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 Janet Culbertson
A childhood full of hiking, canoeing and tree-climbing, and a passion for exploration have led landscape painter Janet Culbertson into some of the most breathtaking and unique landscape in America. Scenes of black swamplands, grassy creeks and arid valleys are the focus of her large land and waterscapes. “For me, painting is an affirmation of my concern and sense of awe for my subject, the natural world and its creatures.” Culbertson studied at Carnegie-Mellon University, and her work belongs to many prestigious collections including the Fogg Museum of Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia.
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Xiaoling Wu
The treacherous yet beautiful ocean is Chinese painter Xiaoling Wu’s most revered subject. The crashing sea symbolizes birth, struggle and the unknown. In addition to her seascapes, Wu has a body of floral still life paintings that portray the more quiet aspects of natural beauty. “In the half Lotus blossom there is an empty space at the center that brings about a sense of void or space to my paintings, indicating boundless space beyond their limits.” Wu studied at Xuduo Fine Arts in China.
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Ritchard Rodriguez
New York artist Ritchard Rodriguez focuses on the physical presence of the human body in his series of large-scale abstract paintings. The artist’s main influences are Willem de Kooning and other American painters of the 1950s. In one series, the artist layers mixed media to create completely abstract compositions, and in the other, biomorphic forms merge to create more representational references to the figure. Rodriguez has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, and Berlin.
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 Betty Becker
Betty Becker’s unique works on paper engage the viewer with their highly textured surfaces and deep hues. Each piece consists of an initial image laid down, with layered washes and collage elements added onto the image’s surface. “Layering materials seems to create that vibration for me.” Becker has been exhibiting her work in solo shows since 1992, and her work belongs to the corporate collections of the Humana Care Corporation and the Waxler Corporation.
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 Carole Orr
Carole Orr creates a fantasy world of beautiful young women at leisure in her acrylic paintings and drawings. Languid, fair-skinned girls play musical instruments, recline in the comfort of rich drapery, and chat with friends in the garden. The elegant monochromatic drawings serve as inspiration and planning for her larger acrylic works. Orr studied at the Glassel School of Art, and has exhibited her works prolifically in Texas.
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 Lynne Friedman
Although they are inspired by the nature that surrounds her, Lynne Friedman’s cloudless landscapes depict a realistic vision of an imaginary place. Blue Caribbean waters, yellow grassy mountain sides, and golden flowering meadows “express [the artist’s] inner states of being.” Friedman has had several solo shows in New York and has exhibited her work at the Albright Knox Museum in New York and the Attleboro Museum in Massachusetts. She is also part of corporate collections such as IBM and Reader’s Digest.
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