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March 21st, 2009
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Lois Showalter & Roy Blankenship

The husband and wife team of professional artists Roy Blankenship and Lois Showalter are professional painters who actively exhibit, lecture, and demonstrate their painting techniques to collectors, artists, and educators. Home based in Wilmington, Delaware, they spend summer months in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and the New England states.

Roy Blankenship finds inspirations to paint landscapes and marine subjects of the Chesapeake Bay, Brandywine River, the Poconos, and the New England states. He is also a professional painting restorer and FELLOW of the American Institute For Conservation. He has an extensive biography on both his art, painting conservation, and writing careers.

Lois Showalter specializes in watermedia and is inspired by the light and play of shadows on her subjects. Lois is primarily engaged in painting colorful still life works but enjoys painting scenes along the Brandywine River, in the hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the coastal views of the New England states. She is a graduate of Lock Haven University and works with her husband in their conservation business.

Both Roy and Lois are represented by numerous art associations and have won a number of awards in the Middle Atlantic and New England states. Their work is represented in many public and private collections nationally and articles about them and their work has been published in books, magazines, and newspapers. They encourage and inspire each other to paint and write.

Recent Updates:

We are currently developing our new site. Please check back frequently for more updates. In the mean time, check out the latest news and information at the links below.

  • Roy and Lois are restoring the mural at Chapel of the Risen Christ at All Saints Cemetery. Click here to read more about it.
  • Click here for details on a new limited edition print available from Lois.
  • Click here to read Roy’s biography.

PALETTE SENSE AND MAGIC

March 21st, 2009

 

     The North Shore Arts Association will proudly present a major art exhibit of husband and wife Roy Blankenship and Lois Showalter titled ”Palette Sense and Magic” October 5th through October 25th 2009 in the Gordon Grant Room. The public is cordially invited to attend an opening reception to be held Saturday, October 10th 2009 from 2 to 4PM. The exhibit will include over 60 oil paintings, water media, pastels, and drawings from their many trips along the Southern, Western, Middle Atlantic, and New England States.

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Roy and Lois restore mural at All Saints Cemetery

August 15th, 2008

Roy Restoring the All Saints Chapel MuralRead about Roy and Lois’ restoration of the 48 year-old mural at Chapel of the Risen Christ at All Saints Cemetery in Wilmington.