Celebrating 30 years of Excellence in Art

Geraldine McKeown
&
Forest Hill Studio

Plein Air Easton, Easton, MD
July 19-25, 2010

Geraldine and 54 other artists will be painting outdoors 
in Easton and around Talbot County

Visit http://www.pleinaireaston.com for more information

FAIR HILL: Valleys, Vistas & Vignettes 

A 2 Person Exhibition by Cecil County Artists

Geraldine McKeown & Sara Renzulli

at the Tea Barn 

Saturday, September 11, 2010, 10-6
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 12-5

For additional information phone 410-398-5447 or 410-392-7653

Directions to the Tea Barn

Traveling north from Interstate 95 take exit 100 toward Rising Sun on Rt. 272 North
Take a right on Rt. 273 and follow to the intersection with Rt. 213 at Fair Hill. Proceed through the traffic light to Entrance #1 to the Fair Hill grounds. Turn right and follow the road past the race barns. The Tea Barn and parking will be straight ahead.

Traveling from Newark, DE take Rt. 273 West to MD. After passing the Fair Grounds take Entrance #1 on your left.  Turn right and follow the road past the race barns. The Tea Barn and parking will be straight ahead.

If using GPS navigation use 4609 Telegraph Road, Elkton, MD for the address.

Apple Butter Festival, Fair Hill, MD
 Saturday, October 16, 2010, 10-4

I will be exhibiting my limited edition prints, original paintings and note cards in the old 
stone house beside the Tavern. My new print "Apple Butter Time" will be available.

You are cordially invited to attend the 2010
Christmas Open House
Forest Hill Studio, Fair Hill, MD

Saturday, November 20, 11-5
Sunday, November 21, 1-5

Watercolors, oils limited edition prints and note cards by Geraldine McKeown

NEW RELEASES 

"Apple Butter Time" - The Beehive at Fair Hill

"Elkton - One of the Towns and Villages of Historic Cecil County, Maryland" 

See the prints page for more information.

NEW WORKS IN  OIL
“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.

Geraldine's watercolor "Dominiques- A Rare Pair" was recently featured in

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.

Elkton Methodist Parsonage

 “Elkton Methodist Parsonage circa 1902” is Geraldine's newest benefit limited edition print
Proceeds benefit the Northern Chesapeake Hospice Foundation, located in the former parsonage. This print is available through the Northern Chesapeake Hospice Foundation. Phone 410-392-0254 for purchase information.

 
Elkton Methodist Parsonage circa 1902

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. 

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