Artists Reception, Sat. 8-4, 3-6pm

Eric March, "Mac House and Cassiopeia"

A reception for the artists of "Black and White (more or less)" will be held at the gallery at 40 Eagle St., North Adams.

"Black and White (more or less)" features prints, paintings, and drawings by Frank Curran, Bob Lafond, Eric March, Karen Walter, and Thor Wickstrom.

Views of an installation

We had a great time this week hosting Karen Walter as she installed 150 (that's right, one-hundred-and-fifty) fantastic drawings for "Black and White (more or less)" opening on 7.26.12.  Each drawing has it's own sense of power, but watching them all come together on the art gallery walls was really something special. A Boston-based artist, her abstract drawings are largely based on her observations of the tidepools and rock formations at Natural Bridge in North Adams.

Closeup of "Nature, Unbounded"

The finished installation in the gallery

New digs!

Paintings of downtown North Adams are right at home!

We love our loft, but couldn't turn down the opportunity to move the art gallery this summer to historic Eagle Street in downtown North Adams.  We'll be keeping the loft for art classes, life drawing sessions, and of course, our own nefarious art-making purposes.  However, having our art gallery downtown will enable us to participate more fully in all the nifty seasonal goings-on in North Adams, including the Berkshire Food Festival, Downstreet Art, and the Eagle Street Beach Party. It's a great time to see art in the Berkshires. Please visit us at 40 Eagle Street, just a short walk from Mass MoCA!

North Adams' newest art gallery.

 

We love our new neighbors, including Martha Flood Textiles right next door!

That's a peek of the interior, with paintings by Thor Wickstrom, Eric March, and Susie Tarnowicz. Assistant gallerist Irene in the foreground.

Featured Artist: Bob Lafond

Robert Henri Lafond's vibrant pastels stand out with their direct and bold strokes.  Bob is always outdoors, sketching directly from nature, on-site.  He finishes the work in the studio, sometimes recombining compositional elements before completing the piece.  These paintings are rooted in traditional pastel techniques, but their brilliance and directness make them something special.  (and did we mention that they're surprisingly affordable?  and of course, free to look, so come on by and see us!) 

It's also notable that one of us is cynically scornful of "barn pictures", but finds that Bob's graphic treatment and forceful compositions lend a fresh perspective to this familiar subject mattter.

comin' right up..."The SNOW SHOW"

Opening Friday and Saturday night!

February 12 to March 14:  "The Snow Show", Featuring works either relating to, or in direct defiance of, the season at hand.

Opening reception:  Saturday, February 13, 6-9pm.
(Note: if you're headed to the Clark reception that same evening, stop by afterwards! We'll still be here!)

Hours:
Sat.-Sun. (plus Presidents Day, Mon. 2/15) noon-4pm,
Friday evening cocktail hours, 6-9pm
Or by appointment or by chance.

Featured artists include Frank Bruckmann, Frank Curran, Karen Kane, Sylvie Kantorovitz, John Leavey, Eric March, Eric Michelson, Bobbie Puttrich, Karen Walter, Rodney Wilkinson, and Thor Wickstrom.

SNOW SHOW Featured Artist: Frank Bruckmann

So, Monhegan Island has been a picturesque lobstering and fishing community since who-knows-when.  For about the past 100 years, it's been a haven and inspiration for artists like Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, all the Wyeths you can think of, and George Bellows.  But, perhaps wisely, they've treated it as a summer escape. It takes a special kind of artist to haul yourself and your young family up to remote Monhegan in the winter time! That artist is Frank Bruckmann.  These paintings are on their way to studio21south!  Also, you can follow this painter's progress (and that of his lovely family) on their blog!

 

 

 

Some tanglewood paintings

A couple of us went out painting on the lawn this summer! Here's some of the results (they'll be at the show, of course)

(UPDATE: The above paintings are sold, but gicleé prints are available on Etsy)