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MARY BRIDGMAN

American Contemporary

Mary Bridgman grew up in a farmhouse in Oakland, Maine.  Hours were spent riding in the fields behind the house on her ponies.  Her artistic inclinations appeared early through painting, drawing, sewing, singing and acting in high school plays.

Mary made her way to New York City and the Parsons School of Design via Connecticut College where she concentrated in Studio Art and was a Shwiff (she-whiffenpoof).  After graduating from Parsons the artist worked as a women’s wear designer (most notably as a part of the Ellen Tracy design team) while continuing her studies at The Art Students League, The New York Academy of Art and The School of Visual Arts refining her skills and techniques.

Over the years Bridgman has travelled extensively to the continents of Europe, Africa, South and Central America, Australia, Indonesia, and the Islands of the South Pacific exploring different cultures and accumulating images.  The artist's unique form of expression began to emerge after a trip to Kenya and Tanzania, and soon after to the Prado in Madrid which houses Goya's Black Paintings and Early Renaissance Icons.  Portraiture being the main focus.

Bridgman has been a member of the Collegiate Chorale and sang with the group in performances at Carnegie Hall including Nabucco, La Gioconda, and Giovanna D'Arco. She began working with horses as artistic subject matter after volunteering to help Claremont Riding Academy backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House for performances of Carmen and Aida.

Mary continues to enjoy the horse as her favored form of transportation both in Central Park and in different parts of the world.  Bridgman is on the Faculty at the Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology and resides in Greenwich Village.

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MICHAEL ANTONIO PONCÉ

American Contemporary

Michael Poncé is a draughtsman, painter, and sculptor. He is a graduate of the New York Academy of Art with a M.F.A. in painting and graduate research at Oxford University. He has a background in fashion Illustration from F.I.T. and his work has appeared in several publications, including American Artist Magazine, Equine Vision Magazine, Plein Air Magazine and Polo Players' Edition. Michael is an exhibiting member of The National Arts Club.

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JEREMY RUGGE-PRICE

British Contemporary

His work reflects his love of the sea, ships and of course the countryside. The paintings incorporate impressive large skies, with much emphasis being placed on the strategic effects of light and shadow.

Each year, besides keeping galleries filled with new work, Jeremy has two solo exhibitions and several combined shows. He undertakes to paint a few landscape commissions per year. Amongst his clients are those from both Wall Street and the City of London besides Military paintings depicting bygone battles such as Balaklava and the Charge of the Light Brigade and the landings in Normandy on D-Day.

His art can be seen in galleries on both sides of the Atlantic as well as at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas. Rugge-Price's exclusive American agent is Chisholm Gallery, LLC and Jeanne Chisholm.

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MARTIN & BARNETT

San Francisco

Martin & Barnett's strikingly beautiful pillows, cushions and sachets are also alluringly fragrant' a complex but pleasing blend of Cedarwood, Sandalwood, French Sage and Myrrh. All in fabulous silk colors, or leopard print (100 percent cotton velvet) should you want to add a little animal magnetism to your life.

They make a charming gift, even if you're giving
them to yourself!

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