Coldwell Banker Realty is proud to sponsor
The 2nd Annual Spring Art show
Lesley Clarke, Betsy Grady, Shelia Flanders, Judy Heiser, Sharon M. Malley, Laurel Prucha Moran, Nancy Ramsey, Trinka Roeckelein, & Lori Welch
Nancy Ramsey
Red course
20" x 20" thin frame
Artist bio:
Nancy Ramsey, a painter from Alexandria, Virginia, values exploring the natural world and often references nature and the human form within her abstract art. She also enjoys painting more abstractly on intuitive projects in which each stroke forms in response to the one before. Collaborating with other artists, writers and dancers is a particular interest and inspiration.
Course view
20" x 20" thin frame
Artist bio:
Nancy Ramsey, a painter from Alexandria, Virginia, values exploring the natural world and often references nature and the human form within her abstract art. She also enjoys painting more abstractly on intuitive projects in which each stroke forms in response to the one before. Collaborating with other artists, writers and dancers is a particular interest and inspiration.
Long view
20" x 20" thin frame
Artist bio:
Nancy Ramsey, a painter from Alexandria, Virginia, values exploring the natural world and often references nature and the human form within her abstract art. She also enjoys painting more abstractly on intuitive projects in which each stroke forms in response to the one before. Collaborating with other artists, writers and dancers is a particular interest and inspiration.
Sharon Malley
Rain on a Tuesday
24 x 24, oil & collage
Artist bio:
Sharon Malley is an artist working in Arlington, Virginia as a member of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios. Her work is shown at Touchstone Gallery in DC, and she has exhibited in numerous juried shows in the greater DC metropolitan area and mid-Atlantic states. She is also an educational consultant to school districts and non-profits, having contributed to a national agenda in arts education and special education through her publications and leaderships.
In her art, she shifts between two genres: abstract and narrative paintings. The theme of most of her abstracts centers on her deep reverence for nature and concerns about climate change. Her primary painting medium is oil, but she will often start on canvas or wood panel with a layer of acrylic and adhere rice paper and other collage elements to the background. She then works in oil. In her current narrative series she begins with preliminary sketches and compositions, but her smaller collages and all of her abstracts evolve in the moment of execution.
Wednesday Wishes
24 x 24, oil and collage
Artist bio:
Sharon Malley is an artist working in Arlington, Virginia as a member of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios. Her work is shown at Touchstone Gallery in DC, and she has exhibited in numerous juried shows in the greater DC metropolitan area and mid-Atlantic states. She is also an educational consultant to school districts and non-profits, having contributed to a national agenda in arts education and special education through her publications and leaderships.
In her art, she shifts between two genres: abstract and narrative paintings. The theme of most of her abstracts centers on her deep reverence for nature and concerns about climate change. Her primary painting medium is oil, but she will often start on canvas or wood panel with a layer of acrylic and adhere rice paper and other collage elements to the background. She then works in oil. In her current narrative series she begins with preliminary sketches and compositions, but her smaller collages and all of her abstracts evolve in the moment of execution.
Friday's Cure
24 x 24, oil and collage
Artist bio:
Sharon Malley is an artist working in Arlington, Virginia as a member of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios. Her work is shown at Touchstone Gallery in DC, and she has exhibited in numerous juried shows in the greater DC metropolitan area and mid-Atlantic states. She is also an educational consultant to school districts and non-profits, having contributed to a national agenda in arts education and special education through her publications and leaderships.
In her art, she shifts between two genres: abstract and narrative paintings. The theme of most of her abstracts centers on her deep reverence for nature and concerns about climate change. Her primary painting medium is oil, but she will often start on canvas or wood panel with a layer of acrylic and adhere rice paper and other collage elements to the background. She then works in oil. In her current narrative series she begins with preliminary sketches and compositions, but her smaller collages and all of her abstracts evolve in the moment of execution.
Under Saturday's Realm
24 x 24, oil and collage
Artist bio:
Sharon Malley is an artist working in Arlington, Virginia as a member of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios. Her work is shown at Touchstone Gallery in DC, and she has exhibited in numerous juried shows in the greater DC metropolitan area and mid-Atlantic states. She is also an educational consultant to school districts and non-profits, having contributed to a national agenda in arts education and special education through her publications and leaderships.
In her art, she shifts between two genres: abstract and narrative paintings. The theme of most of her abstracts centers on her deep reverence for nature and concerns about climate change. Her primary painting medium is oil, but she will often start on canvas or wood panel with a layer of acrylic and adhere rice paper and other collage elements to the background. She then works in oil. In her current narrative series she begins with preliminary sketches and compositions, but her smaller collages and all of her abstracts evolve in the moment of execution.
Sun Day
24 x 24, oil and collage
Artist bio:
Sharon Malley is an artist working in Arlington, Virginia as a member of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios. Her work is shown at Touchstone Gallery in DC, and she has exhibited in numerous juried shows in the greater DC metropolitan area and mid-Atlantic states. She is also an educational consultant to school districts and non-profits, having contributed to a national agenda in arts education and special education through her publications and leaderships.
In her art, she shifts between two genres: abstract and narrative paintings. The theme of most of her abstracts centers on her deep reverence for nature and concerns about climate change. Her primary painting medium is oil, but she will often start on canvas or wood panel with a layer of acrylic and adhere rice paper and other collage elements to the background. She then works in oil. In her current narrative series she begins with preliminary sketches and compositions, but her smaller collages and all of her abstracts evolve in the moment of execution.
Betsy Grady
Tuscany Door
16 x 20 Framed, Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Still life with bottles and fruit
16 X 20, Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Arches park in Utah
16 x 20, Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Water Lillies, triptych
9 x 12 Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Abstract water and beach
Sold out
39 X 39, Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Montauk Lighthouse
16 x 20, Framed, Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Santorini Street corner
24 x 24, Acrylic
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Old Town Poster
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Note cards
5x7 set of 8
Artist bio:
Betsy has always had a passion for art, throughout her childhood and studying fine art in college. Recently, Betsy decided to blend her other passion, Real Estate, with her talent for painting. Betsy began painting her clients’ homes as a closing gift. Then, she was commissioned to paint portraits of the historic Old Town homes for the Alexandria historic homes tours. Betsy began taking commissions for other specialties, such as the Flamenco themed wine labels for 601 Cellars in Napa Valley for their 2018 and 2019 Grenache.
Betsy also enjoys painting travel pictures, landscapes, and pets, whatever her clients request!
- https://betsgrady1.wixsite.com/mysite-1
- facebook.com/artisticimpressionsbybetsy
Sheila Flanders
Azalea Garden
27x20 framed white watercolor
Artist bio:
For the past 30 years, I have enriched my life through art and along the way, I’ve learned that to paint is a way to express an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us. If we can just learn to see it, art is a wonderful journey full of new adventures and wonderful friendships.
As an art major, my first formal art training was at Old Dominion University. During that time, I focused on the use of oils and color and created abstract art. Since then, I have studied drawing, oils, watercolors and acrylics at The Torpedo Factory for over 30 years. I have also taken numerous painting workshops in Italy, France, Machu Picchu, Berkshires, Shepardstown, Annapolis, Maine, and Bon Secours. All my hard work and study has afforded me the opportunity to exhibit my art in several local and international art shows, as well as hosting four well-received solo shows. I have also been featured in a national magazine,
I feel my work is a style with a mix of old and new, traditional but at the same time contemporary, making my art more authentic and interesting,
I currently have been juried into The Torpedo Factory for a studio, number 15 on the ground floor, river side. My work can also be
viewed on Instagram.
New Baby
26x34 framed acrylic
Artist bio:
For the past 30 years, I have enriched my life through art and along the way, I’ve learned that to paint is a way to express an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us. If we can just learn to see it, art is a wonderful journey full of new adventures and wonderful friendships.
As an art major, my first formal art training was at Old Dominion University. During that time, I focused on the use of oils and color and created abstract art. Since then, I have studied drawing, oils, watercolors and acrylics at The Torpedo Factory for over 30 years. I have also taken numerous painting workshops in Italy, France, Machu Picchu, Berkshires, Shepardstown, Annapolis, Maine, and Bon Secours. All my hard work and study has afforded me the opportunity to exhibit my art in several local and international art shows, as well as hosting four well-received solo shows. I have also been featured in a national magazine,
I feel my work is a style with a mix of old and new, traditional but at the same time contemporary, making my art more authentic and interesting,
I currently have been juried into The Torpedo Factory for a studio, number 15 on the ground floor, river side. My work can also be
viewed on Instagram.
Colorful Ballerina
21x21 framed white watercolor
Artist bio:
For the past 30 years, I have enriched my life through art and along the way, I’ve learned that to paint is a way to express an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us. If we can just learn to see it, art is a wonderful journey full of new adventures and wonderful friendships.
As an art major, my first formal art training was at Old Dominion University. During that time, I focused on the use of oils and color and created abstract art. Since then, I have studied drawing, oils, watercolors and acrylics at The Torpedo Factory for over 30 years. I have also taken numerous painting workshops in Italy, France, Machu Picchu, Berkshires, Shepardstown, Annapolis, Maine, and Bon Secours. All my hard work and study has afforded me the opportunity to exhibit my art in several local and international art shows, as well as hosting four well-received solo shows. I have also been featured in a national magazine,
I feel my work is a style with a mix of old and new, traditional but at the same time contemporary, making my art more authentic and interesting,
I currently have been juried into The Torpedo Factory for a studio, number 15 on the ground floor, river side. My work can also be
viewed on Instagram.
On Your Toes
21x21 framed white watercolor
Artist bio:
For the past 30 years, I have enriched my life through art and along the way, I’ve learned that to paint is a way to express an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us. If we can just learn to see it, art is a wonderful journey full of new adventures and wonderful friendships.
As an art major, my first formal art training was at Old Dominion University. During that time, I focused on the use of oils and color and created abstract art. Since then, I have studied drawing, oils, watercolors and acrylics at The Torpedo Factory for over 30 years. I have also taken numerous painting workshops in Italy, France, Machu Picchu, Berkshires, Shepardstown, Annapolis, Maine, and Bon Secours. All my hard work and study has afforded me the opportunity to exhibit my art in several local and international art shows, as well as hosting four well-received solo shows. I have also been featured in a national magazine,
I feel my work is a style with a mix of old and new, traditional but at the same time contemporary, making my art more authentic and interesting,
I currently have been juried into The Torpedo Factory for a studio, number 15 on the ground floor, river side. My work can also be
viewed on Instagram.
Ballerina Pose
21x21 framed white watercolor
Artist bio:
For the past 30 years, I have enriched my life through art and along the way, I’ve learned that to paint is a way to express an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us. If we can just learn to see it, art is a wonderful journey full of new adventures and wonderful friendships.
As an art major, my first formal art training was at Old Dominion University. During that time, I focused on the use of oils and color and created abstract art. Since then, I have studied drawing, oils, watercolors and acrylics at The Torpedo Factory for over 30 years. I have also taken numerous painting workshops in Italy, France, Machu Picchu, Berkshires, Shepardstown, Annapolis, Maine, and Bon Secours. All my hard work and study has afforded me the opportunity to exhibit my art in several local and international art shows, as well as hosting four well-received solo shows. I have also been featured in a national magazine,
I feel my work is a style with a mix of old and new, traditional but at the same time contemporary, making my art more authentic and interesting,
I currently have been juried into The Torpedo Factory for a studio, number 15 on the ground floor, river side. My work can also be
viewed on Instagram.
Water Lotus
33x28 framed gold watercolor
Artist bio:
For the past 30 years, I have enriched my life through art and along the way, I’ve learned that to paint is a way to express an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us. If we can just learn to see it, art is a wonderful journey full of new adventures and wonderful friendships.
As an art major, my first formal art training was at Old Dominion University. During that time, I focused on the use of oils and color and created abstract art. Since then, I have studied drawing, oils, watercolors and acrylics at The Torpedo Factory for over 30 years. I have also taken numerous painting workshops in Italy, France, Machu Picchu, Berkshires, Shepardstown, Annapolis, Maine, and Bon Secours. All my hard work and study has afforded me the opportunity to exhibit my art in several local and international art shows, as well as hosting four well-received solo shows. I have also been featured in a national magazine,
I feel my work is a style with a mix of old and new, traditional but at the same time contemporary, making my art more authentic and interesting,
I currently have been juried into The Torpedo Factory for a studio, number 15 on the ground floor, river side. My work can also be
viewed on Instagram.
Judy Heiser
Morning Still Life
18 x 24 Oil on Canvas
Artist Bio:
Heiser studied fine arts at Corcoran College of Art and Design, and Alexandria Art League. She co-founded Les Artists Locale, Plein Air Painters of Alexandria; has worked with ArtSpire VA, a nonprofit organization inspiring visual and performing arts; and created and taught a recreational Art Rehabilitation program at Mt. Vernon Hospital. She teaches Abstract painting and Plein Air classes at The Art League and is a studio artist at Torpedo Factory Art Center. Heiser paints Abstract expressionism using a contemporary pallet of mixed media layered in charcoal, inks, graphite, acrylic, pastels and oils. The method dictates mood and content, and how life enters a painting. Heiser’s trademarks are her bold brush work and sweeping strokes of vibrant colors, an action painter whose art is suffused with ideas, discovery and mystery. Heiser is an Arts Commissioner with Alexandria Commission of the Arts working on public art installations among other projects. Her works have won several awards and can be seen on exhibit in DC, Maryland, Virginia and recently at Mosaic District and National Institute of Health.
Color Fields Study
11 x 14 Mixed Media
Artist Bio:
Heiser studied fine arts at Corcoran College of Art and Design, and Alexandria Art League. She co-founded Les Artists Locale, Plein Air Painters of Alexandria; has worked with ArtSpire VA, a nonprofit organization inspiring visual and performing arts; and created and taught a recreational Art Rehabilitation program at Mt. Vernon Hospital. She teaches Abstract painting and Plein Air classes at The Art League and is a studio artist at Torpedo Factory Art Center. Heiser paints Abstract expressionism using a contemporary pallet of mixed media layered in charcoal, inks, graphite, acrylic, pastels and oils. The method dictates mood and content, and how life enters a painting. Heiser’s trademarks are her bold brush work and sweeping strokes of vibrant colors, an action painter whose art is suffused with ideas, discovery and mystery. Heiser is an Arts Commissioner with Alexandria Commission of the Arts working on public art installations among other projects. Her works have won several awards and can be seen on exhibit in DC, Maryland, Virginia and recently at Mosaic District and National Institute of Health.
A Dancer Dances
36 x 24 Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Artist Bio:
Heiser studied fine arts at Corcoran College of Art and Design, and Alexandria Art League. She co-founded Les Artists Locale, Plein Air Painters of Alexandria; has worked with ArtSpire VA, a nonprofit organization inspiring visual and performing arts; and created and taught a recreational Art Rehabilitation program at Mt. Vernon Hospital. She teaches Abstract painting and Plein Air classes at The Art League and is a studio artist at Torpedo Factory Art Center. Heiser paints Abstract expressionism using a contemporary pallet of mixed media layered in charcoal, inks, graphite, acrylic, pastels and oils. The method dictates mood and content, and how life enters a painting. Heiser’s trademarks are her bold brush work and sweeping strokes of vibrant colors, an action painter whose art is suffused with ideas, discovery and mystery. Heiser is an Arts Commissioner with Alexandria Commission of the Arts working on public art installations among other projects. Her works have won several awards and can be seen on exhibit in DC, Maryland, Virginia and recently at Mosaic District and National Institute of Health.
Laurel Moran Pucha
Pencil in a can
18 x 18 framed to 22 x 22
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Ocean and Beach 1
18 x 18 framed to 22 x 22 oil on canvas
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Ocean and beach 2
18 x 18 framed to 22 x 22, oil on canvas
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Orange Umbrellas
18 x18 framed to 22 x 22, oil on canvas
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Beach day 2
10 x 10, oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Beach day 3
10 x 10, oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Jones point (print)
5 x 7
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Jones point (print)
8 x 10
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Jones Point (print)
11 x 14
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Old town shops (print)
5 x 7
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Old town shops (print)
8 x 10
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Old Town Waterfront at Dawn (print)
5 x 7
Artist bio:
I work primarily in watercolor and oil mediums, creating works that are recognizable in form and subject but expanded and reimagined to include looser interpretation in my watercolors and added texture and interest in my oils. My paintings focus on societal creations, local architecture, bourbon bottles, matchbooks, more than nature as I find the evidence of people makes a painting infinitely more interesting.
Her website is https://www.blueroomstudio.com/
Lori Welch Brown Lesley Clarke
Overflowing
20.5" x 26.5" framed
Artist bio:
Lori Welch Brown is a native Alexandrian, former business owner, writer, and multi-media artist with a passion for pastels and acrylics. She is a regular monthly contributor for the Old Town Crier magazine and loves to paint from both her imagination and life in her spare time.
Kelp Fauna
14" x 22"
Artist bio:
Lesley Clarke is an acrylic, encaustic, and collage artist. She has been painting for many years and has a studio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. Many of her acrylic abstract landscapes are inspired by the Highlands of Scotland. She was born and raised near Glasgow and visits her family once a year traveling to the Highlands to capture the colours, light, mountains, rivers, rain, rugged terrain that show up in her work. She often embeds found objects (rusted metal, nails, paper) that help create a sense of history, age, and surprise to her work.
More recently she has been working on an encaustic series. The ‘paint’ is beeswax, mixed with damar resin and pigment. The natural damar resin gives the wax strength and durability. Beeswax encaustic painting dates back 2000 years ago to ancient Greeks.The Fayum tomb portraits from the Roman Egyptian period testify to the archival durability of this encaustic material. The word encaustic means ‘to burn in’. Each layer of wax needs to be fused to the layer beneath. Lesley fuses each layer using a propane torch.
Her latest work was inspired by watching the documentary “My Octopus Teacher’ where the filmmaker Craig Foster spent a year snorkeling in a kelp forest in False Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. He documented his time swimming among the kelp, marine organisms, sea urchins etc., and forged a friendship with a young octopus. The slow movement of the underwater flowers, leaves, and fish really intrigued Lesley and she tries to capture that same movement in her artwork. Sometimes the colors are so bright and vivid you think they are unnatural, but the natural world, particularly the underwater world, is full of surprisingly bright, even garish, colors. These colors and the flow of the water are what makes the exciting but also peaceful environment the ocean is known for. Lesley hopes that her work evokes the same feeling of peace and unexpected surprises.
In summary, most of Lesley’s work is inspired by nature in one or more of her forms.
Trinka Roeckelein
Zephyr Giraffe
21h x 10w x 18d, mid fire clay, glaze, epoxy
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Donkey, Bird and Shed
7h x 9w x 5d, mid fire clay, glaze
**Piece may be hung on wall. Donkey and bird are moveable and attached with Museum Putty
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Chocolate Bunny
13h x 6w x 5d, mid fire clay, glaze, 14k gold luster
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Cheetah
12.5h x 6w x 13d, mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Clover Sheep
10.5h x 11.75w x 17d, mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Carrot Lover
17.5h x 7.5w x 10.5d, mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Dino Globe
5.5h x 4.5w x 3d, slipcast mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Chip Bag (red & black)
5.5h x 4.5w x 3d, slipcast mid fire clay, glaze, twine
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Moonglow Donkey
10.25h x 6.5w x 10d, mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Pretzel Flipper
5h x 8w x 20d, mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Muddy Hippo
7h x 5h x 13.75d, mid fire clay, glaze by Trinka Roeckelein
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.
Sweet Rhino
6.25h x 4.75w x 12d, mid fire clay, glaze
Artist bio:
Katrina Roeckelein (Trinka) is an award-winning artist working primarily in clay. She is a native
Washingtonian and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and then her MFA in
design from George Washington University, prior to a career as a real estate agent and graphic
designer. She hopes her animal sculptures will elicit smiles and inspire respect for animals and
the environments needed to sustain them.
Hippos, elephants, giraffes, donkeys, a bright orange flipper and even a Frog Prince are examples
of the whimsical indoor/outdoor sculptures Trinka creates out of clay. Growing up in Washington
DC, she has witnessed the transformation of DC from a sleepy, small town into a bustling,
heavily trafficked city with wildlife and people often sharing the same spaces. Her interest in
conservation deepened while on many safari trips to Botswana. She is captivated by the wild
animals … their shapes, sizes, movements, sounds … and the variety and vastness of the African
bush. Her custom art reflects elements from both locations and the complex coexistence of
urbanity and nature.
Trinka works in clay to create custom art for home decor. She uses clay as her artistic medium
because of the way it feels, its tireless unpredictability and technical challenges, and the endless
variety of surface treatments. She fires each piece multiple times to build layers of oxide, glaze,
underglaze, or luster. Every piece is unique, which underlines clay’s basic connection to the earth
and complements the intrinsic one-of-a-kindness in nature. Her aim is to appeal to both young
and old viewers through the playful quirkiness inherent in her sculptures.