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Greeny Artists

Kate Auld- Kate enjoys making collages, drawing, and painting. Her favorite subject to draw are cute animals. She has clear ideas, works independently, and enjoys sharing new collage techniques with the art group.

Regina Cummings- Regina is known for her colorful garden depictions and underwater scenes. She checks books out of the library and watches videos for references. “I love to make something pretty,” she says. Besides making art, Regina likes new places, foreign languages, and skydiving. Regina’s other hobbies and favored subject areas of travel and snorkeling are reflected in her underwater paintings. She paints because it’s “something I enjoy doing, and it makes me feel like I’m accomplishing something.” She has artwork for sale online at
https://nextgenpalette.org/collections/regina-cummings

Kelly Erikson- Kelly enjoys drawing, painting, and crafts. She is willing to explore and try different techniques and media. Besides art and acting, she loves spending time with her friends, especially when they are singing and dancing. Her favorite sport is basketball because her coach is her dad. She will have artwork for sale online at
https://nextgenpalette.org/blogs/featured-artists/kelly-erickson

Melissa Games- Melissa has learned a lot of social skills in art as well as learning art techniques. She enjoys painting, drawing, and collage. She is bilingual and art class was the  first group she participated in. She has made some close friends in art. Outside of art she likes walking and seeing movies.

Gavin Hadady- Gavin began attending art classes in 2023 to relax between his three jobs. He has great drawing skills and enjoys working in pencil and marker, but has now expanded his repertoire to include oil pastel, acrylic painting, collage, and mixed media. He often works freehand and found some classmates with similar skills that he can work side by side with.
Although they rarely converse, their artwork often reflects the other person’s art.

Kirby H- Kirby primarily enjoys the social interaction in art. He will participate in the art activities but is often more focused on watching others and if people come chat with him, he will reward them with the biggest, happiest grin. He loves cars and all wheeled things and people watching. He has worked hard on mobility and can take steps without his chair and he has learned to communicate a little using a tablet.

Alicia Lockwood- A lifelong artist, Alicia has participated in an art program for many years. She enjoys having a place to work with peers and instructor feedback and sketches her ideas straight from her head. Art provides a creative outlet and a way to share her unique ideas. She
is known for her mermaid paintings, fairies, female superheroes, comic book style, and animal paintings. Making art “definitely makes my brain work,” Alicia says of the process. “It’s something I’m good at, and I love it when it makes other people happy, too.” She won a logo contest a few years ago and her logo is displayed every weekend at A View of Heaven’s farm stand in Purcellville, VA. She will have artwork for sale online at
https://nextgenpalette.org/blogs/featured-artists/alicia-lockwood

Jordan Melton- Jordan M. is a self-taught artist, budding pianist and Special Olympics cyclist, swimmer and golfer. While taking to drawing early in life, Jordan’s art training includes four years of high school art, a year of graphic design and a 6-month internship with a local graphic design company. His artwork has been exhibited in local libraries, cafes, and government
buildings. He designed various wall murals and created a children’s coloring book for a local farm. He continues to hone his skills by participating in the DaVinci Arts Studio, Arts for All,
Loudoun. He has artwork for sale online at https://nextgenpalette.org/collections/jordan-m

Aamina Nasser- Aamina joined art groups in 2024 and knew several current classmates from Special Olympics soccer and basketball. She also made new friends and has gradually become more outgoing in group. She likes to paint and work in clay and she likes to make faces/portraits. She says, “Art is fun!”

Tiara Reed- Tiara enjoys color pencils, markers, and oil pastels- anything with a variety of color.
She is building her self confidence in art and often gifts her artwork to family, coworkers, and friends. She worked many years with the Arc of Loudoun’s ALLY Advocacy Center, and enthusiastically enjoys her role as greeter/hostess, loves chatting with people, and adores dogs
and animals.

Jesahel Ricci- Jesahel or "Jesa" started attending art groups after high school graduation and looks forward to coming to groups every week. It’s essential for her to have this avenue of socialization and work on her separation/individuation. She is cheerful and immerses herself in
the creative process. She discovered she enjoys getting messy with chalk pastels and often creates multiple drawings in a session. She adores the camaraderie and social time with other artists and volunteers.

Kimberly Satre- Kimberly is a meticulous and focused crafter. She loves working on diamond dot paintings and has sold several finished pieces. She will try different art techniques and media but always returns to her diamond dots. She knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to
ask for it.

Eliza Schoppert- Eliza joined art after she graduated from high school. She likes to draw and has a keen eye for composition and design. She acts on stage as well as draws, started attending college, and hopes to join art groups on breaks.

Catherine Stratton- Initially, Catherine was one of our quieter artists, but now she lets loose and happily socializes as she draws. She loves music, dance, and motorcycles. She enjoys working with pencils, markers, and paints. She works meticulously and has an eye for detail. She is still
finding her art voice and exploring different mediums and subjects.