Frenchtown checks in.

Left, Artist: Patricia Baumlin, Shadfantasia, 11 x 17", Fiber Art/ Mixed Media.

Patricia is a retired teacher and likes to work her knitting and crocheting skills into her art.

Very nice piece. We love it!
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Right, Artist: Ed Baumlin, Real Lookers, 11 x 17", Watercolor painted on to acid-free board.

This piece is really amazing, and it is very clear that Ed is a professional commercial illustrator.
(We lured Ed out of retirement just to create this outstanding piece for us! Ed is president of the Hunterdon Watercolor Society.

Thanks to the Baumlins' of Frenchtown, NJ.

A friend of Shad, the Frog.

Artist: Bruce Michael, Pond, Sweet Pond. 17 x 11", Watercolor on paper, mounted to board.

Bruce has two first names and considers himself an amateur artist. I dunno Bruce, this green frog (Rana Clamitans) looks pretty professional to me.

Nicely done. Thanks for your donation of fantastic art!

Own this piece. Be the high bidder at the May 1st auction, 3pm at the First Presbyterian Church Rec. Room, 31 N. Union Street.

Florence and the Mann, Mike Mann.

Left, Artist: Florence Ashton Schadler, Hearth Baked Shad, 11 x 17", Watercolor.

Florence has always been an artist and craftsperson. She lives in New Hope and is a lifelong resident of Bucks County.

"As an artist and teacher, I endeavor to inspire, encourage, entertain and capture the light of creativity that illuminates my mind and spirit".

Thanks Florence, we are illuminated!
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Right, Artist: Mike Mann, Many Shads of Grey, 11 x 17", Acrylic painted directly on to board.

Mike is a plein air painter from Stockton who studied at the Art Students League in NY and has been painting local scenes for over 38 years.

FYI: The First Presbyterian Church, prominent in this painting, is where our exhibit and auction will take place on shadfest weekend, April 30 + May 1.

Thanks Mike, always great! See you out in plein air!

Washington slept and ate Shad here.

Artist: James (Jay) McPhillips, Hibbs House, Washington's Crossing, PA. 17 x 11", Oil on canvas mounted to poster board.

A nicely done impressionistic painting of a familiar landmark.

Jay is a prolific painter of local scenes and has worked in the area for over a decade.

Also a graphic designer, Jay is locally famous for designing the ubiquitous "Lamb-Bert-Ville" bumper sticker. Yep, that was Jay.

Thanks for another outstanding piece! 

Own this piece. Be the high bidder at the May 1st auction, 3pm at the First Presbyterian Church Rec. Room, 31 N. Union Street.

Two Lambertvillians.

Left, Artist: Alex Pietersen, Illuminated, 17 x 11", Photograph with applied shad. Mounted to art poster board.

"I am an artist and photographer for more than 40 years. My work has been published numerous times. In 1997 I was part of the 'Colors of Invention' at the Smithsonian Institute".

Thanks Alex, Nice Work!
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Right, Artist: Susanne Pitak Davis, Song of the Shad, 11 x 17", Paint on Ceramic Tile. Mounted to art poster board.

Susanne has supported this event for many years and we do appreciate her talent.

Thanks Suzanne for another wonderful entry!

Frannie and Annie drank the water. :)

Artist: Dan Morley, Frannie and Annie Go Shadding. Both 11 x 17". Photographs with applied paper and paint, mounted to the poster board.

We can always count on the ladies of the shad (with help from Dan) to come through with another over the top vignette.

Dan is an amateur photographer living in South Plainfield.

Thanks Guys....that's the spirit!

Anne Kullaf submits iconic river scene.

Artist: Anne Kullaf, Riverside Reflections, 18 x 28", Acrylic painted directly on to poster board.
Anne Kullaf studied graphic design and fine art at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and at The Art Students League of NY. Her work has been exhibited at the National Arts Club, and was featured in two traveling museum exhibitions, "The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century” and "400 Years of Dutch History in Manhattan". Additionally, Anne is a faculty member of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Hunterdon Museum of Art, and the Center for Contemporary Art.

"I like to paint quickly, freshness and spontaneity are important elements in my work, I can get that feeling if I work fast, which is just the way I naturally paint, I can't stand when something looks "fussy" or overworked."

Thanks Anne for a fantastic piece.

Visit her website :
http://www.kullaf.com