Member News: June 25, 2017

MFA Members are making the world more creative! MFA highlights members’ art events and exhibitions weekly on our Blog so the world can follow us. Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar.    MFA Members Carol Donahue and Gail Higginbotham Carol and Gail have a joint show at Maryland Hall …

Member News: June 18th, 2017

MFA Members are making the world more creative! MFA highlights members’ art events and exhibitions weekly on our Blog so the world can follow us. Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar.    MFA Member Sharon Kelly Sharon is exhibiting at Gallery LUZ in Montreal (372 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, QC …

Paint Annapolis 2017: Nocturne and Overall Award Winners

Paint Annapolis 2017 Winners After a week of both working and playing, the artists all finished their incredible pieces and nothing was left but to hand out accolades. After much thoughtful deliberation from both, Juror Wil Scott made the selections for our Nocturne awards and Juror Richard Sneary made the final overall awards decisions. We …

Paint Annapolis 2017: Art on the Avenue Award Winners

Art on the Avenue Award Winners In the spirit of new events this year at Paint Annapolis, we added yet one more excellent event this evening in conjunction with the Maryland Avenue & State Circle Association hosting Art on the Avenue. We invited both Juried and Public artists to bring work painted in Historic Annapolis …

Paint Annapolis 2017: Paint the Bay Winners

We were thrilled to introduce a new event for Paint Annapolis this year, in conjunction with the  Junior League of Annapolis, Paint the Bay, which was designed to celebrate our treasured Chesapeake Bay watershed. We invited all of our Paint Annapolis juried artists to create works that in some way highlights the watershed for consideration …

Paint Annapolis 2017: Dueling Brushes Quick Draw Winners

  Dueling Brushes Winners Paint Annapolis 2017 is officially underway and the first event is in the books! For our quick draw event, Dueling Brushes, the artists only had 3 hours to complete their work, painting in Historic Annapolis. Awards were given out immediately after the event by juror Hai-Ou Hou whose decisions included awards for juried, …

Paint Annapolis Spotlight: Neal Hughes

We're excited to present the 30 juried artists for Paint Annapolis 2017! Come see them paint June 4th-11th around Annapolis and the greater Anne Arundel County area.  Neal Hughes is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts) and resides in the historic town of Moorestown, New Jersey. A former illustrator, Neal …

Member News: June 3rd

Paint Annapolis is coming! Join us tomorrow for our opening competition, Dueling Brushes, and all week all around Annapolis. For m0re info on all the events click here to go to our website and keep up with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see what's going on as we paint the town! MFA Members …

Paint Annapolis Spotlight: Raymond Ewing

We're excited to present the 30 juried artists for Paint Annapolis 2017! Come see them paint June 4th-11th around Annapolis and the greater Anne Arundel County area.  Raymond Ewing grew up in the scenic mountains of western Maryland. The southern Maryland landscape now serves as inspiration for many of his paintings. For the past seven years, Ray has taken …

Paint Annapolis Spotlight: Mick Williams

We're excited to present the 30 juried artists for Paint Annapolis 2017! Come see them paint June 4th-11th around Annapolis and the greater Anne Arundel County area.  Mick Williams is a Maryland artist specializing in vibrant realist watercolor landscapes, jazz and blues imagery, portraits, and still life paintings. He is a graduate of the Art Institute …

Paint Annapolis Spotlight: Jackie Clark

We're excited to present the 30 juried artists for Paint Annapolis 2017! Come see them paint June 4th-11th around Annapolis and the greater Anne Arundel County area.  New York-based artist Jackie Clark was born in Natick, Massachusetts, and raised in Edgewater, Maryland. She is a life member of the Art Students League of New York and …

Paint Annapolis Spotlight: Melissa Gryder

We're excited to present the 30 juried artists for Paint Annapolis 2017! Come see them paint June 4th-11th around Annapolis and the greater Anne Arundel County area.  Melissa Gryder was born and raised Frederick, Maryland. She explored the deep beauty of the Appalachian Mountains during her time at Frostburg State University where she received her BFA. …