Sculpture and a BA in Art History. During a ceramic career spanning 40 years, I have taught in colleges, founded two potters’ cooperatives, founded The Albany Ceramic Institute and taught ceramics and sculpture…
This week’s featured artist: Stephen Borko, Board of Directors, member since 2003 ME: I am a native Washingtonian (a breed not as rare as is commonly believed) and currently live in Bethesda. I have had a career in managing a variety of nonprofit organizations in Washington, from think tanks to arts organizations. My passions include travel, inventive food, and many kinds…
This week’s featured artist: April Rimpo, member since 2005 ME: I’ve lived in Maryland for 17 years. I’ve been fortunate to be able to travel to many places within the US and to a couple other countries; most of these travels have been part of art workshops, inspiring me to create paintings that share these places with others through my…
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