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The National Transit Studios and Art Center welcomes these artist tenants! 

 
Virtual visit:  http://nationaltransitstudios.ning.com hosts the work of Transit artists and friends.   
 
Open Studios
the second Saturday of every month,
noon to 5:00 pm
  Call 814-676-5303 for more information or visit
www.ocartscouncil.com/pages/transitstudioartists.html

Linda Lineman (porcelain painting)
Joe Gerzina (stained glass restoration)
Holly Jarzenski-Berlin (photography, scrapbooking and paper arts)
Margherita Emanuele (oil painting)
Nancy Wilson (watercolors, pastels)
Ted Rossino (photography, graphic design)
Sandy Deligiannis (poetry, photography)
Alice Walkowski (metal clay jewelry)
George Cooley (Trans-Avantgarde painting) - relocated from MA
Maureen James (stained glass)
Swantje-Elke (wire and stone bead jewelry) - relocated from CA
Joann Wheeler (mixed media) - relocated from MA
Laurie Kukulski (jewelry)
Gary Marzolf (yoga and reiki)
Jim Kronmiller (photography)
Jerome Wincek (guitar lessons)
Claudia Allen (watercolors, colored pencils) - relocated from FL
Anissa Gage (poetry, oil painting, pastels, charcoal) - relocated from IL
David Aites (electronic music, fractal art, oil pastels)
Carol McDonald and Heidi Heck (pastels, watercolors, mixed media)
Mary Morgan (fine art photographic prints) - relocated from Philadelphia, PA
Scott McCauley (guitar)
Chuck May (graphics, painting)
Liz Graham (paper arts, photography)
Deb Spangler (photography)
John Manders (illustration)

We wish jeweler Adrienne Grafton (NC) all the best in her new studio in Pittsburgh.  Keep in touch, Adrienne!
We wish Louisa Striver a happy road-trip to the west coast!  See you sometime in 2010, Louisa!

 We also welcome relocating artists Margaret Brostrom (CA), Charlie Whipple (AK), Ed Fratus (FL), Kathy Karanink (PA), Anita Roby-Lavery (VA),
 Jim Ru (AZ), Mary Margaret McNamara (LA), William Breiding (AZ), Arnita Force (FL), Dwayna Wisdom (NY), Suzanne Gagliardo (PA),
Garrett Heath (CT), and Ryan Conners (OR) to the Oil City area.
And potters Frank Rodgers, Christopher Karg, Erin Wincek, Cheri Yarnell, Brianne Bell, Bill Hankins, and Mark Anderton,
who are waiting so patiently for our pottery workspace to develop! 
Thanks for helping us to make an arts community happen here!

 


Authors

www.venangago-go.blogspot.com   links to Michael Dittman's books and to his bibliography of 10 Venango County authors
www.venangoland.blogspot.com  links to Peter Greene's books on life in Venango County
www.jillswingsoflight.com Jill Mattson's book on Sound Healing
www.autumnhouse.com  Philip Terman's poetry. 
http://www.amazon.com  Charles E. Williams' postcard history of the Allegheny Watershed

Drawings/Graphics/Illustrations
www.jalstudios.blogspot.com  Judy Leasure's pastels, charcoal, and pencil miniatures
www.mikeroser.com Mike Roser's illustrations, portraits, and graphics
http://johnmanders.wordpress.com/ John Manders' acclaimed children's book illustrations

Fabric/Fiber Artists

www.forestglenalpacas.com    fiber art, wearable art from alpacas
www.csonline.net/the reilandfarm/default.htm  fiber art, wearable art from llamas and angora goats

Filmmakers
Venango Digital Film Association

www.youtube.com/thelatonia Linda Henderson, cinematographer
http://imdb.com/title/tt0426444/  Amy Krizon, director, screenplay, Dualife
http://outinthesilence.com  Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer's acclaimed documentary

Glass Artists
http://www.csonline.net/windsofchange/  one-of-a-kind stained glass by Richard and Cheryl Walker

Jewelers
www.woodthrushstudio.com handmade enamel jewelry by Mary Boden
http://www.swantje-elkejewelry.com  handmade minimalist wire and stone jewelry by Swantje-Elke
http://adriennemgrafton.blogspot.com/  Adrienne Grafton's metal fabrications and enamel work jewelry
http://melikewoah.etsy.com   resin jewelry by Crystal Proper
http://allys-art.blogspot.com/  Alice Walkowski's metal clay jewelry
http://www.rosettagrams.com/where's_my_jewelry.htm die-cast medals, jewelry by Dwayna Wisdom
 

Mixed Media
http://tomicide.com abstract mixed media painting by Tom Shreve
www.joannwheelerfineart.blogspot.com  3-dimensional mixed media boxes by Joann Wheeler

Obituary for Norman Scott "Butch" Quinn:  Oil City loses a nationally acclaimed outsider artist
The Derrick 7/31/2006
"Mr. Quinn is represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City,
the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.,
the Clarion University of Pennsylvania Museum and other institutions and private collections."
 

Painters
http://www.facebook.com/#!/corinne.carbaugh?ref=ts painter Corinne Carbaugh's facebook page
www.fineartstudioonline.com/artists/FredCarrow.html  painting, sports portraits by Fred Carrow
http://www.kilkennycat.net/ Ryan Conners' folk art paintings
www.georgecooley.com George Cooley's acrylic paintings on canvas structures
www.nevindelacour.com town folk art paintings
www.flahertyartworks.com  Kathleen Flaherty's floral studies
http://s390.photobucket.com/albums/oo347/death_by_1000_stings/?start=140  Erik Johnson's painted miniatures
www.juliakapp.com  Julie Kapp's oil paintings
http://oilcreekoriginals.com  Diane Marie Kellogg's decorative paintings and patterns
www.jalstudios.moonfruit.com  Judy Leasure's decorative painting and pastels
www.lpmchina.com  china painting by Linda Lineman
www.jillswingsoflight.com new age painting by Jill Mattson
www.jackpaluh.com wildlife painting by Jack Paluh
www.marciaspaintinplace.com Marcia Rankin's paintings and photographs
www.tomshreve.com painting, design, mixed media
http://www.myspace.com/charliethehowlingdog Charlie Whipple's abstracts and portraits

Performing Artists
www.policyoverkill.com  David Aites' electronic music and fractal art.
http://www.franklinsilvercornetband.com/ Franklin's 150-year-old traditional town band
www.yourshiningexample.com Comedienne Trina Hess
www.jillswingsoflight.com Jill Mattson's new age music, using sound for healing

http://www.myspace.com/newmenbandpa   Newmen, original pop from nearby Titusville

www.jimteifer.com  guitar, classic rock, original work by Jim Teifer
http://jeromewincek.bandcamp.com/album/the-revelator-part-i?autoplay=true singer-songwriter-guitarist Jerome Wincek's Oil Country music

Photographers
www.4seasonscreations.com  Holly Berlin's event photography
www.propointmedia.com  Dave Cyphert's portrait, special event, and sports photography
www.recordedlight.com  Mike Henderson's 3-d photography
www.wetlandsplendors.com nature photography by John Karian
www.gdknox.com Greg Knox's digital photography promoting the Oil Region
www.kronmillerphotography.com  portrait, nature, Americana photography by Jim Kronmiller
http://www.marymorgansphotos.com Mary Morgan's fine art photographic prints from around the world
www.tedrossinophotography.com  Ted Rossino's landscape, motor-sports and local sports photographs

Sculptors/Wood and Stone Carvers
www.angelogatto.com  stone carving, stone masonry by Angelo Gatto
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x60/oilcat2/ Joe Sutch's wood carvings
   

      (If you are a Venango area artist, I'd love to add your link to these.  If your link is missing, it
was removed because it was broken.  To add or renew your link, just get in touch!)

 

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