Member News January 2008 - RAI Juried Show

Congratulations to five of our artists who had paintings accepted in the Ridgewood Art Association's 28th Regional Juried Show: Monique du Bois, Lorrie Pallant, Natalie Saunders, Tatiana Turchin, and myself. Way to go, ladies!!!

Meet the Artists - Tatiana Turchin

A native of Russia, Tanya started her watercolor studies with Peggy Dressel and Pamela Legate, then with Joel Popadics. She is now studying with Eli Rosenthal. She has participated in many art shows, and her paintings are in private collections in Oregon, New York, Michigan, and Russia.

Meet the Artists - Natalie Saunders

Natalie's painting passion is flowers. She also enjoys painting seascapes. Her favorite medium is watercolor, but she also paints in pastels and acrylic. Most of her work is traditional, but often she combines this with a non-traditional approach.

Meet the Artists - Lorrie Pallant

Lorrie's watercolors of landscapes and flowers are an expression of her passion for the play of light and color in natural settings. She finds watercolor a natural medium for painting the places and things she loves. She is "never lonely with a paint brush in her hand".

Meet the Artists - Nan Michelmore

Nan started her art studies in her native Australia, then England, and now in the US. She enjoys working with sculpture, pastel and oil, but loves the flexibility and portability of watercolor. She has taken workshops in Ireland, Vermont, and Provence, and also paints in Martha's Vinyard and the Hudson Valley. She is represented by Drue Chryst Gallery in Lake Mohawk. Her paintings are in private collections in Australia, England and the US.

Meet the Artists - Michelle Himes

Michelle has been exhibiting and winning awards for her close-focused watercolor florals for several years. She also enjoys painting landscapes on location on her visits to Maine. She is a member of the Northeast Watercolor Society, the Ridgewood Art Institute and Community Arts Association.

Meet the Artists - Anna Fronte

Anna loves painting the landscape, but will enjoy painting flowers, still life, and animals. She also enjoys painting semi-abstract and non-objective art. She has won many awards for excellence and her art hangs in private collections.