Members
Karen Arieno
Karen is a dental ceramist with a lab in Spencerport, NY. She paints in oil and acrylic and has been a member of SRAG since 2010, where she currently serves as treasurer. Karen can be reached @585 944 4044
Hiroko Battey-Stiewe
Diane Bellenger
Diane joined the group in 1974, and works in colored pencil, graphite and acrylics. The goal of Diane's art is to capture a moment in time, and through various media, convey that experience to the viewer. She is continually looking for new materials, and how to use them to enhance the media she works in.
Allen Bergerson
Tatyana Bletsko
Tatyana joined the group in 2013, and works in oil and watercolor. She loves to paint flowers from nature, and to honor the work of the Creator. Tatyana strives to capture the way that light and shadow interact with color to reveal a hidden beauty, as well the interaction of the colors with each other.
Marion Bradley
Dave Braun
Dave works in watercolor and is completely self taught. His inspiration comes from the natural beauty of the four seasons in New York State, and recently, the interesting porches and windows of older homes in the area. Gardens, flowers, and sailboats have also found their way into his paintings. He can be reached at djbraunwc@rochester.rr.com
Terry Brooks
Terry is a retired manufacturing engineer and self taught artist working primarily in oils outside and watercolor and oils in the studio. He is a member of the Suburban Rochester Art Group since 1999 and is currently serving as Board Chairman, and editor of the newsletter. He is also a member of the Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters. He can be reached at tapabrooks@gmail.com
Barb Case
Debra Becks Cooper
Diane Heath
Edwin Howe
Carole Leicht
Carole joined the group in 1980. She studied under many local teachers between 1978 and 1988. Carole enjoys exploring all avenues of work in watercolors, and is always looking for good shape and design. Her use of glazing different colors, has produced some very exciting results.
Juanita Link
Anne McCune
Anne is primarily a watercolorist, although more recently has been working in collage, incorporating different rice papers into her compositions. She can be reached at abmccune@rochester.rr.com or 585.200.1833
Eleanor Milborrow
I have been a member of SRAG since 2003, having served as treasurer and secretary, and am also a member of Main Street Artists. A self taught artist working primarily in oils and colored pencil I enjoy painting landscapes and still lifes I can be reached at lakeside2@rochester.rr.com.
Tina Motiwala
Tina enjoys painting landscapes, people and animals. She paints primarily in oil. She has been a member of SRAG since 2017.
Peggy Piscitello
Peggy has been in the art group since 1966, and works in oil. She enjoys painting landscapes, still-life, as well as paintings featuring people.
Bobbi Prince
"With many artists on my ancestral tree, it is my destiny, as they did, to to speak to future generations through my brush."
Carol Richardson
Cheryl Riley
Cheryl works primarily as an oil painter. Portraiture is her passion but she does paint children, animals and landscapes as well. She is skilled in the use of charcoal, graphite and colored pencil. Traditional realism is her preference although she does experiment with impressionistic renderings.
Nina Rupp
Nina has been drawing and painting most of her life. She has been active in SRAG since 1984. She enjoys painting landscapes, flowers and people in the studio or in plein air.
Grace Simonetti
Chris Whiting
Chris Whiting, a native of Rochester, New York, paints in watercolor and acrylics. She has a genuine appreciation of all the seasons and her work frequently reflects that. Local landscapes and scenes from her travels, as well as fruit and flowers are popular subject matter in her paintings. She frequently shows her work in and around Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. She can be contacted through email: cwhtng@gmail.com and her facebook page: facebook.com/cwhitingart
