Arnson, Alan
9415 Rock Lodge Road
Accident, MD 21520-1154
301-245-1154
alarn5@aol.com
Alan creates wood turned objects that are functional as well as visually appealing. He works mainly with native Garrett County hardwoods.

Arnson, Sue
9415 Rock Lodge Road
Accident, MD 21520
301-245-4528
SueALoft@aol.com
"As a permanent Garrett County resident, I paint my world. I am a 'colorist' watercolor painter of landscapes and flowers. I also knit scarves, make jewelry and papier maiche. I own and operate The Loft Shop in Bittinger from June to October."

Biggs, Nancy
251 Armstrong Avenue
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-689-5291
n.biggs@care2.com
Nancy works with watercolors and fiber arts.

Blizzard, Caroline
2122 Swallow Falls Road
Oakland, MD 21550
301-616-1094
hawksflightstudio@yahoo.com
Caroline takes and processes photographs with "some digital manipluation highlighting a single color." The natural world and "nature growing and thriving in challenging situations" are subjects which appeal most to her photographer's eye. "Capturing this wonder is a true challenge."

Bookout, ELEE
906 Rabbit Hollow Road
Accident, MD 21520
301-746-8896
ELEE Bookout has worked in clay as a professional potter since the early 1950's. Her "canvas" is "a three-dimensional piece of porcelain spinning in space and time." ELEE holds a BA in Art Education from the University of Maryland and an MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Her exhibition experience includes the Smithsonian International, the Chicago Art Institute, the Detroit Museum, the Garrett County Arts Council Gallery in Oakland, and many galleries in the Washington, DC, area. Her career as an artist and teacher has involved work at the University of Maryland, Prince George's County Board of Education, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Torpedo Factory. She currently enjoys semi-retirement at her home studio outside Accident, MD, where she operates Bear Creek Pottery.

Bowser, James
6154 Sang Run Road
McHenry, MD 21541
301-616-5366
http://www.risingtwilight.com
James Bowser's photography has been featured in various Garrett County Chamber of Commerce publications and in many Garrett County Arts Council exhibits at the Gallery in Oakland. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has published his pictures, and his photography has been used in Wisp Resort and Coldwell Banker advertisements. His photography is on disply at Rising Twilight Gallery, which he operates as a working studio near McHenry. He works as a freelance photographer, teaches workshops in digital photography, facilitates web site design, and assists people with computer problems.

Chitsaz, Nooshin
84 Frost Avenue
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-689-8224
http://www.watercolorportrait.com
nooshin@watercolorportrait.com
Nooshin has been drawing and painting all her life; she specializes in watercolor portrait paintings. She has worked with a number of internationally known artists, and her training in watercolor, oil, pastel, pencil, and chalk gives her a broad background. She works daily at her Frostburg studio and accepts commission work in a variety of subjects.

Collins, Madeleine
P.O. Box 720
McHenry, MD 21541
301-387-5075
A resident of Garrett County since 1974, Madeleine studied fine arts at the College of William and Mary. She created the ceramic trophies for the 1989 World Whitewater Championships on the Savage River. Her current focus is on watercolor painting.

Edwards, William L.
3396 Sand Flat Road
Oakland, MD 21550
301-387-4767
Bill works with stained glass and natural wood to craft log lamps, stained glass lamps and shades, and wildlife figures in stained glass--ducks, birds, fish, etc.

Evans, Charles P.
749 Fairview Church Road
Oakland, MD 21550
301-334-3015
Now painting his 80's, Chip Evans is basically a self-taught artist who works in watercolors and (most frequently) oils.

Groves, James C.
11425 Up. Geo. Ck. Rd. SW
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-689-3389
http://www.jamescgroves.com
wmg@jamescgroves.com
Noted for his large, highly detailed, grand-view geographic oil landscapes, James C. Groves is a contemporary practitioner of the "Grand Landscape," a manner of painting practiced by such 19th century American artists as Frederic Church, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran. Groves paints almost daily, grinding his own unique oil paints just before use. In addition, he has created limited edition offset lithographs since 1987. Thousands of his originals and prints have sold worldwide. Groves maintains a studio-gallery near Frostburg, MD--the Western Maryland Gallery--where at least sixty of his works are on display.

Hinebaugh, Guy
114 Waterwheel Road
Oakland, MD 21550
301-387-4145
willowcottage@iceweb.net
Guy does fine art black-and-white photography and specializes in silver gelatin and platinum/palladium prints.

McCaughey, Judy
539 Paradise Ridge Road
Oakland, MD 21550
301-387-3225
mccaugh@pennswoods.net
Judy McCaughey is a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC. Her watercolor paintings are mostly representational; she enjoys painting uncluttered arrangements of flowers, produce, leaves, etc. For landscapes, she works from her own photographs.

McDonald, Sophia
112 E. Pennington Street
Oakland, MD 21550
301-334-2422
Sophia studied painting at the Maryland Institute of Art, where she received her BFA degree. She has produced more than 300 paintings, many by commission. She specializes in oil paintings and pen & ink illustrations. She likes to paint "the beauty of nature" and also subjects "that are eerie and unusual."

Moomau, Katlin Taylor
3000 Thayer Center
Oakland, MD 21550
410-267-0510
ringo@gcnetmail.net
Katelin creates beaded jewelry and "metal work made as unique one-of-a-kind pieces." She is a student of McDaniel College with a background in art and political science/international studies.

Peacock, Fred
189 Whistlepig Way
Oakland, MD 21550
301-387-7726
fredpeacock@earthlink.net
"My home in the woods near a spectacular stretch of the Youghiogheny River provides many beautiful prospects for landscapes. I paint with oils because I like to see my paintings emerge slowly with multiple layers to bring out the rich components of colors. Looking at nature, I rarely see large areas of single colors. Instead, I enjoy the lively juxtaposition of colors showing through or peeking out from under other colors."

Pessini, Thomas S.
P.O. Box 514
Friendsville, MD 21531
301-245-4115
http://www.gcol.net/tppublications
tpessini@gcol.net
Tom Pessini is the author of Traitor in the White House, the story of a military intelligence operative who discovers that the President is planning his own assassination. Traitor is the first novel of a planned series.

Redick, Wini
54 Beall's Lane
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-689-1239
wredick@earthlink.net
Wini is a retired teacher with a degree in art who maintains a studio in her home and teaches painting at Frostburg Community Center (by arrangement with Allegany College of Maryland). She paints in watercolors, acrylics, and mixed media--still life, landscape, collage, and abstract. "Very colorful and 'happy'."

Simpson, Mike & Judy
320 Maypole Lane
Oakland, MD 21550
301-334-3853
pvwccf@comcast.net
Mike and Judy Simpson operate Pleasant Valley Woodcrafts south of Oakland, where Mike makes "beautiful, solidly constructed, all-wood furniture" and Judy uses the scroll saw to make wooden Christmas ornaments, plaques, and mosiacs.

Skidmore, Ron
687 Mosser Road
McHenry, MD 21541
301-387-2739
ron.skidmore@garrettcollege.edu
Professor of Art at Garrett College, Ron Skidmore teaches and practices a variety of art disciplines, including oil painting, drawing, ceramics, and printmaking.

Snyder, Jeff
522 Weaver Road
Accident, MD 21520
301-746-8543
Woodnwares@ssix.net
Jeff works with natural wood in both symetrical and irregular forms to create forms both useful and aesthetic; his creations are both polished and rustic. "Prime Forest Patiently Re-purposed and Recycled! Wood Deserving of the Finest of Homes!"

Snyder, Shirley
Rt. 3, Box 204-18
Bruceton Mills, WV 26525
304-676-9246
blueridgebasketry@citlink.net
Shirley has been weaving for 11 years and has taught weaving for 9 years, including 7 years of instruction with Jefferson County Arts. She participated with the Mountain Heritage Arts Festival for 4 years, and currently exhibits in the Gallery at Seneca Center in Morgantown, at MountainMade in Thomas, and at her own studio at Big Bear Lake in Hazelton, WV.

Speranzella, Carol J.
P.O. Box 847
McHenry, MD 21541-0847
301-387-9092
jewelrybycaroljean@verizon.net
Carol Jean has been creating unique jewelry items since 1992. Using a variety of techniques and materials, her approach to her art form is eclectic. She constructs individual pieces with silver, copper, plexiglass, polymer, clay, gemstones, and/or fused glass. She enjoys making one-of-a-kind creations and working with patrons to create custom creations.

Tekavec, Joyce
701 I Street
Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550
301-533-3264
Joyce works in three media--oil, colored pencil and acrylic. She is mainly self taught and has developed her own unique style of painting and drawing over a period of ten years. Her work reflects "realism and impressionism after the American style--landscapes, seascapes, still life." She's available to teach individuals and groups in pencil and oils.

Turrentine, Julie S.
398 Snowbird Lane
Swanton, MD 21561
301-387-4624
http://www.snowbirdcreations.com
snowbirdcreations@earthlink.net
From the kilns of her studio near Swanton, Julie S. Turrentine works magic with glass, creating designer tableware, clocks, Dichroic jewelry, and sun catchers ("Hotflash Hotties"). To arrange a visit to Julie's studio, please call the artist for directions and availability at 301-387-4624.

Viola, Betsy
Rt. 2, Box 230
Horse Shoe Run, WV 26716
304-735-5481
betsyviola@mountain.net
Betsy produces hand-spun yarn and handknitted woolen items from her flock of long-wool sheep. She also makes soap using all natural vegatable oils.

Wade, Karen
Another World
Preston County, WV .
304-789-5887
anotherworldglass@yahoo.com
Karen Wade and Jeff Bush operate Another World, a stained glass studio in Preston County, WV. With over 13 years combined experience in stained glass, they offer custom designs and original work in copper foil and came "to enhance all environments."

Winner, Dottie
747 Fayette Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-777-0092
http://www.dottiewinner.com
winnerart@charter.net
Working in watercolors, Dottie paints unposed figures (in landscapes and seascapes) and floral subjects. Drawing primarily from her own photos and personal experiences, her goal "is the interpretation of special moments in everyday life... I utilize the interplay of color in light and shadow to bring those special moments into focus for the viewer."


	Alan creates wood turned objects that are functional as well as visually appealing. He works mainly with native Garrett County hardwoods.


	"As a permanent Garrett County resident, I paint my world. I am a 'colorist' watercolor painter of landscapes and flowers. I also knit scarves, make jewelry and papier maiche. I own and operate The Loft Shop in Bittinger from June to October."


	Caroline takes and processes photographs with "some digital manipluation highlighting a single color." The natural world and "nature growing and thriving in challenging situations" are subjects which appeal most to her photographer's eye. "Capturing this wonder is a true challenge."


	ELEE Bookout has worked in clay as a professional potter since the early 1950's. Her "canvas" is "a three-dimensional piece of porcelain spinning in space and time." ELEE holds a BA in Art Education from the University of Maryland and an MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Her exhibition experience includes the Smithsonian International, the Chicago Art Institute, the Detroit Museum, the Garrett County Arts Council Gallery in Oakland, and many galleries in the Washington, DC, area. Her career as an artist and teacher has involved work at the University of Maryland, Prince George's County Board of Education, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Torpedo Factory. She currently enjoys semi-retirement at her home studio outside Accident, MD, where she operates Bear Creek Pottery.


	James Bowser's photography has been featured in various Garrett County Chamber of Commerce publications and in many Garrett County Arts Council exhibits at the Gallery in Oakland. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has published his pictures, and his photography has been used in Wisp Resort and Coldwell Banker advertisements. His photography is on disply at Rising Twilight Gallery, which he operates as a working studio near McHenry. He works as a freelance photographer, teaches workshops in digital photography, facilitates web site design, and assists people with computer problems.


	Nooshin has been drawing and painting all her life; she specializes in watercolor portrait paintings. She has worked with a number of internationally known artists, and her training in watercolor, oil, pastel, pencil, and chalk gives her a broad background. She works daily at her Frostburg studio and accepts commission work in a variety of subjects.


	A resident of Garrett County since 1974, Madeleine studied fine arts at the College of William and Mary. She created the ceramic trophies for the 1989 World Whitewater Championships on the Savage River. Her current focus is on watercolor painting.


	Bill works with stained glass and natural wood to craft log lamps, stained glass lamps and shades, and wildlife figures in stained glass--ducks, birds, fish, etc.


	Now painting his 80's, Chip Evans is basically a self-taught artist who works in watercolors and (most frequently) oils.


	Noted for his large, highly detailed, grand-view geographic oil landscapes, James C. Groves is a contemporary practitioner of the "Grand Landscape," a manner of painting practiced by such 19th century American artists as Frederic Church, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran. Groves paints almost daily, grinding his own unique oil paints just before use. In addition, he has created limited edition offset lithographs since 1987. Thousands of his originals and prints have sold worldwide. Groves maintains a studio-gallery near Frostburg, MD--the Western Maryland Gallery--where at least sixty of his works are on display.


	Guy does fine art black-and-white photography and specializes in silver gelatin and platinum/palladium prints.


	Judy McCaughey is a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC. Her watercolor paintings are mostly representational; she enjoys painting uncluttered arrangements of flowers, produce, leaves, etc. For landscapes, she works from her own photographs.


	Sophia studied painting at the Maryland Institute of Art, where she received her BFA degree. She has produced more than 300 paintings, many by commission. She specializes in oil paintings and pen & ink illustrations. She likes to paint "the beauty of nature" and also subjects "that are eerie and unusual."


	Katelin creates beaded jewelry and "metal work made as unique one-of-a-kind pieces." She is a student of McDaniel College with a background in art and political science/international studies.


	"My home in the woods near a spectacular stretch of the Youghiogheny River provides many beautiful prospects for landscapes. I paint with oils because I like to see my paintings emerge slowly with multiple layers to bring out the rich components of colors. Looking at nature, I rarely see large areas of single colors. Instead, I enjoy the lively juxtaposition of colors showing through or peeking out from under other colors."


	Tom Pessini is the author of Traitor in the White House, the story of a military intelligence operative who discovers that the President is planning his own assassination. Traitor is the first novel of a planned series.


	Wini is a retired teacher with a degree in art who maintains a studio in her home and teaches painting at Frostburg Community Center (by arrangement with Allegany College of Maryland). She paints in watercolors, acrylics, and mixed media--still life, landscape, collage, and abstract. "Very colorful and 'happy'."


	Mike and Judy Simpson operate Pleasant Valley Woodcrafts south of Oakland, where Mike makes "beautiful, solidly constructed, all-wood furniture" and Judy uses the scroll saw to make wooden Christmas ornaments, plaques, and mosiacs.


	Professor of Art at Garrett College, Ron Skidmore teaches and practices a variety of art disciplines, including oil painting, drawing, ceramics, and printmaking.


	Jeff works with natural wood in both symetrical and irregular forms to create forms both useful and aesthetic; his creations are both polished and rustic. "Prime Forest Patiently Re-purposed and Recycled! Wood Deserving of the Finest of Homes!"


	Shirley has been weaving for 11 years and has taught weaving for 9 years, including 7 years of instruction with Jefferson County Arts. She participated with the Mountain Heritage Arts Festival for 4 years, and currently exhibits in the Gallery at Seneca Center in Morgantown, at MountainMade in Thomas, and at her own studio at Big Bear Lake in Hazelton, WV.


	Carol Jean has been creating unique jewelry items since 1992. Using a variety of techniques and materials, her approach to her art form is eclectic. She constructs individual pieces with silver, copper, plexiglass, polymer, clay, gemstones, and/or fused glass. She enjoys making one-of-a-kind creations and working with patrons to create custom creations.


	Joyce works in three media--oil, colored pencil and acrylic. She is mainly self taught and has developed her own unique style of painting and drawing over a period of ten years. Her work reflects "realism and impressionism after the American style--landscapes, seascapes, still life." She's available to teach individuals and groups in pencil and oils.


	From the kilns of her studio near Swanton, Julie S. Turrentine works magic with glass, creating designer tableware, clocks, Dichroic jewelry, and sun catchers ("Hotflash Hotties"). To arrange a visit to Julie's studio, please call the artist for directions and availability at 301-387-4624.


	Betsy produces hand-spun yarn and handknitted woolen items from her flock of long-wool sheep. She also makes soap using all natural vegatable oils.


	Karen Wade and Jeff Bush operate Another World, a stained glass studio in Preston County, WV. With over 13 years combined experience in stained glass, they offer custom designs and original work in copper foil and came "to enhance all environments."


	Working in watercolors, Dottie paints unposed figures (in landscapes and seascapes) and floral subjects. Drawing primarily from her own photos and personal experiences, her goal "is the interpretation of special moments in everyday life... I utilize the interplay of color in light and shadow to bring those special moments into focus for the viewer."