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Paint Annapolis Awards Juror David Lussier

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This year’s awards juror for Paint Annapolis is David Lussier – who received first place awards for Paint Annapolis and Dueling Brushes in 2014. David Lussier is an award winning contemporary impressionist and nationally recognized plein air painter and workshop instructor. He is a painter in the purist sense of the word. In his poetic and intimate oil landscapes he…

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Me & My Art Monday: Meet Alison Menke

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This week’s featured artist:  Alison Menke, member since 2014: ME:  I am 27 years old, born of American parents in the country of Venezuela.  I’ve been surrounded and inspired by art and artists all of my life. My great-grandmother, Georgia Leigh Caldwell, was an American Artist in Chicago and my grandmother, Jane Caldwell Menke, was also an accomplished artist. My mother, Beverly Ann…

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Me & My Art Monday: Meet Joan Owings

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This week’s featured artist: Joan Owings, member since 2012: ME:  I grew up in rural southern Maryland, and have loved and expressed myself through art since childhood. My lifelong motivation has been the discovery and contemplation of beauty as I find it in what is a chaotic and at times overwhelming world. After living many years in Annapolis, I moved to the…

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Me & My Art Monday: Meet Chris Kelsey

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This week’s featured artist:  Chris Kelsey, member since 2011: ME: After growing up in various places as a Navy brat, I became a Virginian, graduating from Virginia Tech.  We moved to Upper Marlboro in early 80’s to be near Andrews AFB where my husband was stationed. There were horses and cows when we moved there but not a lot else!  We moved to…

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Me & My Art Monday: Meet Lynn Mehta

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This week’s featured artist:  Lynn Mehta, member since 2008: ME:  Born and raised in La Jolla, California, I now live in Alexandria, Virginia. I hold a B.A. in Art from San Diego State University and have studied with internationally acclaimed artists in the US and abroad. As a landscape painter, I primarily paint outside and travel to paint when I get the…

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