Meet The Artists

Lucile Blanch, Myakka Jungle, oil on canvas 22 by 30 inches. Wichita State University Museum label on verso.  Lucile Lundquist grew up in Warren Sheaf, Minnesota with an early talent…

Vivian Davis, Fort Pierce, oil on board, 16 by 20 inches.  Vivian Davis taught art in Fort Pierce for 57 years. A student of history, Davis served as president of…

Stanley Wingate Woodward, Florida Nude, watercolor, 19.5 by 15.5 inches. Titled on verso with exhibit label from Audubon Artists Annual, National Academy Gallery, New York.  A life-long resident of Rockport,…

  Louise Zaring, Venetian Pool, Coral Gable, oil on canvas laid on board, 14 by 18 inches. Signed lower left.  Louise Zaring was a gifted impressionist who spent half of…

Nunzio Vayana, Farm-House-in-Spuds-Florida, oil-on-board, 16 1/4 by 20 inches. Signed lower right with characteristic red paint.  In 1903 Nunzio Vayana immigrated to the United States from Italy, settling in Hartford,…

D Donald Blake, watercolor, 20 by 14 inches. Signed lower right, Donald Blake.  A Florida native, Donald Blake was born in Bushnell in 1889, moving to Tampa at the age…

  Eugene Massin, Guitar Player, 1953, lacquer on board, 48 by 48 inches. Signed dated upper right, E. Massin 53, exhibit label verso Charles Cowles Gallery 420 West Broadway, NYC…

  Ethel Hawkins McCarthy, Fatio House, oil on canvas, 16 by 19.75 inches. Identification tag on verso from St. Augustine Art Association with title. Educated at the New England Conservatory…

  Frances Childs, Holiday on Biscayne Bay, oil on board, 8 by 10 inches. Signed lower left, old label on verso.  In the winter of 1923 Frances Childs exhibited with…

  Phillip Sawyer, The Marine Way’s, Sunshine Lane, Tarpon Spring, Fla., oil on board, 12 by 14 inches. Exhibit label from Butler Art Institute, New Year Show, with title on…

Clara Stroud, Flamingo Lagoon, watercolor, 15.5 by 11.25 inches. Signed lower left.  Clara Stroud was a Herbertsville, New Jersey painter, teacher, designer, and writer. She, along with her mother, Ida…

Joseph B. Acken, Boathouse on the St. Johns River, oil on canvas,12 by 10 inches. Signed and titled verso. Joe Acken was a New York City architect and a partner…