Hoosier Salon

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This digital catalog is a collection of all current
Hoosier Salon member artists best work, biographies and
contact information. Other members and patrons will be able
to access this catalog as often as they would like when
looking for that one of a kind work of art to purchase.

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Earthscape 6 / 48x24 / oil

Dan Annarino

Crossroad Transition / 24x20 / oil

Time Change / 24x20 / oil

Biography

Artist Statement Contact

Dan Annarino was born and raised in West

Lafayette, Indiana where he now resides. He
received his B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art
Institute in 1974 and his M.A. from Purdue
University in 1982.
He currently is employed as a graphic designer in
the Department of Agricultural Communication at
Purdue University and maintains a painting studio
in downtown Lafayette, Indiana. Dan exhibits his
paintings throughout the Midwest.

Observing an Indiana landscape, I am always

surprised by what it gives me.
The landscape offers nourishment for the senses
and the spirit.
In my paintings I attempt to tap into that spirit,
translate it, and share it with others.

annarinoart.com
annarinoart@gmail.com
765.404.0739

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Winter / 30x27 / watercolor

Rebekah Arvin

Birches Aglow / 23x23 / watercolor

Biography

Artist Statement Contact

At the age of ten Rebekah discovered her artistic talent in the use of charcoals and pastels in
still-life. Her artwork was further enhanced by
attending Saturday classes at Herron School of Art
during grade school and high school. She studied three years at Herron School of Art under the
guidance of Amanda Block, David Rubins, Robert
Eagerton and Stanley Burford. Although she has
worked with oils, pen and ink, pastels, graphite
and printmaking, watercolor remains her favorite
media.

I love beauty!! With each painting I begin from

start to completion whether from an idea, picture
reference, or commission project, I wish to instill
that love in each watercolor. My wish is to draw
the viewer into my watercolors if it is of flowers,
a barn, a landscape, a winter scene, portrait, or
sea scape and they see pleasure and peace in
each painting. If the viewer enjoys my work, then
that is a reward in itself.
Each painting becomes a part of me, as God
holds my brush.

rebekaharvinwatercolors.com
sgarv@comcast.net
317.525.5269

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Life Evolving

Biagio Azzarelli

Tango / bronze

Waiting on a Miracle / stone

Biography

Contact

Born in Lima, Peru; Biagio Azzarelli grew up in Santiago, Chile and came to
the United States in 1971. While he was growing up in Santiago, he studied
sculpture under the supervision of local artists. Biagio Azzarelli is a Professor
Emeritus in Neuropathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at Indiana
University. He has returned to his artistic focus after retiring from academia
in 2005 and has taken courses at the Indianapolis Art Center, Herron School
of Art in Indianapolis, and completed his certificate program in sculpture at
the Indianapolis Art Center (2009). He is interested in both figurative and
abstract subjects. His work is mainly inspired by the work of Auguste Rodin,
Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore and Alexander Archipenko. His primary
sculptural medium is bronze.

azzarelli-sculpture.com
bazzarel@iupui.edu
317.840.3729

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Ken Bloomhurst

Biography

Contact

Ken earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The College of the Dayton Art Institute
in Dayton, Ohio and attended William and Mary University in Norfolk, Virginia. He was
rewarded with an award winning career as an art director and graphic designer for many
of the leading advertising agencies and studios in the Midwest. He has won many local,
regional and national honors. A nature lover and environmentalist, his most prestigious
award was for designing the federal symbol for the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, signed into law by the President of the United States. Ken also has
materials in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute, in Washington D.C. He
also is represented in the Library of Congress. Ken works in oils, watercolors (his favorite),
acrylics and hand cut linoleum block prints. He recently is creating nature oriented digital
art. He also has a print series of ballerinas, clowns and crazy animals and kids.

artbybloomy.com
bloomy832@gmail.com
317.773.5197

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In the Beginning

Biography
Susan Lee Bodman of Indianapolis, Indiana and Long Key, Florida, has sold her
paintings privately throughout the United States of a number of years. Her formal
training includes study, with full scholarship, at the John Herron School of Art, at
the University of Indiana and lessons with such renowned artists as Royd
Hoppers, Indianapolis and Ann Abgott, Longboard Key, Florida. Susan is a
member of the international Society of Marine Painters and the Indianapolis and
Lonboat Key Art Centers. She has won numberous awards. Susans art reflects
as she says her love of color and light. Often her painting subject matter comes
from her personal travels through out not only the United States but also through
out Western Europe, the Old Soviet Union and the British Isles.

Susan Bodman

Miss Angel

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Perkins Crossing / oil

The Arrival / oil

Jerry Botzum

Bowmans Wheatfield / oil

Biography Artist Statement

An accomplished
impressionist and instructor,
he has exhibited in state,
regional, and national juried
competitions, including Oil
Painters of America,
American Impressionists
Society, and Butler Institute
of American Art. Having received numerous awards, his
works can be found domestically and abroad. On-site
paintings include America,
France, Italy, Spain and more.

Contact

botzum.com
I evidence no musical skills yet I seem to have an aboriginal sense of
jerry@botzum.com
spiritual vibrations within the subjects I decide to put on canvas. And
317.745.4530
since the songs lie beneath the visual surfaces and above ambient
noises, I hope to present them in a way that others will detect the soul
or experience that makes my subject worthy as an artwork. Why or
what it is that beckons to me seems to be some connection emanating
from the subject itself. While this may sound a bit of a stretch, I
nevertheless feel compelled to express my understanding of it on
canvas. While my efforts are meant to be representational I am not
after a photo likeness. I want something that sees beyond the visual and
auditory noise. I want to capture the songs that resonate within and give
them visual expression Such songs can be exciting or tranquil, happy or
sad or sometimes painfully disturbing. Sometimes these songs suggest
a theme for me to pursue. When my viewers appreciate my art then I
know that I have made a successful translation.

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Galleria

Betty Boyle

Tugs

Time Change / 24x20 / oil

Biography

Artist Statement

Contact

A native of New York, Betty C. Boyle was a commercial artist there for five years before taking
time out to raise her family. During these years,
her interest in the fine arts developed and she
began exhibiting while living in the Chicago area.
When the family moved to Indianapolis in 1968,
she continued exhibiting and taught art classes
when her youngest child began school. For three
years she worked as a watercolor artist with the
Metropolitan Arts Council of Indianapolis.

My paintings are as varied in subject matter as

they are in different medias. My first love in painting medias is oil and my other first love is watercolor and it goes on from there. Challenge is my
inspiration and each new day is a turnon.

bettycboyle.com
betty@boylemail.com
317.252.5652

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Susie Brandes
The Wakeland Farm

Connections
Bairds Lotus

Biography

Contact

Ive been painting since 1987, primarily in watercolor, but I do enjoy experimenting
with other media. In the beginning years, I struggled to learn as much as I could on
my own, but it wasnt until I began to study with watercolorists whose work I admired, and my four years at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana with Rod
Crossman, that I found the fundamental tools to transfer my vision to paper.
I love the watercolor process, the challenge and the unpredictability of this medium.
It has given me many years of pleasure. Knowing that others enjoy my work, being
able to share what I do, is the ultimate reward for me.
My work hangs in private and corporate collections throughout this country and
Europe, and can be seen at the Water Lily Gallery in Syracuse, Indiana and my home
studio by appointment

sbrando1994@gmail.com

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Debbie Bredemus
Contact

Alstroemeria / 36x30 / oil

Dancing Spirit / oil

Biography

debbiebredemusart.com
debbs123@aol.com
317.507.5319

Plumeria / 24x30 / oil

Artist Statement

Debbie (Hanneken) Ewing Bredemus is a painter, illustrator, photographer and teacher

of art. Born in Illinois in 1950, she has degrees from Northern Illinois University, Herron
School of Art/IUPUI and Indiana University. Being a high school art department head,
teaching and working with young people has joyfully consumed her life for 35 years.
Her educational contributions have included curriculum for the academically gifted and
advanced art students. She is also a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of
Indianapolis. She has won many Art awards as well as the Kitlinger and Grey Prelude
Arts Educator of the Year Award for Indiana in 2001. Many of Debbies students have
gone on to become named artists and art teachers. Current projects include book illustration, commissioned oil paintings and acrylic pieces. She is also heading up a collaboration with students and another artist on the construction of a large community piece,
a sculpture for Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis. The sculpture is scheduled
for completion in spring of 2015. Debbie lives in Greenwood, Indiana. She is married
with 4 daughters, 8 grand children and almost 2 great grandsons. The full speed
ahead life of mom, grandma, teacher and artist has led her down the path to where
she now has a new art studio in Greenwood. Besides creating her own art, she
teaches private as well as group lessons and workshops in her studio.

I have always had a need to create and

explore the world through visual means.
This curiosity has led me in many directions but painting is where I seem to find
the most frequent expression. My work
tends to focus on the wonders and experiences that affect us in the world: gorgeous
colors, bits of humor, poignant moments,
and all the splendors and happiness we can
extract from our short existence. Recent
pursuits have led me to begin exploring
psychological traits such as loneliness,
strength or joy through surface texture and
color. I believe that the important things
in life should be exploited, revealed and
preserved by using talents that were given
to us as a gift.

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Joanne Breen

Artist
Statement
Contact

I paint what isnt there.

breenart@hotmail.com

Biography
Joanne Breen is a Marion, Ind., artist. Born in
Dubuque, Iowa, she has lived most of her adult
life in Indiana. She attended Clarke College,
Dubuque, as a foreign language major, but later
channeled her attention to art.A self-taught
artist who works in several media, she now
works primarily in watercolor and acrylics. She
studied under Bruce Campbell and Ron Mazellan at Indiana Wesleyan University. She has
received numerous awards, including two pur-

chase awards and a merit award in Hoosier

Salon, and Best of Show in the Grant County, Ind., Art Association. Her work has been
hung in shows at the Hoosier Salon Broad
Ripple Gallery in Indianapolis and the Hoosier Salon Wabash Gallery. Her work also
sells annually at the Fort Wayne Museum
of Art fund raiser. She has presented four
one-woman shows, including Indiana Wesleyan University; the Honeywell Center,

Wabash, Ind.; the former L.S. Ayres in

Fort Wayne. Joannes work is regularly
displayed at the Wilson-Vaughan Historic
Hostess House, Marion, Indiana. She
taught watercolor at the Marion YWCA
adult education program for 10 years
and currently teaches watercolor at the
historic Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House
in Marion. She is the mother of two
adult daughters and has two grandsons.

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Icemelt Mountain Stream

Pop Pop Poppies

Becky Brody

Prophetstown Brunch

Biography

Artist Statement Contact

Becky Brody has been self-employed sign painter,

calligrapher, illustrator, graphic designer, watercolor painter and portrait artist from 1966 until 2012.
She has been focusing on watercolors since 2004.
Beckys work can be seen in Art Museum of Lafayette and The Art of Framing in Lafayette.

Rebecca Brodys art celebrates the unique fluidity

of transparent watercolor on a variety of surfaces,
including plastic Yupo. She enjoys painting local
scenes, landscapes, figures, portraits, florals and
wildlife, and is working toward a more impressionistic style in a larger format.

rbrodyart@gmail.com
765.464.1604

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Charlene Brown

Contact
charlenembrown.net
Joel at the Seawall / oil

What We Knew (Back Then) / graphite

Biography
Charlene Browns love of the visual arts was nurtured from a young age by her grandmother, who
was a high school art teacher, artist, and kindred
spirit. Throughout Charlenes formative years,
her grandmother encouraged her to experiment
with different techniques and mediums, making
each new project fresh and exciting and magical.
Charlene went on to earn a Bachelor Degree in
Fine Arts from Earlham College, and following
graduation utilized her creative energies teaching
art to children and young adults. The Renaissance
Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, launched her career as
a fine artist in May 2012. Charlenes paintings and
drawings combine elements of realistic, impressionistic, and abstract techniques. Her sensitive
portrayals of people and nature are inspired by a
wide variety of past and present masters,

Whimsy / charcoal and graphite

including Rembrandt for his use of light and shadow, Andrew Wyeth for his attention to the abstract quality of line and mass, and Susan Lyon for
the dramatic and tender quality of her drawings.
Art critic Brian Sherwin, editor of The Art Edge,
offered some thoughts about Charlenes figurative
paintings and drawings, stating, Charlene M.
Browns figurative work offers viewers an emotional powder keg. The visual power of her work
is simply stunning to observe. Her images, when
viewed collectively, bombard viewers with solid
observations of joy and sorrow evealing the essence of the human spirit. Charlene continues to
teach children and adults out of her home studio
in Carmel, Indiana, as well as working daily to
hone her skills as an artist.

Artist
Statement
Im an artist because Im
greedy for life; I want to
capture and preserve the
significant moments that
move me. When I draw or
paint, I like to work from
what I see, but not just
what I see. My desire is to
discover and share the
essence of what it is about
a person, place, or thing that
arrests my attention. Its a
great mystery how to do
this using mere pigment on
a flat surface.

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Joanne Burkhard

Contact
Isabel / oil

Breakfast at Hardees / oil

The Study / oil

joanneburkhard@att.net

Biography

Artist Statement

Jo Anne Burkhard has been drawn to the portrait since she was a very young girl
and drew eyeballs on a beloved drawing of a Roman bust sketched by her
father. It delighted him, and so Jo Anne became enamored with both portraits
and her father. Although her life took her down many roads, which included
having 5 daughers, Jo Anne continued drawing. Later in life she earned a
Masters degree in Social Work, and began a counseling practice with her
husband, David. Since the graduation of her youngest daughter in 2011, she
began taking classes in oil painting and portraiture, with both local and nationally
known artists, to further hone her skills. She began displaying her work in 2014,
and has been honored to have her work accepted into respected annual juried art
shows such as the Hoosier Salon, Cincinnati Viewpoint, and Richmond Art
Museum, as well as others.

I am drawn to the power of peoples story and

the healing that takes place when their stories
are told. My goal is to combine my experiences
as a psychotherapist and artist to convey a visual
expression of the resilience of the human spirit

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Charles Capek
Contact
capekzc@gmail.com

Mares Trails / mixed media

Wild Child / charcoal

Prarie Dusk Light / mixed media

Artist Statement
Even beyond the elemental beauty or
luminosity I find in a subject, I strive to
capture mood and character in my work. I
find this easiest to do by working en plein
air, or on site. I feel extremely fortunate that
my own home country, and indeed much
of the upper Midwest, is an area of such
varied geographic and societal features and
moodsone can be immersed in
landscapes of great solitude as well as
intimacy, observe people whose lifestyles
range from the pre-industrial to the ultra-technological, and find the structural
legacies of master-class stonemasons, carpenters, bricklayers, and others who spent

their lives building things. I could spend a

lifetime painting the regions many faces
and still never be done. For those interested
in the technique of my mixed media works,
those paintings are combinations of penand-ink and watercolor, rendered in that
order, on hot-press watercolor paper. With
waterproof black India ink, pure and/or in
dilution, I use a crows-quill pen to sketch
out forms and values. Once the ink sketch
is complete and dry, that sketch is overlaid
with watercolor, sometimes almost straight
from the tube. Its a technique that exploits
the brilliance of watercolor while achieving
a unique texture and strength, and

together the media create a luminescence

and an atmosphere difficult to achieve with
either medium alone. Its an extraordinarily
time-consuming technique, though, and
risky, toosince a mistake in either the ink
sketch or the watercolor layer can ruin a
piece. Quills can break, sending ink flying,
and Ive even had insects fly into the ink or
quill and then cast themselves all over the
paper. Despite such inherent uncertainties,
I can say with profound gratitude what so
many artists express: that the results are
well worth the effort, and I find great joy in
my work.

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Donna Carr
Contact

Earthscape 6 / 48x24 / oil

Crossroad Transition / 24x20 / oil Time Change / 24x20 / oil

Biography

Donna is an award-winning artist living in Indianapolis, Indiana. Donnas work includes

life portraits and still lifes. She works in Oils, watercolors and charcoal. A Classically-Trained Artist, Donna regularly works with some of the nations best artists developing new techniques and perfecting her style keeping her work fresh. Having had an
extended exhibit at the Indianapolis International Airport, Donna also has paintings in
the International Exhibit at the Indianapolis Mayors Office. Her paintings have won
Best of Show, Award of Excellence, First Place in major competitions. Her paintings
have hung in the Indiana Governors Mansion, receiving Governors Choice Award
three consecutive years. Donnas Grapes painting was juried into the American
Women Artists National Exhibit in November, 2013. Donna is a member of the Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, National
Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Hoosier Salon. Her commissioned
portraits include the Deans portrait for Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School
of Law, the Martz Boardroom portrait for Fairbanks Hospital and NFL Colts Center
Jeff Saturday. She recently unveiled her 4 x 5 portrait of Lady Justice at the Renmin
University School of Law in Beijing, China. She is currently working on a series of
Olympic Paintings from the Sochi Winter Olympics. Donnas work can be enjoyed at
ArtSplash Gallery in Carmel, Indiana.

carrart.com
carrart@sbcglobal.net
317.347.0131

Artist Statement
I love to paint it is part of me. My passion
for art comes from everything around me with
a drive to paint what I see and what I imagine.
I have painted a number of years with Watercolors and in the past five years added Oils to
my palette. I enjoy painting with both Mediums, choosing according to my subject. It
has been a privilege to work with a number of
nationally known artists. I am constantly discovering new ways of using my paints and developing new techniques. Many of my paintings are commissioned portraits, although I
also enjoy painting a variety of images. In my
portraits I make it a point to capture the spirit
of the soul through the eyes that make my
paintings come alive.

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Judy Crawford

Contact
judycrawfordart.com

Artist Statement
I enjoy the physical act of making art, and
working in different mediums affords me
challenges and pleasures in each. Be it
the drag or tooth of charcoal on textured
papers, the ability to push and manipulate
oil paint in numerous ways on the canvas,
or the loose and broad application of pastels in building layers of color on sanded
board-papers, each medium is exciting and
demanding in its own right. Every piece, be
it a commissioned work, a gallery piece, or a
show piece starts with some vision or story I
want to share with my viewer. The communication may be as simple as the description
of light striking a face in a sculptural and
exquisite way, or depicting the opaque lights
and transparent darks on a still life object
that celebrate and build the beauty unique
to a seemingly mundane thing. My commissioned works add another dimension to the
creative process, as then I work my clients
vision into the final look of a proposed work.

Jumpin In / 35x40 / oil

Attitude / 38x26 / charcoal

Although challenging, I love working with
people and it is extra rewarding satisfying
myself and each client. The practical working
methods for commissioned works includes
the realization that working from life is great
but rarely possible. Photographic source
material belonging to my client is welcomed
and easily mailed or scanned, or if feasible
I will take the photographs myself at an
agreed upon place and time. Size and the
medium used in each commission are decided in collaboration with the client. Whether

Reading / 22x16 / oil

it is a figurative drawing, a painting of
a person in a portrait, or a realistic and
sumptuous still life work, my goal is the
same: to share with the viewer my excitement, interpretation and appreciation
for not only the look, but the essence of
what makes that subject unique. I trust
that each of my works stimulates a response, either meditative and private, or
public and leading to lively conversation
about the people and things I choose to
present.

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Cindy Crofoot
Contact
aestheticexpressions
bycindy.com
cindy@cindycrofoot.com
513.284.6799

Earthscape 6 / 48x24 / oil

Crossroad Transition / 24x20 / oil

Time Change / 24x20 / oil

Biography

Artist Statement

I have always loved to draw and paint. My mother, who was very artistic, taught
me the basics of sketching while I was still in grade school. She encouraged my
creativity. I am so grateful to have had her love and support for my artwork. In
1984, I started my own business. It was completely unrelated to art, so I had to
vent my creative impulses through illustrating newspaper ads, creating window
graphics for local businesses, and doing watercolor portraits in my spare time. A
career change in 1994 afforded me an opportunity to devote more time to art. I
was able to study oil painting with Carin Hebensreit at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, specifically to learn the glazing techniques of the Old Masters. This has
brought out a richness and depth to my work which was previously unrealized.
Over the years, I have completed many commissions for both public and private
collections. I had my first solo show in 1998 at Masterpiece Gallery, Cincinnati
Ohio. In addition I also have shown works at Solar Flare Gallery, Rising Sun, IN,
Chelsea Fine Art, Lake Forest, IL, and Brown County Art Gallery, Nashville, IN.

Since a career change in 1994 afforded me the

opportunity to devote more time to fine art Ive
been able to immerse myself in what I love so
much, being an artist. Since my first solo art
show in 1998 at Masterpiece Gallery in Cincinnati,
Ohio, my artwork has been on display at galleries
throughout Indiana and in Ohio and Illinois,
including the Hoosier Salon at the Indiana State
Museum.

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All Ears

Becky Crosbie

Last Tango...Garden

Like a Dance in the Park

Artist Statement

Contact

As a ceramic artist my goal is to breathe life into

the clay--to make it dance...to make it tell a story.
My studio is located on a small farm in western
Indiana. We are next to the Big Walnut Nature
Preserve and just down the road from the Rolling
Stone Covered Bridge. Felix and Francesca, our
Sicilian Donkeys, welcome all visitors with LOUD
braying!
Inspiration for my work comes from the beauty,
joy and humor found in everyday life.

art2@tds.net

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Roseanne Crowell

Contact
Senior Moment / 16x20 / pastel

Watchful / 18x18 / pastel

Duke / 8x10 / pastel

Biography
Originally from New York, Roseanne has lived on both coasts, as well as the Midwest states, but has
been an Indiana resident for over 20 years. She has always had an interest in art, from her earliest
years with crayons and paint sets, to decorating grade school classrooms, but she seriously began to
focus on her art once her children were grown. A self-taught artist, she has taken a number of extra
classes and workshops, and has painted with a variety of notable artists while traveling across the
country and back. Roseanne works mainly in Pastel, but also in Oil and Watercolor. Her subjects range
from wildlife art, portraits of pets and/or their people, floral and nature scenes. Her work has been recognized with ribbons and awards in county fairs, the Indiana State Fair, First and Second place for three
Indiana Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibits, the Madison Art Clubs Annual Exhibit, the HCAA Fall Show
Peoples Choice Award, the Hoosier Salon Members Show Merit Award, and Honorable Mentions at the
Natures Inspiration Show. Eyes or Skies are the focal points of many of her paintings, as she endeavors
to reflect the glow or personality of the subject. She works from her own photographs, which allows
her to incorporate the detail her work is noted for.

roseannecrowellartist.com
317.258.2384

Artist
Statement
Wildlife and pet portraits
are my favorite subjects,
but vibrant skies also
intrigue me. I strive to put
significant detail in my artwork, as I try to capture the
essence of Gods creations
in my paintings. My goal
is to share the wonder of
what I see with others.

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Contact

davidhcunningham.com
dcunningham@franklincollege.edu
513.278.7827

Biography
Artist
Statement
The creative process
involved in painting is a
spiritual practice for me that
engages my mind, body,
and spirit in a deep and
challenging way. The
complexity of painting fully
captivates me, taking me
into another dimension free
from the confines of time,
fear, and distractions. I can
describe this experience as
nothing less than divine. In
addition, I see painting as
a process of self-discovery.
Upon contemplation of the
finished piece, I find that
the work reflects my
personality, my thoughts
(conscious and
unconscious), and my vision
of the world around me. In
this way, painting provides
me with valuable insights
into my psyche.

Origins II / oil

New Years Resolution / 24x24 / oil

David Cunningham

Mandarin in the Middle / 24x24 / oil

David Cunninghams compelling

realistic paintings have been
exhibited in solo and group
exhibitions in galleries and
museums throughout the United
States. His work is found in both
public and corporate collections
including: St Meinrad Monastery,
The University of Evansville, Fifth
Third Bank and Vectren
Corporation. Mr. Cunningham is
the recipient of numerous awards
and honors. Recently, he received
best of show in Fort Wayne
Museum of Arts Contemporary
Realism Biennial and in the Swope
Museums Wabash Valley exhibit.
David Cunningham was born in
Carmel California in 1974 and was
raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
He currently lives with his partner
Amber, his daughters, Mary and
Colette, his sons, William and
Samson, and their cat, Calvin, in
Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition
to painting, David is a professor of
Art at Franklin College where he
teaches Painting, Design,
Ceramics and Issues in
Contemporary Art.

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Biography

Indiana artist Nancy Cupka utilizes

impressionism, often in the form of
pointillism, to explore the beauty of the
rural countryside. Her technique makes
use of overlapping dots and or short
strokes of color that the eye blends
together, creating a subtle marriage
between color, light and shadow. Thus,
she is able to capture shimmering summer afternoons, beloved family pets,
rolling fields and the quiet moments
of a dawning day. Cupka was born in
Indianapolis, IN during WWII and was
inspired by an artist father who enjoyed
working in clay and wood. Her parents
enrolled her in childrens classes at John
Herron Art Institute which stirred within
her an excitement and wonder for fine
art. Her enthusiasm for art stood the
test of time and pervades her entire life.
The Art associations that have opened
many doors for Nancy, through gallery
showings, sales exhibitions, memberships and lasting friendships, include:
The Hoosier Art Salon, The Indiana Artist
Club, Indiana Heritage Arts, The American Artists Professional League, New
York, NY, The Brown County Art Gallery,
the Brown County Artist Guild and the
Southside Art League. Paintings by Nancy Irvine Cupka can be found in private
collections across the United States and
in public collections such as the Indiana
State Museum and Franklin College.

Artist
Statement

Nancy Cupka

One will find that the subjects of most

of my paintings are pleasurable, serene and sparkling with color. This is
because I look for the joy in them. A
difficult bout with cancer taught me to
seek out the simple beauty that God
has placed around us and therein is
where I seek most of my inspiration. I
also feel that it is important for something in each new work to challenge
me to discover the unexpected, the
thing within the art that I did not see at
first glance. This discovery draws me
deeper and deeper into the work and
carries me away. The hidden colors
Serenity
that happen in bright light and shadow,
The Carousel
the many value changes or an unexpected color intensity from juxtaposed
hues are examples of my new found
joy. Broken color is the trademark of
most of my artwork. Small dots or
stokes are used to tantalize the eye
of the observer by causing it to blend
them into sometimes soft, sometimes
brilliant optical mixtures. ImpressionThe Race
ism, pointillism, and from time to time
soft traditional painting can each be
used to categorize my work. Dot upon
dot, short stroke upon short stroke, I
weave a carefully planned canvas and
before I am finished a part of me is
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Steve Dodge

dodgestudios.com
stevedodge@att.net
317.679.6167

Early Morning Traders / oil

Transition / oil

Winter Solitude / oil

Biography
Steves informal art training began years ago
when his dad would take him out to sketch and
paint in Indiana. Those early times instilled in him
a love for art and nature. Fine art was put on the
back burner while he pursued his formal education in graphic design and illustration in Colorado.
After four decades of creating award winning
communications in Colorado and Indiana for a
variety of business sectors, Steve concluded that
it was time to return to his roots in fine art.
Today Steve has work in collections from Maine to
Colorado. In addition, his work has been shown,
sold, and garnered awards in competitive exhibitions in Indiana, Colorado, Texas, and California.

His work has also been chosen for inclusion in the

recently published book Painting Indiana III, a
cooperative project of the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association and Indiana Landmarks.
Most of Steves work in recent years falls into two
categories, landscapes and figurative/historical.
On his website you will notice that in addition to
the landscapes there are also numerous images
of Native Americans, fur traders, and others from
the 1800s. Steve believes that the two disciplines complement each other and he enjoys the
change. Steve also uses his time as an avid cyclist
to search for new painting opportunities.

Artist
Statement
Except for raising a family,
painting is the most rewarding thing I have ever done.
I find it extremely difficult
to make a statement that
summarizes why I paint, but
all I know is that whenever I
paint, everything else stops,
and I lose myself in the painting process. I want people
who see my work to somehow share in that feeling.

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And the Crowd Walked Away / Watercolor

What / Watercolor

Melodie Dowell

Crowsheads

Artist Statement
I am 69 years old and live in Indiana. I am married
and practice my art almost all the time. I have one
daughter and 2 grandsons who are both in the Air
Force. I worked for over 35 years in a lab and only
retired in 2004 due to illness. Was always a worka-holic. So I was very lucky to discover that I had
a talent for art. I started with Zentangles and went
to watercolor from there. I work in art in many
capacities. I am on the board of directors at the
Logansport Art Association. I do keep busy! Will
always try to paint!!!

Contact
vicmeld@comcast.net

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Biography Artist
Statement

Horse Shoe Bend 26x50

Take Me Home

Lynn Dunbar

Tinseltown

Contact
Dunbar-art.com
502.905.5966

Lynn grew up in Northern

Indiana and attended Purdue
University. She worked as an
art director for many years
before picking up a paint
brush. She studied with Wolf
Kahn, John Michael Carter,
Jill Carver, Bill Fletcher and
Skip Whitcomb. Her awards
include Merit Award Indiana
Heritage Arts 2014, Best in
Show Louisville Womens
Club 2012, Merit Award Salon International 2011. She
has participated in, and won
awards at paint-outs on
the local and national level,
and is a signature member
of the American Impressionist Society and Indiana Plein
Air Painters and Painters
of the Bluegrass. Her work
is featured in the Painting
Indiana book 2 and 3, and
American Art Review.

Beauty abounds in the

hills, rivers and fields of
Indiana and Kentucky. Plein
air oil painting allows me a
Divine connection with natural beauty, breathing the
fresh air, hearing the birds
sing, and feeling the sun,
breeze (and sometimes rain)
against my skin while attempting to paint a masterpiece. While outside I study
the play of light on landscape. In the studio I favor
aerial scenes of Indiana and
the Ohio River, capturing
the sense of flight on canvas. The river is a favorite
subject of mine, its bends
and river tugs decorate my
canvases. My impressionist
work is filled with light and
color, and generates the
positive energy of creation.

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Robert Eberle
Biography

Earthscape 6 / 48x24 / oil

Crossroad Transition / 24x20 / oil

Time Change / 24x20 / oil

Award-winning artist Robert Eberle is an Indianapolis native who has been a professional artist for sixteen years. His landscapes
have won top awards in every major Indiana
art competition, including Best of Show
at the prestigious Hoosier Salon in 2011 and
2003. He has also won major awards at the
seven-state Southside Art League Regional
Exhibitions, the Indiana Artist Club shows,
the First Brush of Spring paint outs in
New Harmony, the Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibitions, the Richmond Art Museum
exhibitions, the Will Vawter annual competitions and Irvington Presents at the Bona
Thompson Center in Indianapolis.
A plein air and studio oil painter, Eberle has
studied under C.W. Mundy, Matt Smith,
Kevin Macpherson, David Leffel, Carolyn
Anderson, John Poon, Joseph Mendez, Ken
Auster and Ted Goerschner. He has attended John Herron School of Art, Scottsdale Art
School and the Indianapolis Art Center.
Eberle is one of the founding members of
the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association
and is featured in the book Painting Indiana:
Portraits of Indianas 92 Counties published
by Indiana University Press. His work is also
included in the book Indiana Artists of the
21st Century and Painting Indiana: En Plein
View.

roberteberle.com
rt.eberle@sbcglobal.net

Eberle is led to make art by his desire to

capture the earths disappearing beauty
and to express his spiritual growth, both
through the act of creation. He is constantly looking for fulfilling ways of using his life
and his talent. You absorb influence from
some people and reflect it back to others,
like the sun, he says. What he learns is
meaningless unless he is able to pass it
on. Eberles philosophy is much like that of
another painter, Sir Winston Churchill, who
said, You make a living by what you get;
you make a life by what you give. Now
a sought-after workshop instructor, Eberle
enjoys sharing his knowledge with his students and peers.
Eberles works are held by public and corporate institutions as well as private individuals, including the private collections of two
Indiana governors and several corporate
executives. They may be seen at libraries
and educational institutions throughout Indiana. Eberle is represented by the following
Indiana galleries: Hoosier Salon in Carmel,
Sigmans Fine Art in Indianapolis, Castle
Gallery in Ft. Wayne, and the Brown County
Artist Guild and Brown County Art Gallery in
Nashville.

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Charles Edwards
Contact
artistcedwards@outlook.com
812.558.8642

Biography
Charles has been creating
portrait art for 20 years and
counting. The medias that he
prefers are charcoal, graphite,
oil pastels and color pencil.
Charles is from Lexington
Mississippi. He took an interest
for art at the young age of 5.
Charles moved to
Jeffersonville, Indiana in 2013
to assist family and started
looking into what the town had
to offer. While searching for
local attractions and
activities Charles found out
about Hoosier Salon and other
art opportunities and made it in
time for the 90th anniversary
entry and amazingly was juried
in! This acknowledgement has
increased his motivation so
much to show his art.

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Karen Fehr
Biography

Dreamscape VII / watercolor

Sunnyside Up / watercolor

Contact
k.fehr1@comcast.net
317.896.3754

Koi Water Jewels / watercolor

Karen Fehr is a native-born Hoosier

who loves Indiana and all the changing seasons. She has a degree
in biology and is continuously enthralled with nature and its beauty.
She paints landscapes, buildings,
florals, animals, and portraits in
watercolor, pencil, acrylic, oil, and
pastels. Her work is representational and abstract realism. She enjoys
doing commissioned portraitures
of animals and people, especially
of children. Her hobbies of gardening, nature walks, traveling, golfing,
and photography help her to obtain
ample painting material. She has
attended numerous workshops
given by nationally known artists,
including Frank Webb, Judi Betts,
Carole Barnes, Diane Maxey, Jean
Grastorf, John Salminen, George
James, Gerald Brommer, Stephen
Quillar and Cheng-Khee Chee. Her
work has been juried into various
shows, including the Hoosier Salon,
The Indiana State Fair, The Indiana
Arts Club, The Southside Art League
Midwest Abstract Show and the
Watercolor Society of Indiana. Her
art is included in many collections
throughout the United States.

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Grain Dryer

Fairy Tales

Larry Fentz

A Stand of Honor

Biography

Artist Statement

Larry Fentz is a local artist residing in East Central Indiana who pursued
watercolor painting intently for many years while raising his family and working
as a professional artist for the Garfield comic strip for over 30 years. In the
mid-70s Larry took weekly watercolor classes for two years with Luke Buck,
artist, instructor, mentor, and now close friend. As a result, watercolor painting
became a passion that Larry has pursued ever since. He has also had the honor
and privilege of studying under such renowned watercolor favorites as the late,
great Zoltan Szabo, Sterling Edwards, Tony Couch, Frank Webb, Don Getz, and
others. Larry is not only influenced by his many workshop instructors, mentors,
and artist peers, but he is also always learning and acquires inspiration from his
own surroundings, photo reference, and extended travels. Larry has exhibited
and sold paintings in juried shows such as the Hoosier Salon in Indianapolis, the
Castle Gallery in Fort Wayne, Minnetrista Cultural Center in Muncie, and 308
Gallery in Muncie. He is a member of the Hoosier Salon, the Watercolor Society
of Indiana, and the Kentucky Watercolor Society. His paintings are also vested in
several private collections.

Growing up in Central Indiana, I have come to

know and love the rural landscape, having worked
on several farms in my youth. Old barns,
fencerows, and fields of baled hay always caught
my eye. The broken string of farmhouses, silos,
and patches of woods on the horizon catching the
afternoon sun created special moments that
eventually inspired me to capture them with paint.

Contact
larryfentz.com
larry@larryfentz.com
765.283.9354

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Beth Forst

Biography

Artist Statement

Many of Beth Forsts life experiences, whether

employment or education has lead her to become
an influential artist and plein air painter. She has
always filled her focus with drawings, paintings,
murals and has been selling her work since 1980
with pencil sketches of children. A sales career in
the graphic arts/ printing field enhanced her knowledge before working as a mural painter and sketch
artist. Painting outdoors propelled her into full time
painting. That focus for original excellence has lead
to a remarkable body of work. She is represented
by several galleries, and art fairs throughout the
midwest and in collections worldwide.

Extreme joy of living is the drive behind Beth Forsts BethForst.com

inspiration. While traveling to paint on location is her
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ideals which has lead to a body of paintings that bring
an immediate smile. Painting in the plein air tradition, Beth Forst differentiates herself among her piers
through her bold palette, expressive style and unique
interpretation of the subjects she paints. Every artwork is reflective of her outgoing personality and willingness to explore new subjects in a fresh and brave
way. Her almost abstract, impressionistic style allows
the viewer to use their imagination to see beyond the
obvious subject, providing an enchanted connection
between viewer and painter.

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Joel Fremion

West Main Street Bridge / 30x36 / fabric

Wabash River / 22x28 / fabric

Summertime / 30x24 / fabric

Material Me / 30x40 / fabric

Biography

Artist Statement Contact

Born in Ft. Wayne, In. 1952 Graduated: Nothside

High School, 1970. Indiana Univ. 70-71. Purdue
Univ: Division of General & Technical Studies 7173. Ft.Wayne Art Institute: 72-75. Member:
Hoosier Salon, Indiana Artists Club, Artlink,
Ft.WAyne.The artist has won over 20 awards in
the Hoosier Salon & Indiana Artists Club since
1992. Additionally, Best of Show at Penrod Arts
Festival. Board of Directors Award (2nd place) at
The Gasparrilla Festival of Arts in Tampa, Fla.

Growing up in my Grandparents upholstery/fabric

shop and being the son of an interior designer my
early college education centered around
architectural and interior design. I wandered into
the Fine Arts, particularly painting, and eventually
created my own technique of Fabric Collage. This
very tactile artwork is an intricate blend of fabrics
and leather to create images that are then further
enhanced with painted details.

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Penny French-Deal

Contact
french-deal.com
penny@frenchdeal.com
260.578.2181
Phantom Riders/ oil

Toes First / oil

Ava-Marie / oil

Biography

Artist Statement

Penny French-Deal is known for her contemporary

impressionistic style using warm, vibrant colors. Her
award-winning oil paintings have been seen in numerous
juried competitions. Holding a degree in Interior Design from Indiana University, Penny is influenced by the
work of American Impressionists, Edward Pottast and
John Singer Sargent; as well as the French Impressionists. It was life of growing up on a farm in Indiana that
embedded in her an appreciation for nature and began a
lifelong journey to capture the essence of her surroundings. Traveling throughout the United States and Europe
furthers her depth of inspiration.

One would not classify my work as a literal statement of the subject. Rather, it is an impressionistic interpretation giving freedom for the viewer to
take pleasure in the message versus a definitive portrayal. There is such
excitement in defining shapes, light and color variations and transferring
those images to canvas in such a manner that respects the subject, yet,
allows for my own creative style to flow through. The mixing of colors, the
thought process of balance, complementary colors, lights and darks is a
course of development in each piece. Compositions may be in my mind for
many months just waiting for the opportunity to be translated to canvas. My
desire is to interpret everyday surroundings in a manner that brings warmth
and vibrancy to the viewer. Painting is an extension of what is within me.