Lowell Open Studios Press and Publicity
The Seventh Annual
Lowell Open Studios
Saturday September 29th and Sunday September 30th, 2007
Noon to 5 pm.
Artist information and images from LOS 2006
List of Artists Participating in LOS 2007
Questions? Contact us at info@lowellopenstudios.org.
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119 GalleryLocation #1 - 119 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA 01851The Last Frontier"-- photography, video, installation art The Last Frontier documents the last remaining vast track of abandoned mills —the former Appleton Manufacturing Company between Appleton Street and the
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ALL Arts GalleryLocation #5 - 246 Market St., Lowell, MA 01852A gallery for ALL members Featured during Lowell Open Studios August 18 through September 30, 2007 Saturdays 11am-4pm, Sundays 12pm-4pm |
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Ayer Lofts Art GalleryLocation # 11- 172 Middle Street, LowellResident Show
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Raquel BaumanLocation #2 - Arte de Raquel, 122 Western Ave, Essence of Culture, #319Tissue paper collage and suble ink paintings My tissue paper collages emerged from a mishap while I was in high school in Houston long ago. I spilled water on a stack of tissue paper of different colors and found the transformation of the papers texture and the new and blended colors that emerged fascinating. Water makes the images fluid and the colors appear to have no boarders, they move subtly from one to another. My ink paintings emerged in like fashion. I was not paying attention in the "ink cross-hatching" class and a drop of ink fell onto wet paper and revealed a flower with a dark center and delicate petals. The vibrant colors of the collages do not fade over time. The delicate lines of my ink paintings remain fluid. |
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Thom BealesLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios #424Photography
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Jerry BedrickLocation #2 - Beau Art Studios, Western Avenue Studios , #A311 & A312Family and Pet Photography As a family photographer my goal is capture forever a timeless reflection of a moment in you life whether it be individual, couple, family portrait or special event. |
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Donna BergerLocation #2 - Donna Berger, Illustrator, Designer & Marketer, 122 Western Avenue, # A301Creative approaches to painting and illustration Donna Berger is freelance illustrator, designer and marketing consultant. She creates illustrations and designs for picture books and children’s publications, and design and marketing assignments for a range of editorial and business clients. When she isn't working on client work, Donna enjoys watercolor, acrylic painting and drawing. |
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William Edward BerryLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #406Familiar local scenes, depicting dramatic lighting Graduate of Mass College of Art, majoring in painting, and illustration. Taught art at Chelmsford High School for thirty-four years. Have painted murals, including a wall of the Olympia Restaurant in Lowell. Have taken classes with Paul George, Sharon Carson, Jeff Weaver, and Tom Gill (R.A.A.)Enjoying my studio at Western Avenue where my work is for sale. I want to focus on the human form, and include them in my paintings. Figures in the landscape can heighten the drama, while combining human interests.
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Karen BettencourtLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #512Collage Karen Bettencourt is a Californian currently living and working in Massachusetts. She has been an artist most of her life and her early art included watercolors, tapestry weaving and contemporary quilts. Currently, she is creating art quilts, and material and digital collages out of studios in Woburn and Lowell, Massachusetts. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States. http://www.karenbettencourt.com
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Andrea Bobroff PetersLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #320 & #331Surreal with Maxfield, Dali flavor An image will come to me from many different senses. I create from these feelings which tends to have a surreal outcome. I want my viewer to ponder and wonder what outcome I was thinking of as te creator. Add small surprises, make my view look deep, and discover. |
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Carol BoileauLocation #6 - Artist at the Brush, 256 Market Street, Lowellabstract forms coupled with figuration Taking nature's spirit as an inspiration, I try to recreate times, places and things that have a special place in my life. My colors seem to be strong and earthy. I try to incorporate abstract elements, taken from representational forms in my work. I still alternate back and forth between the two but know what I'm trying to accomplish. The challenge is doing it! |
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Boston Photography Center -Location #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #423Group of photographers showing at our studio. BOSTON PHOTOGRAPHY CENTER was founded to share ideas and knowledge, to educate, to mount group exhibitions, and to promote the advancement of the fantastic art of photography and photographers in the state of Massachusetts.
Some of our members are experienced fine artists trained in traditional techniques of photography and printmaking. Other members are artists who want to become more familiar with the art itself. We are united by our passion for using our lens to create works of fine art and by our love for the evolving, creative medium of photography. |
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Bill BradburyLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #515Caricatures, Portraits and Illustrations Bill is a graduate of New England School of Art, Boston. His work has been published in newspapers, magazines, and numerous publications. He instructed courses in Cartooning and Advertising at UMass Lowell in the Continuing Education Division for about 15 years. He is currently employed as a graphic artist at the Lowell Sun Newspaper,as well as teaching courses in Graphic Design and Cartooning at Middlesex Commiunity College. He spends a great deal of time doing portraits, caricatures, drawings and advertising. Bill shares Studio 15 at Western Avenue with his wife and creative partner Lois and artist Gary Destramp.
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Lois BradburyLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #515cement castings, folk art , mixed media work in a broad range of media including cement,paper,wood . Folk art painting and rug shirring are among my new projects. Basket weaving is my next! Come and see the studio I share with two other wonderful artists.
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Debra Bretton RobinsonLocation #11 - Ayer Lofts Gallery, 172 Middle St., Lobbycolorful acrylic paintings of cityscapes and landscapes in New England Debra Bretton Robinson works in acrylics on canvas and also collage on wood. She creates unique color combinations and compositions that bring her New England cityscapes and landscapes to life. Debra’s subject matter is representational but her bold and vibrant color choices make her work abstract. |
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Eileen ByrneLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #407Black & White Fine Art Photography Recently I have been creating websites for classical musicians and have been looking at their musical instruments more closely. This has inspired me to do a series of photographs of these lovely objects and to realize that they are as wonderful to see as they are to hear. |
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Gary CadetLocation #17 - Mr paints it all, 258 Middlesex St, Lowell MAAcrylic mixed with Plaster on canvas Gary Born in Haiti April 25 1961 completed his secondary educattion at philadelphia college and attended the 'Academies det Beaux ART ' in Port-au-Prince Haiti
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Kathleen CammarataLocation #7 - X/O Studio, 256 Market Millpaintings and original monoprints I have been painting for 25 years. My work is about our attitude towards the earth and ourselves. Painting has become a maximal rather than a minimal expression. I am exploring what this means. |
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John CascioLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue #516Landscape and figurative paintings and drawings Bachelor of Fine Arts - Massachusetts College of Art, also studied at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA. Past grant receipient, Artist in Residence, and Exchange program Recipient to England. Painter and Illustrator in the Boston area for nearly 30 years. My style is eclectic in nature, I strive to create art which evokes an emotional response. |
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Sharon ChandlerLocation #2 - Sharon and Rachel Studio, Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #306creative, powerful, personal, energetic,engaging and fun I look for balance symmetry and comfort when making my pieces. when I hit all three I get up and DANCE!I Dance often as a single mother of three and an art teacher at the Bromfield school in Harvard, Ma. I create jewelry using pearl, stone and clay beads. I love making jewelry that bring to life any woman's true beauty.I also work in fiber and I am a painter. My bfa degree is from Umass Dartmouth and I am currently a master's candidate in Art Education at Fitchburg State college
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Merill ComeauLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #512fiber collage of nature's beauty and abstraction After being an architectural designer for many years, Merill Comeau is now dedicating herself full time to creating fiber art. She uses nature as inspiration to explore the tensions of life and death, illness and health, beauty and ugliness. Merill’s work incorporates paint, cloth, netting, printing, and sewing resulting in large wall hangings. In addition to her own work, Merill works with community groups to express themselves through fabric.
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Roland CosbyLocation #2 - Rolart Studios, Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue , # 307Museum quality pastels Fine Art with Emphasis on Realism - My formal art training began at U. Mass. Dartmouth as a Fine Arts major. I continued my studies at the Mass. College of Art and I am also continuing my art studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. I work with several businesses and non-profit organizations in the Boston area on community based art projects. |
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Amber Daniels-CookLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #332Sweater Design and Knit Sculpture Amber has been knitting since she was 9, and designing sweaters and knitware for about 5 years now. She moved on to wire knitting for sculptures when she realized that a normal sweater just wouldn't stand up without you in it! |
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Penny CoxLocation #6 - Brush Art Gallery Resident Artist, 256 Market Street, Lowellbending, twisting and texturing metal sheet, wire and who knows what else I will be giving demonstrations at the Brush Art Gallery on early Saturday of Open Studios on "Making your Own Clasps" and "Making Fibulas"
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Jim CryanLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #301Antiquities and Scenics Ireland 1970-Present Jim made 7 photographic pilgrimages to Ireland. His work is studiously supported by a large library in Literature and History so that the photographs are accompanied by extensive discourse and identification. Jim has family, Paternal and Maternal living in Ireland. His work, especially that of the 1970's is from a perspective within the Irish community. JimCryan Wedding & Portrait Photographer |
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Lolita DemersLocation #6 - Brush Art Gallery and studios, 256 Market Street, Lowell, MA 01851Mixed Media Focus: Pottery and Jewelry Mixed Media Artist Lolita Demers has formed clay 28 years and designed jewelry for 18. She makes clay, fused glass and lamp work beads to use in her jewelry. Natural textures and forms are often used in her pottery. Whimsical sculpture and mixing glass and clay are other directions she has taken. Her work expresses personal connections. |
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Gary DestrampLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #515Loose Funky Watercolred Illustrations of Lowell I love illustrating Lowell's nooks & crannies. I've been illustrating professionally the last 20 yrs. I've been expanding outside out Lowell. example: Illustrations the North End of Boston, Nashua, NH & other towns in the surrounding area. Having lots of fun doing it! |
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Deborah DixonLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #402Abstract and Figurtive art in 2 and 3D
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Linda Branch DunnLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #512Fiber collage Life and change, trees and people: these subjects pull me forward. I got up the nerve to go to art school at 30, and continue to learn. My philosophy: everyone can afford art. If you don't want in on your wall, put it in your purse. Use art every day. |
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Maxine FarkasLocation #2 - Canalside 321, 122 Western Ave, #321Landscape through my eyes The work is about the landscape, always! The landscapes exist only in my mind or memory until they emerge in paint on linen. |
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Meredith Fife DayLocation #4 - Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St. LowellPaintings, collages -- finished and in progress I paint and make collages using oil, water-soluble paints, and mixed media. My subjects are taken from observation of still life and landscape, including urban and garden images. Expression and emotion are more important to me than descriptive rendering, and I am interested in allowing the poetry of form – especially color – to give my work meaning. |
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Barbara FletcherLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #303mixed media and cast paper sculpture My primary medium is paper casting which involves sculpting, creating molds and casting paper pulp into colorful figurative animal and fish forms. I have also evolved a series of lighted sculpture using a technique of spray pulping over a wire form. Most recently I have ventured into the world of hard materials and created 3D dioramas in painted aluminum. |
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Gillian FrazierLocation #2 -Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #508AColorful fabric-like drawings and paintings In my most current series, I begin by abstracting elements of nature through the use of brushstrokes and patterns. Trees have evolved into “calligraphic-like” brushstrokes and are not of any specific language. Although Asian in character, my work does inspire an Eastern feeling.. I also use pattern as a kind of natural expressive “mark” that clearly defines and unifies the image. The work is also reminiscent of textiles, where there is a repetitive and textural feeling as are shown in fabrics. I share a studio in an old textile mill in Lowell and am inspired by the textiles of a past era.
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Laura GawlinskiLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #512fiber artist I have been an artist all of my life. It took me until my late thirties and the birth of my son to find my preferred medium of fiber arts. The comfort and nurturing I receive from working with fiber supports me as I venture out; pushing what I know and discovering what I don't know. My art is in direct response to a question I need to answer or an idea I need to understand. This art I make is as necessary as breathing
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Wilda Gerideau-SquiresLocation #2 - WGS GALLERY, Western Avenue Studios, #417Fine Art Photography Wilda Gerideau-Squires, an award-winning African-American photographer, has received international recognition for her images. Her work is among the 75 images from photographers worldwide included in Women In Photography International’s 2007 exhibition “THE PORTRAIT”; she was an awardee in the 2007 Prix De La Photographie Paris and one of twenty artists included in the ongoing Artrom Gallery of Rome, Italy exhibition “REFLECTIONS”. |
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Vassilios GiavisLocation #6 - Brush Art Gallery and Studios, 256 Market Street, Studio #1Representational Vassilios "Bill" Giavis is in his 23rd year in the same studio at the Brush Art Gallery. There are over 200 prints to choose from and many original paintings in watercolor, acrylic, oils and mixed media which include many Lowell historic scenes. Come in and enjoy. |
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Tom GillLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #409Acrylic Paintings, vigorous brushstrokes, impressionistic realistic Tom has been painting since he was 10 years old. Tom started his professional career at 28 years old, after flirting with a rock musician career, and after taking his fine art education with the Art Institute of Boston. Tom developed his own style using acrylic paint mostly on canvas to express his emotions. He teaches this style through entertaining demonstrations throughout New England art associations.
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Pam GoncalvesLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #319Mixed media and fiber The look and feel of textures had long been a strong focus in my work. My vision and interest shifted to the reality of using found objects and things from everyday life. |
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Cathy GraneseLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #512Art Quilts Creating art pieces using a variety of fabrics,threads and beads is my passion. Having become familiar with all types of needlework from an early age, the transition into Quilt Art world has allowed me to expand my Imagination and creativity to new heights.
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Vicki Sue GreenLocation #2 - Wesetrn Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #411Decorative Paintings & Mosaic Art Vicki Sue Green is a published, self-taught artist from New Hampshire. Using acrylics as her primary medium, her contemporary paintings can be found in several galleries throughout the US. Her abstract interpretaions of florals and landscapes have been widely sought after over the last several years. She lives just outside of Manchester with her husband and 3 children. |
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John GreenwaldLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #505Mixed media on paper I paint the nude figure in an unplanned, expressionist manner, using watercolors, colored inks and other mixed media on paper. I work quickly and intuitively. My goals are to convey and explore personality and emotion, and to create paintings that engage the eye. Some pieces might suggest relationships or a story, others a moment in time, an abstraction, or perhaps a landscape. In all my work, I aim to let whatever occurs between my eyes and my hand happen as freely and intuitively as possible. I hope you, the viewer, respond with equal spontaneity. |
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Deirdre McCullough GrunwaldLocation #6 - The Brush Gallery Studio #10, 256 Market Street, rearStill Life, Celtic , Abstracts Derived From Pattern I 've been working since 1982 with ancient patterns connected to the Celtic culture and how they link to Contemporary Abstraction through harmonic geometry. |
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Lenny HallLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #313Unique Improvisational Art-Music-Film-Performance 3500 square feet of trippy drippy hand tossed Multi Colored Giants.These Meditation Cloths most resemble a Pollack/Hans Hofmann theme.Every inch a new visual adventure.New Liquid Movies.Original CDs,DVDs,Digital Prints,Postcards,and Real Tales from Lowell stories on cd.Curtains,Caps,t-shirts,Orbs and Iron On Patches in the Dingy Style.Free Slush.Free Samples. |
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Amy Pearce HamletLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #305Paintings and Pastels, Abstracts from Life Working directly from life is what inspires me -- landscapes, figures, and still life subjects -- in my neighborhood and elsewhere in New England. My work has been described as exquisite, sensual, wild, bold, and full of life. I hope that others will perceive the joy of observation that I feel when working. |
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Anna L. HarrisonLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #531photography & visual arts At the age of five I startled everyone by announcing I wanted to be an artist and live on the Rive Gauche. Now I am grown and find myself an artist, in Western Avenue Studios! The canals of Lowell inspire more projects than I can hope to accomplish in the visual arts and b&w film photography. |
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Monicka HasanLocation #2 - My Best Self, 122 Western Avenue, #314Mixed media structured collage Monicka Hasan, is a relatively new artist who has embraced her unique style of collage, by incorporating traditional and non traditional mediums. She begins with a bevy of exotic papers and wood veneers from all over the globe and cuts and shapes them to her will until they not only look like a woman but also tell a story. |
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Jonathan HillLocation #2 -Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #302Photographer Jonathan Hill has been an editorial photographer for over 20 years with his work appearing in a diverse selection of publications The New York Times, The Boston Globe, People Magazine, Outdoors magazine, and many others. Working on location and a studio in Lowell , MA Jonathan photographs food for the restaurant and hospitality industry. |
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Stewart HitelmanLocation #2 -Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #A407Oil Painting Painting has become a way to make manifest unrealized possibilities of viewing, experiencing and living. It is a process of executing a vision. As I study, experiment and develop my technical ability, I hope to bring meaningful and fulfilling art to the world.
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Jack HolmesLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #330Photographer The art of photography gives me the opportunity to capture and present images from near and far. Sometimes these images show what seem familar, others show new and exotic. I hope to share these interesting views through captivating images. |
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Amanda HosmerLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #327handcrafted jewelry My adventure in creating jewelry began three years ago when I moved to Lowell. I love spreading beautiful beads across my studio table and waiting to see what the end result will be! |
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Cynthia HughesLocation #6 - Brush Art Gallery and Studios, 256 Market Street, Studio #4Handwoven wearable art, hand-dyed fibers This year, I have been working with fine silk, cotton and rayon yarns. Yarns are hand-dye before threading the loom. Designs are created on a computer that interfaces with the loom forming intricate patterns on the finished fabric. |
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Christine Theo HungateLocation #6 - Brush Studios, 256 Market StreetEclectic Figurative Sculpture & Painting I aspire to create forms of strength and beauty using the figure as a symbol for greater meaning. I have begun expanding my definition of "figurative" to include non-human forms from nature. Ancient techniques of mold making and clay work play a large part in my process, yet my choice of materials can be variable and contemporary. |
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Jay W. HungateLocation #2 - Hungate Sculpture & Design / JWH Studio, 122 Western Avenue, # 524Sculpture: textural, interactive & touchable, too! 2007 has been a fun and busy year, with several commissions and time for finishing a new marble carving (my biggest yet) entitled "Nightingale". Come see were I carve and also create the friendly JWH Studio gargoyles in plaster and cement… I look forward to seeing you at my "working studio - it's always fun to have visitors! |
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Heidi S. D. JacksonLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue #325energetic, impressionistic, exciting, eye candy, one of a kind heidis' art reflects lifes fleeting energy complimented with landscape fragments, being literally traanslated through a painting, drawing or physically manipulated into sculptures with objects of discarded roadside beauties found, welded, forged metal, clay, paper, plaster, wood, stone, all that glistens and captivates the mind finds meaning |
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Jazmin JainLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue #324A passionate nature can be felt within Jazmin Jain's abstract works through sensuous brushstrokes, detailed layering and bold use of color. Her art is based on the juxtaposition of ideas or questions relating to identity and the responses which it evokes within us. |
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Susan Jaworski-StrancLocation #2 - Apple Cider Press Studio, 122 Western Ave, #519reduction linocuts and plein air paintings Susan Jaworski-Stranc, has been an active printmaker and teacher for the last 30 years. She maintains a printmaking studio at Western Ave Studios in Lowell where she concentrates on the making of reduction linoleum prints. She is a member of The Boston Printmakers and Center for Contemporary Printmaking. |
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Kaleel ArtsLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #A303oil paintings and fiber art, quilts Catherine Kaleel is primarily a portrait painter, but she paints still lifes and landscapes with the same zest. She won 2nd prize in 2006 in the Omar T. Lassande show in Portsmouth, NH and 3rd prize in 2005. Catherine Kaleel graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2005. She won director's choice award for the 2004 spring show at AAU. |
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Cindie KazmerLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #320 and 331Painting and Photography I find inspiration as I wander through life, in children playing in a pond, in the play of color on a pear, and in pondering how computers intrepret the world. |
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Betsy KeeneyLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #310creative smithy handcrafting exceptional jewelry I love the possibilities that come with metal. This has become my passion! I've been designing jewelry for 3 years. Visually I like to see the metal in my work as the centerpiece, using stones or beads to accentuate the beauty of the metal. Forming, texturing, finishing, the endless possibilities excite me! |
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Mary KistingerLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #404Painting and Printmaking Tree imagry, celtic knot etchings, and colorful still lives. Stop by studio 404 to see some fantastic creations. |
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Janet Lambert MooreLocation #15 - Lowell Gallery, 14 Jackson St. Lowell, MAWatercolor, Acrylics, Lowell Themes, Pen & Ink
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Ted LavashLocation #11 - 172 Middle St unit 209still experimenting I managed to finish high school, attend Boston University, serve with the Marine Corps, graduate from Vesper George School of Art, raise a family, and retire as the art director at Honeywell Corporation – Computer Division ( later known as Bull Information Systems). Along the way I painted when I could, did periodic freelance art, became a hobby printer, and a fervent baseball fan. |
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Marjorie LaymanLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #328Luminous nature and abstract paintings Marjorie Layman has been painting in watercolor, acrylics, and oils for over 20 years. Inspired by her deep love and respect for nature, her paintings reflect the radiant spirit of her subjects with a luminous aura of light, space, and depth. Marjorie holds a BS in botany from the University of New Hampshire, and currently exhibits in Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts. |
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David J. LeblancLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #305Abstract Expressionist/ Pop "Action" paintings I use bold colors, powerful brush strokes, and collage to create fantastic new worlds based on 1930's and 1940's covers of Action Comics featuring Superman. |
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Ann M. LeeLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #304Art Quilts, Clothing and Accessories I have been sewing and doing needlework since childhood and quilting for more than 20 years. Recently I have been putting all these things together in new ways.
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Jenny S.W. LeeLocation #11 - Ayer Lofts Gallery, 172 Middle St., LobbyPhotographs I am a biologist, observing life with an artist’s eye. I strive to preserve what I see through my paintings and photography. As an American-born, Chinese, I am attentive of how one's eyes can be colored by another's veil, sewn by external influences. Art frees us and ignores rigid perceptions. My artwork serves this purpose of revealing the essence in our experiences highlighted by people, places, and activities. I like to experiment with the concept of how combinations of geometry, colors, tones, and textures trigger emotions, so that I seek to understand what the mind perceives as beautiful, interesting and satiating. |
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Sonja A. LeeLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #304Mixed Media Fabric Art Sonja's current focus is water particularly when it is reflecting the blue of the sky. Water eddies, swirls, and ripples. |
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Yary LivanLocation #6 - Brush Gallery, 256 Market Street, LowellTraditional Cambodian Ceramics Having eluded the Pol Pot regime, Yary is the only surviving master of traditional Cambodian ceramics and kiln building. He lives in Lowell with his wife and children. |
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Lush Beads - Liz StewartLocation #13 - 120 Merrimack Street, LowellElegant and Sophisticated Beaded Jewelry Liz has been creating with beads since 2000. She is the owner of Lush Beads in downtown Lowell, where she sells beading supplies, teaches classes, and creates her own beaded jewelry for sale. |
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Leslie A. MacPhailLocation #6 - The Brush Art Gallery, 256 Market StreetBotanical Watercolors and Photography Leslie A. MacPhail is a botanical watercolor painter. MacPhail is a graduate of Mass. College of Art and a member of the Copley Society of Boston. She has earned the distinction of Copley Artist. Her work is collected locally and nationally.
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Danielle McCarthyLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #409Portraits, landscapes and still life paintings I use acrylic, oil or pastels to paint an interpretations of my subject matter. |
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Carol McGrathLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #529"Trompe L'oeil" (fool-the-eye) style painting Carol is a painter specializing in the "Trompe L'oeil" (fool-the-eye) style painting. Her works include murals, window and door 3D-type scenes and whimsical painted furniture. She is a Decorating Masters Institute graduate and is a continuing- ed student at RISD, Monserrat and anywhere else advanced skills are being taught. She has been featured in magazines and was an Artist in Residence in the Dunstable school system.
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Greg MarionLocation #2 - Mill City Photography, Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, # A302Growing up in the Mill City and vacationing up north almost forced me to start photography. Over the years I've just photographed things that looked interesting to me. More and more other people thought the same, so I haven taken the next steps including having my studio space to have a regular place to show all my work. My work spans from Lowell to Hong Kong, Europe, and with a huge love of photographing at night. If something looks cool during the day, it usually looks way cooler at night! |
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Robin MartellLocation #2 -Friends, Fabric Art, Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #304Fun colorful unique collage art cards Robin Martell’s experience in the laboratory as a biomedical research scientist inspires the organic design seen in her mixed media art work. The artist reflects upon the organic shapes and movement observed in the microscopic world: designs seen within the space of a cover slip over a glass slide.
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Mary Ann MatthewsLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #317Work straight from the heart My work comes from my life experience. I work with new and old materials, searching for a visual expression of thoughts, feelings and happenings.
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Cassandra MerryLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #522Brilliantly colorful oils inspired by nature Cassandra Merry has been painting for most of her life. Art began as a hobby but is now her professon. Her medium is primarily oils, but she also enjoys working in pastels and pencil.
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Meghan MooreLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #513Super-Duper People Photography: Painless Portraits I've been a freelance commercial photographer for about 9 years, and I'm having a blast. During Open Studios, I'll have a studio set up so I can make spontaneous, silly, serious, honest portraits of anybody who lets me. They're free. Free! Well, I guess you have to pay for the prints. Find your images online at www.megpix.com/pics.html under Portraits: Lowell Open Studios. |
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Multiple Artist Fine Art and Craft StudioLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, # A306Stained Glass, Painting and Fiber Art Enjoy the diverse mediums of Donna Murray (Stained Glass) Cindy Hughes (Weaving/Fiber), and Pamela Wamala (Oils and Pastels). Take pleasure in the play between light and glass with this age old craft. Handwoven and hand-dyed wearable art. Hand-dyed yarns to knit or weave.
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Donna MurrayLocation #6 - Mystique Glassworks, 256 Market St, LowellFun with Stained Glass I have loved glass for as long as I remember. The beauty and multi-faceted colors are ever changing. I have enjoyed the medium for years and love experimenting with different elements in my work. As day turns to night another facet of stained glass comes to light. The mystique of glass is ever changing with no two pieces of glass being the same. Nature inspires my work. I often work agates into a piece to add another natural element as well as symbolizing the eternity of life. Working other natural elements into stained glass adds interest and identity to each panel. |
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Paul NagleLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #527 Fine art portraiture and figurative oil paintings
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New England Quilt MuseumLocation #12 - 18 Shattuck St, Lowell MA 01852 Antique & Contemporary Quilt Art Showplace Contemporary Quilt Art on display in the Museum shop and quilt demos - Japanese sashiko embroidery with Miho Takeuchi, Sat 1-3 & Sun 12-2, Xmas Mouse Quilts with Delia Mulvanney, Sat 3-5, Quilt beading with Amy Ropple, Sun 12-2. Open Studio Special! $2.00 Reduced admission to the museum's current exhibit, "Expressions of Beauty, Objects of Utility", containing antique quilts from the museum's permanent collection.
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Barbara NolanLocation #16 - 20 Hampstead Street, Lowell, MA 01852Textured, colorful and whimsical paintings… Barbara Nolan, an artist from Lowell MA, thrives on the sensation of color and believes that living in New England and experiencing the spectacular seasons that Mother Nature provides as an artistic advantage. She says “All seasons of the year have unique qualities. The colors, the textures, the forms and patterns in nature are always in transition, I often turn to the landscape for inspiration.” |
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Nancy NovakLocation #2 - Steel Door Imaging Studio, 122 Western Ave, #507Fine Art Photography For the longest time I have always wanted to showcase the beauty of flowers. While I have photographed traditional well known flowers, I am currently working on a series on wildflowers; the flowers you find on the side of the road, the flowers people consider weeds. It is my goal to elevate these lowly flowers into a higher art form. |
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Joe QuinlanLocation #2 - Lowell & Beyond, Images in Black and White Photography, 122 Western Ave, #318Traditional Black and White Photography Joe Quinlan, a 1976 Lowell High graduate, practices traditional black and white photography: using film and making prints in a darkroom. His photos document railrroads, buildings, machinery (and people) in Lowell and elsewhere, that have weathered time. He uses a twin lense reflex, medium format camera. His work is available framed or unframed, and he is available for hire. |
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Paula RichardsLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #326Uplifting paintings, acrylic on canvas Spirit Rising is dedicated to inspiring people to be true to themselves, realize their infinite, creative potential and live the life of their dreams. Through artwork, writing and speaking, my greatest joy comes from motivating others to celebrate their uniqueness and share their special gifts with the world. |
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Jennie SandbergLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #318Spirit-inspired art in acrylic, oil, and pastel Empathic since I was a child, I have always known that there is a world that exists beyond the five senses. As a painter, I try to capture the world that I can sense but not describe in words. Painting allows me to connect to this world, a world that is filled with love, light, and beauty. When I paint a landscape, I try to capture the energy of the scene before me. Lately, I have been experimenting with a more spontaneous style, allowing the paintings to emerge from the surface.
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Laura ShawLocation #10 - Van Gogh's Gear, 200 Middle St., LowellColor, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color I paint what I feel and what I love, I have the whole world out there to use as a model. Totally endless source of inspiration. |
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Laurie SimkoLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #315mixed media, jewelry, graphic design I continue to explore many art forms since graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, including painting, drawing, and jewelry-making. Currently I am merging painting, photography, and digital imaging. I am passionate about color, form, impact, and the pursuit of meaning and symbolism presented in our everyday life. I established a graphic design company 11 years ago after working in advertising/design in the Boston area.
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Ashlee Welz SmithLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave, #520Figurative Oil Paintings I work from photographs that catch people in between poses or in the midst of changing expressions. To me, these are the downbeats that make us human. Painting allows me to examine them and bring them to life. Through the deletion of extraneous information, the variation in my brush strokes, or the emphasis of a particular color; I encourages the viewer to reconsider and reevaluate the ‘ordinary’ downtime that makes everyday life extraordinary.
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Liz SmithLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, # A305Fine Crafts and Artisan Jewelry I am constantly learning new skills while putting my fine arts education toward the creation of more decorative items. I am fascinated with surface design, shape, color and texture. I am currently working with felt and polymer clay and making jewelry with beads and stones. I love making cards, a studio will allow me to add printmaking and house goods. |
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Margot StageLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, # 512simply spectacular fiber art! One way to describe my work is "painting with fabric". But cloth has special, delicious qualities -- it frays and folds, has infinite textural possibilities, and can be stitched, dyed, printed, painted and embellished with natual objects and beads. Finding fiber as a fine art form was a magical discovery I made about 6 years ago. |
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Gwen StithLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, # 512Asymmetrical, washable silk scarves I'm a fiber artist who's happily trying |
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Don SullivanLocation #2 - Belvidere Studio, 122 Western Avenue, #510Realistic pastoral landscapes in watercolor A graduate of Mass College of Art who is a painter of realistic watercolor landscapes along the east coast and Lowell cityscapes. I love working with color and changing light conditions, and the challenge of working plein-air. Reproductions of originals are available. |
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Jean SwanayLocation #2 - Western Ave Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #426Decorative Painting I am currently painting using acrylics. I enjoy creating folk art, landscapes, flowers, and whimsical or theme based pieces on slate, furniture, rocks, and presently canvas. |
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Glenn W SzegedyLocation #2 - Western Ave Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #325Stone, wood, sculpture -printmaker-silk painting I have been working out my studio at Western Ave. from the first day it opened. My true joy is carving. Wood and stone are my primary materials. When time for a change of pace arrives and three dimensional work is complete, I usually begin printmaking, working mostly in drypoint etch fashion. When color becomes a need, I always have silk painting, which lets me play around with color in an almost endless fashion. |
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The NicheLocation #14 - 143 East Merrimack Street, Lowell, MAChronology: The History of Vyu Magazine Jim Dyment has been documenting the art community in Lowell and beyond since 1999 in a journal called Vyu Magazine. It started as a printed tabloid that has morphed into an online magazine. Think of it as pages of interviews, poetry and photos of art from budding artists. Be a part of it and help it grow. |
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Gay S TracyLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #322paintings Painting, for me, is about color, motion, and emotion and their expression as form on canvas. I love using the intense complimentary colors which give my work its signature exuberance. I am a contemporary fauve painter and loving it!!! |
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Michal TruelsenLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #516printmaking and paper-based mixed media I have been a working artist for more than 20 years. At my Western Ave. studio I concentrate on a technique I call "nowhere drawings." They begin with a long session of free mark-making, from which, oddly enough, interesting imagery emerges. For me and for viewers, a most intriguing process of discovery. |
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Bill TyersLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, # 316Contemporary Works on Paper
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Teen Arts Group, Vanguardian ArtLocation #9 - The LAB, 181 Market St. (street level, in back)Mixed media artwork by teens The Revolving Museum's Teen Arts Group, Vanguardian Art is dedicated to empowering teens. Through exploration of the creative process youth experience the values of collaboration, knowledge and community. A leadership program, Vanguardian Art, has designed many public artworks and has displayed work in several exhibitions. |
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Pamela WamalaLocation #6 - Brush Art Gallery and Studios, 256 Market Street, LowellSavor these peacefully meditative paintings Savor the peacefully meditative work of pastel and oil painter Pamela Wamala. Wamala, who takes her creative cues from the serenity and drama inspired by nature, invites you to experience the celebration of color, form, texture and composition. Themes on view include the English Countryside, skyscapes, marshlands and beachscapes. |
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Heather WangLocation #2 - Heather Wang Jewelry, 122 Western Ave Studio # 416Contemporary fine jewelry inspired by nature I knew at 14 that I wanted to be a jeweler. I went on to graduate from RISD in 2002, and then from the Royal College of Art in London in 2004. Afterwards I worked as a costume jewelry designer and flute maker until I found my studio space at WAS, where I started my own business earlier this year. |
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Kellie WeeksLocation #8 - Studio II, 256 Market StreetExploring relationships using color and space. My work is an exploration of relationships and spaces. I search and investigate these ideas from the world surrounding me - not exclusive to human contact, but including all beings. I seek out simple forms and juxtapose these configurations in order to make a statement about my world. Color is a formidable key to my art - I feel like it unlocks the doors to my soul.
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Rebekah WetmoreLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave Studio #502Figurative paintings, group portraits I present images of ordinary people, objects, and places. In paintings these subjects transcend their ordinariness, through attentive and affectionate observation and translation to the active, two-dimensional paint surface. My paintings point to the modest loveliness of the world, and they invite the viewer to take note.
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Linda WilliamsonLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave Studio #323Photography, Portraits, events, weddings, framed images
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Jean WinslowLocation #8 - Market Mills, 256 Market St., Lowell, 01852Original oils, monoprints & collages Creating art in oil, monoprint and collage allows me to bring to light ideas and inspirations that are otherwise invisible, providing compelling images that the viewer can relate to in a personal way - finding form and meaning for their own thoughts and dreams. |
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Christine WirthLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #425drawings and paintings, interiors and landscape
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Janet WolahanLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, # A310people, places and things in oil
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Gregory WrightLocation #2 - Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, #521Abstract Paintings in Oil and Encaustic My art today, abstract in nature, is a visual reaction and materialization of emotions. I paint intuitively in oil and encaustic. I am inspired by landscape formation and the essence of light. I explore sinuous organic shapes and figurative motifs. Through the juxtaposition of translucent layers of color atop multi-textural grounds and the addition of surprise embellishments, the effect is captured. |
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Peter ZimmermanLocation #2 - La Sal Mountains Studio, 122 Western Avenue, #415Hand blown, flameworked, and fused glass Peter Zimmerman has worked with glass for 14 years. After apprenticing in Washington State, he spent 10 years developing his craft in Bermuda. He has partnered with Eve Passeltiner to create La Sal Mountains Studio specializing in fused, flameworked and hand-blown glass art, glass jewelry and functional items for the home. They are members of the Glass Art Society.
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Eleni ZohdiLocation #11 - Eleni's Fashion & Gallery, 172 Middle street #407Original clothing Designs-Bags-Jewelry-Mixed Media Eleni is a Fashion Designer/Artist She lives and works at The Ayer Lofts, In Lowell MA 978-453-0055 Art, for me, is adding a little bit, or sometimes, a lot, of my Greek soul.
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