Working Artists
Kevin Fetzer
Charlie Frye
Susan Frye
Irene Goley
Paula Hissett
Pappy Khouri
Rosalyn Kutchins
Lyne Lassen
Barbara Miller
Natalie Morse
Paula Rozov
Karen Van Gamper
Lori Yarrow
Charlie Frye
Susan Frye
Irene Goley
Paula Hissett
Pappy Khouri
Rosalyn Kutchins
Lyne Lassen
Barbara Miller
Natalie Morse
Paula Rozov
Karen Van Gamper
Lori Yarrow
Kevin Fetzer
I am an artist specializing in Acrylics, heavily influenced by the beauty found in the small coastal harbors, landscapes and animals of North Carolina. Using bold colors with an eye to detail, I try to capture the splendid sights of the back-creeks, small harbors and sailing and fishing vessels found throughout the South. I simply paint what I find interesting while enjoying the craft of doing it. I currently show my paintings at Broad Strokes Gallery and several other eastern NC galleries. My paintings are found in both private and corporate collections and private commissions are always welcomed!
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Irene Goley
After a successful career as a speech-language pathologist, Irene embraced a new creative journey as a mixed media artist. Drawing inspiration from life on the coast, Irene's work often features vibrant colors, coastal themes, and an element of surprise. Passionate about sustainability and storytelling, she incorporates found objects into her art, giving new life to overlooked materials. Irene’s pieces are a celebration of creativity, discovery, and the unexpected, inviting viewers to explore the layers and details of each work.
Paula Hissett
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Paula Hissett began her weaving journey using a rigid heddle loom 25 years ago. Since then she has been involved in many on-line classes and studying many weaving structures leading to intricate patterns and color combinations. She currently has several looms to constantly explore and showcase many yarns and fibers. Her work is a combination of fiber arts including but not limited to weaving, dyeing fiber and yarn, knitting and crocheting. Broad Strokes Gallery in Oriental Stop in to visit her studio for a weaving demonstration. For an appointment email her at [email protected]. |
Pappy Khouri
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After retiring, I moved to Oriental, North Carolina, intending
to spend my days sailing. Instead, I discovered that painting offered something even richer: a daily source of joy, community, and creative energy. I love to paint, and I’m especially energized by working alongside other artists, where shared focus and conversation deepen the experience. Much of my work centers on harbor scenes and boats, reflecting the rhythms of coastal life that now surround me. At the same time, my landscapes are shaped by the expansive skies and open spaces of Nebraska, where I spent most of my life. These influences come together in paintings that emphasize atmosphere, light, and mood. My art is grounded in a commitment to continual growth, exploration, and collaboration. Through my work, I aim to convey a quiet sense of romance—moments of stillness that invite reflection and connection. |
Rosalyn Kutchins
I love working with glass! For thirty years I worked in the industrial glass industry. My focus is now on glass in artistic applications. My studio is next to my home on Broad Creek in Oriental, NC. The journey into traditional lampworking (using an oxygen and propane table top torch) started as a beginners class at a local art studio thirteen years ago. I continue to expand my skills by participating in workshops and tutorials with award winning glass artists. My pieces are inspired by the nature that surrounds me. All pieces are kiln annealed for strength. They are accented with silver, copper and gold findings and semiprecious stones. I am a member of the Pamlico Arts Council, Arts of the Pamlico and Carteret County Arts and Crafts Consortium.
My work can be seen at the Broad Strokes Gallery in Oriental, NC, The Village Craftsman, Ocracoke, NC, Potters Market, Alliance, NC and at Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC. Art shows include: Art under the Oaks in Corolla, Ocrafolk, Old Front Porch Music Festival, Oriental, Boylan Heights Artwalk Raleigh, NC, Spring Daze, Cary, NC and Art for the Heart Morehead, NC.
Awards include First Place Glass 2015 2016 GFWC Raleigh, Third Place Fine Art 2019 Art Under the Oaks, Corolla, NC and third place jewelry 2021 and 2022 Art Under the Oaks, Corolla.
You can contact me via my Facebook page, Honulampworks, or by emailing me at [email protected]
My work can be seen at the Broad Strokes Gallery in Oriental, NC, The Village Craftsman, Ocracoke, NC, Potters Market, Alliance, NC and at Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC. Art shows include: Art under the Oaks in Corolla, Ocrafolk, Old Front Porch Music Festival, Oriental, Boylan Heights Artwalk Raleigh, NC, Spring Daze, Cary, NC and Art for the Heart Morehead, NC.
Awards include First Place Glass 2015 2016 GFWC Raleigh, Third Place Fine Art 2019 Art Under the Oaks, Corolla, NC and third place jewelry 2021 and 2022 Art Under the Oaks, Corolla.
You can contact me via my Facebook page, Honulampworks, or by emailing me at [email protected]
Lyne Lassen
Natalie Morse
I am a scientist, organic gardener, gourmet cook, animal whisperer, fossil hunter and friend. My work is the intersection of who I am, function and sculpture using hand building and wheel thrown techniques using wild clays of eastern NC and commercially available stoneware clays, stains and glaze. Inspirations, ideas and experiments come as I wander wooded paths, wade the beaches of the Neuse hunting for Pliestociene era fossils buried in that wild clay!
I am a scientist, organic gardener, gourmet cook, animal whisperer, fossil hunter and friend. My work is the intersection of who I am, function and sculpture using hand building and wheel thrown techniques using wild clays of eastern NC and commercially available stoneware clays, stains and glaze. Inspirations, ideas and experiments come as I wander wooded paths, wade the beaches of the Neuse hunting for Pliestociene era fossils buried in that wild clay!
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Paula Rozov
- " If I am true to my imagery, it will be honest, as the first time I glimpsed or felt a thing. The challenge is to leave the essence with each stroke of the knife. It's the reason we put so much stock in the images produced by children. There is no editorializing, no second guessing, just the first true thought or vision with no hint of everything going on at the time. Wet in wet, paint. Stroke and leave it. Looking and thinking, trying to prevent time from taking its toll is a process I will always love. I could not live without painting."
- Her paintings have been featured in solo shows, galleries and juried shows both nationally and internationally. Her work is in museums and in public, private, national and international collections. Publications, exhibits and public works can be found on Paula's website at:
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Karen Van Gamper
Lori Yarrow
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Consignment Artists
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Gayle Andersen
Renee Barnette David Bland Christina Carroll Marguerite Chadwick-Juner Risa Danan Frank Elshaug Jim Fenton Sue Henry Elaine Hinchman Robert Knyzewski Gosia Krolak Ken Laser Tom McElroy Tommy Midyette Ken Moore Doug Parrish Christine Provard DeDe Richardson Manfred Rott Henry Van Gamper Paula Valinoti Mark Watson |
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Gayle Andersen
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I was born and raised in Raleigh, NC. I recently retired as a career RN in the Raleigh area for many years. I have always loved making, creating and experimenting with all kinds of mediums. I sew, quilt, and paint. As a self taught artist with some professional training, I have exhibited in festivals and have generated sales and commissions throughout the United States I teach folk art and alcohol ink painting and enjoy the freedom to spend time working with my art. |
David Bland
Marguerite Chadwick-Juner
Marguerite Chadwick-Juner is a life-long professional artist. She attended the High School of Art & Design in NYC and won a full scholarship to Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, also in NYC. Her work has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions and is in private collections here and abroad.
Marguerite was born and raised on City Island, NY and moved to Oriental 9 years ago. Growing up in the nautical community of City Island has influenced her work and she is known for her maritime scenes. She painted mainly in watercolor until she developed a multi media technique using acrylics and oil pastels about 30 years ago which she believes is unique to her. Since that time, she has revisited oils and has pushed her comfort zone to develop a technique partly utilizing acrylic pouring to create a new body of work she calls her “Reef People.” She says he approach is new, fresh and unlike anything I have seen before.
She has gained several awards and national/international attention for her Reef People paintings within the past few years. Notable among them is the cover of the April 2021 issue of Artistonish, an internationally circulated arts magazine. Inclusion in the Cameron Art Museum’s “State of the Art/Art of the State” exhibition in Wilmington, NC. While there delivering her piece, “Reef Dance,” Marguerite met and had an in-depth conversation about her piece with the Curator of Arts in Oceania from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. Maia Nuku. “It was a real thrill to have such genuine interest in my work from such a distinguished curator,”
Her painting, “Reef Music - The Violinist II,” was published in AcrylicWorks 9: The Best of Acrylics which is a special edition collaborative publication by Artist and American Artist magazines. She garnered one of 10 honorable mentions awarded in that competition. Well over 2,000 works of art were submitted by artists in the U.S and Canada, and only 90 were selected.
Marguerite was part of the Bronx Artist Documentary Project in which artists living and working in the Bronx were connected with noted Bronx photographers who documented their work and work spaces. The project culminated in a book titled The Bronx Artist Documentary Project and exhibitions of the work at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and several galleries.
Her work is also in 3 North Light books:
Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision
Splash 13: Alternative Approaches
Splash Retrospective: 20 Years of Watercolor Excellence
Marguerite was born and raised on City Island, NY and moved to Oriental 9 years ago. Growing up in the nautical community of City Island has influenced her work and she is known for her maritime scenes. She painted mainly in watercolor until she developed a multi media technique using acrylics and oil pastels about 30 years ago which she believes is unique to her. Since that time, she has revisited oils and has pushed her comfort zone to develop a technique partly utilizing acrylic pouring to create a new body of work she calls her “Reef People.” She says he approach is new, fresh and unlike anything I have seen before.
She has gained several awards and national/international attention for her Reef People paintings within the past few years. Notable among them is the cover of the April 2021 issue of Artistonish, an internationally circulated arts magazine. Inclusion in the Cameron Art Museum’s “State of the Art/Art of the State” exhibition in Wilmington, NC. While there delivering her piece, “Reef Dance,” Marguerite met and had an in-depth conversation about her piece with the Curator of Arts in Oceania from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. Maia Nuku. “It was a real thrill to have such genuine interest in my work from such a distinguished curator,”
Her painting, “Reef Music - The Violinist II,” was published in AcrylicWorks 9: The Best of Acrylics which is a special edition collaborative publication by Artist and American Artist magazines. She garnered one of 10 honorable mentions awarded in that competition. Well over 2,000 works of art were submitted by artists in the U.S and Canada, and only 90 were selected.
Marguerite was part of the Bronx Artist Documentary Project in which artists living and working in the Bronx were connected with noted Bronx photographers who documented their work and work spaces. The project culminated in a book titled The Bronx Artist Documentary Project and exhibitions of the work at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and several galleries.
Her work is also in 3 North Light books:
Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision
Splash 13: Alternative Approaches
Splash Retrospective: 20 Years of Watercolor Excellence
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Risa Danan
Frank Elshaug
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Frank has been a woodworker for over 25 years. He made furniture and occasionally turned wood, but lately, he has focused exclusively on turning locally sourced wood: Eastern Red Cedar Cyprus Pecan Walnut Cherry Birch He likes the challenge of live, natural edge pieces. |
Jim Fenton
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Jim is a nature photographer trained in wildlife and fisheries biology. As a Goldenrod Foundation Artist in Residence from 2007 to 2009, he explored the annual cycle of seasonal residents, breeding and nesting species, and long distance migrants. His keen and patient eye captured his subjects in the act of foraging, breeding, raising young, protecting territory and resting for their marathon migratory flights. A birds of Plymouth Beach exhibit featured his work.
Awarded in local, regional and national Photographic Society of America affiliated competitions, Jim's work also appeared in numerous publications, including the Massachusetts and National Audubon Societies, US Fish and Wildlife and numerous other magazines. Jim and Risa recently relocated to North Carolina and continue to explore the region, the Inner Banks and East Coastal Carolina, the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and the vibrant life that the Triangle Area has to offer. |
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Sue Henry
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Elaine Hinchman
Sea the world through the eyes of Elaine Hinchman’s art!
“I am a self-taught, award winning coastal artist living in Greenville, N.C . I create
unique acrylic paintings with heavy textures that add movement
which begins when the different levels of texture are applied.
Adding texture gives the observer a feeling of movement in the waves and
wind. It evokes the feeling of sea spray lightly misting their face and sand
between their toes, making the viewer feel present on the
picturesque coast. My hope is that those who view my art will feel
the same calm and peace as I do when visiting the coast.”
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Ken Laser
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality
but a hammer with which to shape it.”
Bertolt Brecht
ARTIST STATEMENT
It is ironic that when I create, my effort is to find order within the chaos, to find
paces that open & unfold rather than constrict. Also, I see entropy all around
me. I see the breakdown of our perceptions, environments, societies, ecosystems…
happy thoughts. No matter how I begin an artwork, the piece ends up reflecting
that breakdown.
BIO
Ken Laser is an artist and architect who lives in Oriental, NC and New York City.
He studied drawing at Parsons, painting, drawing and printmaking at the National
Academy of Design, and sculpture at The Sculpture Center in NYC. He has a B.A.
in psychology from Pace University and an Architecture degree from Pratt Institute.
His work has been shown in solo and group shows.
Laser has designed and built theater sets, costumes, furniture and jewelry. He has
designed numerous residences, art galleries and other commercial projects.
He and his wife, the choreographer/dancer Wendy Osserman, live in a house that
he designed outside Oriental. They spend part of the year in their loft in Manhattan.
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Tom McElroy
Ken Moore
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After way too many years working in a business environment as an Information Technology Manager I retired from corporate business management and started selling my paintings. My wife and I relocated from Massachusetts to North Carolina in 2018. After moving, my paintings changed from the rocky coastal scenes of southern New England to be centered around images of the beautiful emerald waters in and around the North Carolina coasts. Periodically, I travel away from the east coast chasing trout in the Appalachian and Smokey Mountains. I see inland images that just need to be painted. I paint representationally, but I am not afraid to change a scene to make it more pleasing, moving objects, pushing colors, changing contrasts, etc. I am finding that North Carolina offers me a wonderful diversity in subject matter for my paintings.
I paint both in Plein Air and in my studio. The bulk of my paintings are done with acrylic paints. I’ve studied with various professional artists and I continue to push my artistic style and subjects. One of the best parts of being in a gallery like Broad Strokes is viewing others' work and relationship building with other local artists. |
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Doug Parrish
I currently live just east of Raleigh and have spent most of my life vacationing along the coastal area of North Carolina. I love to capture moments of nature by stopping time in my photography and in my prints. My wife, Denise, and I have a home in Merritt and are hoping to retire there soon. We fell in love with the quiet and peaceful surroundings of Oriental and have been spending time there for over 10 years.
Christine Provard
I come alive at the Water’s Edge. I have felt this since I was a small girl living near Lake Erie.
My love for the water also includes the wildlife which inhabits its shores, lighthouses, the rocky coastal areas of Maine, landscapes, boats, especially the working vessels for fishing and shrimping, and smaller wooden craft. I am drawn to structure which includes homes, barns, and historical sites. I love the medium of watercolor and how its magic works with seascapes and landscapes but I also enjoy the medium of oil and cold wax, especially in abstracts. |
Christine Provard is a well-known seascape artist residing in New Bern, North Carolina. Her coastal landscapes and depictions of local wildlife reflect her love for her adopted coastal home of eastern North Carolina. Christine retired from a career in nursing in Ohio in 2017 and relocated to New Bern with her husband Rick in 2018. Together they spend time exploring the Eastern coastline.
“I’ve always been happiest at the water’s edge. I love painting there as I find my peace and joy in the connection with the water and shore ... ‘ where the sea meets soul’ sums up the heart of my art.’ ” A member of the North Carolina Watercolor Society, and the North Carolina and Coastal Carolina Plein Air groups, she has exhibited her work throughout North Carolina and Ohio. In addition to watercolor, she works with oil and mixed media. Christine’s work is available at the Bank of the Arts and Ballantyne’s Art and Framing in New Bern, at the Broad Strokes Gallery in Oriental, at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center in Morehead City/Harker’s Island, and at the Community Council for the Arts in Kinston, NC. Christine offers watercolor instruction and commissions. christineprovard.com |
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Manfred Rott
Turned Wood Artist
I am an old time traveling adventurer, tool maker, and sailor. I have sailed oceans. And traveled on 2 wheels and 4 to see the world. When the old time sailor could no longer climb his mast, ashore he made ships in bottles. Here are some of my ships:
Mark Watson
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Born and raised in Fairmont, WV, my creative journey began in a family deeply rooted in business and the core principles of recycling and repurposing. This philosophy became part of my DNA and now fuels my art. My work, which has been featured in art shows in the Richmond, VA area since 2022, embodies this connection to nature and sustainable practice.
In 1997, after a moved to Tulsa, OK, I found myself drawn to the banks of a lake, where I started gathering discarded pieces of driftwood and timber. These weathered fragments, once thought of as useless, became my first medium. I saw the potential to transform them into something new, exploring how they react to different environments and time. This journey of discovery taught me the importance of respecting and understanding natural wood. |
After several months of testing within a controlled environment the timber is poised for a lifetime of enjoyment. I meticulously construct and utilize natural material to build intricate structures that defy gravity and challenge the eye. Each piece must be precisely balanced to form a cohesive whole, echoing the importance of unity and precision in both art and life.
For me, a successful piece of art is one that not only brings Joy to the observer but also highlights the beauty in the discarded. It's about taking the part of the tree that would be left behind for mulch or landfill material, and giving it a new purpose.
My goal is to respect and protect the planet while fully enjoying the beauty we see.
For me, a successful piece of art is one that not only brings Joy to the observer but also highlights the beauty in the discarded. It's about taking the part of the tree that would be left behind for mulch or landfill material, and giving it a new purpose.
My goal is to respect and protect the planet while fully enjoying the beauty we see.
