Holiday Open House Brings Artists and Artlovers Together

It was a beautiful day and the gallery had a constant flow of visitors on Saturday. Above are two of the artists in the show - Chris Lawrence and Suzanne Kossoy- chatting about art and life. The other two photos are of Chris Lawrence's sculptures in steel and found material, and the primary colors of the late Eddie Kindberg's painting on the wall behind. The artists in the group show enjoyed the chance to talk together and see each other's work and the possibility of a continuing artists' "salon" was suggested. Any comments or ideas?

Holiday Show preview

The show is hung and looks great! Here's a few samples of what will be on view this Saturday.

From top to bottom, they are:

a mixed media piece by Joan Monastero (window with a view of the Arctic Regions maps)

next to a painting of mine of a stormy Cape Cod scene

an interior by Viki Markle

five small paintings of mine

a vibrant still life by Suzanne Kossoy

a group of lovely pastoral landscapes by Greg Arnett

two photos of local landscape by Trina Greene

ceramic wall pieces by Brenda Lawrence

Chris Lawrence will be showing some new wall-mounted welded steel constructions also.

Hope to see you on Saturday. The gallery will also be open 12 - 5 on Sunday this weekend and next, but without the party!

After Christmas, I will return to the Saturday only hours for the rest of the month, or by appointment.

Upcoming Events - Holiday Group Show

As Thanksgiving approaches, we all begin to plan the holidays ahead - a wonderful distraction from these short days and darkness! I will be celebrating at the gallery with a group show of many of my favorite local artists, including wall-mounted mixed media from Joan Monastero and Chris Lawrence, paintings from Greg Arnett, Viki Markle, and Suzanne Kossoy, watercolors of Rob Greene, photos by Trina Greene, and wall ceramics from Brenda Lawrence. A selection of my winter landscapes will also be shown in my studio area. All work will be on the affordable end of the price scale, with gift-giving in mind (for yourself is okay too!) The Holiday Open House will be December 11, from 1 - 6 p.m. Come and bring your friends!

Rob Greene's Opening

Rob's show looked great and we had a wonderful turnout for the opening on Saturday. I was having such a good time I forgot to take some pics while everyone was there, but here's a few of the last to leave , the artist among them. Four of the smaller paintings have sold, so get to the show this month to have your pick!

November show of my own work

For those of you who have been checking my posts, this is a revision of my November show - I decided it was too soon to have to see snow! That will wait until next month - I have many beautiful winter landscapes that need to be put up, so check them out before Christmas. I will be putting up some new fall work - hot off the easel- as well as a selection of work from the last few autumns. As you can see in these examples, they range from the brightest crescendo of the season to the rich, muted tones of November.

"Autumn" Show of my own Work in the Gallery

While Greg Arnett has his work in half of the gallery, I will be showing a selection of my fall landscapes for the month of October in the other half! Two shows in one location - a good reason to stop by over the weekend. I will have a range of work from 10" x 10" panels to 36" x 42" canvasses. Isn't fall an exquisite season?

Opening of Greg Arnett's Show, "Our Local Landscape"

Saturday, Oct. 9, Greg Arnett will open his show with an afternoon (2:30) demonstration of his painting techniques, followed by a reception from 4 - 6 p.m. Greg has been painting the local farmlands for many years ( I often look at his work and recognize spots I have painted also!). He suffuses his work with the quiet warmth of nineteenth-century traditional painting, tending toward the palette of Inness and the luminist school of painters. Greg is known to many in Marbletown for the enormous amount of work he did in the past keeping the events of the Marbletown Artists' Association going, from the studio tours to art scholarship funds for local students. Greg's show will be up until the end of the month, Oct. 30. Please come and have a look and see if you also can identify the locations of his work!