SHARON PATCH PROFILE: Sharon Artist Dorothy Brenner Appel
Her specialties are watercolor, oil, wood cuts, pen, ink studies and pastels.
Dorothy Brenner Appel is 88 years young. Appel started painting over 50 years ago and had her first showing in Cambridge at the Cambridge Art Association. "I started painting as a young child and always loved to go to see art demonstrations. Watching someone do a watercolor painting was fascinating to me. I would go home and do it myself," said Appel. Appel grew up in Somerville, but has lived in Sharon for 52 years with her husband of 62 years, Bill, a retired pharmacist and now at the age of 94, a part time film actor. She teaches five times a week in Brookline, the Sharon Adult Center, the Sharon Community Center and in her home. Contact 781-784-5133 for more information on Appel's classes. The Sharon Open Studio Tour and Art Show …
Amy Nachbar
3:00 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
An email that was sent to Sharon Patch: Bob Brenner is my very "special" friend and he is Dorothy Brenner Appel's brother. He always speaks of his talented sister, Dorothy and today I finally have been able to see some of her lovely paintings. I paint and draw as well(Pastels,Colored Pencil and Acrylics)and belong to DFAC(Dunedin Fine Arts Ctr)I've been taking classes 13 yrs and show my art in … more ›