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FPA group photo, Feb. 2007.

From left to right: Beth Holly Irvin, Karl Eric Leitzel, Rob Barber, Michelle Montes (former member),
Roxanne Naydan, Susan Nicholas Gephart, Betty Kirchner, Sarah Harvey, Alice Kelsey,
Kathleen Frank (former member), Kim Gates Flick, Sharon McCarthey, Jill Foster, and Sarah Pollock

Artist Members
    * artist accepts commissions


Robert Barber
State College, PA

Website: http://www.robertbarber.com
Email: Rob@robertbarber.com
Phone: (814) 867-1416

Painting by Rob Barber

"Farm Stream in February"
Oil

Painting by Rob Barber

"Valley Farm in Fall"
Oil


Carol Brooks
State College, PA

Email: cab216@sa.psu.edu
Phone: (814) 234-8482

 

 

 

 


Kim Gates Flick *
Howard, PA

Email: kdkx@aol.com
Phone: (814) 355-8583

 

 

 

 


Jill Foster
Pleasant Gap, PA

Email: fosterfineart@verizon.net
Phone: (814) 359-3112

 

 

Pastel by Jill Foster

"Picking Beans"
Soft pastel

Pastel by Jill Foster

"Farmers' Market Series: Salad Makings"
Soft pastel


Susan Nicholas Gephart *
Bellefonte, PA

Susan Nicholas Gephart, a 1979 BFA graduate of PSU and nominated Distinguished Alumni from Montgomery County Community College, has been painting award winning landscapes “Plein Air” for thirty years.   Susan’s deep appreciation of the earth is seen in her colorful, impressionistic pastels and oils, mostly painted "Plein Air."    Susan has shown with The Pastel Society of America, The Art of the State of Pennsylvania, won Best of Show in The Central Festival of the Arts, and is in the permanent collections of The Penn Stater Conference Center, Penn College, Lock Haven University, and The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art.  Susan organizes May and October annual artist retreats at Hameau Farm Studio in Belleville, PA., where she supports positive alternative uses of farmland.  

“Focusing on the landscape, my goal is to capture the beauty of our fragile earth and convey a message of importance.  Keeping my mind’s eye open for unique, electric reactions in pastels and oils continues to excite and rejuvenate my ongoing love of painting Sky, Water, and Earth.”  

Website: http://snicholasart.com
Email: Snicholasart@aol.com
Phone: (814) 355-0277

 

Painting by Susan Nicholas Gephart

"Past the Old Pine"
Oil

"Blue Mountains at Meyer Dairy"
Pastel

 


Sarah Harvey
State College, PA

"People have said my watercolor paintings are "fresh and spontaneous", and that is the beauty of watercolor. I paint plein air or conceive them "out there" where I must work quickly to catch a scene before the paint dries or the light moves. The atmosphere of the sky, the season, and the place is all around helping with the inspiration. Being out of doors painting gives me focus and soothes. Sometimes I am rewarded with the gift of a sight or sound of our wilder creatures, while standing still."

Website: http://www.sarahsharvey43.com
Email: sarahsue43@verizon.net
Phone: (814) 861-8115

Painting by Sarah Harvey

"Winter Field"
5x7in, Watercolor

Painting by Sarah Harvey

"A Back Road in Belleville"
7.5x11in, Watercolor


Beth Holly Irvin *
Port Matilda, PA

Website: http://bethirvinphotography.com
Email: bhirvin@comcast.net
Phone: (814) 692-4199

 

 

 

 


Alice Kelsey *
Warriors Mark, PA

Website: http://alicekelsey.com
Email: alice@alicekelsey.com
Phone: (814) 692-4438

 

 

 

 


Anne Kenyon
State College, PA

Email: annekenyon4@comcast.net
Phone: (814) 238-4451

 

 

 

 


Elizabeth (Betty) Kirchner  Founder
State College, PA

Email: epk1@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 237-1980

 

 

 

 


Karl Eric Leitzel *
Spring Mills, PA (Brush Valley)

Karl Eric Leitzel is a lifelong resident of central Pennsylvania. He currently works primarily in oils and acrylics, concentrating on landscapes and rural life.

Karl is a member of International Plein Air Painters (IPAP) and Oil Painters of America (OPA). He is also the founder and director of Landscape Artists International, an online collective of more than 200 artists from around the globe. Call or email to discuss a possible landscape, animal, or portrait commission.

Website: http://keleitzel.com
Email: karl@keleitzel.com or karlericleitzel@gmail.com
Phone: (814) 422-8461

Painting by Karl Eric Leitzel

"South of Aaronsburg"
10x10in, Acrylic on panel

Painting by Karl Eric Leitzel

"Tait Farm Market, early Morning"
18x24in, Acrylic on canvas


Jeff Mathison
Spring Mills, PA

Email: jcmaps@mac.com
Phone: (814) 422-8651

Painting by Jeff Mathison

"The Old Yellow Truck"
Watercolor

 

 


Sharon McCarthy
Bellefonte, PA

Email: sbmc260@aol.com
Phone: (814) 383-0039

Painting by Sharon McCarthey

"Nittany Valley"
Pastel

 

Painting by Sharon McCarthy

"November Grazing"
12x15.5in, Pastel

 


Roxanne Naydan *
State College, PA

Email: roxy_run@yahoo.com
Phone: (814) 234-6978

Pastel by Roxanne Naydan

"Corn and Hay, Meyer Farm"
Oil

Pastel by Roxanne Naydan

"Dog Path, PSU Farmland"
Oil


Barbara Pennypacker
State College, PA

Email: p1q@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 278-7749

Painting by Barbara Pennypacker

"Katie Mae's Huns Cart"

Painting by Barbara Pennypacker

"Penns Valley View"


Jennifer Shuey
Pleasant Gap, PA

Email: jennifer@clearwaterconservancy.org
Phone: (814) 359-3364

Painting by Jennifer Shuey

"Distant Storm"

 

Painting by Jennifer Shuey

"Nittany Farms Tree Line"

 


Milt Trask
State College, PA

Email: mtrask06@comcast.net
Phone: (814) 466-7885

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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