MH Art Gallery is thrilled to host an exhibit of works by Beth Bathe, this year's River Towns Plein Air Juror of Awards. A Strasburg based painter, Beth primarily paints en plein air. She participates in over ten high profile competitions from Maine to Washington state each year. Her work has won numerous honors. She was recently a featured artist in the 2025 Aug/Sept issue of Plein Air Magazine and in a 2020 issue published an article on water mixable oils. Beth is represented by several galleries up and down the East Coast and in the midwest. She teaches classes and leads workshops all over the country and abroad. She also leads workshops at her Short Dog Studio near Ephrata. She has participated in River Towns Plein Air event since its inception. Memberships include Salmagundi Club, Signature Member American Marine Atists,Sig member Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters, Oil Painters of America , National Oil and Acrylic Painters. In our Juror's Words: Accepting the juror's role was a natural progression for me. Having participated as an artist for four years, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for the festival's mission and the community it fosters. It’s an honor to contribute to a local event that has been pivotal in my own artistic journey. As a juror, I can now support fellow artists by recognizing their talents and encouraging their growth. Some memorable plein air experiences as told by Beth: In this busy world we live in, actually slowing down and really looking at a subject for often three or more hours, a plein air artist can often see things that others might never experience. Once while painting along a peaceful river scene a bald eagle swept down right in front of me several times before it caught a fish. Another time I was painting a covered bridge right here in Lancaster County when I turned around to see a whole Amish Family who had come through the field to watch me paint. I was invited to have lemonade with them on the porch of their house. This past September while I was painting a bridge in Inveraray Scotland I met up with two couples from the US who were traveling to hold a memorial moment for their late father on that exact bridge They purchased the painting right off the easel as a remembrance of their journey and as they rode away a rainbow appeared over the bridge. This stuff really happens, sometimes a small moment like a glass of lemonade and sometimes a grand rainbow. https:/www.bethbathe.com