Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2021Fine Art Medium:  Oil Painting Donna Pape first developed an interest in oil painting while in high school, and then went on to study at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago.  She has worked in the graphic arts field and and taught oil painting in the Chicago area.  Since moving to Florida, Donna has found new inspiration in the beauty of nature and ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2001Fine Art Medium:  Watercolor and Acrylic Barbara Albin has loved art since the tender age of four. By age seventeen, she had sold her first two watercolors to Northern Illinois University where she was a freshman and won a first place ribbon. Since then Barbara has been in over 300 juried and invitational shows with many awards to her credit. Her paintings are in the permanent collections of Northern Illinois ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2007 Fine Art Medium:  Watercolor and Acrylic I studied at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, the School of Visual Arts in New York, and Sheridan College, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. My background is primarily advertising design and commercial art, but I am now at a point where the majority of my time is spent working as an artist. I began the adventure of handling watercolors in 1957, studying ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2025Fine Art Medium:  Pastel, Oil, and Acrylic PaintingMy first love has always been creating art and painting.  I love painting with pastels, oils, and acrylics. I continue to take classes and workshops because I believe art is an ongoing learning process.  With my paintings, I want to evoke a feeling or an emotional response from the viewer through my colors and mark making.  When I paint I hope my ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2006 Fine Art Medium: Water Media I was born and raised in Hawaii and I was a registered nurse specializing in Operating Room nursing for most of my adult life. Twenty-six of those years were spent in the Panama Canal Zone/Republic of Panama. Spending most of my life in tropical climates gave me an appreciation of bright, vivid colors, and the undulating movements of nature. With my career demands ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2025Fine Art Medium:  Acrylic, Watercolor, Collage, CyanotypeBased on observation, drawing, and memory, Mairin’s award winning work explores her connection to and experience of nature. She works in acrylics, watercolor, collage, and cyanotype to express the variety she observes while outside. Mairin is certified in iconography and art education and she teaches at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, Florida. Her work can be found in private collections across the country ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2014Previous Membership: 1992-2005Fine Art Medium: Watercolor"For most of my life, art has been my passion and my profession.  Nature has been my inspiration.  I believe that both are extremely important for my spirit and the community in which I live." Vicki Glynn has been painting the beauty of Southwest Florida since she and her husband moved to Charlotte Harbor in 1980.  They immediately became avid flats fishermen, spending their ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2005Fine Art Medium:  Oil, Acrylic, and Mixed Media Artist Statement Susan's paintings are meant to communicate a unique sense of place through the bold use of color and light Her travels, both in the United States and abroad, provide the subject matter for most of her paintings. This allows Susan to mentally re-visit each location and express its special qualities. Techniques Susan's oil paintings are primarily done with palette ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2005 Fine Art Medium:  Colored Pencil, Graphite, and Silverpoint Anne's primary interest is drawing, and in the early 90's, she became part of a small group of artists who were exploring the emerging medium of colored pencil.  She quickly came to appreciate its simplicity and versatility, and has found satisfaction in watching colored pencil grow in popularity and become an accepted medium in art shows and galleries.  Anne strives ... Read More

Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2013Fine Art Medium:  Oil and Mixed Media Bev Yankwitt moved to Charlotte County in 1985, and spent many years working in the medical field at two local hospitals.  Upon leaving the medical industry, Bev obtained a license as a Financial Advisor and joined her husband working in the financial sector.  After Bev retired, she decided it was time to pursue her true love, art. She works in oils and ... Read More