Lonie Laffely Ellis is an artist who enjoys working in multiple mediums. Her interests include ceramics, encaustic painting and fiber arts. Lonie's art background includes some formal education at local universities, though she attributes most of her knowledge to curiosity, exploration and play. Aside from making her own art, Lonie enjoys sharing and teaching. She teaches classes out of her home studio in Topsham and at local schools and events. She believes we are creative by nature and receives great pleasure in seeing others find and explore their creative soul. When not in the studio, you can find Lonie in her garden or out hiking, biking or kayaking, enjoying all the natural beauty that Mother Nature has to offer.

Dianne Smith Dolan attended the Maryland Institute of Art and The Hartford Art School where she earned a BFA in painting. She holds a asters degree in art education and has taught Art in the New England area for many years. Dianne is a representational artist who works in a variety of media, most notably, oils. She says, “Spending time in Maine affords me frequent opportunities to observe the play of light and shadow on the landscape surrounding me.  I never seem to see the same view in the same way. The change of season brings shifting light and new colors, which present endless challenges for plein air painting.  I frequently paint on location and many of my paintings are finished on site, but I also work in my studio using studies, plein air sketches and other resources.  Painting out of doors allows me to develop a vocabulary I can rely on while painting in my studio.”

Hannah Ineson has been painting, showing and teaching art workshops for over 30 years in Maine, and for about 15 years, in Florida. Coming from a family of artists, Ineson is primarily self-taught, inspired by several generations of ancestors and has studied with a number of well-known artists who teach on the coast of Maine. She paints in several media, predominantly watercolor, acrylic and oil, and also works in clay. Ineson has taught watercolor for Elderhostel students in Mexico and was Artist in Residence at the Big Cypress Preserve in the Everglades.  Currently she is an instructor of Watercolor Journaling at the Marco Island Center for the Arts.  Of her work exhibited in Maine, Ineson’s paintings primarily consist of coastal New England landscapes.

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