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Ron Johnston

"Last Light, Pemaquid Point"

Ronald Johnston is a plein air painter from Cleveland, Ohio.  He studied at Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Institute of Art and earned a Master of Arts in Painting from Kent State University.  He has taught at various schools and art facilities in the Cleveland area, including the Cleveland Institute of Art, and now works exclusively as an artist. more»

Jim Murphy

Murphy Lone Pine

A native of Norwood, Massachusetts, Jim Murphy was born May 25, 1947. Encouraged by his parents, he absorbed himself with drawing as a child, and as a young man studied at Massachusetts College of Art. He received his BFA in 1969 with emphasis on painting and illustration. He has studied with Lynn Peterfreund, Jamie Young, and Craig Srebnik. more»

Carl Sprinchorn

sprinchorn_winter

"Winter Landscape #1, Maine" — oil on masonite, 21" x 29", inscribed in Sprinchorn's hand verso, estate stamp.Born in Sweden, Sprinchorn came to New York City at age sixteen. He studied and worked with Robert Henri for a decade at the Art Students League.  A longtime friend of Maine-born painter Marsden Hartley, Sprinchorn first visited Northern Maine in 1919 and returned to spend much of his time in the Patten/Shin Pond area between 1937 and 1952.  Ill health forced his departure in 1952; he lived in Selkirk, New York, until his death in 1971. more»