The Byrne Gallery in Middleburg, Virginia is pleased to announce our show for the months of
July and August, “Ocean’s Edge”. Sweeping water vistas and peaceful shores will be on display
starting July 1 st and continuing to August 31 st .
The show’s artwork will include oil paintings by Gerald Hennesy, Shawn Hennesy, and Regina
Miele, as well as watercolors by Caroline Cutrona Hottenstein, all local artists from the
Washington, D.C. and Virginia areas. Their paintings transport the viewer to serene ocean views
from up and down the East Coast, including the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, and Atlantic
Ocean. We invite you to come to the gallery and enjoy a scenic walk alongside the Ocean’s
Edge.
Gerald Hennesy painted in an impressionistic style, working both in plein-air and in his studio.
He passed away in March 2022, and was one of our most beloved artists and an inspiration to all
who knew him. A master of composition and the landscape, it is important that the subject he
chose for the painting was exciting to him, so it was then also exciting and interesting to the
viewers of his completed work. Once a scene was selected and the composition sketched in,
Gerald painted rather rapidly, while attempting to achieve a freshness of color and
expressiveness in his brushwork. He was particularly concerned with depicting the effect of light
on his landscapes.
His work has been exhibited widely in commercial and museum galleries including the
Baltimore Museum of Art, the Georgia Museum of Art, The Corcoran Museum of Art and the
Smithsonian Museum. His paintings are in numerous private, corporate and public collections,
including the U. S. House of Representatives, the State Department, the Maryland State
Mansion, the DAR Headquarters, and the American Legion Headquarters. He is listed in Who's
Who in America and Who's Who in American Art.
Shawn Hennesy, a native Virginian, travels up and down the East Coast in search of his subject
matter. He renders his paintings in a realistic style, but with a romantic mood, and the detail in
his work reflects a knowledge of both art and nature.
Shawn learned to paint under the guidance of his father Gerald Hennesy and brother, Paul
Hennesy. He comes from a family of artists that goes back generations. Working in the
traditional medium of oil on canvas, Shawn has spent decades perfecting his talents. His award-
winning paintings can be found in many private, corporate, and public collections. He has been
featured in numerous group and one-person shows, has been a participant in the Art in Embassies
program, and was twice a Top 100 Finalist in the international Arts for the Parks competition.
He is a past president of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters.
Caroline Cutrona Hottenstein, a native of Northern Virginia, has been engaged with art all her
life. Her mother was a fashion illustrator in the 1940’s, and her grandfather was a sculptor. She
has an AA ’71 from Marymount University, a BA ‘73 in Graphic Design and an MFA ’76 (thesis
in etching), both from American University. A freelance artist since 1973, she has worked in
various media. Caroline has taught in the Fine Art and Fashion Merchandising programs at
Marymount and free-lanced at National Geographic’s Book Service Department.
As a botanical illustrator since 1986, her artistic observations have been expressed
through traditional watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite techniques. Other artistic interests
include landscapes, still life, historical and nature subjects. She has taught classes, lectured
and presented programs related to art and textiles. Caroline is represented in Carnegie
Mellon’s Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and is a member of the American Society
of Botanical Artists.
Regina Miele, a classically trained painter with a highly disciplined ethic for realizing
representational scenes, explores the fundamental tenets of order and place. Working closely
within cityscapes, she draws out beauty in the often overlooked. Alleys, rooftops, and glimpses
into places of sublime desolation, form an intricate urban tapestry. Her work takes notice of
modern structure and the often-overwhelming feeling that accompanies dense urban
surroundings. For the past decade, Miele’s principal subject has been the physicality of an ever-
changing and gentrifying District of Columbia, along with the surrounding natural landscapes of
the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
Regina attended the Catholic University of America and, in her junior year, studied abroad at the
Scuolo Lorenzo di Medici in Florence, Italy. The experience of intensive studio concentration in
painting, drawing, sculpture, and theory, in the birthplace of the Renaissance solidified a
commitment and passion for a career as an artist. Her work is on display in both national and
international venues and has been featured in multiple art publications.
If you can’t make it to the beach this summer, come see “Ocean’s Edge” at The Byrne Gallery!
The Byrne Gallery is located at 7 West Washington Street, Middleburg, V.A.
Contact us at (540) 687 6986 or byrnegallery@aol.com. Find us online @byrnegallery on Facebook and Instagram.
Hours: Wed. - Sat. 11:00-5:00, Sun. 12:00-5:00, and by appointment only Mon. - Tues.