Carolyn Heffelinger - My paintings are an expression of my love of nature. As a child, my desire to draw began at an early age and I would put to use any paper surface my mother could provide for me. I hope to convey to the viewer the passion, beauty, and reverence i feel when exploring our magical natural world. Majoring in fine art at Kent State University, Carolyn focused on painting the figure. She worked as a graphic artist immediately after college and later for seven years as an illustrator's assistant. Close observation, photography and her almost daily treks into the woods, fields and along the Big Walnut Creek, over which her studio sits, have been the inspirational reference for her richly colored, realistic oil paintings. Carolyn has been included in local and national juried competitions in which she has been recognized and awarded for her paintings.

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Jenn Stewart - Was born in Columbus Ohio, and had the good fortune to spent her first twenty summers on an island off the coast of Maine, sailing, hiking and being totally immersed in the wild part of down east Maine. This love of the coast inspired her to start painting at an early age. Jenn earned a BFA in painting from Wittenberg University in 1991. Having taken workshops with Stan Moleller on Monhegan and Tim Horn in Ohio, she works in both En Plein Air and in her studio. Her work explores light and shadow across a range of subject matter from inner city, to Ohio farms and her beloved Monhegan and the Maine Coast. Annual trips for a week of painting on keep her connected to ‘the rock' that has inspired so many generations of painters. She strives to evoke a strong sense of place and an emotional response in the viewer. She regularly participates in plein air events, and has received numerous awards in Plein air competitions and is currently a member of the Central Ohio Plein Air Society and the Ohio Plein Air Society.

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