July 2025 DeBlois Gallery

"Conversations with Nature"

Featuring Works by
Mandy Howe, Chuck January, Meredith LeBlanc, and Zoryana

July 5 - 27, 2025

About This
Exhibit

Mandy
Howe

Chuck
January

Meredith
LeBlanc

Zoryana
Tershovsha

DeBlois
Member Artists

Our July exhibit features the work of wood sculptor Chuck January, as well as fine-art painters Mandy Howe, Meredith LeBlanc, and Zoryana Tershovsha. The works on display illustrate how each artist interacts with the natural world in a kind of conversation, rendering up joy, beauty, and admiration.

Fine-art painter Mandy Howe says that she spends time outside, studying the natural world, from up close or far away, becoming fascinated with a particular place, then focusing intently on how to paint what she sees there. Her visceral response to specific places – such as the Sakonnet Greenway Trail, Woods-Estabrook Preserve, Oakland Forest, local hay fields, and more – leads to a series of paintings that explore the colors, marks, seasonal shifts and energies of these places and what lives and grows there. Thanks to the Aquidneck Land Trust, these places will be protected and conserved for us and our children’s children.

Wood sculptor Chuck January tells us that his life is the melding of artist and artisan; he was born to a father who was a very talented artist and comes from ancestors who were very accomplished woodworkers. "This is not what I do but rather who I am. Creativity has always taken center stage in my life along with my love of the natural world. I source my materials from wood piles that would otherwise be destined for decay or burning, then allow my vision and intuition to take over to create one-of-a-kind pieces."

Fine-art painter and DeBlois member Meredith LeBlanc is an artist's daughter who grew up encouraged to explore creativity in all its forms. "After a 34-year break from the easel, I returned to painting in 2019, inspired by a dear friend. Since then, oil painting has become both a creative outlet and a soulful retreat—rich with texture, color, and emotion. This journey has helped me let go of perfection and embrace a more natural flow. I’m inspired by nature, flowers, bold color, and my pug Scarlet. Painting brings me joy, and I hope to share that joy through my work."

Fine-arts painter Zoryana Tershovsha came to America during the Ukrainian War, bringing with her not only memories, but a gift—an ability to create beauty. Her paintings are not just flowers; they are a source of joy and inspiration. The kindness and support of the people around her inspire her to make sure that her flowers continue to bloom, bringing light, which will conquer darkness. Events of her life and shared stories inspire Zoryana to use vibrant oil colors daily, and at this point she is exploring impressionist styles.

The Art of Mandy Howe

Spring Greens
Linoleum Block Print with acrylic detail

Hay Field, St. Mary's Church, Plowed
Acrylic

Field at St. Mary's Church, Mown
acrylic

Deer in Field on Wapping Road
Acrylic

Crow Feather in the Grass
acrylic on canvas panel

Down in the Glen
Acrylic with Linoleum Block Print

Woods-Estabrooke and Sullivan Preserve
photo on canvas with acrylic and collage

Winter Woods
Linoleum Block Print on Canvas with collage

Trail MarkerTree, Oakland Forest
Acrylic

Miantonomi Park
Photo by Kevin Bruff on canvas, with acrylic and collage

Corn Field on Sandy Pt. Ave, Fall
acrylic

Middletown Valley
Photo by Kevin Bruff on canvas with acrylic and collage

February Field
acrylic with collage

Winter Apple Tree
Linoleum Block Print

The Art of Chuck January

Cedar scallop
Red cedar

Shell- abration
Walnut / paint

Middle earth coffee table
Driftwood/burl/glass

Teardrop
Manchurian walnut

Leaf motif 1
Chinese toon

Cedar flower
Red cedar

Amoeba
Cherry

Burst
Chinese toon

Diminishing returns
Walnut

Gingko table
Wood/ acrylic paint

Overflow
Walnut

Co-joined
Red cedar

Heart comma
Maple

Dated demilune
Wood/ acrylic paint

Tri-pods 2
Chinese toon

Slit decision
White birch

To the point
Maple

Burn
English oak

The Art of Meredith LeBlanc

Deep Dahlia
Oil on Canvas

Curly Tulip
Oil on Canvas

Bee
Oil on Block

Poppy
Oil on Canvas

Blossom
Oil on Canvas

Croci
Oil on Canvas

Butterfly
Oil on Block

Dragon
Oil on Canvas

Ladybug
Oil on Block

Mum
Oil on Canvas

Buzzed
Oil on Canvas

Pug
Oil on Block

Naptime
Oil on Canvas

Sunflower
Oil on Canvas

Vibrance
Oil on Canvas

Kozmos (In memory of Kerstin Zettmar)
Oil on Canvas

Joy
Oil on Canvas

Tulip
Oil on Canvas

Peony
Oil on Canvas

The Art of Zoryana Tershovsha

Spring
Oil on canvas

Poppies
Oil on canvas

A Warm Spring Coming
Oil on canvas

Hot Summer I
Oil on canvas

Hot Summer
Oil on canvas

Spring Lilac
Oil on canvas

Turned to the Sun
Oil on canvas

The Morning
Oil on canvas

Passion
Oil on canvas

Flowers
Oil on canvas

Fantasy
Oil on canvas

Spring in Newport
Oil on canvas

Hydrangeas at Night
Oil on Canvas

Summer
Oil on canvas

Poppies on Blue
Oil on canvas

Flowers in Blue Vase
Oil on canvas

Peonies
Oil on canvas

Dreams
Oil on canvas

Irises in the Window
Oil on canvas

The Art of DeBlois Gallery Members

Barbara Alpert

Strawberry Harvest at Sweetberry Farm
Craypa on Paper

Barbara Alpert

Third Beach
Craypa on Paper

Michael Day

Velvet-Purple Coronet Hummingbird, Ecuador
Framed digital photograph

Michael Day

Little Egret, Luxor Egypt
Framed digital photograph

Michael Day

Snow Cedar Waxwing
Framed digital photograph

Michael Day

The Gift, Fairbanks Alaska
Framed digital photograph

Valerie Debrule

Selam II
Acrylic on Board

Valerie Debrule

Je Me Souviens
Collage, Mixed Media

Allie Elia

Sisters
Acrylic on Canvas

J R Lynch

L.......
Black and White Photograph

Kathleen Morton

Birds at Play
Mono Print

Kathleen Morton

Colorful Feathers
Monoprint

Karen Nash

Zapotec World Tree
2-sided assemblage (Green Goddess on reverse)

Michael O'Donnell

Golly Gee
Acrylic

Marilyn O'Donnell

Hidden
Acrylic on glass

Manjula Padmanabhan

BLUE WIND
Dimensional Fabric paint on Foam-core board

Lisa Tobin

Eroto-Gymnastics
Cast Paper

Felicia Touhey

Not Alone
Lithoghraphic Monoprint

Felicia Touhey

All Lined Up
Lithographic Monoprint

Nick Williams

Peregrine's Perch
Acrylic

"Conversations with Nature"

Featuring Works by Mandy Howe, Chuck January, Meredith LeBlanc, and Zoryana

July 5 - 27, 2025

The Art of Mandy Howe

The Art of Chuck January

The Art of Meredith LeBlanc

The Art of Zoryana Tershovsha

The Art of DeBlois Gallery Members

Featuring Works by
Mandy Howe, Chuck January, Meredith LeBlanc, and Zoryana