Celebrating 27 years of Excellence in Art

Geraldine McKeown
&
Forest Hill Studio

Coming in 2007

Splash 9 - The Best of Watercolor

The book is published by North Light Books and explores the watercolor secrets of artists. Signed copies are available from the artist for $35.00. Click here to see the painting of Dominiques.

New works in Oil

In 2007 Geraldine has returned to working in oil as well as continuing her paintings in watercolor. "Contentment" is the first in a series of oils that she is planning for the year. The painting depicts a Ewe and her young lamb from the flock at Colonial Williamsburg. The breed is Leicester Long Wool, an early breed introduced into the country by George Washington. This oil painting has been sold.

“Fog over Hannah’s Cove” was painted “in plein air” this summer in Maine and is a view from my house. I will be showing more new oils during my Christmas Open House in November.

Check back for new oil paintings.

Apple Butter Festival, Fair Hill, MD
Saturday, October 20, 2007 
10AM - 4PM

Look for me with my limited edition prints and note cards. I will be in the old stone house beside the Tavern

Reception and Print Signing
November 11 1-4 PM
229 East Main Street, Elkton, MD

Reception and Print Signing for Geraldine’s newest limited edition print, “Elkton Methodist Parsonage circa 1902”
Proceeds benefit the Northern Chesapeake Hospice Foundation, located in the former parsonage.
Elkton Methodist Parsonage circa 1902

Annual Christmas Open Studio
Forest Hill Studio
227 Gallaher Road - Elkton, Maryland

Saturday, November 17th, 2007 10 - 4
Sunday, November 18th, 2007 2 - 4

Original watercolors and oils
Limited edition prints and note cards of local landmarks

meet the artist  *  enjoy refreshments  *  enter a drawing to win the McKeown print "Solitude"

20% off custom framing until December 8th

Additional Christmas hours by appointment 410-398-5447

March

Geraldine will serve as juror for the Annual Member’s Exhibition of the Philadelphia Water Color Society. Date TBA

Easton Plein Air Competition & Arts Festival July 6 - 10, 2005

I  participated in the Plein Air Competition & Arts Festival in Historic Downtown Easton, Maryland from July 6 - 10, 2005. 50 artists were selected to compete from over 90 who applied. The public was invited to watch professional Plein Air painters from across America as well as local favorites painting in Plein Air (French for "in the open air") along the streets of Easton on July 7 - 9. 

The juror, Scott Burdick, awarded Best Floral Painting 
to my watercolor of Mason's Restaurant in Easton. Each artist completed two paintings, which were judged for awards and exhibited in the Easton Academy Art Museum. 

Summer Sentinel
more information about Summer Sentinel

My granddaughter, Rachel Dolor and I have once again created fiberglass figures for the city of Wilmington. The theme this year is snowmen. We created For the Birds to depict a father snowman feeding his feathered friends who are perched on his body and carrot nose. Seeds have fallen from a bag onto his snowy body.

We turned the baby snowman into Bremen Town Musicians, our adaptation of the children's story by the same title. A rooster and cat are perched on the shoulders of a donkey and they are standing upon a book. This was a favorite story that I read to my grandchildren when they were small.

Our snowmen and 25 more lined the streets of Wilmington, Delaware until October when they were sold at auction. 

In 2002 the Delaware College of Art and Design and the Wilmington Renaissance Corporation joined together to host Dino Days in Wilmington. Artists created designs for Fiberglass Dinosaurs and the selected dinos were on display in Downtown Wilmington until October. At that time they were auctioned off at a gala fundraiser.

My design for Uncle Samosaurus was one of the 45 selected and at the auction was sold for $5200! He was also one of several selected to be made into adorable miniatures which are available for purchase.

In 2003 my design for Santasaursus was among those chosen. The family and I worked hard on our dino, and the Grand Unveiling was on May 14th in Wilmington. The Dinos were exhibited on the streets of Wilmington until the auction in October where Santosaurus raised $1500.

Santasaurus -2003

Uncle Samosaurus -2002