DeBlois Gallery presents: "Earth and Water", a show filled with color and joy! The exhibit features the watercolors of Sherri Snyder, who states "with so much chaos, pain and conflict in the world, I seek the quiet, moments of peace. A leaf, a flower, every shadow tells a story. Watercolor paints allow the flow of colors to collide and form unique patterns as I turn the paper. Like a child seeing things for the first time, I am in awe." The featured sculptor, Laura White Carpenter has been recognized for her creative 3D work in a variety of materials from clay to metal. Her "art path began as a painter of abstracted environments and my focus has transitioned to conceptual sculpture, which continues this theme of nature and speaks to relationships between humans and our earth." Born and raised in Portsmouth, R.I. artist Rita Honnen's series exhibited here is a "combination of mixed media and acrylic painting. It began with the love of the wonderful colors and shapes of the many flowers in my grandfather's gardens!" This wonderful show is complete with the exquisite paintings of Francis Topping, whose "lifelong interests in natural history and art have culminated in paintings and illustrations reflecting a natural theme. I want people to find a personal connection with nature and help preserve it whilst enjoying my art."
Sculptor Laura White Carpenter has been recognized for her creative 3 D work in a variety of materials from clay to metal. Her art path began as a painter of abstracted environments and her focus has transitioned to conceptual sculpture, which continues this theme of nature and speaks to relationships between humans and our earth.
This is a series of work, Flower and Vases, a combination of Mixed Media and Acrylic painting. It began with the love of the wonderful colors and shapes of the many flowers in my grandfather's Portsmouth R.I. garden.
Sherri Snyder has mastered watercolors. She explores everyday experiences through a bold and colorful lens. The exhibit provides the viewer a journey through Sherri's evolution of themes: landscapes, dining out, and floral explosion.
I am moved by the intricacies and interactions in nature. Growing up in England I walked the woods and hedgerows, here I also walk the woods and shore and see special things everywhere, seedpod, fruits, wild plants, rocks, birds and animals and even cultivated plants. Nature and art intertwine. Looking closely in order to depict the details leads one to see and appreciate those intricacies upon which all life depends. I hope others will look closely, love the environment and cherish it.
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