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Katherine Ann Mahoney

Whispers of Light

Exhibit Opens June 1 - July 31

Katherine Mahoney’s work in pastels takes the commonplace and makes it extraordinary as she sheds light on the beauty around us. Scenes that we might take for granted become precious as they are illuminated through the masterful work of this noteworthy artist.

Meet the artist behind the collection and experience her work up close at this special opening reception.

Sunday, June 7th

2 - 4 pm

Artist Statement

Pastel Artist

Welcome to my inner world! I love creating peace, exploring nuance, and using vibrant color. When I land on the right value and hue, all my stress releases and tranquility glides across the page. My paintings live impatiently inside me and only relocate to paper when I can get them just right."

Katherine Ann Mahoney's inspiration comes from her two daughters and scenes from every day life and travel. Her process of creating soft pastel art involves an unhurried observation of the subject. Through her process, every detail: form, light, shadow, color, tone, texture, and composition are studied and then translated to convey the mood and feeling of the subject to the viewer.

Katherine sits on the Board of the Central Mass Pastel Society and is a member of the Pastel Society of America, the Dedham Art Association, and the Foxboro Art Association.

Through fashion, attitude, and expressive detail, Simone Scholes brings these striking figures to life as they celebrate their decade, honor their heritage, and offer a captivating glimpse into their individual stories.

Simone Scholes

Her Story

Exhibit ends May 31, 2026

About the Artist

Simone began her career at Art College majoring in textile design but was very quickly pulled onto a different track in the corporate world of the fashion industry. In a serendipitous turn, her corporate career brought her on a journey to Vietnam many years later, where she quite unexpectedly fell in love with a painting hanging in a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh city. It sparked a new creative interest in Simone and where previously she had mainly worked with watercolor, it
intrigued her to explore oil paint.

Using bold brushstrokes and plenty of Linseed oil, she plays with familiar shapes and light to create different personas. Using a combination of materials and textures, her fashion and textile inspired artwork aims to capture both the outward beauty and the inner mystery of human beings.

Her developed, recognizable style has been in numerous local New England shows and publications including the Attleboro Arts Museums 8 Visions and Boston City Hall Emerging Artist show.

New England Impressions:Sea, Pond and Blooms

with Watercolorist

Kristina N. Occhino

Exhibit open until June 30

Experience the depth, movement and emotion of the natural world as it is brought to life in the breathtaking watercolors of Kristina Occhino. Through the use of color and light, her work captures both the spirit and the stories embodied in the scenes that surround us.

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About the Artist

Kris Occhino holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY and a master's in art education from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a member of the Foxboro Art Association, New England Watercolor Society, North American Watercolor Society, Women in Watercolor and the American Watercolor Society. She is an Artist Member of the Cape Cod Art Center, and a Signature member of the North East Watercolor Society and the RI Watercolor Society.

Kris’s award-winning work in watercolor, acrylic and oil has been selected by jurors for regional, national and international shows and has been exhibited in museums, art associations, galleries, and art festivals in New England. She has paintings in the collection of Assumption College and in many private collections in the US and abroad. She is an Honorary Life Member of the Attleboro Arts Museum where she once served as the director. She also directed the RI Watercolor Society.

A much sought after instructor, Kris currently teaches watercolor painting at the Attleboro Arts Museum. She has done painting demonstrations for many art groups and has been filmed doing painting demonstrations by Foxboro Cable TV.

Kris's artwork has been published several times in Art and Color 365 Magazine earning Recognition Awards each time. In the Fall of 2025, she had a painting reach the Top 40 in Modern Impressionist Magazine.