Carolyn Walton’s paintings are an expression of her love for nature and her rural surroundings. “I am inspired by the atmospheric moods created by light in the landscape - how nature can be both dramatic and peaceful simultaneously”. Inspired by both American Tonalist painters and contemporary plein air masters, Walton paints primarily with oils and pastels. Carolyn received her BA from Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts with a minor in Fine Arts. She has studied painting with various Vermont artists, including Janet Fredericks and Tad Spurgeon, and participated in workshops with national artists, including the Plein Air Painters of America and Paul George of Rockport Massachusetts. Carolyn has taught workshops throughout Vermont as well. She received the award for ‘Best acrylic in Show’ at the 1999 NVAA Annual Juried Show and the Holbein awards in the Arts Alive Show in Burlington Vermont. Walton was selected for a solo exhibit at the Southern Vermont Art Center, as well as a “Featured Artist Exhibition 2000” at the Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts. Accomplishments include publication in International Artist, the cover of the Stowe Guide Magazine and several awards including the Frank Van Steen Memorial Award for oil at the prestigious Hudson Valley Art Association, of which she is now also a member. Carolyn Walton has participated in numerous juried exhibitions and solo & group shows in Vermont and throughout the country. Her paintings grace private & corporate collections nationally and internationally. For more information contact Vermont Fine Art Gallery at 802-253-9653 or visit us in the Gale Farm Center, 1880 Mountain Road #3 Stowe, Vermont & www.vermontfineartgallery.com
Bob Aiken’s Vermont roots run deep, back to the sixth generation. His ancestors migrated to Benson, from New Hampshire following the American Revolution. Bob finds most of his creative energy in the simple beauty of his Vermont surroundings. Thoughts on his own art tend to be philosophical as well as practical. “In my experience, things and people are seldom as they appear at first. They are multidimensional, contradictions abound. The profound is often reflected in the most common of objects and encounters. Beauty is at once found in the simple and the intricate, the surface and the deep. In my painting, I hope to capture the changing reflections of light and shadow that manifest these qualities. It is perhaps appropriate that my paintings tend to be less than precise representations, but rather rough and impressionist". Bob has done illustrations for college and professional athletic publications, for Cornell University, The Eastern College Athletic Conference, the University of Vermont, Brown, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale, among others. Over 350 of Bob’s pen & ink sketches hanging the Schoelkopf Field House at Cornell, drawings of the members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. He has also exhibited throughout the state including a solo show at the SVAC. His paintings are part of collections nationally & internationally. For more information contact Vermont Fine Art at 802-253-9653 or visit the gallery at www.vermontfineartgallery.com & in the Gale Farm Center, 1880 Mountain Rd. #3, Stowe, Vt. 05672.
Retired professor of theatrical Stage Design at Fredonia in New York, Gary Eckhart now lives and paints in Vermont. While attending Kutztown University of Pennsylvania he studied drawing and oil painting as part of his B.S. Degree in Art Education. At that time he became interested in watercolor. Upon completion of his degree he moved to the Catskill Mountains of New York to teach and continue watercolor painting. During this time he also developed an interest in stage design and scenic painting. This eventually led to three years of study at Yale University School of Drama where he earned an MFA in Production Design. In 1974 he became professor of stage design at the State University College and began designing for regional theater and opera companies. He continued to develop his watercolor skills through the teaching of rendering and painting techniques for the design students. In 1997 he again took up watercolor with a more serious approach. Form has always been intriguing to Gary, whether it be the large, flat surface of an architectural piece or the intricate, textual patterns of a landscape. Gary exhibits in galleries in New York and Vermont. Gary has, over the last few years, had work in several national exhibitions including the American Watercolor Society, Adirondack National Exhibit of America, the Pittsburg Watercolor Society, the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, where Gary won Best in Show and the National Red River Watercolor Society Juried Show, as well as The Governor‘s Exhibit in Vermont. For more information contact Vermont Fine ArtGallery at 802-253-9653 or visit the gallery in the Gale Farm Center, 1880 Mountain Rd., Stowe, Vt. 05672 & www.vermontfineartgallery.com
Born in New York 1949, Peter A. Miller has been painting since 1977. He began his studies in New York City most notably at the Art Students League under Dan Greene and Ray Goodbred (later studying with Robert Brackman and Carroll Jones). Miller’s portfolio consists of impressionist portraits, landscapes and still life, portraying the harmony between composition, light and color. Currently living in Vermont with his wife and three daughters, Miller integrates the surrounding natural elements in his “alla Prima” methods. At the present, working exclusively in oils “en plein air”, he paints with natural light and the composition of the Vermont landscape. Peter follows his artistic instincts on light and composition to expose the inner vitality of his subjects. He brands his work with dynamic light, color and composition evoking a sense of motion, depth and flow between natural elements. He also travels around the country and overseas, painting with recognized artists Robert Gruppe and C.W. Mundy, on location. His work has been juried into national shows including Oil Painters of America and he is a member of the prestigeous Northshore Artists Association. Miller’s artwork is in corporate and private collections internationally. For more information call 802-253-9653 or visit Vermont Fine Art in the Gale Farm Center, 1880 Mountain Rd. #3, Stowe, Vt. 05672 & www.vermontfineartgallery.com.
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