Artist
Biography: Paula Rose "...is all about the senses. Working the
clear colors and light reminiscent of the Impressionists she takes her viewer on an emotional trip to experience the beauty
of her very personal vision." Art is Life/Life is Art
Education:
B.A Studio Art,
Mary Washington College Post Graduate work at James Madison University & Virginia Commonwealth University. Exhibitions & Awards:
Ms. Rose has exhibited at numerous juried shows and received awards from Peninsula
Art League, Newport News, VA; Rappahannock Regional, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA; Select Exhibition, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; Mid-Atlantic Painting 1997, Mary Washington College. Nominated for the Governor's Award
for the Arts, 2000.
Corporate collections include Geico Insurance Company and Hampden Sydney College.
Ms. Rose is a charter member of Art First Gallery and Exposure Unlimited. She is the owner of P. Rose Gallery in Fredericksburg
where she has made her home since 1977 and where she is actively involved in the local art scene.
Artist
Biography: Patte Ormsby ...works with oil and metal leaf and
mixed media combining traditional techniques with unconventional materials and found objects.
Education:
My education includes a degree in Studio Art and Art History from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA.
Exhibitions:
Ms. Ormsby has participated in a number of exhibitions including:
MidAtlantic New Painting 2006, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA
Small Works Show, Harmon Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
Members Juried Exhibition, Provincetown
Art Association Museum, Provincetown, MA
Invitational, Best of Show Winners, Fredericksburg Center for Creative
Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
Art First Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
Seeing the World in 3D, Juried
Exhibition, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
"Best of Show", Go to Print
Show, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts,Fredericksburg, VA
"Best of Show", Celebrating Moravian
Women, Invitational, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
She has made her home
in Fredericksburg with her husband and three sons since 1982.
Hsi-Mei Yates follows the Chinese philosophy,
which encourages students to use their inner Chi. She teaches them to manipulate the paintbrush as an extension of the hand,
encouraging them to look at nature and study it in its natural cycle of live to bring out their love of art for the creative
process. “The brush strokes are very important in the development of the image.The power comes from inside the artist and flows onto the rice paper.The
goal is to achieve inner peace with oneself through the act of creating.The artist draws energy
from the inner tranquility and translates it to the paper.” Hsi-Mei’s style includes
Sumi-e ink and watercolor, with unique oriental brush strokes.Her reverence for different landscapes,
flowers, birds, insects, and fish have inspired her painting and have resulted in many awards from the local communities where
she has lived.Her love of nature is evident in all of her art projects.
Hsi-Mei Yates was born and raised in and around Taipei,
Taiwan.Since early childhood she
showed a fascination and talent for art and won many awards for her artwork during her school years.She showed an increased aptitude for painting as she grew older and upon graduation she was hired as an artist by the
China Art Company, a company known internationally for its exquisite hand painted ceramic products.At
the China Art Company, Hsi-Mei further developed and refined her techniques and painting skills through individual study and
many renowned Chinese artists.She studied the brush strokes of bamboo with Chung Shou-Jen, flowers
and birds with Chao Sung-Ch’uan and Tu Teng-Yin, landscapes with Shu Feng-Nan and Yow She-Ching.
In 1983 Hsi-Mei entered the United States
and continued her art endeavors.She has taught oriental watercolor painting in Washington, North Carolina, and Virginia for the past 19
years.While visiting family members in the United States,
she met her husband, Vincent Yates and has traveled with him as his career has taken them to various locations throughout
the United States until finally settling at Stafford, Virginia.
Artist Biography: Barbara Taylor Hall "Expressionistic" might be a good word to describe my art. I am more interested in expressing my
ideas and feelings than in faithful representation of subject matter. Emotional resonance is what I strive to convey to the
viewer and what I admire in the work of other artists.
My work is the result of hours of thought and many layers
of paint as I add and subtract color and apply collage materials and other media to complete the images. I hope viewers will
notice and appreciate the subtle nuances and visual depth resulting from the layering process I use.
Education
B.A., College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio M.A.T., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Courses
in Studio Art, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Juried Shows 2005-2006
Lynchburg
Juried Art Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, Virginia 7th Annual Celebration of the Arts, Montpelier Center
for Arts and Education, Montpelier, Virginia Virginia Watercolor Society 2005 Juried Exhibition, McGuffey Art Center,
Charlottesville, Virginia Southern Watercolor Society 28th Annual Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Panama City,
Florida. Honorable Mention. 2005 Invitational, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg,
Virginia, “Blues,” FCCA, Fredericksburg, Virginia. First Place. Virginia Watercolor Society
2006 Juried Exhibition, R.R. Smith Art Center, Staunton, Virginia. Award of Distinction
Solo
Shows 2005-2006 “Loving the Enigma,” Colonial Art and Frame, Fredericksburg, Virginia “Artist
in the Atrium,” Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Memberships Virginia Watercolor Society (Signature Member) Southern Watercolor Society Art First (an art cooperative),
Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia Advisory Council
Member, Ridderhof-Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington.
