Representational painters Judith Schimmel and Mike Lee present moods across subject matter that evokes tranquility and contentment in their joint exhibit at Pine Shores Art Association’s Stafford gallery. See their combined 43 artworks on display now through the end of April; a reception is set for this Sunday, April 12, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Their styles are comfortably compatible, their life’s paths not totally dissimilar, their love of nature’s beauty shared – or perhaps squared.

Schimmel’s raven asks,‘Anabelle Who?’
Schimmel was a high school math and computer programming teacher with summers off to enjoy gardening and the outdoors,…
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