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Leslie Reid Brasher 

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IG: artistlesliebrasher 

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Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, and now residing in the Auburn area, Leslie Brasher earned a degree in graphic design at Auburn University. Although she worked in graphic design for a number of years, when she quit her job at Auburn University to home school her son, she began to fit painting into her schedule. 

She finds great enjoyment in painting with watercolors, and loves to sketch or paint just about anything, but especially the beauty she sees around her. She enjoys painting nature from life – using fresh flowers as inspiration or sitting in a shady spot and painting the view before her. She loves to travel and paint, and her style is representational. 

Leslie is a member of the Alabama Plein Air Artists, a group that travels around the state to paint together several times each year. Her greatest desire is to glorify God with her artwork, and she prays that by painting the beauty of His creation she is pointing viewers toward the Creator, and ultimately toward salvation through Christ.

Martha Fulghum

https://www.marthafulghum.com

 I’ve drawn and painted for as long as I can remember and enjoyed watercolors since high school. Through the years I’ve been blessed to be asked to do many watercolor portrait and home commissions, earned a degree in art and worked as a medical illustrator and at several ad agencies as a graphic designer and illustrator. When my daughter started school I painted murals for businesses and private homes. That continued for 15 years and the highlight was getting to go on two mission trips to Guatemala to paint murals in an orphanage. Eventually I had to give up murals and stick to smaller paintings due to a neck issue. I discovered plein air painting and APAA which led me to trying oils for the first time. Now I enjoy painting watercolor, gouache and oils for pleasure. This art journey has truly been a blessing and I’m thankful for God’s provision of jobs throughout my art career.   

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CELL PHONE:. (334)799-4867
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Jill Floyd Holt

www.jillfloydholtfineart.com

2462 Gunston Ct. 

Auburn, Alabama, 36832

334-319-1497

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IG: JillFloydHoltArt

I have a BA degree in Fine Art from Auburn University. I have studied under renown masters, like Daniel Greene and John Howard Sanden.  After fifteen years of portraits by commission, I began to research  plein air painting with Roger Dale Brown in 2009 at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin and with Gil Dilenger in on the Northern Cliffs of California, and in 2021 with Craig Nelson in The Dolomites and Venice Italy.

Today I am retired from the family business and have returned to life as an artist enjoying and appreciating life.

 annestickney@aol.com 

Sara Brasher

Email: sara_brasher@yahoo.com

Instagram the_painting_mimi

 Being an artist is my joy. I am drawn to plein air painting for the opportunity to travel and see more of God’s creations. My goals are to continue to develop my drawing and painting skills and capture a variety of subjects.  I am a founding member of the Society of Painters in Water Mixable Oils. 

 Karen Bennett

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 Karen is an award-winning studio and plein air artist. Most

of her inspiration comes from the many travels with her wonderful

husband and the great outdoors of her family farm. Karen’s paintings

captivate all the senses of the observer. Her desire is that when you look

upon her paintings, you will see, feel and hear the serenity of the scenes.

Karen has studied under many renowned artists from across the

nation and is a member of local and national art associations. Her

paintings can be found in art galleries throughout Mississippi and have

appeared in episodes of HGTV’s Hometown. 

 Debbie Dowdle
256-749-5012
1721 Fairway Dr
Auburn,AL 36830
email: ddowdle@charter.net
website: debbiedowdle.com
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 Norma J Gober
8433 Tate Mill Rd
Dora, AL 35062

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205-533-5580 cell
205-648-9322 home 

Gayle Dunn Hurley
Website: www.gaylehurley.com

 Instagram: HurleyShopCreative

Facebook: Hurley Honey

My career as a French teacher took a sharp turn upon hearing the words “you’re having twins” just six weeks before the due date. Later on in order to escape toddler mayhem, I found an art class on drawing portraits which I thought to be an impossible task but one worth pursuing given my built-in adorable subjects. 
Ever curious, I explored portraiture in every possible medium - Pencil, watercolor, oil, acrylic, charcoal, and clay. A focus on oil painting led to the joys of painting out in the open or “en plein air” especially in my current home state of Alabama. 
Ever curious I have pursued a love of abstract painting and most recently encaustic painting which fits in nicely with my beekeeping hobby since the principal medium is beeswax!
Everyone views art from a unique perspective.  When you see my work, I hope you feel the underlying sense of adventure and curiosity.

 Robin Roberts

512 Dogwood Place sw

Decatur 35603

256-566-3076

www.RobinRobertsArt.com

Robin has lived in several states, but North Alabama roots keep her grounded. Especially inspired by ordinary views from the side of a road, she looks for nobility in the everyday scenes we encounter.   Her southern landscapes draw us into the excitement and mystery of light and shadow, bringing to life that delicate time of day that is so fleeting. Robin participates in all possible Alabama Plein Air Artist events, and learns from  each artist there.  Her works are found at Dragonfly Gallery in Fayetteville, Tn,   and Kathleen's Fine Art in Decatur Al. 

KEVIN KEENAN

 raised in Gadsden Alabama and Graduated from Emma Sansom high-school in 1981. Join the United States Navy as a advance Avionics Technician and electronic operator. Retired after flying for the Navy for 23 years. Attended Athens State University for BS degrees in Management of Technology, aerospace administration,  and Supply chain/logistics management.  Received a BS degree in aerospace Avionics engineering with University of Maryland.

 Retired now and hobbies are studio and plein air painting, fishing, hiking, camping, and radio astronomy. 

  Have always had a love art from an early age. Have attended multiple workshops and private painting lessons with well known artist like Roger Dale Brown (Nashville TN), Lori Putnam (Nashville TN), Dimitri Proshkin (Chattanooga  TN), Craig Reynolds (Gadsden AL.), the late Steve Temple (Gadsden AL), John Gernsey (Marietta GA), and Terry Strickland (Birmingham AL).
   My dream is to paint everyday, and the day the Lord takes me home, to have a brush in my hand,

KEVIN KEENAN

 711 Tanglewood drive, Athens Alabama 35611

256-230-7428

kevinkeenan21@outlook.com 

 David M Jones

 10 Bergman St. Monroeville, Al. 36460 

 davidmjones@frontier.com 

 251-362-0549 

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Artworks By David M Jones . 

Studied art at Auburn University concentrated studies in graphic design , illustration and advanced painting . Have taken numerous workshops over the last seven years with the best artists/instructors I could find(specifically en plein air) Currently live and paint in Monroeville,Al. Married to Cindy Jones . 

  Scheria (Sherry) Houston

I am relatively new to painting but love trying and getting together with the group.
5356 Bluff View Rd
Mt Olive, Al 35117
205-215-6394
No website
Scheribaby47@gmail.com

 Joyce Palmer

Glencoe, Alabama 35905

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I am a retired art teacher I graduated with a BS in Art Education from the University of Alabama. Later I got my Masters from Alabama in Early Childhood.I have worked with students from K-12. Most of my career was spent in Elementary Schools. I retired from the Gadsden City School System. 

    Shortly after retiring I started painting with the Alabama Plein Air Artist. I enjoy painting outdoors and do some studio painting. I have done a few portraits but mostly landscape painting. I work in oil and also have worked with pastels. 

 Dee Falls

FB page Delores Holmes Falls

Instagram: Dee Falls Art

2109 Greenside Way

Hoover, Al 35226

deefallsart.com

Dee Falls is an Award-Winning Artist and American Impressionist Painter, who seeks to capture light, life, and color with each brushstroke. As a painter for 25 years, she established herself in juried competitions throughout the Southeast and her works have been acquired by private collectors across the U. S. and abroad.  Through international workshops and master classes, she defined her skills with "alla prima" thick juicy color and painting En Plein Air garnered her with the skill to capture light in a fast-changing environment. While much of her work has been defined by rich oils, she also dabbles in watercolors, acrylics, and pastels. She has painted extensively in-studio and on location (En Plein Air) across the US, and Europe. Dee's introduction to painting was by happenchance, but she attributes the natural found talent and opportunity to flourish to God's blessings. She has had the fortune to paint with many talented artists whose experience and teachings have nurtured her skills, and their guiding hand has truly attributed to her great success as an artist. 

For details on her past honors and awards, go to her website at deefallsart.com

Dee's current works can be seen at her studio in Hoover, Alabama, or at Tricia’s Treasures, Alabama Treasures Art Gallery by appointment

Peggy Kilgore

 Oil and acrylic paintings in an impression style. I am mostly self taught except for studying in workshops with artist Roger dale Brown, John Sandridge and Craig Reynolds. My art has been exhibited and sold in art  shows in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. I have painting for 35 years and loved every minute of it. 

 Theresia McInnis
Theresiamcinnis@gmail.Com
Theresiamcinnis.Com
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850-582-5069 

 Theresia McInnis Facebook: Art Creations by Theresia theresiamcinnis.com  Theresia McInnis, is an artist who helps collectors obtain art pieces that exalts that special experience or priceless memory that families will value for years. Her oils and watercolors blur the boundaries between photo realism and impressionism and have been purchased by collectors right off the easel at PleinAir venues both domestic and abroad. She routinely participates with established PleinAir groups in Alabama, Mississippi and along the Emerald Coast of Florida. Her work has been featured in posters for the Destin Seafood festival and in numerous local juried art groups’ shows, where she’s won awards. Her paintings can be found at the gallery, “Artful Things Niceville”. Her collectors have said “There is so much heart and soul in them, that her paintings are captivating. The overwhelming emotions I experienced when the image was captured come to mind and causes my eyes to well over every time that I look at the painting; it brings me to tears. There is just so much emotion that comes through.” K.P. Her depiction of a grandparent’s affection for a child not only won the CAA 2015 Honorable mention and People’s Choice awards, but resulted in multiple commissions for “personality portraits”. Her business is all about “Stirring emotions in paint.”

 Tina Swindell
Www.TinaSwindell.com
Email: TinaS@pclnet.net 

 Barbara Davis

344-294-2410

www.BarbaraDavisArt.com

BarbaraBDavis@hotmail.com

 Barbara was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, She has painted since the age of fourteen.  She obtained a degree in Fine Art from Auburn University Montgomery in 1987.

She painted portraits full-time in the mid-1990’s, but in 2004, She began painting en plein air and it changed my life and opened many doors to meet other artists and join painting groups. Studying through workshops and seminars with many artists helped enable me to achieve the life-long dream and goal of being a full-time professional artist. 

"I paint mainly in oil and, since I love to paint the effect of light, my subject matter is across the board…landscapes, still life, portraits, figures, animals… but I find my heart is always drawn to the skies."   

Robine Wright

1515 North Fountain Blvd.

Springfield, OH  45504

(205) 447-4675 

Robine is a national award-winning artist.  Among her active roles within art associations, she holds the position as past-president of the Western Ohio Watercolor Society.  She is an active member of the Marketing Development Committee of Springfield Museum of Art.  She is in gallery at Terra Gallery in Dublin, OH in the Columbus area and Roanoke VA.  She has been in gallery at Aldridge Gardens, University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB), Energin Company, Columbus Museum of Art and area businesses and churches.  She has placed and won awards in plein air paint outs in New Harmony, IN, Steamboat, CO and other area paint outs.  She has juried into national paint outs across the country from Knoxville TN, Richmond, VA, Steamboat CO, Palm Beach FL, Mountain Maryland to name a few.

Her primary medium is acrylic, oil, watercolor and pastel.  She enjoys looking at each painting as "telling a story, "Whether it is capturing the light or bringing an emotion to the canvas.  She enjoys the ability to capture the moment through color and contrast.  Robine has been fortunate enough to study with Ron Lewis and Terry Strickland.  

At this point Robine's best painting is the one she has not painted....yet!

 Nancy M. Paden
www.NancyPaden.com
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An artist who grew up on a farm in Shelby County and enjoyed exploring the outdoors. She began sketching at an early age and later attained a degree in Art and Interior Design from Judson College.  After years working as a designer she was approached by a client to paint a mural ,after she mentioned that she painted.  This ignited her desire to paint again and she soon found herself enjoying the physical creation process. She continued several years to create murals and custom finishes for clients. In 2005 her husband accepted a position with his company in North Carolina.  After settling into her new home, she enjoyed  exploring the Greensboro area she was inspired to paint again. This time she chose her first love watercolor . She joined the Watercolor Society of North Carolina and the Alabama Watercolor Society.  Within 4 years she had paintings accepted into both societies' shows (3 times) and had attained  Signature status in each. Since 2010 she has won numerous national awards and a 1st place in WSNC Exhibition 2016. The most recent award was 3rd place in the 80th National Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of Alabama’s 2021show.  As fate and time would have it she and her husband relocated/ retired to her home farm in Shelby county. She continues to work primarily in watercolor or acrylic  for her studio work, but is enjoying working with oils in Plein air. She states-“ My journey with oils is just beginning. I love to explore new mediums and hope I never stop learning. I find nature constantly inspires my work and being back on the farm is such a joy!” To see more of Nancy”s work visit her website- NancyPaden.com 

 Dorothy Wells Littleton
Owner and Director
Tallapoosa School of Art
www.tallapoosaworkshops.com
Dorothylittleton@gmail.com
334-332-8457