The Lifestyle Magazine of The Eastern Shore
It was a happy accident of sorts. Jennifer Hudson had purchased a smattering of various art papers she admired for her watercolor paintings and put them on hold. “The paper itself was so beautiful, I didn’t want to layer paint on top of it,” says the Ellicott City-based artist, who studied at the Baltimore School for the Arts with every intention of pursuing a painting career, which she did for some time.
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is distinct for its tributaries, shorelines and transient tides. Layers of shapes and colors move languidly throughout the seasons as the crisp light of spring slowly transforms into the dull glow of winter. Photography and painting have traditionally isolated a moment, but mosaic art, using shaped bits of glass, tile and stone, changes with the vibrating reflection of water, earth and light. Mosaic artist and Eastern Shore native Jen Wagner is immersed in the area and creates work that shimmers like the landscape she loves.
Jen was born in Cambridge but moved to St. Michaels when she was only three. Now, she has a love for the town that nurtured her. She says, “When I’m in St. Michaels, I’m home.” Like many, the benefits of growing up in a small community were hidden by hopes of adventure. After moving away, she discovered what she had lost. Jen returned a few years later.
The fifth annual event takes place virtually March 4-11
Story by Olivia Minzola
The 5th Annual Ocean City Film Festival will kick off a new year in independent cinema this month, and viewers will have the opportunity to stream more than 80 films from the comfort of their own homes.
In years past, the festival was held in-person,
The popular Delaware artist and author shares personal perspectives behind her current show at the Art League of Ocean City
Portrait by Grant L. Gursky
This particular painting was exhibited at the University of Kentucky Fine Art Gallery while I was faculty there, teaching painting. That particular year, 1978, stage-and-screen actor Kevin McCarthy came to town for a university theater event.