by Thorpe/Turner | Sep 8, 2026 | Current Exhibits, Featured, Uncategorized
3rd Place Autumn Dusk (Pine needle coiling) by Jane Tolar.
The St. Michaels Library Gallery
106 S Fremont St, St Michaels
Thursday, October 1 – Friday, October 30, 2026
This exhibit will run through the month of October at the Saint Michaels Library.
1st Place Adkins in November by Rhonda Ford
A very peaceful and meditative painting; it is very open yet enclosed. The abstraction hints at the movement of light, shadow and wildlife just out of sight. The accents of orange and pink give the composition strength and Autumn energy.
2nd Place Forest Prism by Beth Wright
The attention to color and shape gives a beautiful feel of symbolism to this painting. The centrally split composition gives a duality evoking the chill of autumn on one side and the warm seasonal sentiment and color on the other side.
3rd Place Autumn Dusk (Pine needle coiling) by Jane Tolar
Beautiful craft with subtle color contrast. Rich thoughtful materials.
Honorable Mention –Moonlight Delite by Peg McCormack. Captures the reflective moments of an Autumn evening walk and the internal quality that nature out of focus at night creates.
Honorable Mention – Last Dance by Jo Merrill. The gesture of the leaves is animated and lively. Playful like Autumn. Wind swept and atmospheric without being overly literal.
The show was judged by Teddy Johnson.
To find out more about our judge, visit bakerartist.org/portfolios/teddy-johnson.
Many of the pieces of artwork are for sale. Contact the artist directly.
“Autumn Glory” by Beth Wright, 2025 1st Prize Winner
by Thorpe/Turner | Jul 19, 2026 | Call to Artists, Featured, Past Exhibits, Uncategorized
The Blue Crab Coffee Shop, 102 S Fremont St, St Michaels
Sunday, November 1 – Monday, November 30, 2026
Our annual photography show and exhibition welcomes all creative directions in photography.
The show is open to all St. Michaels Art League member’s photography work including fine art photography created using any camera, an iPhone or iPad, or a computer enhanced image. The exhibit showcases the work of members and is open to a variety of subject matter and styles including people, travel, wildlife, lifestyle and artistic. All photo finishing options are welcomed, including canvas wrap, metal, and traditional framed prints.
This exhibit will run through the month of November at The Blue Crab Coffee Shop in St. Michaels. The show will be juried, and many pieces of artwork are for sale.
Our Juror:
Mickey Pullen is an award winning, published travel/landscape photographer and a photography processing educator with over 20 years of experience. His photography experience has led him to all 50 states and international destinations. His photography has been exhibited locally at American Academy of Art, Adkins Arboretum, The Foundry and Blackwater Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. His work as a freelance photographer can also be seen in the Caroline Review and Attraction Magazine as well as in event photography for Caroline County Recreation and Parks. His ongoing photography education is centered around his YouTube channel, Eastern Shore Photo Instruction. But you will also find education sessions on FStoppers Online Magazine and at local Eastern Shore photo clubs.
Learn more about Mickey Pullen: https://mickeypullen.photography/work
We had a wonderful turn-out for our 2025 show. With 11 participating members and 29 photographs, we have filled The Blue Crab with art. Our judge, Ron Peiffer awarded honors and addressed the members at a meeting.
First Place – “Stacey’s Crab Boil – Tangier Island”, Sharon Thorpe
Second Place – “Crabber at First Light”, Tresa Howington
Third Place – “The Art of the Ordinary”, Martin Zell
Honorable Mention – “Follow the Light”, George Sass
Honorable Mention – “Under the Span”, Tresa Howington
by Thorpe/Turner | Oct 15, 2025 | Call to Artists, Featured, Past Call to Artists
1st place –
Closing Time Caryl Ersenkal
2nd place –
Catbird in the Cattails Camille Woodbury
3rd place –
Hello there Deborah Wolfe
Martha Hudson, Excellence in Watercolor Exhibit 2026
Martha Hudson was a SMAL member who willed that an annual watercolor show be held in her memory. SMAL members are encouraged to display 1-2 paintings in watercolor or gouache during the month of December.
Important Dates:
- This registration form must be postmarked by Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
- Works are to be dropped off on Tuesday, December 1st between 9 and 10 a.m. at the St. Michaels Branch of the Talbot County Free Library, 106 Fremont St, St. Michaels, MD.
- Up to two works of any size and appropriate subject matter can be submitted.
- Pieces must be framed, wired, and labeled on the back.
- Sales will be handled directly between the buyer and the artist. The artist is responsible for a 20% commission to SMAL.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention prizes will be awarded by this year’s judge, Barbara Zuehlke. Announcement of the awards will take place at the annual holiday Arty Party, the evening of Monday, December 8th.
- Take down will be Thursday, December 31, 2026 from 9 to 11 a.m.
About this year’s judge, Barbara Zuehlke
Barbara Zuehlke
works in many mediums from serigraph to oil, focusing primarily on watercolor. She is proficient in using wet pigment on wet paper (wet on wet) to give a softness and flow that is exciting when combined with the sharp, clean edge of working on dry paper. She creates beauty for your enjoyment, believing that good drawing is the basis for good painting and that the observer needs to feel the medium… “the flow and transparency of watercolor or the rich gooeyness of oil.”
The Artist is a native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphics and painting. Her commercial experience began with the J.L. Hudson Co. in Detroit, Michigan, designing large-scale animated and still-display promotions; followed by display coordination management for John Wannamakers in Philadelphia. She has worked freelance in wrapping paper and logo design. Barbara is a partner at The Artists Gallery in Chestertown, teaches intermediate watercolor at Dorchester Center for the Arts; and is an active member and past President of Working Artists Forum. Barbara has had a one-person show at the Dorchester Art Center and shown her paintings at the Academy of the Arts in Easton, the Oxford Art Show, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Creatrics Gallery, and other Maryland Eastern Shore arts shows. She presently operates her art studio in her Eastern Shore home.
by Thorpe/Turner | Sep 12, 2023 | Featured, Past Guest Artists
Artist Annette Uroskie will demonstrate how she uses a synthetic paper called Yupo to create loose, painterly effects in a water based media at the November 20 SMAL Member Meeting.
by Thorpe/Turner | Sep 12, 2023 | Featured, Past Guest Artists
Artist Christine O’Neil will give a demonstration using fluid acrylics at the October 16 SMAL Member Meeting.
Painting with Fluid Acrylics
If you like watercolors, you will love acrylic fluids! They can be soft and similar to watercolors yet are capable of intensities similar to traditional acrylics. This medium can be a great bridge between watercolors and regular tube acrylics. This demo will show several ways of using them. The paint can be applied to watercolor paper or on stretched canvas.
Christine O’Neill is an artist who home, for many years, has been a sailboat in the Chesapeake area, the Bahamas, and points in between. She has traveled extensively through the U.S. east coast, Bahamas, and the Caribbean, as far as South America. Many of her paintings are inspired by the placed she has visited. She now resides in Rock Hall Md. And winters on their boat in the Florida Keys.
In the early 90’s, she was awarded a painting traveling sabbatical for 14 months and painted her way through a 2nd masters degree. Having earned degrees in Fine Arts and Education from MICA and Towson University, she taught art for many years in public schools and has taught private and small group painting lessons.
She is available for lessons & commissions. You can reach her through her phone – 443-822-9153. Or swancreekgallery@gmail.com website- christineoneillartist.com.
Christine recently won “Best in Show”, for the judged show of the Artist Guild of the Purple Isles.
To see more of her work go to – www.christineoneillartist.com
by Thorpe/Turner | Sep 12, 2023 | Featured, Past Guest Artists
Artist and SMAL member Abby Ober will demonstrate her process in painting contemporary abstract landscapes at the September 18 SMAL Member Meeting.
Learn more about Abby and her work here: Abby Ober – About the Artist
