Gallery Seven | Frame Shop & Fine Art Gallery | Maynard, MA

Vera Kaufman’s early training in the arts was in drawing and pastels, which taught her the fundamentals of composition and imagery. She received her photography education at the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences in New Hampshire. Her courses included both black and white and color photography with additional training in darkroom procedures and studio portraiture. She also participated in black and white photography training with Gary Samson, a well-known New Hampshire portrait photographer and filmmaker. Her passion is capturing the minute details of nature’s wonders and, on a larger scale, to glorious landscapes. Thoughtfully composed images isolate a subject with concentration on color, lighting and texture from her perspective. Her passion is photographing nature and then sharing her excitement of discovery and beauty with the viewer.

Rachel Korn works in multiple media as this gives her freedom to explore texture, color, and line without limitations. In “Untitled”, the use of pastels allows her to achieve a smooth opaqueness and dramatic contrast, the addition of acrylic paint provides textural interest. She is inspired by the human face and form and often begins with a female face. A narrative component emerges as she solves the formal problems of the piece. Rachel received a BFA in Painting from UMass Amherst. She has also studied at Northeastern University and DeCordova Museum School.

Carolyn Macrae got her first camera when she was nine or ten, and immediately fell in love with the magic of making images. In 1994, having raised her family and experienced several mid-life changes, she rediscovered photography as a means to think beyond herself and see her surroundings in a new way. As she walked the beach pondering the next phase of her life, she began to take her camera along, shooting shells, bits of seaweed, rocks, and waves. Tidal pools were of special interest because she could see what was under the water as well, but muted and needing a closer look. In making images, her preference is to portray the natural world around us in ways that illustrate its life, power, and often fragile beauty. Photography is both an art and a craft. The art is in seeing, creating, and choosing the images, and the craft lies in the techniques involved in reproducing and displaying them.

A native of Massachusetts, Iris Lee Marcus was educated at the Massachusetts College of Art. Iris has been busy for the past two decades painting murals and decorative faux finishes in homes, restaurants, and businesses across the continent from California to North Carolina to Maine. Iris uses the many techniques involved in this work to create the fine art pieces for which she is also known. Secco fresco, graffito, gilding, and multi-layered glazes all feature in her evocative works of art.

Lisa Marder has been a professional painter and teacher for twenty-five years and also has a Masterʼs degree in landscape architecture. She currently teaches art and photography at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, MA and at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, where she is a gallery artist and serves on the Advisory Board and Education Committee. She is also a member of the Concord Art Association. Her landscape paintings reflect her affinity for color, light, and space, and many are influenced by the beauty and variety of the New England landscapes near her home on Massachusetts South Shore. Her work can be found in various private and corporate collections.