Ming Franz

by | Feb 25, 2021

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Ming Franz

Member Artist

Ming Franz exemplifies the unique beauty of contemporary Asian-American Art. Over the years she has mastered the powerful and evocative medium of Splash Ink and Color Painting.

Drawing influence from the lush forest region of Taiwan, Ming developed an early passion for nature. She uses her vast knowledge of the natural world to transform abstract ink forms into works of art. Her adaptive style allows the splashes of colored ink to have their own voice. Swirls of ink are transformed into mountains, clouds, waterfalls, seashores, forests, with birds and wildflowers leaping from the paintings. Ming was the grand prize winner of International Artist magazine challenge No.86 Abstract/experimental Art, and a certified Golden Paint and Silver Brush Artist Educator.

She is now experimenting abstract watercolor and acrylic on paper, canvas and wood panels.

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Mystery of the Deep

24 x 30 x 2

Pounding Surf

24 x 30 x 1

Eileen Neville

by | Feb 2, 2021

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Eileen Neville

 

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I am one of the founding members of The Art Guild and I currently teach watercolor classes for beginner and intermediate students.  I enjoy sharing my excitement of the medium and hope to inspire people to be creative.  I also teach through Port Washington’s Continuing Education department. I am currently chairperson of the Art Advisory Council of the Port Washington Library.  We review and choose new and innovative artists to exhibit in the libraries amazing gallery space.  The best part of this is the opportunity to meet and get to know and be inspired by new artists monthly.

 

My background is in design.  I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.  I began painting with watercolor many about 12 years ago.  My father had just passed away and I received the most beautiful condolence card.  It was a painting of a rose. [It had] very simple, yet stunning colors that seemed to flow together effortlessly on the paper.  I decided then that I would give it a whirl.  

On creating art:

I fell in love with the fluidity of the pigments when mixed with water. They dance together, mixing and mingling to create gorgeous combinations.  It is a medium unlike any other.

 

 

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Art Advisory Council of the Port Washington Library.

 

 

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Annette Kasle

by | Feb 2, 2021

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Annette Kasle

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Annette Kasle and her family have been residents of Port Washington for 38 years.  They value all the beauty that the town has to offer as well as the town’s dedication to arts and activities as exemplified by the presence of The Art Guild.  In May 2019, she received a Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL) in Hebrew Bible from the Jewish Theological Seminary following her retirement from a fulfilling career in law and health care policy.  She often leads adult education classes focusing on various topics in the Bible.  Annette and her husband Daniel are avid travelers and amateur photographers and have been lucky enough to show in a number of TAG photography shows.

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Michelle Lewis

by | Feb 2, 2021

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Michelle Lewis

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Michelle Lewis Salzman and her family have been residents of Port Washington for nearly 20 years. We have always embraced the town’s natural beauty and commitment to the arts, exemplified by the thriving Art Guild. Michelle’s passion for the arts stems from her late mother, Phoebe Lynn Lewis, whose vibrant canvases depicted carefully rendered flowers and stunning abstractions. 

Michelle works with Square the Circles, an organization focused on preparing high school students for their next chapters through college counseling, test and interview prep, and helping students find and develop their true passions.  www.squarethecircles.org 

 

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Square the Circle
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Carol Schepp

by | Feb 2, 2021

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Carol Schepp

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I have been a lawyer for over 40 years. During my career, the primary focus of my practice has been investment management, both at major international law firms and financial institutions. Before retiring, I most recently served as Special Counsel at WilmerHale and Vice President at Goldman Sachs.
I have been involved with The Art Guild from its early days. It has been thrilling to participate in its growth from an idea to bring artists together to raise awareness of visual arts in our community into the thriving non-profit it is today, actually accomplishing its mission in so many ways for our community.

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