Fred is a native of Birmingham,Alabama.   He and his wife, Peggy have been in Pensacola/Gulf Breeze since 1973.  Fred is a retired Professional Engineer. 

Fred’s only artistic work was music until he discovered woodturning about ten years ago.  His current work includes wooden vases, bowls, platters, lidded boxes and other creations.  He has studied with several nationally known artists and is constantly working to improve his skills.   His work involves the use of many types of wood.  Some of the exotic woods fromAustraliaandSouth Americacan be spectacular.  Many local woods are very beautiful as well.  He produces work for the Gallery as well as some commission pieces.    

His work has been exhibited at The Pensacola Museum of Art and several other galleries.   Being associated with the fine artists at Quayside is a real pleasure.

• First City Juried Show

Drop off: Sunday, April 29 1-4  pm & Monday, April 30 10 am-4pm

Judging: Tuesday, May 1 (Judge & workers only)

Awards Reception: Friday,  May 4, 6-8PM

Pick-up: Sunday, June 3, 1-4PM & Monday, June 4, 10AM-4PM

• Going Coastal

Artists:  Margaret Bean, Nora Matos, Jan Sanders, and  Andrea Richard

Reception:  Sunday, June 10 2-4 PM

• Diane Brim,  Marilyn Givens and Bill Chambers

Reception:  Friday,  July 20,  5-8PM

• Betty Shoopman (solo show)

Reception:  Friday, August 31, 5-8PM

• Ruth Gordon,  Pat O’Neal,  Elaine Foshee,  and Mara Viksnins

Reception:  Friday, October 12, 5-8PM

• Christmas Member Show

Reception:  Sunday,  November 30,  5-9PM

I’ve always loved art. My grandmother painted oil portraits in Atlanta, Georgia.  She made sure I started early in life so I would love art and of course follow in her footsteps. I started with drawing, then oil painting, then pottery and then glass.

I studied life drawing, oil painting and sculpture at the Universityof California atFullertonand Laguna School of Art and Design and studied oil painting with Marshall Merritt, Griselda Gil de Ie Torre, and Judy Sleight.

My latest endeavor, since moving toFlorida, is making glass bead seashell jewelry. Jewelry is one of my loves so that was a natural. I started making glass bead seashells in my studio 6 years ago.  I now do beach/seashell themed jewelry and complement the jewelry with seascapes in oil.

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Artist’s statement:  I am very eclectic. I love learning about new ideas, processes and techniques, cultural differences, visual histories and then incorporating them with a little twist into my own works.

Familyhistory: Born at NAS Pensacola to John (Naval pilot) and Louise (musician) and
raised around the world thanks to the military. Two tours in Morocco where we traveled extensively to Europe. Lived in many states around the U.S. till father retired. Lived aboard my sailboat for 13 years. Married to Kim Wolfersperger and have a wonderful daughter, Kay.

Education and occupations: B.A. Studio Art and Art Education; Interdisciplinary M.A. work in Communication Arts, Art History and Psychology.  Art instructor for 30 years in Pensacola public and private schools. Awards: Cox/Bravo Champion of the Arts Award and salutation awards for instructor /student achievements and artistic prize awards. U.S. Naval Intelligence for 8 years. Received awards and medals from U.S. Navy in specialized research.

e-mail: laurawolfie@aol.com

Finding King Tut

Quickly becoming known as just “B” the artist, Betty has always known the love of scribbling, coloring and drawing.  B works in a variety of mediums, believing the most important aspects of being an artist is enjoying what she does and encouraging others to step boldly into what God has put into their hands. In 2005, B realized God had a plan to use her art for His glory. She is stepping into the ministry call as artist/retreat speaker, excited to be a part of God’s great handiwork of “creating a change” in the lives of many. B travels solo and with “Extreme Encouragement Events” to various cities with Proverbs 31 ministrie’s Luann Prater and Friends from
Encouragement Cafe.

B teaches art in her backyard “Studio B”  and has received several top awards including “Best of Show” and
“Peoples Choice” for her art. B the artist is most noted for her painting, THE WALK TO EMMAUS  which is currently on loan to THE UPPER ROOM MINISTRIES, Emmaus International Offices in Nashville, TN. When not getting paint all over her or working as a graphic artist she loves to spend time with her husband, Denny, and “praying” Schnauzer Hummer in their Gulf Breeze, Florida home and being grandma. Her work is exhibited at Quayside Gallery in historic downtown Pensacola and available on her websites www.emmauspainting.com or www.bettyshoopman.com

“We are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works.” Ephesian 2:10

e-mail: bcshoop@bellsouth.net  phone #850.934.5924

Rescued

“A photograph by Frank Brueske is an instant of time captured forever”  Originally from Southeastern Minnesota, Frank  now resides in Pace, FL.  He has been has been capturing those “instant of times” for more than 60 years. His passion for photography came alive one evening as he watched a cousin make black & white prints in a makeshift darkroom.  His world would be forever changed after that night.

Specializing in black and white photography, his life’s journey has taken him around the world.  His photographs reflect the many different faces of life ranging from the French Quarter in New Orleans, the cobblestone streets of Prague to the shorelines of rivers and oceans. While his passion is black and white photography, he has started to capture the beautiful scenery of the gulf coast in digital color. His photographs have appeared world-wide.

In his retirement years he has produced three solo exhibit themes, “Vintage American on Parade,” “ Barnscapes and Other Scenes” and “Doorways of the French Quarter.” He is currently working on two others.

He develops his own film and makes all of his own black and white silver gelatin (darkroom) prints. He also prints his own black and white and color glicees.

You may see more of his work at:  www.frankbrueske.com

e-mail Frank: brueske@bellsouth.com

Escambia Bay Sunset

Beach Scene

•  June 4-8, 2012  Suzanna Winton (Watercolor  portraits)     

              www.suzannawintonwatercolors.com                             

Born in 1957, in the Midwest to artist parents, Robin was exposed to the Arts at a early age. As a young child Robin was taught how to crochet by a left handed Grandmother and sewing textiles by a  Great Aunt. In the late 1970′s and early 1980′s Robin attended Central Missouri State University and California College for Health sciences.  Graduating as a Respiratory Therapist,  Robin works full time as a Register Respiratory Therapist at a local Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.

In the mid 1980′s Robin took her first Oil Painting classes in Kansas City, Missouri. Robin Painted for the next five years, giving most of her Art work to family and friends. In 1992 Robin left Kansas City and headed to southern Missouri.  Robin continued her love of textile and quilt making. In 1992 Both her parents Ray and Sara Zehr, retired from long professional careers, and returned to their love of art.  Robin became inspired by her Mother’s Ceramic Art. This is when Robin found her true passion. Learning from her mother and taking Ceramic Art classes at Pensacola Junior College, Robin has found her life long passion in Clay.
In the mid 1980′s Robin took her first Oil Painting classes in Kansas City, Missouri. Robin Painted for the next five years, giving most of her Art work to family and friends. In 1992 Robin left Kansas City and headed to southern Missouri.  Robin continued her love of textile and quilt making. In 1992 Both her parents Ray and Sara Zehr, retired from long professional careers, and returned to their love of art.  Robin became inspired by her Mother’s Ceramic Art. This is when Robin found her true passion. Learning from her mother and taking Ceramic Art classes at Pensacola Junior College, Robin has found her life long passion in Clay.

Robin moved to Pensacola in 2001. She has her own ceramic art studio in her home and enjoys making functional pottery. Robin and her Mother display their Art work at fine Art shows along the gulf coast.  Robin became a member of the Quayside Art Gallery in 2006. She is a volunteer at Pensacola State College in the Ceramic Art Department.  In 2005, She became a member of the Gulf Coast Kiln Society.  In 2009, Robin became the Vice-President of Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society.  She is the chairman of the First Annual Gulf Coast Clay Conference, sponsored by the GCKWS and hosted by Pensacola State College.  In 2010, she became a volunteer for Manna Food Bank (Pick a bowl and fill a bowl fundraiser committee), incorporating her artwork into helping the community.

Currently, Robin is only a hobbyist in her pottery but hopes one day being able to spend every day doing her true passion.

E-Mail Robin: razrrt@cox.net

Carol began painting in watercolors sixteen years ago, using a wet-into wet technique to create lovely, award-winning landscapes and florals.

In the last few years she has moved into making collages, and painting in acrylics in bolder, more expressive colors, learning from national instructors, such as collage and design artist Gerald Brommer, as well as from the many classes and workshops given by local award-winning artists Pat Regan, Valerie Aune and Joan Blackburn.

Carol’s abstract acrylics are full of deep color and strong emotion, as can be seen in  a recent impressionistic work, “In the Midst of the Storm.” This seascape was influenced by her roots in California, where she grew up camping along its rugged coast. Other paintings have been inspired by the the Gulf Coast, Smokey Mountains and her many stays in England and France. As she paints the landscapes she loves, she hopes her impressions of their beauty will resonate with the viewer.

e-mail: c23young@cox.net