Therese Ferguson, Nadine Saitlin, and Laurie Snow Hein
Therese Ferguson explores and experiments with watercolor and other mediums. Living in tropical Florida her whole life, her surroundings have been a big influence on her subjects and style which range from flowers and wildlife to bold still life’s. She refers to her style as realism with a painterly touch. As a child she drew all the time and through a maturing career she later started working in acrylic, oils, pastels, pen and ink, stained glass, pottery, and gourds until seeing a watercolor demonstration. Watercolor became her passion. Over the last 30 years, she taught watercolor classes and has been involved in several galleries, as well as being honored as a “signature” member in the Florida Watercolor Society and the Southern Watercolor Society. Art shown above: Berry Reflections
Nadine Saitlin is a fine art painter and sculptor and experiments with different materials to continually expand the boundaries of her art. She exhibits artwork in national juried exhibits, in featured shows and galleries and on internet sites. As an art educator she has published books and designed interactive learning materials at CEMREL, Inc (Central Midwestern Educational Laboratory), she was a professor of art at Chicago State University and has administrated national and state programs including 20 years as the Executive Director of the Illinois Alliance of Arts Education. She received her under-graduate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she has two post graduate degrees: one from the University of Illinois, Champaign, the second from Michigan State University, East Lansing. Art shown above: Vessel
Laurie Snow Hein always loved drawing. Encouraged by her high school art teacher, Laurie applied for and won a scholarship at Columbus College of Art & Design. After her first year in college, Laurie married, studied on her own, painted portraits for Leon Lord Studio, and taught art classes – all while raising a family of six children. Her first gallery was a co-op of portrait painters in Lake Worth, Florida. For a few years, she had her own gallery, the Casey and Jolly Gallery in Palm Beach. At age 40, Laurie became the sole provider for her family and pursued portrait commissions and illustrations, which lead her to become an Art Festival artist. She expanded her art classes and started teaching all mediums at the Everglades Club and Lost Tree Village. Her art has displayed at the Mole Hole in Fort Myers, The Galleria in Naples, and Chandler Gallery in Jupiter. In 2005, Laurie Incorporated her art business into Fine Art Creations Inc. and expanded into printing giclee art. Art shown above: Sailors Delight