Enviro Art News

The Fall Season is nearly here, and a new focus for Enviro Art!  Joining Sue is her longtime partner Jim Ralston an avid Bird and Nature Photographer.  Sue and Jim will focus on creating new artwork and photography that captures the beauty of wildlife and nature.  Enviro Art will exhibit at many regional events in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and exhibit at local galleries.  Come visit us!   

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What's New with Jim - 2025

2025 was an exciting time of travel within the US and to Finland!  Our trip to Florida last winter revealed spectacular birds including Spoonbills, Egrets and a grand Great Horned Owl on a nest with two of her chicks.  In July we visited Finland which boasted fantastic coastal landscapes and unusual (for us) birds including a Eurasian Eagle Owl!  Stop by one of our Fall shows to experience the beauty from these exotic locations.  

Jim

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Sue's Past Art Classes

Bethel Park Community Center

Art Explosion Spring 2024 Classes

Wake Up with Art, it’s Springtime

(Ages 4 - 7) 

Join us for a fun six-week session exploring the wonderful season of Spring, what is happening outside, letting this amazing season inspire our artwork.  Children will explore plants and seeds, how they wake up. We’ll have fun creating a spring forest, even adding a dinosaur or two to our drawing. We’ll learn about artists like Pierre-Auguste Renoir, his soft use of pastel colors and Paul Gauguin with his strong use of color. We’ll let both these artists, their artwork inspire our spring collage and drawings.  Children will use a variety of materials like markers, paints, colored pencils, pastels, and model magic to name a few.  All materials are included, children will take home their artwork at the end of every class.  Come join us as we have fun learning about our world and the wonderful world of art. 

  • Dates: Mondays March 11 - April 15

  • Time: Mondays 5:15 - 6:15pm

  • Location: Bethel Park Community Rec Center
  • Ages 4 - 7

  • Cost - $65

  • Instructor - Sue Ralston

Call Sue at 412-217-4745 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

 

Celebrating the Season of Spring with Art

(Ages 6 - 13) 

Join us for a fun six-week session where children will explore what is happening outside in the springtime, letting it drive our artwork. Children will explore plants, seeds, how they wake up, creating drawings in a small journal they’ll work on throughout the session. We’ll learn about artist Sophie Munns letting her soil level artwork inspire our spring collage. We will learn about artists like Pierre-Auguste Renoir, his beautiful use of soft pastel colors and Paul Gauguin with his strong use of color.  Letting both these artists and the spring season inspire our spring forest and spring still life we create. Children will use a variety of materials like pastels, watercolors, markers, colored pencils, tempra paints, model magic to name a few and children will take home their artwork after each class.  Come join us as we have fun learning about our world and the wonderful world of art.  

  • Dates: Mondays March 11 - April 15

  • Time: Mondays 6:30 - 7:30pm

  • Location: Bethel Park Community Rec Center
  • Ages 6 - 13

  • Cost - $65

  • Instructor - Sue Ralston

Call Sue at 412-217-4745 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

What's New with Sue - 2025

After finishing up our Spring Show Season in May I have taken time to enjoy my garden, a wonderful vacation with my daughter and helping my son move.  Even with all that going on I did have time to work on some artwork.  This has been a summer of swallowtail butterflies, watching them in my flower garden and drawing them.  I am currently working on a picture with the Black Swallowtail and the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail along with their host plants, Tulip Poplar, Parsley and Queen Anne’s Lace.  What a fun picture, complicated and taking time, but fun.  I am hoping to have this picture completed for the Fall Shows.  I have also spent time going back into a previous swallowtail and mothman picture, brightening the colors, I think it looks bolder, brighter, better.   I have a couple more pictures I’m working on, another swallowtail, the pipevine swallowtail and a rose picture.  I’m excited about both of these pictures, more to come about this.  

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Watch Ms. Sue's Butterfly Art Class featuring Vincent van Gogh


During this challenging time Bethel Park Community Center graciously video recorded Sue's Vincent van Gogh's Butterfly Art Class!  Check Bethel Park's Community Channel schedule for viewing on your cable TV or watch the class on Bethel Park's YouTube's channel here:

 

Watch Ms. Sue Show How to Make Art with Common Recycled Materials

Check Bethel Park's Community Channel schedule for viewing on your cable TV or watch the class on Bethel Park's YouTube's channel here:

 

Art & Craft Shows & Events

 Upcoming 2025 Art & Craft Shows & Events

Discover our latest artwork and photography.  Come meet Sue & Jim!

Fall 2025

August 29 - 31 & Sept 1 (Labor Day Weekend)

Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Labor Day Festival

https://www.familyfestivals.com/labor-day-festival

Westmoreland Fairgrounds
Greensburg, PA

 

Saturday September 20 (9am to 4pm)

Harvest Fest Craft Show - Morgantown WV

https://www.fairsandfestivals.net/events/details/2025-morgantown-fall-craft-show

90 Army Band Way
Morgantown, WV 26508

Saturday, October 4 (9am to 3pm)

34th Annual Arts & Crafts Show - Resurrection Pariah

https://resurrectionpgh.org/arts-craft-show

126 Fort Couch Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15214

 

Saturday, October 11 (10am to 3pm)

SPWC 31st Craft Show - South Park

Broughton Volunteer Fire Hall
1030 Cochran Mill Road
South Park, PA 15236

October 17 - 19
October 25-26

Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival
Washington County Fairgrounds

https://www.familyfestivals.com/pa-christmas-festival

2161 N. Main Street
Washington, PA 15301

November 7th & 8th

Once Upon A Christmas Craft Show
Grace Church - Middleburgh Heights Ohio

https://festivalnet.com/82609/Middleburg-Heights-Ohio/Craft-Shows/Once-Upon-a-Christmas-Craft-Show

7393 Pearl Road
Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130

November 15th

Glenshaw Century Club Holiday Craft Fair
Bethlehem Lutheran Church

https://glenshawcenturyclub.org/events/2025-holiday-house-tour-craft-fair/

1719 Mount Royal Blvd
Glenshaw, PA 15116

November 21 - 23

Greater Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Holiday Spectacular
Monroeville Convention Center

https://www.familyfestivals.com/holiday-spectacular

Monroeville Mall - Convention Center
209 Mall Plaza Blvd
Monroeville, PA 15146

December 5 - 7

44th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Show - Akron Ohio

https://www.downtownakron.com/event/44th-annual-ej-thomas-christmas-arts-and-crafts-show

 E.J. Thomas Hall
University of Akron
198 Hill Street
Akron, OH 44325

 

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Past Events

Spring 2025 

Saturday May 3, 2025  9am - 4pm

Spring Craft - Mylan Park  Morgantown, WV

https://mylanpark.org/event/spring-craft-show/

Ruby Community Center
500 Mylan Park Lane
Morgantown, WV 26501

Saturday March 1 

Glenshaw Century Club Spring Craft Fair

https://glenshawcenturyclub.org/events/2025-annual-spring-craft-fair/

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
1719 Mount Royal Blvd
Glenshaw, PA 15116

March 14th & 15th

Spring Arts & Crafts Show - Wooster Ohio

https://festivalnet.com/1847/Wooster-Ohio/Craft-Shows/Wooster-Spring-Arts-and-Crafts-Show

Greystone Event Center
50 Riffel Road
Wooster, Ohio 44691

March 28 - 30

Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Spring Fever Festival - Monroeville

https://www.familyfestivals.com/spring-fever-festival

Pittsburgh Convention Center - Monroeville Mall
209 Mall Plaza Blvd
Monroeville, PA 15146

April 11 - 13

Wheeling Home, Life & Garden Expo

https://kcproductionswv.com/home-and-life-expo/

Highlands Sports Complex
225 McCormick Way
Triadelphia, WV 26003

Saturday May 3, 2025  9am - 4pm

Spring Craft - Mylan Park  Morgantown, WV

https://mylanpark.org/event/spring-craft-show/

Ruby Community Center
500 Mylan Park Lane
Morgantown, WV 26501

 

August 29 - 31 & Sept 1 (Labor Day Weekend)

Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Labor Day Festival

https://www.familyfestivals.com/labor-day-festival

Westmoreland Fairgrounds

 

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2024 Events

Sept 20 - 22

Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Autumn Festival - Butler

Butler Autumn Festival

Butler Farm Show Complex and Expo Center
625 Evans City Rd
Butler, PA 16001

October 5 - 6

Christmas in October - Findlay Ohio

Christmas in October 

 Hancock County Fairgrounds
1017 East Sandusky Street
Findlay, OH 45840

 October 18,19, 20, 26 & 27

Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival - Washington County

Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival

Washington County Fairgrounds
2151 N. Main Street
Washington, PA 15301

November 1 -2 

Season's Splendor Arts & Crafts Show - Wooster Ohio

Season's Splendor Arts & Crafts Show

 Fisher Auditorium & Shisler Conference Center
1680 Madison Ave
Wooster, OH 44691

November 8 - 9

Once Upon a Christmas Craft Show - Cleveland Ohio

Once Upon a Christmas Craft Show

Grace Church
7393 Pearl Road
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

November 16 - 17

Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show - Strongsville Ohio

Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show

Strongsville Ehrnfelt Recreation Center
18100 Royalton Rd.
Strongsville, OH 44136

November 22 - 24

Greater Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Holiday Spectacular - Monroeville

Greater Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Holiday Spectacular

Monroeville Convention Center
209 Mall Plaza Blvd
Monroeville, PA 15146

 December 6 - 8

44th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Show - Akron Ohio

44th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Show

 E.J. Thomas Hall
198 Hill Street
Akron, OH 44325

 


 

Past Events

March 8 - 9, 2024

Spring Arts & Crafts Show - Wooster Ohio

https://festivalnet.com/1847/Wooster-Ohio/Craft-Shows/Wooster-Spring-Arts-and-Crafts-Show

Fisher Auditorium & Shisler Conference Center
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, Ohio 44619

 

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March 15 - 17, 2024

Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Spring Fever Festival - Monroeville

https://www.familyfestivals.com/spring-fever-festival

Monroeville Convention Center (next to Doubletree Hotel)

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Just added!

April 13 - 14, 2024

Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show - Strongsville, Ohio

www.avantgardshows.com

Strongsville Ehrnfelt Recreation Center
18100 Royalton Rd.
Strongsville, OH 44136

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Saturday April 27, 2024
10:00am to 8:00pm

Spring Home & Garden Mall Market

https://www.facebook.com/groups/accesswestmoreland/posts/6972146056236131/


Westmoreland Mall
5250 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601

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Just added!

May 4 - 5, 2024

Springtime in Ohio - Findlay, Ohio

www.cloudshows.biz

Hancock County Fairgrounds
1017 East Sandusky St.
Findlay, OH 45840

 

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Art for Sale

Date Palm

 

 

Swamp Milkweed

 

  Hackberry Tree

 

 

Aster

 Aster drawing for sale

Aloe Vera

 

Graphite Cactus

 

Persicari a Longiseta

 Call Sue at 412-217-4745 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.


 

 Nature Photography by Jim Ralston

Visit Jim Ralston's Photography https://jralston.myportfolio.com/
for more!

 

 

Visit https://jralston.myportfolio.com/

for more!

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