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Tobi Balin Grossman As a painter, the primary element of my expression is Color. ---Color that vibrates and casts its spell on me throughout the initial and final strokes of the painting. During this process, I interact with the color and forms, working quickly to capture the mood that the subject evokes in me. The colors and textures of the paint inspire me to energetically express the spirit that moves throughout the painting process. I strive to continually challenge myself using colors that are exciting and which are combined with different materials. Art spells "freedom" the moment in time that I can be completely trusting and open to the spiritual connection that occurs when I am in touch with God. It is vital that I be out in nature painting and drawing out from what I see in order to achieve personal vision through my art.
-Tobi Balin Grossman Gwen Judith Harleman
1989-2000 - Development Community Counseling Program Specialist 2000-2001 - left to care for ill family member 2001-present - Day Development Community Counseling Program specialist / art studio coordinator EDUCATION Dallas High School - 1980 VOLUNTEER United for a Drug Free Community - assisting children affected by family alcohol and drug abuse thru the arts.
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John Pacovsky I later became interested in the painters of the Brandywine River Valley, the early illustrators. This led to doing a lot of commercial art with ads for Absolut, Absente, and Disney Cruise Lines, just to name a few. I find it fascinating that one of the ad’s I did for Absolut, (A Designer Shopping Bag) is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
The landscape paintings came about indirectly from what I would guess was a mid-life crisis. I bought a motorcycle. I rode that bike constantly, and noticed an interesting thing beginning to happen. Life and reality seemed to become more intense, more real. It felt more like being right there in it, like an active meditation. I believed it came from the concentration needed to survive, at times. It was like being in the ultimate video game, but there was not a 'GAME OVER - WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN?' at the end. I began to see the surrealism in reality. Or better put, the wonder of reality.
www.yessy.com/johnpacovsky/murals
Liz Revit Liz has created jewelry using the process of lost-wax casting working in both sterling silver and gold. She’s also created jewelry with epoxy resin. Liz also studied painting and portrait work and went on to obtain a master’s degree in communication arts. As an artist, Liz enjoys working in all mediums. Her styles range from classical art to whimsical and decorative art. She enjoys painting portraits and often uses people as her subject matter. She currently teaches art and jewelry making at various locations throughout Pennsylvania. Her jewelry workshops focus on wireworking, metalsmithing, beading, and mixed media jewelry using materials ranging from beads and found objects to decorative papers and fibers. Liz serves as an executive board member and the public relations director for the Artists for Art Gallery in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is also a member of the Wyoming Valley Art League in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Liz writes an art column for Pennsylvania Family Magazine and has authored numerous art-related articles. Her artwork has also been featured in several publications. Liz may be contacted at her studio at (570) 817-0176. She is also available via e-mail at EARevit@aol.com . Please visit www.artistsforart.com to see some of Liz’s paintings, or feel free to call Liz to view her portfolio. Liz’s workshops are now listed on www.beadandbutton.com. Just go to their calendar of events.
Bob's love for scuba diving and the exotic colors of the beautiful coral reefs of the tropical islands strongly influence his art. Many of his original works were scenes of coral reefs and tropical islands. Even today, his modern impressionistic and abstract works are influenced by the reefs and the bright colors that are found there. Bob's earlier works were more realistic in style The evoloution to the abstract has placed his art on another level, where creativity comes through him and is expressed with numerous mediums onto the surface of the canvas. Texture, feeling color, shape, all come from the feelings that the artist is expressing at the moment. For More Information Visit His Website at: http://www.bobschmitz.com
Katrina Lykes I have been studying voice for thirteen years and have been teaching for five. I have had many hours on "the other side of the piano" and know how nerve-wracking and difficult voice lessons can be. You are opening up an unknown part of yourself in front of a complete stranger, trying to sound beautiful and sometimes sounding awful. It is like that nightmare where you are naked in algebra class - you stand there vulnerable and alone, not knowing if what you are doing is right. This is why it is so important to find a voice teacher that suits your needs and personality. My teaching philosophy is simple: Students learn best in a safe, non-judgmental environment where they are free to explore their voice. * The mechanics and reasoning behind all exercises are explained clearly so you know what you are doing and why, not just repeating a bunch of exercises because the teacher says so. Learning proper technique is essential for all styles of singing from opera to pop. Listen to most singers on the radio today and you will hear breathiness in the voice, straining, no coordination of registers, pitch problems and poor diction. They also all tend to sound the same. Individuality is gone, having been replaced by sound alike clones that look great but can't really sing. This phenomenon is starting to spread to the stage as well as some Broadway and even some classical music is being affected by the same problems. Learning proper technique is a very important step in achieving vocal success and in keeping good singing alive. I am an operatic soprano and also sing musical theater and standards. But since the technique I use helps the voice improve naturally, singers in almost any genre can use it successfully. My students include... * aspiring opera singers All have been helped by vocal study. Learning to sing does not have to be an intimidating process nor does it have to be an expensive one. I offer hour and half-hour lessons as well as have student and block rate discounts available. For more information on lessons or to schedule a lesson, email me. I always welcome students with a desire to learn! Information Provied by: http://www.katrinalykes.com
Lori Weisberger
YOUniversal Suzuki...violin and viola...Mary Ann Saylor - The YOUniversal Suzuki Strings Program offers high quality music instruction for students ages 3 and one-half years on in violin and viola. The program includes lessons, group classes, and frequent performing opportunities. The YOUniversal Suzuki Strings Program aims to foster and promote a learning community that strives for excellence and nurtures the human spirit through music. .Mary Ann Saylor, violin and viola instrctor, first encountered the Suzuki Method as the "home teacher" for two of her daughters who were Suzuki violin students. After observing from the parent chair for several years, Mary Ann decided that the Suzuki Method of teaching music offered limitless possibilities to students and began her training as a Suzuki teacher herself. Mary Ann was the Director of the Erie Suzuki Strings for more than twenty years. Currently she is on the faculty at Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, and directs the ValLEy Suzuki Strings in the Allentown-Bethlehm area, in addition to her work with the YOUniversal Suzuki Strings in Wilkes-Barre.
HEATHER RADLE
Heather is a popular children's art teacher and can be reached at 639-5215 or 709-1844.
Carrey Ann Mudlock When a person asks me what I do, I tend to artist first, and then art therapist second. My interests as an artists are in oil painting, acrylics, sanguine pencil and charcoal drawings, faux finishes, murals and printmaking. I worked as a free lance artist and muralist in As mentioned, I am also an art therapist for a mental and behavioral health hospital where I encourage individuals to express themselves therapeutically though art and often for those who have difficulty verbalizing traumatic or personal issues. This artwork can be extremely powerful as well as cathartic and I feel that I use my own artwork to sooth my creative inner soul. My personal work consists of mostly painting on canvas or boards with oil paints. I enjoy the more classical approach, gessoing my canvas many times while sanding it down in between to obtain a smooth yet primed surface on which to paint. My subject matter has shifted direction over the years from figurative to my current love of painting the ocean and it’s ever changing colors against the horizon. I often place a touch of whimsy in my paintings as I feel it captures my youth. My future plans are to begin dabbling in the realm of functional art as well as obtaining more mural commissions.
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Philadelphia, PA. exhibiting signs of restlessness and creativity from birth, which found her in trouble a lot with the Mercy nuns who tried to educate her through elementary and high school. She managed to graduate from College Misericordia in Dallas, PA, and somehow - her journey finally began...from studying in Europe to frolicking in the wondrous 70's in Golden Gate Park with - yes..."flowers in her hair". Living in the famed Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco and rubbing elbows with the likes of Jerry Garcia and Rudolf Nureyev couldn't help but stir that creative energy within. Creativity had become a daily necessity in her life. Many art mediums were experimented with through the years, but when her fingers touched clay...it became love at first touch! Clay...so wonderful...can be sculpted, thrown, poured, molded, altered, carved, fired. Maria's pieces run the gamut from functional to purely fun. They all share the same quality in colorful whimsy! her studio at Arts YOuniverse is pictured above. Maria now resides in Plains, PA in a very colorful environment which she shares with her 5 cats and 2 dogs. Sometimes she mysteriously still finds flowers falling from her hair and whispers in her ears..."Live the journey, Maria, live the journey!"
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