In keeping with the spirit of the evening – five local artisans will be completing custom created gas pump globes available for bidding during the silent auction portion of the Night at the Museum Event. Check back frequently for the latest updates and photos.
Sam Barrese
Sam Barrese was born and raised in Scranton, PA. He is a self taught artist and musician. He knew at an early age that art and music were always going to play a big role in his life. At fourteen, he joined his first band “Time Cycle” and for the next thirty years he was drumming in and out of Scranton’s music scene.
He cartooned for American Machinist Magazine, Scranton’s comic newspaper, The Examiner, and did some illustration work for Dirt Rag, a mountain bike magazine based in Pittsburgh.
Sam's art always reflects his interests at the time, so his collection has become like a “time line” of his life. While drumming, he developed a series of pen and ink drawings featuring Jazz and Blues legends. Sam's inspiration for both his interest in drumming and his collection of music based art comes from his father's career as a jazz drummer in the USO shows during the fifties and sixties.
Sam also has work in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s permanent art collection. This success inspired him to create a line of baseball legend portraits.
His latest efforts are acrylic on canvas paintings, big paintings! The subject matter is automotive art and reflects his love of hot rods, muscle cars, and motorcycle racing.
Sam lives with his wife, Doreen. When he is not creating, he is following his daughters' art careers or teaching his twin granddaughters how to drum.
David Naydock
The AACA Museum recently completed an extensive enhancement of its 1920’s. This area has been adorned with several panoramic views of downtown Hershey in the 1920’s. The artwork was commissioned by the Museum with artist David Naydock, a resident of Pottsville, PA. The paintings will take you back to a simpler time, where you can almost hear the sounds of the early city.
Marlin Jay Mann
Marlin is a native of Hershey, PA and as an artist his creative training began as a graduate of M.S. Hershey vocational school. Post graduation, he became an apprentice sign painter for Hersheypark. These beginnings created a foundation for his work ethic and also whet his appetite to develop his artistic skills. Marlin received his formal training from the Minneapolis Art Instruction School. Thereafter he accepted employment with a Harrisburg based engineering firm as an illustrator and graphic artist. In his pursuit of continuing education and development, Marlin has received his certificate of completion for exterior mural painting from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster.
Living in such a beautiful area as central Pennsylvania, Marlin has chosen to capture many of his subjects within minutes of his home. His wildlife art is in great demand and the response to his work at area art shows has proven that. Other subjects in Marlin’s portfolio include a series of Harrisburg Zembo Shrine clown portraits. All these pieces are performed with the same intensity and detail of drawing. Marlin’s work has been published in the Engineering-News Record as well as various local newspapers, has appeared on news broadcasts and has been displayed at area public meetings.
Marlin’s experience as a senior illustrator and graphic artist has given him many years of experience working with acrylics. He loves to paint with the talent God has blessed him with. Mural painting has become a passion. Because Marlin frequently paints with very small brushes he considers himself a fine art muralist. Most of Marlin’s work is commissioned as he prefers to create the images his clients can only imagine. Marlin and his wife Dolores, now retired, have the time to travel and paint together. Dolores lends assistance in the early stages of painting a mural as well as handling much of the ever growing paper work. Marlin has been commissioned to paint murals on various surfaces incorporating a diverse range of subjects.
The Derry Township “Civility” Task Force of Hershey commissioned Marlin to create a community mural 20’ wide x 8’ high. This collaborative effort painted by the children and adults of the community reflects the area and considerate conduct that should be the model for the schools and the community.
Marlin loves meeting new people and as the youngest of nine children, he quickly developed a communication style that his clients value. That coupled with his artistic talent, has created repeat business and strong appreciation for his creations.
Marti Brandt
Marti’s work has been shown at various galleries in Central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Florida. Special showings have included the Elizabethtown College and 1993 ‘Art of the State’ at the Capital in Harrisburg. Marti has instructed 25 years at the Lancaster County Art Association and continues doing various workshops, schools, and private instruction at her home on Mount Joy.
