Meet The Founders of the American Impressionist Society, Inc.

The Founders

William J. Schultz,
1919 - 2005

Co-Founder and Director, was an award winning artist/teacher in oils and pastels. He was a master pastelist in the Pastel Society of America. For many years, he was director and instructor for the William J. Schultz Art School, in Lenox, Massachusetts. In his youth, he studied with Martin Hoy (who was a student of William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri). He also studied with Jerry Farnsworth (a student of Charles Hawthorne), but credits noted artist/author Robert Brackman with being able to reach him mentally and introduce him to a different way of experiencing art.

Pastel Still Life ~ 19 x 25

He was a devoted student and follower of his teacher for 37 years until Mr. Brackman's death.

Mr. Schultz gave workshops at the Art Students Guild, in Melbourne, Fla. for many years. He and his wife, Nadya, then moved to Vero Beach, Fla., where he conducted classes in Vero Beach, Fl. for many years.

"The Aussi" ~ Oil on Canvas ~ 16 x 20

Charlotte M. Dickinson, Co-Founder, and Signature Member

Charlotte Dickinson started painting at an early age, inspired by professional artist and sculptors in here family. From her studios in the beautiful Endless Mountain Area of Pennsylvania and Vero Beach, Florida, she has been painting adn teaching for more than 30 years. She also taught in the public school system.

With a solid background in drawing, composition and color theory, she now devotes her entire professional life to the challenge of the efforts of light on form through color. The idea of space and filtered light indeed exemplifies her work today and she brings to her painting a life long interest in the work of Cezanne and the Impressionists. She has studied with many fine artist over the years but credits William Schultz and Charles Movalli with "showing her the light." My love for painting is a result of a great appreciation of nature and the beauty around me. I love to work in different media. Each subject lends to a special technique.

Currently exhibiting in the U.S. and Canada, being best known for her landscapes, and still life, floral and multi canvas conceptual painting in the oil and watercolor.

Published:
American Art Review - Nov./Dec 1998

Art West Magazine - March 2000

Southwest Art - April 2003

Member:
American Impressionist's Society - Founding and Signature Member

Oil Painters of America

Vero Beach Florida Art Club

Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society - Dallas, PA

Endless Mountain Cultural Assoc. Tunkhannock, PA

Marjorie L. Bradley, Co- Founder and Director, who lives and paints in Vero Beach, Florida, received her early art training at the MacMurrough School of Art, in Melbourne, Fl., and since 1968 has studied with William Schultz. She attendend workshops with award winning artists Eellen Plankey and Marlis Newman, of Melbourne, and John Asaro, of Carlsbad, California.

"Wild Flowers" ~ 24 x 30 Oil

Pauline S. Ney, Co-Founder, lives and paints on the Manatee River in Parrish, Florida and in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland. She studied art at the American University and the Corcoran School of Art, in Washington, D.C., but credits William Schultz with changing her life forever by introducing her to the Impressionist way and has studied with him since 1991. She also studied with plein air artist/teacher/author, Kevin MacPherson, of Taos, New Mexico.

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