October 4 - 29, 2023
Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 6-8 pm
Patty and Tom will give an Artist Talk on Friday, October 6 at 2 pm
Patty Stone: “Water in the Rock”
Tom Schneider: “Ecstatic Gates”
”Impressions: Prints by Bromfield Gallery Artists”
Patty Stone: "Water in the Rock," acrylic, plaster and modeling paste on canvas, 36” x 36”, 2023
Patty Stone: “Water in the Rock”
These paintings are inspired by the canyons and mesas of the American Southwest. I use roughly textured paint to evoke walls of rock, erosion, and trickles of water seeping through a broken surface. They derive from my meditations on the contradictions of extreme droughts and floods, and the immense challenge of our warming climate. This work reflects my hope in our human capacity for resilience, adaptation, and compassion for the natural world.
I grew up in Albuquerque, NM, in a desert landscape where the presence or absence of water informed daily life. The flow of water, maps, and distant aerial views have inspired much of my recent work. Here, the dry textured surfaces of my paintings come close to the viewer. They may suggest a canyon wall, or the cracked foundation of a cement structure. I like to play with opposites: the rigor of geometry against the soft flow of poured paint. Reds, ochers, and grays reflect the colors of the desert.
Tom Schneider: “Torii Shrine,” spalted beech, gold leaf, 11 x 23.5 x 3.25 inches, 2023
Tom Schneider: “Ecstatic Gates”
Tom Schneider’s current series, “Ecstatic Gates,” is a collection of 13 wall sculptures. Each piece is a miniature shrine or chapel and expresses the ethereal duality of the eternal and finite.
Inspired by the beauty of impermanence, each piece incorporates bones, natural fibers, and decaying wood grains. The shimmer of gold peeking through the doors offers the suggestion of what lies beyond our world.
Schneider’s sculptures are influenced by the elegant lines of Asian architecture and the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. They thereby honor imperfection, transience, the rawness of the natural world, and the beauty found in small and humble things.
”Impressions: Prints by Bromfield Gallery Artists”
An exhibition showcasing a variety of techniques, including photopolymer intaglio, etching, screenprint, polyester plate lithography, monoprint and digitally edited prints.
Laurie Alpert
Barbara Burgess Maier
Barb Cone
Jennifer Day
Susan Morrison-Dyke
Alexandra Sheldon
Julia Talcott
Nina Wishnok
Laurie Alpert: “Sighting,” shaped polyester plate lithograph, 18” x 22”
Barbara Burgess-Maier: “Cut from a different cloth? II,” monotype and pencil, 24” x 30”, 2020
Barb Cone: “BIG TOP No. 1” (left); “BIG TOP No. 2” (right), each encaustic monoprint with oil stick on graphite transfer paper, 26.5” x 32.5”
Jennifer Day: “Lapse,” etching on aluminum, 18 in x 8 in. 2015
Betsyann Duval: "Reunion,” photo etching, 22” x 30”
Susan Morrison-Dyke: “Lone Chair,” ink on paper, monoprint, 36” x 24”, 2020
Alexandra Sheldon: “Crème Glacee,” deconstructed screen printing and collage, 20” x 20”, 2020, $875
Julia Talcott: “Exit Up & Away,” relief cut and letterpress collage, 24” x 24”, 2023
Nina Wishnok: "Grey Lady," digital Print on Hahnemüle Bamboo, 18" x 18", 2022