Five Lancaster County artists are finalists in the Art of the State, an exhibit and competition for artists from across Pennsylvania. Most of the local finalists have been in the show before.
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A pair of New York exhibitions shed light on our distorted views of mass incarceration and explore the role of photography in the criminal justice system. “The one thing they could not take away or control was my ability to create,” artist Jesse Krimes says.

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Happy Pub Day to Heartwood & Amity Gaige. Thanks to NetGalley & Simon/Schuster for the ARC. This is an engaging character study of three women centered around the search for a missing hiker on the AT in Maine. Well-written and compelling, I was invested in the women and the outcome from page one.

This painting has been accepted into the Art of the State 2025 at the State Museum in of PA, Harrisburg, PA.

Mirino #4 (Uncertain Times / Shifting Perceptions?)
2024
acrylic on wood panels
47 5/16" x 47 5/16"

It references "democracy in the crosshairs" and the last election's results.

Thankful to live in a state where at least one leader has the courage and morale compass to stand up to the insanity that took place yesterday in the Oval Office.

If it looks like a duck…

Mirino #3
2024
acrylic on wood panels
47 5/16" x 47 5/16"

Mirino #2
2024
acrylic on wood panels
47 5/16" x 47 5/16"
Private collection

Most of the work I created in 2024 referenced
"Democracy in the crosshairs."

Crosshairs
2024
acrylic on wood panels
47 5/16" x 47 5/16"

Blue Rhythms
2023
acrylic on wood panels
71" x 71"
Private collection

Inner Rhythm
2023
acrylic on wood panels
71" x 71"

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