Artists
Thank you for your interest in our New England artists. We try to be timely in updating what is available. All art is only available for purchase in-store. We suggest calling ahead to check availability of the piece(s) you are interested in. If it's still available, we will hold it for a short time.
Author, artist and musician Ross Alan Bachelder has been active as a musician in Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern Maine— and elsewhere in northern New England—for more than 40 years. He’s performed solo recitals, played in musical theatre, and appeared at art exhibit openings, assisted living facilities and a wide range of special events as The Flute Guy.
He’s also exhibited his unorthodox and playful drawings, paintings, found object assemblages and photographs in galleries in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts for more than twenty years. He was the founder and coordinator of the KAA Seacoast Moderns in Kittery, and the coordinator of AAGNE (The Abstract Artists Group of New England) in Newburyport.
In 2016, Bachelder published his first book, Happy Dawg Walks The Sad Man: The Remarkably Varied Adventures of a Confirmed Arts Multiple. He’s now working on his second book—a collection of 12 short stories entitled Weird Anomalies: Tales Best Read in the Twilight Hours—scheduled for publication in 2019.
Bachelder travels frequently to perform as a musician, paint and photograph what he sees, then write and speak publicly about his longtime immersion in the Arts. He’s toured galleries in England and Scotland, and in many cities including Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New York, and Montreal. In 2011 he traveled to New Zealand to perform in the Opening Night Ceremony for well-known New Zealand artist Susan Harrison Tustain.
In November 2018 he traveled to Reykjavik, Paris, Amsterdam, and Bruges to write, take photographs, and tour major museums and galleries in all three cities.
He’s also exhibited his unorthodox and playful drawings, paintings, found object assemblages and photographs in galleries in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts for more than twenty years. He was the founder and coordinator of the KAA Seacoast Moderns in Kittery, and the coordinator of AAGNE (The Abstract Artists Group of New England) in Newburyport.
In 2016, Bachelder published his first book, Happy Dawg Walks The Sad Man: The Remarkably Varied Adventures of a Confirmed Arts Multiple. He’s now working on his second book—a collection of 12 short stories entitled Weird Anomalies: Tales Best Read in the Twilight Hours—scheduled for publication in 2019.
Bachelder travels frequently to perform as a musician, paint and photograph what he sees, then write and speak publicly about his longtime immersion in the Arts. He’s toured galleries in England and Scotland, and in many cities including Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New York, and Montreal. In 2011 he traveled to New Zealand to perform in the Opening Night Ceremony for well-known New Zealand artist Susan Harrison Tustain.
In November 2018 he traveled to Reykjavik, Paris, Amsterdam, and Bruges to write, take photographs, and tour major museums and galleries in all three cities.
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Chloe Feldman Emison from Lee, NH has shown her drawings and animations widely in the United States and Europe, while working also as an illustrator. She studied fine art at Williams College and at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, and animation at Forkbeard Fantasy in Devon. She was a visiting artist at Wasps Studios in Glasgow, and completed residencies at the Contemporary Artists Center in Woodside, N.Y., at The Old School Art House in Iceland, at the Vermont Studio Center, and at Can Serrat, near Barcelona. Chloe has shown her drawings and animations widely in the United States and Europe, while working also as an illustrator. She has worked with writers in both prose and poetry, and has independently published three illustrated books.
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Sarah Mays from Dover, NH is an eclectic artist/creator settled in Dover, N.H. Her path to becoming who she is today has been full of diverse experiences and careers but the constants have been a joy in learning, creating and encouraging others. These three constants continue in her paintings and mixed media pieces.
Sarah's last career was as a K – 12 art teacher. After 15 years of teaching, Sarah never found the time and energy to launch her own business or find time to create; so she quit teaching and enjoyed setting up Present Being Art and getting in her home studio several days a week. Sarah's focus is on abstract painting in either oil with cold wax or acrylics. It just depends on how quickly she wants to work. Because of teaching so many grades for so many years, she truly loves all mediums and will often have sculptures drying next to her paintings while working on a bit of embroidery, quilting or simply crochet a new hat. No matter what, creating gives a peaceful sense of being present when she is focused on her work. |
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Stephanie Russell - Candia, New Hampshire. She has been painting for over 20 years and works with various mediums but most commonly watercolor. Her subject matter ranges from portraits of people, animals, and landscapes, to homes that are memorable to her clients. She has painted a collection of firearms. Her real love is painting cars and motorcycles with incredibly realistic details.
Her artwork has been featured in various places around New Hampshire. She has also had features on bikernet.com and can be seen in Road Runner magazine as well as NY Intrigue Magazine. Prints and original works are available through her website at https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/4-stephanie-russell. You can view her work on Instagram, @stefr85 or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/StephanieRArt |
Paintings
Various prints (8" x 10" and 4" x 6"), bookmarks, and notebooks also available
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Oleg Kompasov - Portsmouth, NH Oleg was born in Electrostal, Russia. He began painting at age 9 and graduated from the Electrostal Art School at age 16. After serving in the Army, Oleg enrolled in the Moscow Architectural College specializing in environmental design. He was drawn into the burgeoning advertising industry where he started as an art director and worked his way up to creative director. His advertising work with television spots, piqued his interest in the movie business. With several TV series and movies in under his belt, Oleg continues to enjoy freelance writing and directing alongside his painting, photography and sculpting. His art will be on display, and for sale, the entire month.
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