AIS Officers

As a teaching New England oil painter Kathy brings a 20 year advertising and design background and national fine art show promotion experience to AIS.

Kathy has spent the last three years on the board of Women Artists of the West, (WAOW), a 40 year old national fine art organization. She began as Co-Webmaster and revamped the WAOW website to improve the organization’s national presentation. She then continued with the organization as the 2007 2nd Vice President / Show Chair. She planned and promoted their 38th annual show at Hilligoss Galleries in Chicago, IL, titled, “East to West – Meeting in the Middle.” Her show plan included honoring Nancy Guzik with the WAOW 2007 Award of Excellence, and hosted ten other nationally acclaimed invited artists: Sherrie McGraw, Rose Frantzen, Sandy Scott, Kathy Anderson, Rosemary Ladd, Karen Vance, Ann Hanson, Carolyn Anderson, Carol Guzman and Cheryl McClure.

You may recognize Kathy’s name from the most recent prospectus. As a new AIS member of 2007, she began helping the organization with the production of the prospectus, getting the show online with Café and offering the Digital Service.

Kathy paints from life either en pléin air or still life in her studio. She is inspired by the Maine landscape, English roses and reflective textures. She is most known for her reflective florals in her still life, yet paints a wide range of subjects. Kathy also runs a small ateliér in her studio, as well as demos and workshops in New England and more recently across the U.S. She teaches the principals of art in a painterly style.

www.KathyCooperFineArt.com
kcooperfa@aol.com

As a plein air painter and instructor, LaNell brings over 20 years of marketing and customer relations expertise to AIS.

LaNell has supported the Outdoor Painters Society, (OPS), as Director of Painting Events for the past 4 years. The group was formed about 20 years ago to provide comraderie and to further plein air painting and “painting from life”. OPS is most recently recognized for the “Plein Air Texas Show” and now the “Plein Air Southwest Show” in 2009.

Earlier this year, the Gallery at Round Top in Texas hosted a solo show for LaNell entitled “Faces of the World,” representing works from travels in the U.S. & abroad.

LaNell enjoys painting from life, painting trips abroad and to the Big Bend area of Texas as well as in her “Studio St. Charles” located in the historic district of Brenham, Texas.

LaNell holds signature memberships in Oil Painters of America, Outdoor Painters Society and American Impressionist Society.

www.LanellArndt.com
lanellarndt@hotmail.com

Mary has devoted herself to AIS since 2005, as President, Show Chair and currently as Vice President. We cherrish her dedication to our organization, as she continues to promote our organization.

I came to be an artist later in life than some, but with an enthusiasm that more than compensated for lost time. In my prior life as an ENT surgeon, I developed the self-discipline for long hours and for hard work. As I evolved into a full time artist, I have applied myself diligently to the learning and love of painting.

Having the opportunity to work with such great mentors as Albert Handell, Kenn Backhaus, Matt Smith, Doug Dawson and Scott Christensen steered my painting style over several years. More time and contemplation has allowed me to develop my own individual style. I continue to read, to study the work of the great artists, and to spend as much time as possible outside with a canvas.

Nature has provided a multitude of subjects for my palette. I have found the most satisfaction in working with oil and pastels in the Plein Air setting.

www.MaryGarrishFineArt.com