Alfredo Lorenzo
190 Harmony Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
401.368.5133
Alfredolorenzo83@yahoo.com

Abstract and figurative paintings

Alfredo Lorenzo is a professional artist and works in his studio located in Scituate, RI. He is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. Each painting reflects the artist's interest in plants and nature as seen from his travels to Europe and North and South America. The work is influenced by Matisse, Paul Klee and the German Expressionists. The chosen imagery is revealed through colored layers of paint, the scratching or scraping away of the surface, and through the vigorous interplay of vivid colors and the background and/or foreground of each painting.

Valery Nardacci
26 Samuel Stone Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
401.338.1636
info@valerygallery.com
www.valerygallery.com

Observational paintings

Valery Nardacci grew up in Scituate and continues to draw inspiration from her rural upbringing. After completing her Bachelors in Art Education and beginning her teaching career, Valery studied the figure to earn her MFA at UMass Dartmouth. Along with oil painting, she explores gouache painting, gesture drawing, and printmaking. Valery is currently focused on still-life paintings of natural objects, many of which are gathered from her own gardens. She approaches painting openly, with a goal of capturing the essence of what is observed. Through this fluid process, the contrast and nuances of inventive color schemes emerge as Valery balances representation with abstract impressionistic qualities.

Neal Drobnis
102 Pole Bridge Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
401.678.6464
www.casteglass.com

Blown glass art for home and garden

Neal is drawn to the glass medium because the fluidity makes it an expressionist art form, transparency brings the colors to life, and the contrasts between textures enhances the perception of rough and smooth surfaces. These are the qualities he feels within his being and the artistic process is the way to share his appreciation of the human drama of this our short time on earth. Neal received his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art. His work is present in numerous public and private collections and is shown in galleries worldwide.

Tom Grabbert
380 Seven Mile Road
Hope (Scituate), RI 02831
401.450.2135
grabbertt@aol.com

Functional, decorative, high fire porcelain

Tom Grabbert is a ceramic artist who creates elegant porcelain tableware and decorative items in a studio overlooking beautiful farmland in Hope, a village in Scituate, RI. He began working with clay at the age of 15. For the past 30 years, Tom has developed a unique palette of natural, rich-toned glazes that complement the forms of his work -- a complete line of tableware, vases, and other vessels -- and suggest both movement and tranquility. Tom studied at Rhode Island School of Design. Locally he exhibits at the popular RISD alumni sales, and his studio in Hope, RI.

Carla Thomson
551 Snake Hill Rd
North Scituate, RI 02857
401.226.3542
carlathomson@carlathomson.com
www.carlathomson.com

Paintings and functional ceramic serveware

Glocester, Rhode Island artist Carla Thomson is known for her skillful work in oils and ceramics, focusing on realistic florals, landscapes, and beautifully hand-built ceramics. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Rhode Island College, Carla's artistic talents have garnered recognition, leading to her work being featured in private collections around the globe. Inspired by the natural world, Carla's paintings capture the essence of organic elegance, while her ceramic creations showcase intricate and graceful forms. Through her art, Carla invites viewers to immerse themselves in her meticulously crafted pieces, offering glimpses of beauty and tranquility that resonate with a wide audience.

Ann Rozhon
88 Old Quarry Road
Harmony (Glocester), RI 02857
401.241.7725
annrozhon@gmail.com
www.annrozhon.com

Paintings and sculpture

Ann has been a professional artist for over 25 years. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and has since had both group and solo shows throughout New England. Her work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and Canada, and is also represented in the books, "American Artists-An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporaries" and "Contemporary American Women Sculptors", as well as having been reviewed many times in The Providence Journal, Artscope magazine, The New Paper, and U.R.I. Magazine. It was the subject of two feature articles in the Observer. Ann was commissioned by The Marriot Corporation to create a sculptural frieze for Women and Infants Hospital and has worked restoring architectural sculpture for building facades and as an assistant exhibit designer at Roger Williams Park Zoo.

Kristin S. Street
110 Old Plainfield Pike
Foster, RI 02825
401.378.8212
kristinsstreet@gmail.com
www.kristinsstreet.art

Abstract, drawing, painting, sculpture

Kristin S. Street earned a BFA in Textiles from Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA in Studio Art / Sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Art.  She has exhibited widely locally, on the national stage and internationally. In addition to being an exhibiting artist, Kristin has taught in colleges, secondary schools and through private lessons to students ages four to seventy-four for over forty years.  Living among the pines in Foster, RI, in the western part of the state, her studio makes you feel like you're among the treetops. Despite working within Nature, most of Street's work falls into the realm of abstraction and utilizes materials both industrial and organic.  Whether working with metals, fabrics, pencil or paints, her work uses repetition and mark-making as a fundamental component in her pieces to explore texture, line and space.

Earle Thurber
228 Ide Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
401.647.7214
www.thurberstudio.com

Paintings and prints

Earle Thurber's paintings grow from a lifelong fascination with art, psychology, design, and in many ways are an integration of all three areas of interest. Earle's technique is highly process oriented, a discovery process through which he is drawn by color associations, relationships of forms that evolve, and a building sense of complexity of visual interaction. The work is constructed of layers of color and form, "free associations" that are subsequently refined through a more conscious design process. His work is heavily influenced, and frequently totally driven, by music, from a wide range of interest, but especially jazz. Earle frequently thinks of the work as the visual equivalent of jazz improvisation.

Denise Melucci
123 Johnson Rd
Foster, RI 02825
401.339.2323
art@denisemelucci.com
www.denisemelucci.com

Paintings and prints

An environmental artist based in Foster, Rhode Island, Denise has spent her life creating art. She works in oil, oil pastel, watercolor, pen and ink, block printing  and carving. Her love of nature and animals provides plenty of subject matter as beauty can be found in the simplest things. Her favorite subjects are trees and whales.

At 20 years old she started teaching art and has offered lessons over the years to students of all ages and abilities. She specializes in autistic children and has worked with people with special needs for over 30 years.

Ross Farrugia
641 Snake Meadow Hill Rd
Sterling, CT 06377
401.265.2816
rosski@verizon.net
instagram: farrugiaross

Wood turned bowls, vases and utensils

Ross started to work with wood when he lived in Pennsylvania, at first wood carving, then furniture and cabinet making. He started wood turning in the 90's, but it wasn't until 2016 when he set up a robust wood turning shop that he began to concentrate on bowls, vases, and utensils. He is constantly amazed at the beauty and the warmth of a turned piece of wood. Each turning reveals a different grain pattern which shows the internal beauty of each tree. Ross is a member of the American Association of Woodturners, Central New England Woodturners and Ocean Woodturners.

Christine Wendel Farrugia
641 Snake Meadow Hill Rd
Sterling, CT 06377
401.477.0811
cwendelfarrugia@gmail.com
instagram: cwendelfarrugia_art

Pastel portraits and contemporary narratives

Chris works mainly in pastels, with live model portraits being her focus since 2021. Live models offer depth and breadth of form, color, texture and personality! You can see thoughts flicker across the model's face -- the flushing cheeks when thinking happy thoughts, or the tight lips when engaging in some serious thinking. It all reveals a state of being which may be like the stance a ballerina takes as she comes onto the stage, or the slump of a tired musician who closed down the bar the night before. There are so many stories in each. Life drawing is a life line, and Chris wants them life size. Chris is an Art League Rhode Island Elected Artist, and a member of the Providence Art Club.