"Nature will bear
the closest inspection."
~Henry David Thoreau
One of my earliest drawings, from 1965, of our family's camper...the love affair with pencils begins!
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P.O. Box 257 Warren, ME 04864
Why I do it: I am constantly amazed at all that can be discovered through the close observation of nature. While I am awed by and appreciate majestic vistas on a grand scale, my utmost delight is found in the smallest details—more intimate landscapes, as it were. I consider it a privilege to faithfully render the exquisite minutiae of my favorite subjects in order to convey the remarkable variety and incomparable splendor of God’s creation.
Soli Deo Gloria!
What I do: I love the line. Sometimes I am stopped in my tracks by the beauty, elegance, or confidence of a line or contour of an object. After years of experimenting with other mediums, I returned to drawing and found it a perfect fit. Working with pencil, whether colored or graphite, allows me to render those lines and contours which become drawings rich with layered color, value, and the dramatic interplay of light and shadow.
Naomi (Fiehler) Aho was born in Schenectady, NY in 1956. A “pastor’s kid”, she lived in many locations growing up, including Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut. She moved to Warren, Maine in 1986 with her husband and children, which they still happily consider home.
Shows and Exhibitions:
2008: 31st Annual Juried Exhibition for Non-Members, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2007: Up Close, juried show, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport , ME
Finalist, Favorite Subjects competition, International Artist magazine
Exhibition at Grafton (juried), Grafton, VT
Bird Sightings, invitational show at Atrium Gallery, USM-Lewiston/Auburn
2006: 14th Annual International Competition of the Colored Pencil Society of America
(juried): Albuquerque, NM
2005: 13th Annual International Competition of the Colored Pencil Society of America
(juried); Chicago, IL
2004: Annual Juried Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
Annual Members Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
2003: Warren Free Public Library, Warren, ME, for the month of April
1981: solo show, Mixed Values, Scheele Memorial Library gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Gallery Affiliations:
2007: Hunter Gallery of Fine Art, Grafton, VT
2006-present: Landing Gallery, Rockland, ME and Woodbury, NY
2005-2006: Nan Mulford Gallery, Rockland, ME
2004-2005: Elan Fine Arts, Rockland, ME
2002-2004: Saltwater Artists Gallery, New Harbor, ME
Awards and Publications:
2007: International Artist magazine (Issue 56, Aug/Sept), Favorite Subjects competition
featured artist, From My Perspective colored pencil webmagazine; July
2006: Artist of the Month, CPSA website, July
2005: Grand Prize and CIPPY trophy winner at 13th Annual CPSA competition;
published in To The Point (CPSA magazine)
Memberships:
2006-present: Union of Maine Visual Artists
2006-present: International Guild of Realism (juried membership)
2003-present: CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America)