Maureen E. Kerstein, GWS
Watercolor and Mixed Media Artist
An internationally collected artist, Maureen is a Signature Member of The Georgia Watercolor Society; a Juried Member of the Atlanta Artists Club; an Exhibiting Member of the Southern Watercolor Society; and a Juried Member of Aquafolio, a group of international artists exhibiting in 7 countries. Recent works have been accepted by the 2003 Georgia Watercolor National Exhibit, The Hilton Head Art League 2003 National Juried Art Exhibition and the 2006 Florida Watercolor Society Exhibit.
Along with painting in her home studio, Maureen frequently
meets with other local artists to paint
plein air in the Savannah area. She is one of the founders
of the local outdoor painting group:
The Plein Air Painters of Savannah. Maureen’s work
can be viewed at four galleries:
- Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida
- Alvida Art Gallery, Abercorn St., Savannah, Georgia
- Leahy Art Gallery, Richmond Hill, Georgia
- Gallery by the Sea, Tybee Island, Georgia
Artist's Statement
"The sea, the ocean, the waves rising, breaking and crashing on the shore and the movement of the water as it ebbs on the sandy beach; this is what I try to capture in my seascapes. In order to accomplish this I allow the painting to take on a life of its own by turning the color loose to mingle and float freely over the surface of the paper. The results are "landscapes of the sea", the ocean used as a means of artistic expression. "
"Painting with various watermedia on a very smooth paper, I begin a painting by choosing colors that interest me at the moment. The mixture of intensity of paint application, water movement, and even the weather highly influence the direction and final outcome of the painting. The result is completely unique."
Publications
SAVANNAH MAGAZINE - Summer Homes 2008 Edition - Article "Seascapes of Maureen Kerstein"
PAINTING DEMONSTRATION ON YUPO PAPER, Maureen
E. Kerstein, "Daniel Smith Inkspot"
Seattle, Washington, March, 2005
PAINTING ON YUPO PAPER, Maureen E. Kerstein, "The Watercolour Gazette", Manitoba, Canada, January/February, 2003
SEVEN ARTISTS PUSH THE LIMITS OF PAPER, Nita Leland, "The
Artist's Magazine", Cincinnati, Ohio,
February 1, 2001, 54-55
THE NEW CREATIVE ARTIST, A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVE
SPIRIT ~ Nita Leland
Published by Northlight Books, July, 2006
Painting: "Mystic Sea"
Latest Exhibitions and Awards:
- 2008 Florida Watercolor Society Exhibition, Delray Beach, Florida
- 2006 Telfair Museum of Art Juried Art Fair Exhibition
- 2006 Florida Watercolor Society Exhibition, Sarasota, Florida
- 2005 Listed in The American Artist's Bluebook
- 2005 Georgia Watercolor Society Honorable Mention Award, Atlanta, Georgia
- 2005 International Exhibition, Galerie Du Veiux , Quebec, Canada
- 2004 Aquafolio International Group Exhibit, Cantrell Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas >
- 2004 Southern Women's Art Conference Group Exhibit, Thomaston, Florida
- 2003 Georgia Watercolor National Juried Art Exhibition
- 2003 Honor Signature Membership Georgia Watercolor Society
- 2003 Hilton Head Art League 2003 National Juried Art Exhibition
- 2002 Southern Watercolor Society Juried National Exhibit
- April 2002-November 2002 Atlanta Artist's Club 2002 Juried Traveling Show
- 2001 Georgia Council for the Arts Governors Show,
Georgia Council for the Arts,
Atlanta, Georgia