Meet the Arrtistss
Introducing the featured artists for 2021! Click on each artist to learn about their background and studio space, see art galleries and add events to your calendar.
Begoña Morton
PAINTING
FRIDAY & SATURDAY | A native of Barcelona, Spain, Begoña’s eclectic painting style incorporates her love for family, food and travel.
Cindi Berry
PAINTING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Cindi's work includes oil paintings in representational and impressionist styles.
Cindy Grisdela
FIBER ART
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Cindy creates, contemporary art quilts for the wall, quilted pillows, fabric necklaces, and scarves.
Coty Dickson
PAINTING
SATURDAY & SUNDAY | Specializing in contemporary oil and acrylic paintings, Coty is partial to landscapes and still life because those subjects lend themselves to stories.
Dorry Emmer
FIBER ART, PHOTOGRAPHY
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | "Finding Inspiration in My Backyard" is her theme for 2021. See photographs that were taken in her garden and her limited collection of quilt art inspired by her photography.
Elaine Elinsky
MIXED MEDIA
FRIDAY & SATURDAY | Discover the multiple tools and mediums that lend themselves to her approach to abstracted landscapes during the studio tour at the Artists’ Atelier.
Eleanor Anderson
POTTERY
SATURDAY & SUNDAY | Bowls, vases, mugs and pitchers serve as canvases for paintings inspired by the creatures-butterflies, birds, frogs, and the flowers they visit-in her garden.
Eric Carr
FURNITURE MAKER
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Furniture built using a combination of traditional hand tools and modern machinery with hardwood local to the mid-Atlantic region: cherry, maple, walnut and oak, and occasionally incorporating metalwork.
GuruSangat Khalsa
FIBER ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, MIXED MEDIA, PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Visit the "Playroom Studio" with wonderful natural light. GuruSangat likes to incorporate things that are part of everyday life into her wide variety of artwork.
NOT PARTICIPATING
James Diedrich
PHOTOGRAPHY
James Diedrich apologizes he is no longer able to participate.
Irrum Merrill
JEWELRY
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Contemporary art jeweler Irrum Merrill creates exquisite wearable art using precious metal and genuine South-Sea pearls.
Jennifer Duncan
MIXED MEDIA, PAINTING
SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Using water-based media, Jennifer creates colorful abstract expressionist paintings influenced by her observations of local landscapes on canvas, panels, paper and even wearable artwork.
Jill Banks
PAINTING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Jill's work runs the gamut from urban landscapes, still lifes, animals, interiors and portraiture painted in oils. "I paint what I love. I just love a lot!"
JJ Singh
JEWELRY
SATURDAY & SUNDAY | Mixing traditional silversmithing techniques with modern technology, JJ creates one of a kind jewelry talismans in a variety of materials including fine silver, gemstones, resin, and leather.
John Francis McCabe
PAINTING, DRAWING
FRIDAY & SATURDAY | Come see a Portrait demo underway at The Artists' Atelier. John will have portraits in oil on canvas and in charcoal on Bristol paper on display, as well as other works in oil.
Jorge Adeler
JEWLERY
FRIDAY & SATURDAY | See one-of-a-kind jewelry crafted through a lost wax carving technique. Finished pieces are made in platinum or 14K & 18K gold with unique gemstones, meteorites, diamonds, pearls and authentic ancient coins.
Joyce Lee
PAINTING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Joyce paints large, vibrant flowers, focusing on dancing movements of each petal and the interplay of the myriad tones within the colors.
Laura Nichols
POTTERY
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Laura believes that a well balanced pot made with its purpose in mind is one of the simple joys of life. They are usually adorned with chickens, herons, owls, goats, pileated woodpeckers, and recently elephants!
Layla Gray
PAINTING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Layla specializes in impressionistic oil landscapes and cityscapes, portraying scenes of rolling hills, fields of flowers, mountains, lakes, the seaside and beyond.
NOT PARTICIPATING
Linda Jones
FIBER ART, MIXED MEDIA, PAINTING
Linda Jones apologizes she is no longer able to participate.
Mike Long
WOOD CARVING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | See hand wood-carving in action, as well as some stone carving, sculpture, and furnishings on display.
Pat Neuman
FIBER ART, PASTELS, WATERCOLOR
SATURDAY & SUNDAY | Pat loves to share pastels with visitors, as many don't know about the history or the use of this medium. She enjoys working in plein aire, gardens, blooms and incorporating watercolor and fiber.
Robert Gilbert
PAINTING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | Take a trip to this basement studio and gallery with over 200 impressionistic watercolor and oil paintings of all sizes. See how to paint a tree or a figure in less than 30 seconds!
Roberta Beasley
MIXED MEDIA, PAINTING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY | Roberta works in acrylic for her paintings, and her Mixed Media combines rice papers, specialty papers, and acrylic paint. Even pieces of her lithographs can find their way into her works.
