ABOUT US Candace L. Bennington - Artist
Born into a family of artists - mother, grandmother, grandfather, and great grandmother; Candace found painting to be the passionate force driving her life. In 1970 at the age of 16, Candace began her formal studies under the instruction of Watercolor Artist John Miller. This is when she started her love of painting Plein Aire at the quaint fishing village of Cortez, Florida. Over the years she has studied with many artists taking classes and workshops in different mediums and subject matter.
Candace currently resides in Medina, Ohio where she is an active member in her community and in local and regional art clubs and societies, often giving artist demonstrations. She has become an accomplished artist with many awards for her works of landscape, portrait, and still life in various mediums - watercolor, oil, acrylic, and pastel. With the love of the ocean and beach, Candace enjoys art retreat vacations to Top Sail Island, NC and Sarasota, FL. Many of her paintings of sea life, nautical subject and sea shore are featured at the Topsail Art Gallery . She has passed her talent along to all three of her children, both of her sons are talented painters, and her daughter is studying photography.
Candace's work hangs in many private collections.
Her work is featured at TopSail Art Gallery in Surf City, NC as well as many galleries in Ohio. She actively shows her work in exihibitions throughout Ohio.
Candace is available for commissioned work.
SERVICES Upcoming Events
Epiphany
13th
Epiphany Arts Festival
3980 W. Bath Rd.Akron, Ohio
330-666-3520
January 19 th- February 19th
Native American Originals
First Congregation Church
292 East Market Street
Akron. Ohio
January 29-March 21
Reception :Sun. Feb 26th
noon - 1
330-253-5109
First Solo Show
Gallery 732
Women's City Club
732 West Exchange Street
Opening Reception
March 2nd the opening and birthday party
5pm-7pm
Show will run thur March 31st
Come and Enjoy!
