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Dominic Avant
Dominic Avant received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at Rhode Island School of Design. Upon completion at RISD he worked as a free-lance illustrator. He was then recruited by Walt
Disney Feature Animation and worked on numerous feature lms. It was this creative community that introduced him to plein air painting. Avant feels plein air painting plays an essential role in being a represen- tational artist. His strong sense of light, vivid color, uid brush work is a direct re- sult of his many hours invested in the eld. His plein air works include eld studies to larger multi session pieces. Dominic is also recognized as one of the country’s nest g- urative painters. He has won high honors in national and international competitions. Dominic is a faculty member at Ringling College of Art & Design and an established painter with works in collections interna- tionally. www.dominicavant.com
David Boyd Jr
David Boyd, Jr. 1973 at- tended the Savannah Col- lege of Art and Design and graduated in 1995 with a degree in Illustration. After teaching art at the middle and high school level for
18 years, Boyd shifted from the classroom to painting full time. In 2016, Boyd founded the Studio School at Three Hearts Farm where he teaches oil painting and drawing from life. Boyd also teaches workshops across the southeast. Boyd is an avid outdoor painter and is an active member of several groups in- cluding the Plein Air Painters of the South- east, Portrait Society of America, American Association of Marine Painters, Oil Painters of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Asso- ciation and he is a Signature Member with the American Impressionists Society. Boyd has won awards on the national level and his work can be found in private collections across the globe. www.davidboydjr.com
South Presenters
Anne Blair Brown Mary Erickson
Anne Blair Brown lives in Mary Erickson studied at Nashville, TN. Her work the University of Bridge- centers on both rural and port and Sacred Heart Uni-
urban landscapes, people, versity. Erickson’s passion
and interior spaces. While she enjoys the quiet solitude of her studio, she delights
in painting on location. Anne Blair Brown is past president of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast and a Signature Member of both The Oil Painters of America and the Amer- ican Impressionist Society. She is also an active member of The Cumberland Society of Painters and The Chestnut Group, a non- pro t group of artists dedicated to preserving endangered ecosystems, historic locales, and aesthetically and environmentally signi - cant places. www.anneblairbrown.com
Katie Cundiff
for painting, and a move to Florida in 1986, stirred the desire to pursue art as a
career. She realized a long held dream, and in 1993, Mary began painting professionally. Preferring to work on location, in the tra- dition of painters since the French Impres- sionists, Mary travels extensively. Whether solitary excursions (like scouring the coast of Maine for painting sites with her rescue dog, Maggie) or group efforts with other pro- fessionals or students, Mary believes these painting trips are essential to an artist’s ca- reer and growth. A lifelong conservationist, Mary’s 39 acre residence in North Carolina is an artist retreat and bird sanctuary. Mary is a founding member of SPAA (Southern Plein Air Artists,) a member of The Group of Eight, and The Florida Four. She is a Sig- nature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) Erickson current- ly maintains studios in Marshville, NC and Venice, FL. www.maryericksonart.com
Mary Garrish
Mary Garrish was born in Miami Beach, Florida in 1955 and served as the Presi- dent of the American Impressionist Society for 2005-2007. Her major interest is plein
air landscapes and other representational art. She paints annually around the world. When asked about leaving a career in surgery for full time painting, Mary replies “I was pulled to art, not pushed from medicine.”
Mary has devoted intense study in both her studio and in regular workshop participation with many of the great landscape artists of this era. Her art hangs in galleries and pri- vate collections around the United States. Mary has been selected to participate in nu- merous national juried shows, and has had several one-woman shows at galleries and museums. www.marygarrish neart.com
Katie Cundiff acquired an early appreciation for the ne arts, drawing, and painting, under the tute- lage of artist parents. Early works resulted in scholar- ships from National Scho- and the Croatian Fraternal
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Union, earning a B.A. in Fine Arts and Painting from Ringling College of Art and Design. A love of the out of doors combined with painting has produced numerous awards and recognition in plein air events. A mem- ber of Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (PAP-SE), and a signature member of American Women Artists, Wom- en Painters of the Southeast, and Plein Air Florida, her work has been featured in several magazines and featured exhibits. Juried ex- hibits and awards include those of Oil Paint- ers of America, American Women Artists, Women Painters of the Southeast, Cumber- land Society of Oil Painters, and American Impressionists. www.dobsonart.com