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A longtime resident of Connecticut, Ruth Newquist is known for her work in both watercolors and oil. She is an elected artist member of the National Watercolor Society, the Hudson Valley Art Association and Connecticut Watercolor Society; as well as the North Shore Art Association in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Catharine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, the Salmagundi Art Club and the American Artists' Professional League in New York City. Ruth exhibits throughout New England, New York, Pennsylvania and on the west coast; teaches privately and is a judge for juried art shows. She has won over 30 awards in national juried art shows; was featured on the Watercolor pages in American Artist Magazine, June 1999; and is represented in Best of Watercolor III, Rockport Publishers, 1999. To see more of Ruth’s work, click here.

A folk artist in the style of Grandma Moses, Patricia is known for her unique depictions of Connecticut and New York towns. She bases her paintings on childhood memories, historical facts and local landmarks. Her artistic interpretations of turn-of-the-century New England offer whimsical views through multiple vignettes. These culminate in picturesque scenes, vivid with color and bursting with imagination. Patricia received her formal instruction as a student in New York, and has continued with private and group lessons. Her family has provided endless inspiration as her paintings include active, energetic children and mischievous pets. Her extensive research is evident in the subjects’ dress and mannerisms, and in her architecture.

A native of rural Connecticut, David received his art training at the Famous Artist School, Westport, CT. and Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT. Love of New England inspires his paintings, capturing a nostalgic view which is rapidly passing away. His woods, meadows, brooks, stone walls, barns and historic homesteads reveal a serenity of things made old by time and the elements. David’s work includes not only paintings, but commemorative plates, lithographs, wine labels and, perhaps best known, his murals--in both public and private locations. He has had 17 one-man shows, is represented in 33 private collections and has won over 20 awards. He has been profiled in many publications, newspapers, on radio and television, and exhibited and judged extensively throughout the eastern United States.

A native of Chicago, Ill., who lived her later years in Connecticut, Pauline graduated from Smith College in 1926, and went on to teach art in New York. She also studied at the Art Students’ League, Parsons School of Design and Columbia University, specializing in wood engraving. During her lifetime, she was an active member of the Society of American Graphic Artists and the Boston Printmakers. Pauline’s works are in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. She illustrated The Downeast Reader, How to Know American Antiques, and Antiques Guide to Decorative Arts.