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Valorie Clifton
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From early childhood, Ms Clifton has always been involved in
crafts. She started with fiber crafts such as crochet,
cross-stitching, embroidery, quilting, and knitting. In her teen
years she discovered bead looms and bead-work was just a
natural extension of sewing. Recently, Ms Clifton learned how
to weave beads without a loom and she love the versatility this
provides for me.
Some of Ms Clifton's recent works include wire work, bead
weaving, chain-mail jewelry, digital painting and photography.
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Jewelry
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Harvey Davis
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A native of western Nebraska, I grew up on a cattle ranch,
where I learned to appreciate nature and wild life. They are
two of my favorite art subjects, but the ones I like most are
Native Americans and their culture. However twenty years
in the Navy broadened my interests, so no subject is really
off the table. I have no formal art training, but I have
always been one of its students. I started in stained glass,
but one trip to a large gourd show and I knew what my medium
would be. With the gourd, and a few tools,
only your imagination limits your creativity.
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Gourds
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Curtis Derby
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Mr. Derby paints in a representational style with a
wide variety of subject matter. Muted color and strong
composition identify his work along with a
controlled nostalgia.
His works have been exhibited in museums and
galleries in Ohio, West Virginia and Florida. His work was
selected to be shown in the 11th National Realism Exhibition
hosted by the Parkersburg Art Center in West Virginia. His
paintings are enjoyed by art collectors from Spain to Alaska.
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Watercolor
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Becky Gibbs
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Becky was born and lived most of her life in Memphis, TN.
After meeting her husband, Wes, who is now retired Navy,
moved to Va. Beach. Then they transferred to Pace, Fl. She
has been a respiratory therapist for 3o years and now works
at Sacred Heart in Pensacola.
She has been a member of the Dragonfly Gallery since May
2005. Pottery has been a passion for 6 years. She works at
her studio located at her home and spends as much time as
possible making functional pottery.
She has exhibited for 3 years at the Festival on the Green and
at Art in the Park.
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Pottery
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Melinda Giron
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Melinda was born and raised in Australia in 1969, and in her
twenties, she married and moved to the US, where she still
resides today.
Melinda’s artwork has evolved into a somewhat romantic,
realistic style of oil painting to date.
The paintings Melinda has created are influenced by her love
of nature and the elements. Her passion is to convey to the
viewer the beauty of Gods masterpiece, through the use of
color and application of paint, leaving room for some flexibility
in her style of painting.
Melinda has painted in acrylics, watercolor and oil, although
her favorite medium to use at this time is oil.
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Oil, Acrylics, Watercolor
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Linda Koehler
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Linda Koehler is a local artist originally from Pensacola Florida
and currently residing in Pace for over third years with her
husband Ed.
Working with many mediums has given her the ability to
approach new ideas and subject matter in exciting and colorful
works of art. Her most recent paintings on silk display a vibrant
use of liquid acrylic layering along with the watercolor
techniques using waterbased silk paints on Crepe De Chine,
China Silk or Flat Crepe. Teaching herself this new art form
has been challenging and very rewarding. When acrylics call,
she answers happily.
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Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Sandi Lang
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I’ve always done creative things with my hands: arranging,
decorating, crafting, potting. As I approached mid-life, I took up
tole painting as a challenging, color-filled art form, one with
many techniques and stules.
Recently, I’ve added polymer clay and fiber art to my
interests—again, the color-ixing and possibilities are endless.
That suits me just fine.
Using gourds as a surface has lead to a mixed-media
approach, which captures bits and pieces of all of the media I
enjoy.
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Gourd Art, Fiber Art and
Polymer Clay Jewelry
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Oil
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Janet Levin
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Janet lived in many new places both in the
United States and abroad, including, Japan, Belgium,
Switzerland, and Spain. Each tour brought new opportunities
to study art with a focus on people, portraits, and the study of
“Old Masters” techniques. Janet has studied with Retha Sedell,
Honey Carlen and other European artists. Locally, she studied
with Arion Jones and Elaine Woodward.
She has won several awards in local shows in various states,
and two National Art Exhibitions awards in the Washington, D.
C. area. Currently Janet paints in
watercolors or oils by commission.
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Oil, Watercolor
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Sally Miller
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Sally is a native Bostonian who has spent the last 17 years
living in Florida; the last 2 in Bagdad and the remainder in South
Florida. She and her husband Charlie have chosen Bagdad to
be their resting place. They love the weather and love living
here. I love to garden and use my garden and uses nature as
inspiration for her plein air watercolor paintings.
By trade, Sally is an elementary school teacher. Majoring in
education Sally did not start serious painting until 8 years ago.
During those 8 years, Sally has studied with Lee Benson, Jim
Watson, Peter Spatero and Nina Fritz. She continues to study
with different teachers to learn more about painting.
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Watercolor
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Jean Norris
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I worked at Monsanto for 34 years and always said I would
find somebody to teach me how to Paint with Oil when I
retired. Ladies would bring in paintings that were so pretty
and I just loved to look at them. It is a lot easier to paint then it
is to draw for me. Kate Rawls is the instructor that I found and
I told her she could not retire until she taught me all she knows.
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Oil
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Della Scott
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Del is a member of the Santa Rosa Art Association and has
sold several of her paintings locally. She was a student of the
Famous Artist School and has studied under Fuller Brown,
Patricia Johnson and Dharbinder S. Bamrah at Pensacola
Junior College.
She has exhibited in the Blackwater Festival Fine Art Show,
Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts and the Santa Rosa Art
Association sponsored “Art Affair” and the annual member’s
show of the Pensacola Museum of Art. She has also exhibited
and won and award in the Riverwalk Fine Art Show.
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Oil, Pastel
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Janie Seal
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Janie enjoys painting with oils en plein aire, in the open air. She
has painted local landmarks, homes, rivers, and beach scenes.
She also enjoys working on pet portraits.
Janie's work has been juried into the Pensacola Museum of Art
Member's Shows, Quayside Gallery's First City Shows, along
with many exhibits at Artel Gallery, where she is a member.
She belongs to Plein Air Painters of Pensacola, Santa Rosa Art
Assoc., & has placed in several Santa Rosa County Art
Educator Shows.
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Oil, Clay, Mixed Media,
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Janet Shelby
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My introduction to art was in Virginia in the 1980s when Phil,
my husband gave me art lessons for a birthday present. It has
turned out to be the best present I’ve ever received. I studied
oil painting under Suzanne Luker for about 5 years. Suzanne is
an impressionist artist and I believe she has greatly influenced
my work.
When I retired, I began painting again only this time working in
pastel, and started taking art from Elaine Woodward in Pace. I
was also lucky enough to take a workshop with Albert Handel,
one of the leading Pastelists in the world. I am enjoying pastels
so much that I wonder if I’ll ever get back to oils. If I may quote
a friend, I paint because it makes me smile.
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Oil, Pastel
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Mark Schmitt
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Mark grew up the son of a carpenter and has always had a
love of working with wood. His unique art consisting of tile
and wood has been developed over several years. Each
original tile piece take between 10 to 15 hours over a period of
7 to 10 days due to the various drying and setting times of
stain, polyurethane, adhesives, grout and sealant.
A native of Kent, Ohio Mark completed 33 years of service and
retired as a Commander in August of 2005. Mark and his wife
Anita have resided in pace, Florida since 1996. He has a
Masters degree in counseling and psychology from Troy
University and is employed part time as a Career and
Academic Advisor.
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Tile & Wood
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Michael Smith
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Michael's subjects are eclectic, whether in studio or on
location. Although he has considerable training in digital
technology and image manipulation, his minimalist
approach is to capture, reproduce, and convey the
image the way he experienced it at the time it was taken -
without staging, excessive enhancement, or distortion. He
processes and produces all his work using archival materials
and techniques.
Originally from Birmingham, with longstanding roots in north
and south Alabama, he has been a local resident since 1984.
Michael lives and works with his wife, Jan, in Gulf Breeze,
Florida, and travels frequently throughout the Florida
panhandle and southern Alabama and Georgia.
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Photography
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Jeanie Vaughan
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Jeanie (Dempsey) Vaughan has been creating jewerly since
high school~began using sterling, gemstone, & vintage glass
about 6 years ago. Jeanie is self taught.Creating original
pieces for others to enjoy is Jeanie's forte.
Jeanie began working with gourds 12 years ago. Using her
flair for uniqueness she creates one of a kind gourd art, from
bowls to animals.
Jeanie's gourd creations can be seen at Greater Gulfcoast
Arts Festival, Milton's Riverwalk Art Festival, and Munson
Heritage Festival in the Heritage Arts section.
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Beadwork, gourds
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Wanda Veal
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Wanda Veal has been a stained glass artist for over fifteen
years. She is a resident of Holley, Florida, where she opened
Dockside Studio in 2002. She enjoys the challenge of creating
original custom designs in stained glass, glass etching or
mosaics. Her custom designs can be seen in homes
throughout the Southeast. Her art work can also be found in
local galleries and shops in Santa Rosa County and on her
website, docksideglass.com. As a member of the Santa Rosa
Arts and Cultural Foundation, she began to exhibit her wook at
the Dragonfly Gallery in 2006.
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Stained Glass
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Sally Wales
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Hi! My name is Sally Wales. I am a native of Milton, FL. During
the last 20 or so years I have been creating photographic
memories for family and friends. Several years ago I expanded
that to include the public and was encouraged to exhibit my
photos for others to enjoy. I was thrilled to find an outlet for my
art here at the Dragonfly Gallery. My husband and I have 6
grandchildren. I hold a B.A. in Mathematics from UWF and
teach math at Milton High School.
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Photography
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Basket Weaving
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Eleanor Williams
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Eleanor’s life has been immersed in education resulting in a
doctorate in a unique mix of science and art. Broad
background in graphic designs, painting, music performance,
creating her own native plant nursery to massage, Eleanor is
an accomplished woman.
At present, Eleanor has a geriatric massage business. She
now has time for her artwork and time to play music with a
group of local musicians. She hopes to write a book about the
process of restoring her land.
Eleanor fell in love the coastal scrub, sandhill and dune
systems of our area in her earlier years and loves the natural
beauty to the culture and history of this area. Her artwork is a
reflection of the local elements she values.
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Acrylic
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Elaine Woodward
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Elaine received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Bowling
Green State University with a major in painting in 1978. She
worked as a technical illustrator at the GE for 6 years after
which she decided to stay home and raise her three sons.
Since moving to Pace in 1994, Elaine has painted large murals
in acrylic at Dixon Intermediate, Pace HS, Parade Homes and in
private homes. She has contracted to illustrate a series of
children’s animal books and 2 other series totaling over 40
books. She uses pastels for the animal series of books,
watercolor and ink on the second, and will use colored pencil
for the third series.
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Oil, Pastel, Watercolor
Pen & Ink, Pencil
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