111 artists whose work has been featured at Manor Mill Gallery.
Watercolor, Oil
I think this is the hardest part...telling why I do this. After hours and hours, spent writing it down, I read it and re-read it and it always falls short: too far to the left or right ... too self-conscious, over-thought, over-explained, under-explained ... and, in the end, it always just boils down to the simple fact that I do it because I can't help it. It keeps me happy, relatively sane and out of the funny farm ... or jail.
Photography
Bolling Willse is a local Monkton philosopher/photographer who has been capturing light for most of his life. He built his own darkroom when he was in middle school and dreamed of someday having the skill and resources to process and print color photographs.
Encaustic (beeswax), Mixed Media
Bridgette Guerzon Mills is a multi-media artist. Her work incorporates a variety of materials including photography, paint, encaustic, and textiles, as well as reclaimed materials. Her artwork has been published in magazines and books and her work has been collected in the United States and internationally. She currently resides in Towson, MD with her family. As a mixed media artist, encaustic is a versatile medium that allows her to create depth in layers and serves as a means for further exploration in both form and meaning. She combines her photography with encaustic to create a bridge between two worlds, the real and the reconstructed. The canvas becomes a multilayered surface that speaks to both the visual and tactile senses. Her landscapes are an attempt to capture a feeling of wonder, recognition and kinship with the land. She explores landscapes in both oil paint and encaustic. Her outdoor installations, often created using foraged or recycled materials, focus on environmental issues and seek to engage and educate the public about these concerns. www.guerzonmills.com
Oil, Plein Air
Mr. Baran has been painting for over 40 years. He sold his first painting at the age of 18 for $100. Today, he is recognized as one of the most accomplished plein air painters in the Mid-Atlantic. His signature style showcases quick, broad brush strokes that capture rapidly changing lights, colors and tones of the outdoors.
Oil
Carol Lee Thompson is Atelier trained in the methods of the Old Masters. Carol paints a wide range of subject matter including landscape, equine, portraits, animals and western themes. Carol is featured in galleries throughout the country.
Oil, Plein Air
I have been a professional artist for the past 25 years. I call myself an American Impressionist. My interest in plein air painting has greatly influenced my work. I prefer a wet-on-wet, alla prima style of laying on paint whether I am outdoors or in the studio.
Oil, Lithography
Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1945 Douglas Hofmann attended grade school through high school in his hometown. His appreciation for art grew and already being very gifted, Hofmann decided to attempt to make a career for himself in art field.
Watercolor
In 2009, a friend took Frank to his first watercolor show. The talent surprised him and it got him excited about the medium. Frank started his career as a sign painter. He painted thousands of walls and windows. Frank's decades of creating good design, his knowledge of color, and tens of thousands of hours with a brush in hand were of tremendous benefit when he finally turned his eye towards watercolor.
Acrylic
I graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1977 with a BFA. My focus in college was printmaking and black-and-white photography. Working primarily in acrylic, I strive to use texture and detail to bring the work to life. I spend hours sketching before picking up a brush.
Cut Paper, Painting
Jennifer Hudson is an award winning Maryland based cut paper artist and painter. She uses various-sized knives to hand-cut delicate works that display movement, texture, and dimension. She combines several layers of cut paper to attain highly detailed three-dimensional works.
Oil, Plein Air
I enjoy painting plein air both locally and abroad. I try to capture the ever changing and sometimes-mysterious effects of light and atmosphere found in nature. Inspiration comes from early Italian Renaissance and Medieval paintings, Corot's Italian landscape sketches along with other contemporary artists.
Acrylic, Oil, Miniatures
Inspired by nature, Judy Lalingo spends much of her time outdoors sketching, painting, and photographing everything from horses and hounds to birds and wildlife. Her work ranges from tightly rendered miniatures in acrylic to looser oils of landscapes and animal studies.
Watercolor
Watercolor Artist Kas Rohm enjoys creative realism in her watercolors, often with the use of waterproof ink to bring out the details. Living most of her life not far from the Manor Mill Gallery, Kas finds inspiration from the local community and environment, often infusing a splash of whimsy into her paintings and illustrations.
Watercolor, Oil
A native of Baltimore, I am an artist and art educator living in Northern Baltimore County, Maryland. I paint in direct response to what I see and feel, revealing quiet beauty, a sense of belonging, and the overlooked moments of daily life. Working primarily in watercolor and oil and often from life, my art is grounded in realism yet seeks to capture the essence of every subject.
Oil, Pastel
Lisa Mitchell paints with oils and also pastels. She creates representational paintings of primarily Maryland landscapes. Her purpose in painting the landscape is to pay homage to the beautiful effect of light on the everyday world we live in. Lisa received her formal art education at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Oil, Mixed Media
I draw inspiration from nature and the surrounding landscape. What interests me as an artist is not only the formal qualities of solving the puzzle, but how creativity and the arts lead to the unknown and connect the dots in unexpected ways. Michael lives in Monkton with his wife Joanne. He is a MICA graduate and has been a lifelong artist/educator.
Oil, Plein Air
Only eight years ago, Nancy considered what activities she might choose to fill her hours once she retired from a 40-year career in real estate. She is a long-time resident of Northern Baltimore County, Maryland. She has taken numerous classes and workshops. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Notre Dame College.
Sculpture, Mixed Media
Richard came to Baltimore in 1961 to teach high school art. He received an MFA at MICA in 1969. In 1970, he became head of the sculpture department at Catonsville Community College and was one of a group of artists considered outstanding in their field.
As a 7-year-old, he worked in his father’s hardware store and became fascinated by industrial materials. "I even started a crafts club for neighborhood kids. We made all kinds of stuff."
He has worked in all media, with recent work focusing on the industrial parts of Baltimore City, past and present. Many of the images deal with decay, the passing of time, rust, and the combination that appears when nature takes over.
"I like constructing with wood, incorporating objects, man-made, found, and natural. These constructions are painted to give the impression of metal. What inspires me is Asian Art, more so now as I pare things down to make a simpler image with impact."
painter
I have always “felt” like an artist. It is an internal need, but it has taken years of study, workshops, and classes to get to a level of competence and confidence. Finally, to be able to say, “I AM an artist”. Only after moving to the Baltimore area from the Alabama Gulf Coast where I got accepted into the Baltimore Watercolor Society did I start to really develop as a painter. I paint once a week with some of my BWS friends. This is so valuable because I trust their critiques and opinions. I believe it is important to have someone whom you admire as an artist, to give you honest feedback. Your friends will most often tell you “It’s great!” which is good for the ego, but not for growth.
