January - March 2025 Featured Artist
Michelle is an abstract artist who uses art as a way of keeping a healthy mind when faced with a mental health illness.
Michelle, work with Jover Photo and Fine Art Printing for digitizing and printing her artwork in various forms, to include Gallery Wraps, Matted Prints, Greeting cards and a of course, her originals.
Michelle is a supporter and advocate for mental health and the use of art as a way to channel energy into something positive. Michelle has found that her customers find solace, comfort and healing through her works as they give a voice to an illness that is difficult to understand. Michelle has donated many pieces to various mental health organizations for display and fundraising.
Michelle’s works have been displayed at several exhibitions in Frederick, MD, the Berkeley Arts Council in Martinsburg, WV, the Bryn Du Mansion in Granville, OH as well as the “Art in Abstraction” exhibition at the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis, MD. Michelle’s work will be on display in Annapolis, MD at the Lowe House Office Building exhibition beginning in January 2025. Many of Michelle’s creations can be found in private collections across the US.
Michelle’s hope is to continue to grow in her abilities while spreading mental health awareness through her art.
You can visit Michelle website by clicking any of her images below.
November - December 2024 Featured Artist
Ron Ames is a photographer in Frederick, Maryland. His solo show “Impressions of Frederick: Reimagining Perception” at the Delaplaine Arts Center, runs from November 2 to December 29, 2024. We were honored when Ron asked us to print his images for this show on our Canvas Gallery Wrap Plus. Be sure to stop by the Delaplaine to view Ron’s stunning photography soon!
More about Ron:
After retiring in 2016, Ron studied mobile photography with Emil Pakarklis and Mark Hemmings. He also graduated from the Judging Certification Program created by the Maryland Photography Alliance, made up of twenty-five Camera Clubs in Maryland, and continues to be involved in juried shows. Some of his collectors live in Latvia, England, California, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Frederick, Maryland.
Ron also studied with Stephanie Johnson, founder, creator, and publisher of ICM Photography Magazine, a first-of-it’s-kind e-magazine solely featuring ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) images in a quarterly feature-packed digital format.
He is a frequent contributor to the e-magazine. One of his mobile ICM abstract images was chosen to be the cover of the 2024 March issue, which was the first time that a mobile phone image has been chosen for that purpose since the creation of the magazine.
Ron and his wife moved to Frederick in 2021 to be near their grandchildren. He currently teaches ICM creative photography workshops at the Delaplaine Arts Center.
