Four powerful woman artists, who share their passion of painting, will be celebrated with an opening reception on September 6th at Spring Bull Gallery. Danna Brackenbury, Paula Dewell, Johanna McKenzie and Jane Puerini have come together to explore the dynamics of painting.

Danna Brackenbury, with a BA from UMN, took to "en plein aire" painting after a career in the commercial art world . She has now challenged herself to purse capturing in paint the spirt of Nature. Paula Dewell, a URI graduate and a high school art educator for over 25 years, is now devoting her time and passion to her own painting. She still teaches on a part time bases and is represented by several galleries in the west bay area. Johanna McKenzie, an active member of Spring Bull Gallery, began her art career as a sculptor but soon turn to capturing nature in encaustics as well as oil on copper and oil on panel. The fourth member of this group Jane Puerini began her "love affair" with still life many years ago when challenged by a college professor to produce one over a semester break. She is still striving to render her subject matter faithfully with brushwork and paint texture.

Paint4 brings these compounding talents of four very talented women to Spring Bull Gallery for the month of September. The public is cordially invited to the opening reception to meet the these artists on Saturday, September 6th from 5-7 pm. There will be a special Gallery Night in Newport on Thursday, September 11th from 5- 8pm.

Spring Bull Gallery is located at 55 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The gallery is wheel chair accessible, hours are 12 - 5 daily. For additional information about the gallery, exhibitions, and artists please call the gallery at 401-849-9166