IN MEMORY
We come together weekly, some of us for decades, to learn what we can about Chinese Painting from our extraordinary teacher, Ma Qingxiong. Painting together, under his patient and expert guidance, we attempt to understand and master the ancient techniques, philosophy, and current practices of Chinese Brush Painting. This ongoing challenge over the years has created bonds between us that we cherish.
We hope that, in this small way, we can help to heal the wounds of loss. We will work to add all our deceased CPG members to this page, starting with our most recently departed. If you have photos or information you would like to add, please send them to us at: cpgwebhelp@gmail.com.
We hope that, in this small way, we can help to heal the wounds of loss. We will work to add all our deceased CPG members to this page, starting with our most recently departed. If you have photos or information you would like to add, please send them to us at: cpgwebhelp@gmail.com.
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Judith Lindahl Bangs
Loving Mother, Grandmother and Friend Judy Bangs, age 88 and long time resident of Carlisle, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 10, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Will J. Bangs. Judy was born in Manchester, NH on July 24, 1930, the only daughter of the late Hugo and Marjorie (Mahoney) Lindahl. She was early educated in Manchester, graduating from Manchester Central High School, she later attended and graduated from Wellesley College. At Wellesley she focused her studies on English, Art, and Spanish. |
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Judy and Will married on July 27, 1957 in Manchester, NH and lived in Waltham and Concord before settling in Carlisle. Judy worked in the training department at the First National Bank of Boston, training bank officers and writing their training manual. Once she and her husband moved to Concord, MA, she began a career in teaching where she taught first grade in Acton and later volunteered in the Carlisle Public Schools. She had a lifelong love of painting and studied Chinese brush painting extensively during her adult life. While she painted purely for her own pleasure, she was invited to show her work in a number of art shows. Each year she also designed and painted her own Christmas cards. She also enjoyed making puppets and teddy bears for children treated at Emerson Hospital in Concord and was also a longtime member of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord.
Judy loved to travel, even after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She traveled to Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, Ireland, France and most recently, China. Since childhood, Judy spent her summers in New Hampshire on Stinson Lake. These summers were always the highlight of her year and she especially enjoyed her lunches with "The Ladies of the Lake." Judy especially enjoyed living with her grandchildren, energized by hearing about all of their activities. She appreciated being surrounded by children, always responding with joy when her grandchildren brought their friends to our home and credited these children for keeping her young. When the house was quiet, Judy enjoyed reading mysteries, completing New York Times crossword puzzles, sewing, and, of course, painting.
Judy is survived by her daughters, Marjorie Bangs of Belmont, Martha Bangs Haddad and her husband Steven of Carlisle and her three grandchildren, Philip, Marjorie and Matthew Haddad.
Donations in her memory may be made to:
Stinson Lake Association, P.O. Box 422, Rumney, NH 03266 or
Wellesley College, Development Office, Green Hall, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Submitted by Marjy Bangs
Judy loved to travel, even after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She traveled to Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, Ireland, France and most recently, China. Since childhood, Judy spent her summers in New Hampshire on Stinson Lake. These summers were always the highlight of her year and she especially enjoyed her lunches with "The Ladies of the Lake." Judy especially enjoyed living with her grandchildren, energized by hearing about all of their activities. She appreciated being surrounded by children, always responding with joy when her grandchildren brought their friends to our home and credited these children for keeping her young. When the house was quiet, Judy enjoyed reading mysteries, completing New York Times crossword puzzles, sewing, and, of course, painting.
Judy is survived by her daughters, Marjorie Bangs of Belmont, Martha Bangs Haddad and her husband Steven of Carlisle and her three grandchildren, Philip, Marjorie and Matthew Haddad.
Donations in her memory may be made to:
Stinson Lake Association, P.O. Box 422, Rumney, NH 03266 or
Wellesley College, Development Office, Green Hall, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Submitted by Marjy Bangs
Randi Meryl (submitted by Vartus Varadian)
Randi was an award winning artist whose enthusiasm and love for Chinese brush painting had taken her to the Great Wall of China and the majestic Mt. Fuji of Japan. She had the good fortune to study with Masters in China, Qingxiong Ma in Boston, Ning Yeh in Los Angeles and even drawing with Judy Rossman. She was a long-standing member of the Chinese Painting Guild.
She grew up in the Boston area and graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in San Diego, California. She had a diverse life and lived in Los Angeles for 20 years, working as a professional singer and then a Financial Adviser for Ameriprise Financial before moving back to Scituate, MA. Her life compass was rooted in her faith of Buddhism, cause & effect teaching’s, and helping others along the way. Thus, she was the founder and teacher of Chinese Brush Painting at Facing Cancer Together in Newton, MA. Randi was a passionate lover of life, friends, travel, and her dogs.
Randi was an award winning artist whose enthusiasm and love for Chinese brush painting had taken her to the Great Wall of China and the majestic Mt. Fuji of Japan. She had the good fortune to study with Masters in China, Qingxiong Ma in Boston, Ning Yeh in Los Angeles and even drawing with Judy Rossman. She was a long-standing member of the Chinese Painting Guild.
She grew up in the Boston area and graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in San Diego, California. She had a diverse life and lived in Los Angeles for 20 years, working as a professional singer and then a Financial Adviser for Ameriprise Financial before moving back to Scituate, MA. Her life compass was rooted in her faith of Buddhism, cause & effect teaching’s, and helping others along the way. Thus, she was the founder and teacher of Chinese Brush Painting at Facing Cancer Together in Newton, MA. Randi was a passionate lover of life, friends, travel, and her dogs.
I (Vartus) was lucky to have found Randi at Facing Cancer Together, where she instilled in me the same passion for Chinese brush painting. When she passed, I continued to teach the class in her memory so others could appreciate this painting style.
Richard Walsh specifically designed a program that offers award winning Chinese brush painting prints from Randi Meryl with 100 percent of the profits going to Dr. Bruce Johnson Research Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fund cancer research and patient care. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's mission is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. One can purchase an unframed giclee print for $300.00 from contacting Richard richardwalsh72@comcast.net or call 857-250-4164. For each purchase you make, you will receive a $250 tax-deductible acknowledgement from Dana-Farber.
Richard Walsh specifically designed a program that offers award winning Chinese brush painting prints from Randi Meryl with 100 percent of the profits going to Dr. Bruce Johnson Research Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fund cancer research and patient care. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's mission is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. One can purchase an unframed giclee print for $300.00 from contacting Richard richardwalsh72@comcast.net or call 857-250-4164. For each purchase you make, you will receive a $250 tax-deductible acknowledgement from Dana-Farber.
Barbara Kimball (Submitted by Ma Qingxiong)
My dear friend and honorary CPG member, Barbara Kimball, passed away on March 31, 2016, at the of age 98. Following her will, there was no funeral or service. After cremation she was buried next to her parents at the Newton Cemetery.
Barbara grew up and enjoyed most of her life as a resident of Newton, Massachusetts. She was on sport teams in field hockey, tennis, basketball and lacrosse. Barbara was a graduate of Brown University in 1939, with a major in History and minor in Art. After graduation, she worked for the New England Telephone Company for 36 years. She love to travel and went to many places, including: Alaska, California, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Iceland, and Scotland. After she met me, she also visited China. Even so, she always felt that she would forever be a New Englander. One of her favorite places in summer was Hotel Alpine in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, where she went with her family since she was young. She had a life-long love of the White Mountain area.
Barbara loved art museums and art history. She loved to read and watch sport on TV. She always had great humor.
Barbara grew up and enjoyed most of her life as a resident of Newton, Massachusetts. She was on sport teams in field hockey, tennis, basketball and lacrosse. Barbara was a graduate of Brown University in 1939, with a major in History and minor in Art. After graduation, she worked for the New England Telephone Company for 36 years. She love to travel and went to many places, including: Alaska, California, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Iceland, and Scotland. After she met me, she also visited China. Even so, she always felt that she would forever be a New Englander. One of her favorite places in summer was Hotel Alpine in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, where she went with her family since she was young. She had a life-long love of the White Mountain area.
Barbara loved art museums and art history. She loved to read and watch sport on TV. She always had great humor.
With Barbara at My Son's House
I met Barbara around 1992 when I had a show at Newton Library gallery. She bought one of my abstract landscape painting, and she asked me if I could help her hang it in her house. Of course I did, and since then we became good friends. She was a fan of my paintings. She came to all my own shows and also to CPG shows, and she would bring her friends.
Barbara helped me find my immigration lawyer, and because I keep moving around, I used her mailing address. When my green card arrived at her house she could not wait to finish lunch and hurry to send it to my place. At that time, I was renting a room in Waban, Newton.
After my family all moved here, she always hosted us for Christmas dinner and July 4th dinner at her house. We all enjoyed her cooking, and loved her roasted chicken with breadcrumbs and mashed potatoes. She really like my family. Her house had a room and the basement that became my storage space before I had a house.
Barbara helped me find my immigration lawyer, and because I keep moving around, I used her mailing address. When my green card arrived at her house she could not wait to finish lunch and hurry to send it to my place. At that time, I was renting a room in Waban, Newton.
After my family all moved here, she always hosted us for Christmas dinner and July 4th dinner at her house. We all enjoyed her cooking, and loved her roasted chicken with breadcrumbs and mashed potatoes. She really like my family. Her house had a room and the basement that became my storage space before I had a house.
With Barbara, Christmas 2015
When Judith Funkhouser was President of CPG, she made Barbara an honorary member and printed a "certificate" for her, which Barbara always hung on the wall.
I can't say enough about Barbara. She was a wonderful person in my life, and she was a great American. I had the chance to say goodbye to her before her passing. I showed her the printed book of my new paintings, and she said to me the last words, "It is time to go. Thank you. Beautiful!"
Thank you, Barbara. We miss you. Rest in peace.
Ma Qingxiong and Family
I can't say enough about Barbara. She was a wonderful person in my life, and she was a great American. I had the chance to say goodbye to her before her passing. I showed her the printed book of my new paintings, and she said to me the last words, "It is time to go. Thank you. Beautiful!"
Thank you, Barbara. We miss you. Rest in peace.
Ma Qingxiong and Family
Susan Abrams Tiano
Susan was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and held a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from New York University, a Visual Arts Degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Masters in Technology from Lesley University. She created Mother-Child Art Programs in Ohio and Massachusetts, taught Mini Masters at the Cleveland Museum of Art and taught Art for the Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts.
Susan exhibited and sold whimsical personalized children’s paintings in art shows, boutiques and galleries throughout Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Susan lived in Lexington, Mass. with her late husband, Roy, and together they owned the Artistic Framer in Bedford, Mass.
Susan studied the art of Chinese Brush Painting and enjoyed creating landscapes and floral paintings. She had recently moved to Newburyport, Mass with Ginger, her new shorkie, and opened her art studio at 14 Cedar Street in Amesbury, Mass.
Susan exhibited and sold whimsical personalized children’s paintings in art shows, boutiques and galleries throughout Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Susan lived in Lexington, Mass. with her late husband, Roy, and together they owned the Artistic Framer in Bedford, Mass.
Susan studied the art of Chinese Brush Painting and enjoyed creating landscapes and floral paintings. She had recently moved to Newburyport, Mass with Ginger, her new shorkie, and opened her art studio at 14 Cedar Street in Amesbury, Mass.