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Fall Show 2024

The Fall Show was held on November 8 and 9. The show continues to grow with 48 entries this time. The quality of the work was very high. Hope you didn't miss it, but if you did, here are some photos so you can see what happened.

But before taking a look at the photos, here are the award winning entries.

Fall Show 2024 Award Winners

Best of Show Michael Bittner - "The Sentinel Tree" Oil
First Place Holly Popeo - "Anderson East Inlet" Oil
Second Place Lynne Cassinari - "Daybreak" Oil
Third Place Ruth Clark - "Early Spring" Watercolor
Award of Excellence Jeanette Corbett - "Path Home" Oil
Award of Excellence Walter Osterberg - "Sandy Point - Ipswich" Oil
Mary Saija Award Lorraine O'Brien - "Sailing By - Rocky Neck" Watercolor
Nathalie Nordstrand Award Karin Quinn - "Autumn Walk" Watercolor
Popular Award Kim Ramsay - "Fall Gourds" Colored Pencil
Popular Award Lorraine O'Brien - "Flurries" Watercolor



Turnout was a bit light at the Friday opening, but we made up for that with a steady stream of viewers throughout the day on Saturday.

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We had lots of colorful art.



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Taken early before the crowd arrived.



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We split the Mini Art in half to better display the art.



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By doing it this way, all the paintings were closer to eye level.



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Some of the Mini Art was truly miniature.



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More art on display.



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More people showing up to see the show.



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Lorraine poses for a photo by her Mary Saija Award.



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Our Best of Show painting.



Here are the bios of the judges

Arnie Casavant's Bio

Arnie works in studio and en plein air, painting largely in oil on location at dawn or dusk, when the sun's interaction with his subject matter is at its most dramatic. Arnie adheres to the old adage that "light is the bringer of beauty" and his work reflects a strong emphasis on the interplay of light, shape and color and a devotion to impressionism. "Chasing the Light" best describes Arnie's paintings. "The natural elements and my paints combine to reward me with lasting memories."

Arnie attended the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, courtesy of the GI Bill and until 2005, was an art instructor and Department Chair at Oliver Ames High School in Easton, Massachusetts, a position which he held for 27 years. He taught landscape and abstract painting at various locations in Boston and on Cape Cod through Northeastern University's Graduate Institute in Education until 2011.

He has exhibited is work at the Yellow Barn Gallery in Glen Echo, Maryland, Hummingbird Gallery in Elbow Cay, Bahamas. the Gallery at Spencer Lofts and the True Grit Gallery in Middleboro. His displays include exhibits at the Weston Town Library in November and December of 2012 and the Natick Arts Center in 2016. His work is available for viewing at Studio 226 at SOWA at 450 Harrison Avenue in Boston during First Fridays and Sundays May through October. He is represented by Main Street Gallery in Falmouth as well as showing and teaching at the Bristol Art Museum. He resides in Chelsea, MA.

Mary Rose O'Connell's Bio

Mary Rose O'Connell is best known for her dynamic oil paintings of the New England coast. Other genres she has mastered are her sensitive portrait, still life, and landscape paintings. She paints in her studio and en plein air in a representational style. Classically trained in the Boston School Tradition, her work shows a strong grounding in composition and design combined with the color and light of the 19th century Impressionists.

Along with being a national award-winning artist, Mary Rose was a past recipient of the Charles Family Foundation, Cape Ann Museum, Copley Society of Art Fellowship. Mary Rose is a juried artist member of the Copley Society of Art, the North Shore Arts Association, and the Rockport Art Association. She has exhibited with the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionists Society, and the Allied Artists of America.

Mary Rose instructs students in composition and design techniques using oil, acrylic, gouache, and drawing mediums. In addition to the technical aspects, the classes focus on color, value, and edge relationships within the paintings. She conducts workshops throughout the United States and in Europe




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