Beverly Benson Seamans – Sculptor
Please view the Legacy section of the site for more details on Beverly Benson Seamans.
Lee Gordon – Glass Blower
Original blown glass art by local artist Lee Gordon. Lee has been blowing glass for over 10 years and is a member of the Newburyport Art Association and Maine Crafts Association. He has been featured in numerous art shows where he has won many awards for his beautifully crafted blown glass.
Candy Way – Painter
Brilliant light and color seem to dance upon the canvases of Candy Way, orchestrated by a natural talent and ability that have been tempered by her experience and years of study. Fine art has been a part of Candy’s life from an early age, when she was often a model for her artist mother, Ernee Way, and later as her mother’s most promising student to emerge as a highly regarded professional artist in her own right.http://www.candywayfineart.com
Ernee Way – Painter
Mother of artist Candy Way, Ernee is an Impressionistic and Abstract Oil Painter.
A painter with over 40 years of art experience, Ernee began painting at the age of nine in private instruction. She studied art at the University of Georgia, the Montserrat School of Visual Art and enjoyed six years of training with Copley Master Robert Scott Jackson.
Ernee’s paintings have been shown at the American Impressionist national exhibitions, the Society of Master Impressionists international exhibitions, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters of America exhibit, the North Shore Arts Association, the Newburyport Art Association, the Salmagundi Club, the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Hudson Valley Art Association, in Boston through the Copley Society and throughout the North Shore in one artist shows and in exhibitions winning many awards for her.
https://www.impressionisticways.com
Sarah Seabury Ward – Sculptor
Visit Sarah’s website to view some incredible sculptures relating to nature, animals and more! Sarah has worked in stone and wood. Now she sculpts in wet clay and some pieces are cast in either glass or bronze.
http://www.sarahseaburyward.com
Anne Krupsky – Jewelery
Anne currently has some gorgeous jewelry on display at the Benson Gallery.
“I started designing jewelry over 7 years ago. For the first four years I was self-taught, but recently I have been studying traditional silver and gold smithing techniques with a master jeweler. My inspirations are Coco Chanel and Miriam Haskell. I design jewelry that is classic with a twist, using sterling silver, pearls & semi-precious stones. Most of my pieces are unique. I only purchase raw materials that I fall in love with, then I sit back to wait for inspiration to hit. For some of my favorite designs, I have made molds so I can offer copies of the originals.”
https://www.anniekaydesigns.com/
Richard Hydren – Photographer
Richard is a local photographer whose work you’ll see on this website under Available Sculptures as well as in-gallery photos. Richard is known for his family portraiture, real estate photography, business portraits, product photography, and photography from his travels.
https://www.facebook.com/hydrenphoto/
Roger Cramer – Pottery
“I am a studio potter and have been at least in spirit since the spring of 1970 when Bud Wilkinson, the Potter of Dayspring, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, set my imagination on fire for work with clay. Since this first encounter with clay I have been drawn deeply into the work of pottery because of its creative energy and the tactile response of such supple material. Pottery as metaphor has also been a rich gate of spiritual inquiry for me.
I love the suppleness of clay, how it slips and dances through my hands and grows on the wheel, shapes space, is so fragile and yet so tough. Then there are the glazes, the garments of vessels. I love color, how it can blend, look so organic, not static, creating a world of texture and depth that is alive – sometimes subtle, and at other times loud and brash, always dripping with delight.
Then there is also for me the spiritual quality of this work, – a conversation between the potter (me), the material and a “drawing force” seemingly from the outside that animates the whole process. Clay, glazes fire are dynamic, always contributing more than is anticipated, more than is known. To begin the process with clay is to beckon this third dimension to appear and collaborate, – to mess things up and then change the work around with happy and amazing “accidents.”
My life as a potter has evolved on a part-time basis alongside my primary work for 38 years as an Episcopal priest. In 2005, after 28 years in parish ministry at St. Paul’s Church in Newburyport, Massachusetts, I retired from parish ministry to spend my time working with clay and making beautiful things.
All my vessels are safe for dishwasher and microwave and are free of toxins.”
