Members in the Spotlight 

Tell something about your family. What were your early childhood influences regarding art? I come from a family of musicians and artists. I have three brothers. John is a professional jazz pianist. Alex is a widely exhibited photographer. Paul is currently working in intaglio prints. My mother, Lee, taught ceramics when she was young and turned to watercolors later in life. My earliest memory of my mom’s work is the life-size, drying clay head of a man in the bathtub. I was

Tell something about where you grew up, went to school, etc. I grew up in Charlotte and graduated from Charlotte High School. Did you go to college? Where? I graduated from MCC with a major in studio art and then took part time art classes at RIT. After moving to Vermont, I took classes at University of Vermont, Burlington City Arts and Shelburne Craft School. Which artists have most influenced you? Warhol, David Hockney, early Impressionists What type of art do you create? H

Tell something about your family, where you grew up, went to school, etc. I grew up in the Albany area, the second of 8 children and attended Catholic grade school. Because we wore uniforms, I especially loved having a chance to dress up on Sundays for church. That, and living so close to NYC, helped instill a love of fashion in me. What were your early childhood influences regarding art- family, teachers, etc.? Since there were no formal art experiences in school, I very m

Tell something about your family, where you grew up, went to school, etc. I grew up in Geneva, NY to a family of scientists. We spent summers in a cabin on Salmon Lake, Maine. Nature was very important to me and still is, especially the lake and the activities around our cabin. Later in life I traveled extensively, living in Seattle, Germany, and Japan. What were your early childhood influences regarding art - family, teachers, etc.? I have a strong memory of doing an oil pai

Tell something about your family, where you grew up, went to school, etc. I grew up in Providence, RI, and was highly influenced by my...

Tell something about your family, where you grew up, went to school, etc. I grew up in the Denver area of Colorado and recently lived in...

Tell something about your family, where you grew up, went to school, etc. I’m the youngest of six, my father was a Baptist minister and...

Long time member of OCAC, Charlie Kingsley, has many talents. He grew up in Connecticut with six siblings. Although he graduated with a...

Tell us something about your family, where you grew up, went to school, etc. Any mentors? I grew up in a single mother household and we...

Tell something about your family, where you grew up, etc. I am the youngest of five children born in Washington, DC. My father was a tax...

Photography has been important in my life since I was a young man. With a degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in electrical...

Artist Statement Landscapes are my primary subject matter, whether in an oil painting or a pen and ink drawing. I love the ever-changing...