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Years ago before there was any Gallery Row, and when only 2 galleries existed in the city, hundreds of artists from Lancaster county and city would converge upon the streets downtown for the large, annual art show. Taking place only one Sat. per year, it wound up and down most of the streets in center…

Because a good piece of art can transform any room.

Lancaster Mennonite School commissioned Liz to paint a series of vintage scenes of the campus over the course of three years. Starting in 2010, the series was completed with the 2012 edition.  The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal / New Era covered the story. “Early Years on the Campus” 2010 Pastel Original Commission. Original and all Limited…

Lancaster’s premier day spa and salon in downtown Lancaster, Visage a’ Visage, has invited Liz to fill the entire first floor with her artwork. The former Mary Reynolds mansion on the corner of Duke and Clay streets stands as a regal, grand lady; now lovingly restored by the Spa’s proprietors. Liz is honored to have…

David chooses Liz Hess Gallery as the setting for his marriage proposal to Monique.

THE PEEPS SET SAIL 10″ x 12″ Framed, Acrylic Original $350 (SOLD) Note cards now available Liz, together with several other artists, were asked by the Lancaster Newspapers to use the beloved Easter marshmallow candy as their muse. The article appeared in the April 5, 2012 edition of the Lancaster Newspapers. Each artist chose a…

Dear Ms. Hess, We are the Reading Group from Mrs. Miller’s class here at Cub Run Elementary School in Virginia. We went to your website and looked at all your paintings. We thought they were extremely cool! We liked the story about the red umbrella in your paintings. We admired them so much that we…

In June, 2011, a wedding took place at Liz Hess Gallery. Dan and Danielle entered into an intimate, nuptial ceremony, complete with red umbrellas.

Liz was asked permission, and gave her consent to the proprietors of a B & B in Hershey, PA, to name their establishment, “The Red Umbrella Bed & Breakfast“. Featuring Liz’s art, visitors from other regions are making it a point to stop in at the gallery in downtown Lancaster after spending a night at…

Local theater carries Liz’s works The Dutch Apple Dinner Theater in Lancaster invited Liz to exhibit her “Red Umbrella Collection” in the lobby and gift shop during the months of June and July to coincide with their feature musical, “Singing in the Rain.”

Article in Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Newspapers (Photos below) “Red Umbrella Series To Get Red-Carpet Treatment by Carla Di Fonzo October 11, 2008 Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Newspapers When Liz Hess found out her work would be celebrated this weekend in honor of National Arts & Humanities month, she said her reaction could best be described as ‘dumbfounded’. ‘I…

Commissioned in 2007 to paint the Emmental Valley where the Anabaptists originated, Liz was then invited to exhibit her works at the Schaukäseri in Affoltern, Switzerland. Swiss leaders of Emmental commissioned the painting as part of the country’s Tauferjähr 2007 commemoration – Year of the Anabaptists, highlighting this ancestral home of many Lancaster County Amish…

Rancho La Puerto Spa Local Artists Honored Liz Hess and Freiman Stoltzfus, art colleagues and friends, were invited to be guest presenters at the award winning “Rancho La Puerta” spa and resort located in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. Encompassing health and wellness for the “mind, body and spirit” with an amazing array of activities, Liz…

Kirsten Johnsen didn’t realize that her date with beau, Tim Martin (both of Lancaster) would result in their engagement during a First Friday evening at Liz Hess Gallery. Unbeknownst to her, Tim had arranged ahead of time with Liz that the diamond ring he had purchased would be hidden within the center of a lily.…