Art Show To Benefit Costen House Saturday

Written by:
Bill Kerbin

Photo/Bill Kerbin

POCOMOKE CITY — The Delmarva Discovery Center will be bustling with activity early Saturday as artists from three states set up exhibits for the sixth annual art show to benefit the Costen House Museum.

When the show opens at 10 a.m., the public will see a variety of works from paintings to handcrafted jewelry. Several artists will be demonstrating their skills and techniques.

Returning painter include Virginia native Willie Crockett, who demonstrates his painting techniques; Jenny Sommers, an accomplished watercolorist from Pocomoke City ; Ellen Lawler of Salisbury, who combines her expertise in ornithology with her artistic talents to create exquisite paintings of birds; and
Jean Mason of Pocomoke City, who paints watercolor landscapes.

Also returning are Ed Kuhn, a versatile carver from Onancock, Va.; Marcia Cupchalk, a jewelry maker from Berlin; Karen Corwin, who photographs the Chesapeake shoreline; and Diane Kerbin, who photographs and paints botanicals.

Grover Cantwell of Salisbury is well-known for Eastern Shore landscapes done in oils and watercolors. Janei Folz of Fenwick Island has received numerous awards for her thought-provoking compositions in oil.

Cathy Halligan from Ocean Pines will display her photographs of the region. Leslie Brett and Jan Coulbourne, two Virginia residents, will exhibit watercolor landscapes and seascapes, and Josephine Raine of Salisbury will be exhibiting her paintings of flowers done in oils and acrylics.

Dee Geesey of Chincoteague will exhibit her handpainted glassware and demonstrate the popular one-stroke painting technique. Her sister, Diane Carter, of Dover, will be displaying ceramics.

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