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The Rebecca Pearl Gallery
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Rebecca Pearl grew up surrounded by a family of gifted artists: her father, James pearl, her mother, Elizabeth Prongas, and her sister, Debbie Souders, are all well-known in the region. From her parents, she learned many techniques in drawing and painting while she received her formal art training at the Schuler School of Fine Art and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. A third generation of the family artists are emerging with her niece, Brea Souders, a talented photographer and graphic designer, and her daughter Sarah Orner, who received here BFA - with honors- in June 2004 and begins master program at New York University this summer.
Pearl began her career as a portrait painter at the age of 25 and gradually accepted commissions for animal and architectural subjects, florals and figures. Her preferred media are watercolor and pastel. The artist appreciates the transparent and luminescent quality of watercolor painting. Her art is characterized by a soft interpretation of reality. Her images flow from delicate washes of pastel and rich colors with subtle suggestions of texture and detail. Her well-recognized animal portraits reflect the softness of the fur and the clarity of the eyes that captures the animal's soul and personality.
A member of the prestigious Baltimore Watercolor Society since 1980, Pearl has exhibited widely on the East cost and received many awards for her paintings. Her work was exhibited on the top floor of the Baltimore World Trade Center and at the USF&G Corporation. In 1988, she established and managed the Pearl Gallery in the Hampden community for five years. Her work can presently be seen and enjoyed in fine galleries throughout Maryland as well as in private and corporate collections. The University of Maryland at College Park and the Washington County Museum of Fine Art in Hagerstown include her drawings and paintings in their permanent collections. In June of 2004 she was honored to personally present a work honoring St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to pope John Paul II in Vatican City.
