Opening Reception May 18th from 3-5PM

My goal in painting is to capture the ways light transforms the landscape, turning the familiar scene into a new more intense reality.  The light that streaks out from beneath clearing storm clouds, the dazzling light of early morning, the deep shadows of late summer, the milky light of a foggy day; all these make us see our everyday, taken-for-granted landscape with fresh eyes, and heighten it with feeling.  Light in painting expresses my love for the land, for our earth.

Opening Reception Saturday, July 20h from 3-5PM

I still like the use of reuse of materials. My method is trash-picking and curating. All the forms, textures, and colors are chosen, reimagined, reorganized, revalued. These constructions and the layering of these elements reflect my interest in time, the continuing process of existence, and the coalescence of events in the past, present, and future.

The remains of the past, the seasons, the time of day, the magic moment, the eternal cosmic clock, and the endless river of times inspire my images. I intend that the bits and pieces of life convey some feeling of the odd, uneven moment in time, familiar but slightly unsettling.

Opening Reception September 7th from 3-5PM

John Parker After 40 years of designing and building houses, John Parker is now focusing on a lifelong passion of creating sculptural wall pieces. Curious, mechanical and often with a story, these works represent the timelessness of old found materials. Often using only the original color and patina of the wood and objects, Parker’s art is elegant and finely crafted.

Mark Dixon A found object, in an artistic sense, indicates the use of an object which has not been designed for an artistic purpose, but which exists for another purpose already. The camera, by its nature, removes context, often leading to disappointing results. The challenge for the photographer is to realize, and take advantage of, this characteristic. The goal is to create new ways to look at objects; to discover shapes, colors, patterns, and textures. It is the blending of recognizable and new that I hope you will find interesting.

Opening Reception on November 9th from 3-5PM

In the last twenty years I have taken hundreds of photographs of places I have driven through or flown over, while discovering a love for big open spaces and patterns in landscapes. Up until recently, I used a 35 mm camera to take photos while riding as a passenger. Opening the shutter abstracts the image, almost like squinting does, and I like to paint from those photographs--separating the colors and striations.

I am always looking for the brightest points in those images, and how they outline a space. The line between the earth and sky is so appealing to me, and I have found myself in places where I can’t tell where one ends and the other begins.