Reminder: There will be a reception for Pat and Charles on Monday, November 2nd from 5-7 pm at the Lake House
November Artist of the Month – Pat Van de Graaf
Pat Van de Graaf is a watercolorist and printmaker, an Exhibiting Member of The Charleston Artist’s Guild and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT. She has been printing for over 25 years and studied at the Art Students League in New York City and Syracuse University. She graduated from The University of Bridgeport with a degree in Printmaking/Art History. Pat’s prints have won numerous awards in local and regional shows and are part of many private and corporate collections.
Pat began painting in watercolors again after living in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Surrounded by marshes and the sea in both South Carolina and Connecticut, she enjoys capturing their beauty with the unique qualities that watercolor brings to painting. She is represented by The Spencer Art Gallery and the Charleston Artist’s Guild Gallery in downtown Charleston.
November Photographer of the Month – Charles Measter
Charles Master’s interest in photography began at an early age. He was the photo editor of both his high school and college yearbooks. During his 45 years in the shipping industry and now, as an international maritime arbitrator, he has traveled around the world over a hundred times, always with a camera in hand.
Since Charles and his wife Barbara moved to Seabrook, he has expanded his hobby to whole new level. He is a member of the Seabrook Photo Club, the Charleston Artists’ Guild, and the National Association of Professional Photographers. He has won awards in Charleston and New York. You can view some of his work at http://www.clmphotos.com.
Submitted by Marty Cline