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My earliest recollections to the start of my artistic career began when I was merely 13 years old. My 7th grade art teacher praised one of my pencil portraits. With an
emphasis on my love of Art, throughout high school, academics were rearranged to allow for art classes. In the fall of my senior year, I was selected to attend an eight
week art course at Boston University and in March of senior year my self-portrait in pencil won a Boston Globe award. My decision for college was whether to follow
in my father’s footsteps and pursue a major in Chemistry or to choose Art. I chose the latter and graduated top honors from UMass Dartmouth in 1992 with a BFA in
Illustration and remained at UMass in 1993 to earn a second BFA in Painting and a Concentration in Computer Animation.
My professional career consisted of computer graphics utilizing my skills in composition, illustration, and animation. For pleasure, my husband and I traveled to New
Orleans, cruised the Caribbean or hiked the NH mountains. Plein Aire painting was limited to weekends, but everything came to a halt with the birth of our first child.
For the next eight years, my sole job was to raise our two children and to make our house in Grafton a home. It wasn’t until the children were at school that I listened to
my inner voice screaming, “Paint!”
I have always cherished moments in time, a child’s infectious laugh, a family event, backlit leaves and flowers, stormy landscapes, and ever-changing skies. During those
brief moments, I am moved by the way sunlight illuminates people, objects, and landscapes. I don’t have to look much farther than my backyard where open land,
wildflower meadows, distant hills, luminous clouds, and light inspire me to explore a deeper meaning.
The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists are my greatest influences, in particular Monet’s ethereal light, Van Gogh’s awareness of nature, color and line, and Degas’
dynamic compositions. Last September, an art encounter and retreat with Mary Moquin, a Cape Cod landscape artist, reawakened my sensitivity to nature. I placed
representation aside to explore the peaceful and restorative power that nature yields through an application of various mediums and techniques. I strive to express
emotion with soulful sensitivity using a movement of layered paint to reveal color and light.
emphasis on my love of Art, throughout high school, academics were rearranged to allow for art classes. In the fall of my senior year, I was selected to attend an eight
week art course at Boston University and in March of senior year my self-portrait in pencil won a Boston Globe award. My decision for college was whether to follow
in my father’s footsteps and pursue a major in Chemistry or to choose Art. I chose the latter and graduated top honors from UMass Dartmouth in 1992 with a BFA in
Illustration and remained at UMass in 1993 to earn a second BFA in Painting and a Concentration in Computer Animation.
My professional career consisted of computer graphics utilizing my skills in composition, illustration, and animation. For pleasure, my husband and I traveled to New
Orleans, cruised the Caribbean or hiked the NH mountains. Plein Aire painting was limited to weekends, but everything came to a halt with the birth of our first child.
For the next eight years, my sole job was to raise our two children and to make our house in Grafton a home. It wasn’t until the children were at school that I listened to
my inner voice screaming, “Paint!”
I have always cherished moments in time, a child’s infectious laugh, a family event, backlit leaves and flowers, stormy landscapes, and ever-changing skies. During those
brief moments, I am moved by the way sunlight illuminates people, objects, and landscapes. I don’t have to look much farther than my backyard where open land,
wildflower meadows, distant hills, luminous clouds, and light inspire me to explore a deeper meaning.
The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists are my greatest influences, in particular Monet’s ethereal light, Van Gogh’s awareness of nature, color and line, and Degas’
dynamic compositions. Last September, an art encounter and retreat with Mary Moquin, a Cape Cod landscape artist, reawakened my sensitivity to nature. I placed
representation aside to explore the peaceful and restorative power that nature yields through an application of various mediums and techniques. I strive to express
emotion with soulful sensitivity using a movement of layered paint to reveal color and light.
Allison Coelho Picone
Edward T. Bissell
As a photographer, I have spent my time exploring different visual perspectives of everyday object and events. There are things we see everyday, but don’t see, as we
take so much of what is around us for granted. From this, I have come to appreciate my surroundings and their singular simplicity.
My Work includes portraiture, landscape, and abstract photography both traditional print and digital print.
My professional experience includes work as a freelance photographer, a photography instructor at Holyoke Community College, and a photographer at Amherst
College. For Twenty two years I was a master printer at Worcester’s E.B. Luce Photo Corporation.
take so much of what is around us for granted. From this, I have come to appreciate my surroundings and their singular simplicity.
My Work includes portraiture, landscape, and abstract photography both traditional print and digital print.
My professional experience includes work as a freelance photographer, a photography instructor at Holyoke Community College, and a photographer at Amherst
College. For Twenty two years I was a master printer at Worcester’s E.B. Luce Photo Corporation.
Lee Surette
I come from a family of artists. Some of my earliest memories are of the arts and craftworks of my mother, a professional illustrator and calligrapher, and my father, who
in addition to making his living in the decorating arts, painted murals in New England churches and did restoration on religious artifacts. Right out of high school, following
my sister’s lead, I entered Boston’s Vesper George School of Art and graduated in commercial design.
Following graduation, I was privileged to become a student of the renowned American Impressionist Henry Hensche at his Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA.
Cape Cod has been close to my heart my whole life, and at the Cape School I learned from Henry the secrets of painting color in the style and legacy of Charles
Hawthorne and the French Impressionists. Those months of living near the school as a vagabond in my VW bus and immersing myself in the study of color and the
unique Cape light have stayed with me as my inspiration for over forty years. From Henry, I learned more than how to paint. I learned how to see color and how to
appreciate the ‘plein air’ style of landscape painting – working on site to capture the changing light of the natural landscape. It would be years later, after following the ski
industry from new Hampshire to Colorado, publishing a ski newspaper with a group of like-minded friends, and a career in advertising in Chicago and Boston, that I
would again find myself returning to Provincetown to the Cape School of Art.
In 1986, I headed back to the Cape for, what I thought at the time, would be a relaxing week of lessons with watercolorist Lee Boynton**. Lee, also a Henry Hensche
student, applies Impressionist color theory to watercolors. An easy getaway week of painting? Not with Lee! At least 5 paintings a day – the first before class, one in the
morning, one at lunch (for those nuts who would rather paint than eat) one in the afternoon and a sunset study on the dunes. The excitement built each day until at
sundown, bug-bitten and sunburned, we gathered to rigorously critique the day’s work - I still try to paint with that much excitement.
I love to stand in light, soaking in the attitude and atmosphere of the day, and race to capture the color of the light as it changes before my very eyes, reflected from every
leaf and blade of grass. I hope you find that same excitement in this gallery of my work.
"Remember, no amount of good drawing will pull you out if your colors are not true. Get them true and you will be surprised at how little else you will need."
-– Charles W. Hawthorne
in addition to making his living in the decorating arts, painted murals in New England churches and did restoration on religious artifacts. Right out of high school, following
my sister’s lead, I entered Boston’s Vesper George School of Art and graduated in commercial design.
Following graduation, I was privileged to become a student of the renowned American Impressionist Henry Hensche at his Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA.
Cape Cod has been close to my heart my whole life, and at the Cape School I learned from Henry the secrets of painting color in the style and legacy of Charles
Hawthorne and the French Impressionists. Those months of living near the school as a vagabond in my VW bus and immersing myself in the study of color and the
unique Cape light have stayed with me as my inspiration for over forty years. From Henry, I learned more than how to paint. I learned how to see color and how to
appreciate the ‘plein air’ style of landscape painting – working on site to capture the changing light of the natural landscape. It would be years later, after following the ski
industry from new Hampshire to Colorado, publishing a ski newspaper with a group of like-minded friends, and a career in advertising in Chicago and Boston, that I
would again find myself returning to Provincetown to the Cape School of Art.
In 1986, I headed back to the Cape for, what I thought at the time, would be a relaxing week of lessons with watercolorist Lee Boynton**. Lee, also a Henry Hensche
student, applies Impressionist color theory to watercolors. An easy getaway week of painting? Not with Lee! At least 5 paintings a day – the first before class, one in the
morning, one at lunch (for those nuts who would rather paint than eat) one in the afternoon and a sunset study on the dunes. The excitement built each day until at
sundown, bug-bitten and sunburned, we gathered to rigorously critique the day’s work - I still try to paint with that much excitement.
I love to stand in light, soaking in the attitude and atmosphere of the day, and race to capture the color of the light as it changes before my very eyes, reflected from every
leaf and blade of grass. I hope you find that same excitement in this gallery of my work.
"Remember, no amount of good drawing will pull you out if your colors are not true. Get them true and you will be surprised at how little else you will need."
-– Charles W. Hawthorne
My career in the arts has exposed me to some life defining moments. I wouldn’t have it any other way. A respected colleague of mine once told me, “It takes a lifetime to
learn how to paint”. I’m still working on it.”
Whatever art is, it should move you, move you to feel something, speak to you, good or bad. In all instances, no matter what the medium there is one common thread
that runs through all of my work: Passion.
Passion – The human element!
Passion for the moment, things envisioned and executed by humans with one eye focused on tradition and the other on the unexplored.
After graduating from Vesper George School of Art, Boston, MA, John’s early concentrations were in the field of the applied arts through graphic design and illustration
– a career that has stretched over thirty five years. John’s accumulated knowledge then led him to teaching at secondary institutions in both Boston and Worcester, MA.
A lifetime resident of Massachusetts, John resides in Shrewsbury where he is the President of the Artist’s Guild of Shrewsbury and the co-founder of Gastonart &
Frame, Inc. an art gallery and picture framing store located in his home town.
learn how to paint”. I’m still working on it.”
Whatever art is, it should move you, move you to feel something, speak to you, good or bad. In all instances, no matter what the medium there is one common thread
that runs through all of my work: Passion.
Passion – The human element!
Passion for the moment, things envisioned and executed by humans with one eye focused on tradition and the other on the unexplored.
After graduating from Vesper George School of Art, Boston, MA, John’s early concentrations were in the field of the applied arts through graphic design and illustration
– a career that has stretched over thirty five years. John’s accumulated knowledge then led him to teaching at secondary institutions in both Boston and Worcester, MA.
A lifetime resident of Massachusetts, John resides in Shrewsbury where he is the President of the Artist’s Guild of Shrewsbury and the co-founder of Gastonart &
Frame, Inc. an art gallery and picture framing store located in his home town.
John M. Gaston
Art has always been part of my life and I believe it always will be. Growing up in a home that was full of fine art, design, and music, I had an appreciation for art of all
kinds at a young age. It was clear to ma early in life that I knew I wanted to be involved in the visual arts for the rest of my life.
After graduating high school, I took a job as a picture framer to help pay my way through art school. Upon completing my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Framingham
State College, I continued to work in the art and framing business and still do.
I have a deep appreciation for art and the history of art from all periods. My work reflects these influences in sometime obvious ways. Though I derive great pleasure
from traditional techniques, using images and materials in new and inventive ways is very exciting.
kinds at a young age. It was clear to ma early in life that I knew I wanted to be involved in the visual arts for the rest of my life.
After graduating high school, I took a job as a picture framer to help pay my way through art school. Upon completing my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Framingham
State College, I continued to work in the art and framing business and still do.
I have a deep appreciation for art and the history of art from all periods. My work reflects these influences in sometime obvious ways. Though I derive great pleasure
from traditional techniques, using images and materials in new and inventive ways is very exciting.
John H. Gaston
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Susan lives in Yam Hill Oregon. She is a graduate of Vesper George School of Art in Boston and the Cape Cod School of art. Susan's pastel landscapes cature the beauty
of the lavendar country in which she lives.
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