Meet The Artists
Jo Fleming earned a BFA from MICA in Baltimore, Maryland and previously lived in Great Falls, Virginia. MS. Fleming’s work has been exhibited regionally in solo and group exhibitions and is held in private as well as commercial collections. Her abstract paintings led her to exhibit work in the US Embassy of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, and at the US Institute in Taipei, Taiwan, sponsored by Art in Embassies Program.
Gretchen Drennan is an abstract painter and lifelong resident of New Orleans. Building on her degree in Graphic Design, Gretchen went on to study abstract painting at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. Her work has been featured in The Other Art Fairs sponsored by Saatchi Arts in Dallas and Chicago. Her work continues to receive critical acclaim within the vibrant New Orleans art market.
Jay Fleming is a photographer who documents life on the water. Born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, Jay grew up with an affinity for the water. He discovered his passion for photography at the age of 13 with a hand-me-down 35mm film camera. In 2015, Jay turned his attention to photography full-time after working in the field of fisheries and seafood. Since then, Jay has published two photography books, “Working the Water” and “Island Life”. He operates two workboats while leading water based photography workshops on the Chesapeake Bay and manages his studio.
Kathy Daywalt is an award-winning artist with 40 years of successful experience in a variety of mediums. Her works have been included in numerous juried exhibitions and one-person shows. These works are in private collections from New York to California. In 2011 Daywalt began to revisit her original art interest, watercolor. She has been studying the effects of the medium on YUPO, polypropylene plastic. Her interest in figures and beautifully patterned compositions is evident in these works. More importantly, her long experience with Linocut printmaking has carried over to this new endeavor as she employs artist-made Linocut stamps as well as found objects to create her richly textured, patterned paintings.
Susan Oberreither is a local photographer who travels voraciously pursuing her passion. Susan’s interest in photography began when she received her first “real camera”from her husband Paul as a Christmas present. Susan founded Studio 2 in 2024 with a vision of building an inviting venue that advances the appreciation of artistic expression.
Harold Ross Since 1979, Harold has been creating distinctive work in the studio, as well as in the night landscape. For over 30 years, Harold has specialized in Light Painting; an usual and difficult technique involving "painting" the light over a long time exposure. His large scale color work has been exhibited, published and collected in the U.S. and internationally. In 2011, Harold was invited to participate in an exhibition of landscape photography in Inner Mongolia, along with 10 other American and 20 Chinese photographers. Harold’s work has been published internationally in Photo China Magazine, the Italian magazine Progresso Fotografico and the Ukrainian magazine Ukraine Photographer, among many others. Also, his work was featured in LensWork #93, LensWork #121, Lenswork #137, LensWork Monograph #15, and the New York Times LENS blog, to name just a few.
Hollace Kutay grew up visiting the Cayman Islands and fell in love with the ocean, mystified by the creatures that inhabited its depths. The underwater world has been my artistic muse for the last 15 years and continues to be so today. In 2016 I graduated from PSU with a BFA in ceramics. I now split my time between my two homes, one in Lititz, Pa and one on Tilghman Island, MD. In my free time I am the placement director for the National Newfoundland Rescue and have 2 goofy Newfies that accompany me everywhere, including my art studio!