Marilyn C. Seidel School of Edu-
cation and Professional Studies at
Salisbury University, recently ac-
cepted the eighth addition to the
Artists of the Eastern Shore Col-
lection established by Dr. Amy
Stephens Meekins and family.
gy Center and includes works by
W. Robert Tolley, Beebe M. Winter-
bottom, Paul Lockhart, Myrna C.
McGrath, Patrick Henry, Sarah Ka-
gan and Lynne Lockhart. Artists of
the Eastern Shore provides a lega-
cy of artistic interpretations of life
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
It features artists who live on the
shore and whose artwork highlights
some element of regional life.
Caroline County artist Janet Taylor
Melfa Baker.
would not be complete without
representation from the famous
blue crab, and Eastern Shore
Blues fulfills this need through the
meticulous attention to detail
achieved by Baker," said Meekins.
"Eastern Shore Blues depicts a
realistic dockside interpretation of
the familiar `bushel of blues.'
Baker's painting of this facet of our
Eastern Shore heritage is a per-
fect fit for the collection, as is her
life on the Shore."
lio includes graphic design, letter-
ing and screen painting, as well as
paintings. She is accomplished in
several mediums such as oils,
acrylics, pastels and pen and inks,
and utilizes a variety of painting
surfaces such as wood, stone and
oyster shells, in addition to the
more traditional canvas.
by-15-foot banner that was flown
over Oriole Park at Camden Yards
on opening day for the Baltimore
Orioles and reviving the old folk
art technique of screen painting.
ed in recent years. Using gem-
stones that are cut and polished
by her lapidary artist husband,
James Baker, she designs imagi-
native, one-of-a-kind selections.
Her recent focus has been on the
bounty of the Eastern Shore wa-
ters, including detailed realistic
renderings of the Shore's famous
blue crabs and oysters.
Shore and share it in a painting,"
she said.
the Eastern Shore collection pro-
vides students with a unique artis-
surround them as they live and
pursue their academic endeavors
at SU. The Meekins' gift will con-
tinue over the next year, with addi-
tions to the collection planned for
the fall and spring semesters.
tic rendering that meets the goals
of the collection and best exempli-
fies the work of the artist. Artists
are paid an honorarium for their
work, funded by the Meekins fam-
ily. When complete, the collection
is scheduled to feature 10 artists
on the Shore whose work best
exemplifies the area.
fin Kennedy, who will explore the
area's agricultural bounty through
her rendering of a roadside pro-
duce stand. Kennedy's work is
expected to be presented in late
summer or early fall.
Quarter Creek in Deal Island, Md.
Ortega is a mosaic artist who cre-
ates small, functional accessories
and decorative two-dimensional
wall art. Her creations often are fa-
miliar Shore images. Her contribu-
tion to the collection will feature a
mosaic of a sailboat regatta unique-
ly created using tiles from Caruth-
ers Hall, which once housed SU's
demonstration school. It is sched-
uled to be presented in late fall.