Lizzie Abelson
Wayne F. McCallum WMA, Westborough (plein air)
acrylic on tempered hardboard
7.25″ x 8.25″
2023
This painting was done on site and finished minutes before the rain began to fall. I treat the landscape as I would a gesture drawing: breathing, shifting, undulating. The trees sway, the shadows chase the light, and the stillness hums.
@lizzieabelson_artist
Stevie Andrascik
Self Portrait 2023
upcycled denim scraps, yarn, metal zipper scraps
11″ x 7″ x 1″
2023
Dolls were my first introduction to the art of fashion. As a child, I had many dolls of all mediums; porcelain, rag, Barbie and even a My Twin doll. It is only fitting that this self-portrait is a mini 3D doll made of the material that I use for all my artworks: upcycled denim scraps. From my blue hair to my favorite jacket to the doll stuffing, which is also upcycled denim. Self Portrait 2023 is a representative of how I’ve grown and who I currently am, not only in looks but also what I am made of.
@ItsMeStevieLeigh
Lily Audette
A Multitude Of Meows
watercolor and ink on paper
9.7″ x 6.7″
2023
The world needs more color, and everyone loves cats. I had a fun time making this piece with a neon watercolor set, one cat lead to another and then well…I just could not stop!
@Paradox.paintings
Brooke Bailey
Intersect
digital print, Processing programming language
5″ x 7″
2022
Developed from an interactive algorithm in the graphical programming language Processing, Intersect explores the synergy between human movement and mathematical pixelation. The two concepts converge in a computerized vision of geometric form and vibrant hues.
@brookebaileystudio
Ann Barrett
Whale-Time
beads, embroidery floss, box
Closed: 9″ x 6″ Open: 9″ x 12″
2019
Each bead represents 300,000 years. The light and dark blue beads represent the number of units of 300,000 years modern whales have lived on Earth. (114 units) The red bead represents how long Homo sapiens has lived on Earth. (1 unit) Homo sapiens evolved in Africa 300,000 years ago. Modern whales were living in the oceans 34 million years ago. Whales have lived on Earth 114 times longer than humans have. What could we learn from mammals with so much more experience in living on our shared planet?
@annbarrett430
Heather Barros
Can
oil on wood
8″ x 6″
2023
I just moved to Fitchburg! I’m looking to meet artist friends to paint with.
Ricardo Barros
Two Nudes (Backs)
photography
3.75″ x 5″
Project completed 2020, image printed 2023.
FIGURING SPACE: I used the figure in a constrained environment to explore how one might photograph “space.” My space was a box exactly matching my viewfinder proportions. Knowing that space can’t be seen or touched, I used my box as a delimiter manifesting a particular space, models as my avatars, and space as a metaphor. The images were ultimately assembled into a short video. The prints have not yet been exhibited.
Lisa Barthelson
aii 50, art in isolation, family debris
monoprint with mixed media: printed collage and thread
8″ x 8″ x 1.50″
2023
My ‘art in isolation’ pieces re-use family debris monoprint remnants created by layering inked printing plates with my family’s ephemeral and permanent cast offs, recording the mundane and obsolete. The compact scale enables me to hold the prints in my hand as I stitch and collage on each piece. The aii pieces feel reminiscent of ‘at home’ domestic arts and offer the same devotion and comfort in the making. In the end, the work is meditative, providing the opportunity to pursue sustainability and to re-use and re-work while following my mantra: waste not, want not.
@lisa_barthelson
Claudia Bauman
Bohemian Rhapsody
altered book journal
9.5″ x 6″
2023
Recycled magazines, book pages, napkins and junk mail repurposed into a dreamy journal. The base is a discarded book. Collaged ephemera combined with acrylic paint, various inks and sprays as well as water soluble crayons create a visual cornucopia of journal inspiration.
Eugenie Lewalski Berg
Between Us
concrete, woodblock mokuhanga prints, graphite
4″ x 6″ x 6″
2021
This piece is from my body of work combining my 2-D printmaking and drawing, with my 3-D concrete sculpture. The thin Japanese washi allows the beauty of the concrete to speak.
@elbstudio
Ray Bernoff
Trash Painting #11
mixed media art waste (acrylic, Mod Podge, metal leaf, plastic film, and styrofoam) on canvas board
4″ x 4″
2023
In my series ‘Trash Paintings’, I only use materials left over from other art projects—unused acrylic paint lingering on the palette, sheets of half-dried glue from the morning after a papier-mache session, snippets of cardboard picked off the floor. I assembled Trash Painting #11 using waste from a series of small clay wall ornaments I made in 2023. Creating with waste emboldens me to explore textures and compositions I’m scared will be ugly. What’s the worst that could happen? It’s already trash.
@rmhbernoff
Carol Bloomfield
Mae’n BWBE Eira
digital
5″ x 7″
2023
This Christmas scene is from a children’s book (I’m working on) called Farland, Land of the Fairies. It’s a combination of hand made and digital imagery from a series of four (for every season) Hand -made items such as doors, windows , window boxes , flower pots, water buckets, garden carts, wheel barrels , wreathes, tables, chairs, shovels and brooms are pinned on or placed around a tree , photographed then edited in Photoshop.
Scott Boilard
Cover
acrylic on wood
9″ x 5″
2023
The concept behind “Cover” is the struggle between wanting to be accepting of, and comfortable with, ourselves and project confidence while still feeling a need to hide our own self image. What we project to the public becomes a thin veil over our true selves; a reality that would still be presentable and relatable but still are makes us uneasy in revealing.
Instagram: @scottboilard Facebook/ScottBoilard
Thierry Borcy
Birds of the Night
photography
10″ x 10″
2023
When I make a photo I want the person looking at it to be transported (almost like time travel) onto location. I wish the viewer to be there, to smell the smells and to hear the sounds of nature. The story unfolds before the spectator or better within you in a surreal moment. Your presence and your soul are there. Photos are stories and your imagination creates them.
@borcy.art.photo
Matthew Burgos
A Pair of Great Tits
colored pencil on paper, jar, key, ribbon
4″ x 2″
2023
Come one, come all, and take a peak at this pair of great tits! For the discerning viewer only! (Yes its a bad joke, but I’ve been stretched thin and couldn’t do something serious. Don’t publish this part. Also don’t publish the detailed image. Also also , there is a small signage that goes with the piece, but its not done yet. It will help sell the joke. )
@inkblotsandsnapshots
Joseph Cantor
Color as a Storyteller – Yellow Rowboat
photograph on canvas
8″ x 10″
2023
This is part of my Color as a Storyteller series, focusing (pun intended) on representing a scene by highlighting a single color. In this image, a lone yellow rowboat sits moored amid a group. I love the pop and vibrance of the yellow set against the dark waters and black and white of the other boats.
/CantorPhotography
Aisena Cekrezi
The Gift
acrylic
8” x 8”
2023
My work is inspired by scenes of country life and my early memories of European summers. These happy memories caught on canvas are small but powerful, they beg the viewer to come closer and take another look in. My work is a take on a romanticized perception of country life, one that is balanced and exquisitely vivid. The colors, textures and content form images of a life I have longed for since I was a child. This feeling of longing is able to live on in my art as a physical homage to the beauties of my childhood home, Albania.
@studioaisena
Ben Cline
Woodland Fairy (Fada Sylvestra)
hand-detailed prop in a hand-crafted wooden display box
9.5″ x 8.25″ x 3″
2023
The Woodland Fairy (Fada Sylvestra) piece was created using multiple disciplines such as a hand crafted wooden display box, custom designed labels, and realistic modeling by utilizing weathering techniques. Both traditional hand tools and digital equipment were used to create this piece. The entire piece was crafted with an attention to detail and the intention is for the viewer to discover something new each time they view the piece. In line with the attention to detail, there are many references from the world of H.P. Lovecraft.
Instagram: @clinecraft Facebook: /clinecraft
Christiane Corcelle
Mon Petit Prince
mixed media collage
10″ x 10″ x 1.5″
2023
In my work I enjoy experimenting with layering techniques to convey a sense of history, while employing expressive lines to capture the essence of energy.
@christianecorcelle
Carrie Crane
Portal
graphite, film, polycarbonate, acrylic paint on paper
6.5″ x 8″ x 6.5″
2023
This piece is part of the Platonic Solids Deconstructed series of sculptures which are an extension of a series of paintings. Each piece is based on one or more of the Platonic solids. Editing the shapes, I eliminated sides, created protrusions, stretched walls. I added trompe l‘oeil drawings and reflective film to rendered inside and outside ambiguous. This is a mysterious object with an uncertain function letting the viewer come up with the story.
@carrie_crane_art
Carlos Crespo
Whips: The First Stage
oil on canvas
8″ x 10″
2019
A child’s dreams are simple. Time complicates everything.
@creslos1
Christine Croteau
Passages
sculpture found object – piece of old stair case.
9.5” x 5” x 2.5”
2023
This is part of a very old and crumbly staircase. It was unearthed on Bancroft Hill in Worcester, MA while new hiking trails were being blazed in 2023. I enjoy the shape, colors and textures of its natural decay and its anthropomorphic elements. Staircases symbolize a passage to, from or through something. Currently, myself, my friends and family, and the world, seem to be on a very precarious staircase leading to unknown ends. Yet we exist and live our lives in the passage. Neither at the beginning or end. This piece is about finding beauty in the passage.
@croteauchristine
Adam Cutler
Haunted Heart
pencil on bristol
5″ x 7″
2023
Expressing love for my forever home and my family within the best way I know how. This piece is a return to form for me as most of my work in recent years has been digital, so approaching a subject so near and dear to me in a more traditional fashion only felt right.
@motionlessvisions, /motionlessvisions
Jennifer Davis Carey
Pedernal
vitreous enamel on copper
8″ x 10″ x .05″
2021
If our species could regularly witness the majesty of the night sky, we would exhibit less hubris and the earth would be a better place. Pedernal is part of a series Nightscape, exploring the sky after sunset and without trace of humans.
Jessica DeHaemer
Autumn
mixed fibers on wood dowel
10″ x 9″
2023
Expanding weaving into three dimensional pieces, the artist uses wire and mixed fibers to create sculptural woven wall hangings inspired by nature.
@LerayjessDesigns
Lawrence DeJong
Wall Fragment # 24: Environmental Interaction
clay
8″ x 4″
2016-23
This Wall Fragment piece explores the relationship between the human species and the planet we live on. I form the ‘wall fragment’ by beating the clay (earth) with angle irons, watching the form take shape, creating allusions referencing human habitation and its destructive impact on planet Earth.
Ella Delyanis
The Break in the Wall
oil on canvas
6″ x 6″
2022
This is a plein air piece that I did from my back porch; The late afternoon light in the summer is always spectacular. I have done pastels and paintings of this spot many times.
@elladelyanis /elladelyanis
Kristi DiSalle
Blossoming
alcohol markers and colored pencil on bristol; cinnamon sugar
10″ x 10″
2023
“Food is a lot of people’s therapy – when we say comfort food, we really mean that. It’s releasing dopamine and serotonin in your brain that makes you feel good (Brett Hoebel).” This piece is all about comfort. The recognizable, repeating image of the blossom cookies is meant to kindle thoughts of the holidays. I used warm colors for the cookies and contrasted them with the blue background to emphasize the warmth of the comfort food. The implied and real texture is meant to make the viewer feel as though they can pick them up and eat them.
@kristileighcreations, @kristileighgillustration, /wonderandwhimsy
James Disilvestro
Boxed Rose
hand formed steel
4″ x 4″ x 4″
2019
This piece is one of a series of roses made from steel shop scraps. The flower is constructed of 16 gauge sheet metal, the central bud is 1/4 inch steel rod, the frame is a remnant of 4 inch square tubing.
Pamela Dorris DeJong
Field Study
cold wax, oil, on braced birch panel
8″ x 8″
2023
Inspired by the Boston Nature Conservatory Program for preschoolers, this piece depicts children searching for special things to collage later. It reminds me of days looking for pussy willows and milk weed, playing with dandelions and pebbles. Children bring hope for our future. At this young age, they are focused on the environment. Let us not let them forget as they progress through their busy lives, the glimmers of joy and beauty of our local green spaces and outdoor habitats.
Madge Evers
Black and White Creeper
cyanotype on altered book page and cold wax on cradled board
8″ x 10″
2022
I am an avid composter (33% of our waste is compostable!); real plants grow from my efforts. Paper is compostable too, so from my shelves I gather images on pages of scarcely opened books that will eventually be discarded. I began with the salvaged work of John Audubon. It felt strange to alter the birds, covering the painter’s carefully rendered habitats in cyanotype chemistry. In this image, I used chervil grown in my garden with compost made from household waste. Once complete, I mounted the image on a cradled board and finished it with cold wax.
@_sporeplay
Kerry Fitzgibbons
Felt Dream
felt fabrics
9” x 11” x 2.5”
2023
I love the textures of autumn and had an idea (dream) of using a soft medium such as felt to capture that feeling. I wanted to experiment with depth and play with colors creating an abstract (Felt-stract) . A landscape that would capture that warm and cozy fondness I have for the season.
Melody Fortier
For Naomi
acrylic and mica on wood, painted wood molding, glass dome, millinery netting/trim, found garter
10″ x 6″ x 2 1/4″
2023
For years I have been salvaging vintage hose garters from old sewing boxes. I am mesmerized by their lovely little shapes as well as their hidden history. This piece is one in an ongoing series, each enshrining an individual garter. Each garter has an anonymous past, something for our imaginations to ponder, To me they are dear and intimate objects to be treasured. I dedicated each piece to a person from my life who has passed on, whose own old garters are now lost to time. This piece is for Naomi.
Owen Gaffney
Unremarkable Stevie Crumb
mixed media sculpture
7″ x 8″ x 10″
2023
Unremarkable Stevie Crumb is an original character created by Artist Owen Gaffney with resin and a silicone mold. He’s a nice guy when you get to know him.
Suzanne Gainer
Chat de Chefchaouen
archival ink jet print
9.625″ x 7.5″
2023
Chefchaouen, nicknamed ‘The Blue City’ is a town in northwest Morocco known for its blue painted buildings. I travelled there in March, 2023 and fell in love with the endless photographic possibilities. Narrow cobblestone streets, ornate doors, figs and olives, the sounds of Arabic, Berber, French, and everything awash in shades of blue. This photograph depicts one of a myriad of cats roaming the streets against a carefully composed geometric background.
@suzannegainerstudio
Alana Garrigues
The Cells Know the Way
watercolor on bristol paper
6″ x 6″ x .75″ (framed), 4″ x 4″ (unframed)
2022
This watercolor piece on paper is created with Daniel Smith Primatek watercolors, made of natural pigments from the earth… soil and mineral mixed with water to represent a cross-section of a tree trunk. Part of the “Mother Tree Holds the Stories” series, the small painting is one of several 4×4″ paintings that explore tree rings and biodiversity, and invite the viewer to consider in quiet reverence our deep connection to those who clean our air, provide shade and beauty, invite play. Installed in a solid wood frame, this can hang on a wall or sit on a shelf.
@alanaofloveandlight
Amanda Gibson
Lift Off
super sculpey, tin foil, acrylic paint, felt
5” x 4.5” x 5”
2023
I’ve been thinking about taking up space and expanding outward.
@acgibson_art
Henry Glennon
Hanging Marble Portal
graphite pencil
10″ x 10″ x 1/2″
2023
Pencil rendering of concept for a garden portal, suspending an immense stainless steel ball bearing in a metal cradle above the passage. Freehand drawing based off of partially complete computer model, likely to be completed as a digital painting. Influenced by the architecture of Carlo Scarpa and the video game Venineth.
ArtStation: /hglennon
Gloria Goguen
Hardy Sour Orange
color pencil and watercolor
8″ x 10″
2023
Imagine my surprise to find this cold hardy orange growing wild in the woods of the Catskills New York. The perfume from the fruit is intoxicating. A sweet tart bright sensation of musky floral essence. (Poncirus trifoliata) known in Asian countries as Flying Dragon for its fruit born in a tangle of thorny branches.
@gloriajgoguen_art Facebook:/Gloria J Goguen Art
Miranda Greenhalgh
Eastern Grebe
ink and watercolor on rice paper
5″ x 7″ (unframed), 8″ x 10″ (framed)
2022
A quick study of a Pied-Billed Grebe, a common waterbird in New England. Painted with watercolor and sumi ink on double shuen rice paper.
/mirandagreenhalghart
Betty Haggerty
Nautical Nook
roombox with all items crafted, sewn, printed or sculpted by hand using beads, foam core, fabric, clay, wood, card-stock, and found objects (shells, flowers, netting, ping pong ball)
8.5″ x 7.5″ x 11.25″
2023
Nautical Nook is a 1:12 scale miniature roombox inspired by a children’s book about a lighthouse, a trip to a whaling museum and tiny shells found on the beach. It is a lit dining scene decorated with a variety of textures and nautical details, including lobster traps, candles made from shells, and two copies of Moby Dick.
@inthebettywhitehouse
George Hancin
Uxbridge Farm
watercolor
9″ x 9″
2021
A plein air watercolor looking down my street. The bright summer morning light angles across the yards and frames the houses.
ghancin.com @HANCINGEORGE
Samantha Hansen
A Little Bit of Everything, Version 2
heavy texture acrylic paint on stretched canvas
8″ x 10″
2023
@femmegremlin.art
Lisa Hayden
Holding the Ocean
sculpture from wire, encaustic, paint, repurposed fabric
7” x 7” x 7”
2023
As a painter I often approach representing the ocean in abstract ways. With this sculpture I took a 3D journey into an abstract painting, capturing the feel with color and texture in all dimensions.
@meltedtheory
Nikki Howland
Goddess
soapstone
4” x 3.5” x 3”
2022
Ancient statues depicting females have always been described as “some sort of fertility figures”, as if the only role women could have ever played throughout history is bearing children. This is a narrow minded view of ancient cultures as it imposes modern misogynistic and patriarchal values. However, it is becoming more widely accepted that these forms were representations of Mother Goddesses, the Creators and Destructors of the Universe, the Earth and all Life contained within. This sculpture is an abstract representation of a Mother Goddess. The red stone flowing with Her life-giving blood, reminds us of Her ever-lasting, elemental powers.
@nikkihowland
Jerry Keefe
One Chill Mushroom
polymer clay
2.5″ x 2.7″
2023
Made of clay, One Chill Mushroom was created as a reflection to relax, enjoy the fun intricacies that life has to offer, and not take anything too seriously. I decided to create a form from an organic subject of the mushroom and give it a very humanistic pose in order to portray a relaxed energy through the clay. This piece is a reminder to those who are feeling off to not lose sight of the enjoyment and tranquility that life has to offer by sitting and enjoying whatever makes you feel the most joyful.
@_lizardsarecool_
Patti Kelly
Pink Sky
acrylic mixed media
8″ x 8″
2022
With the world forever changing, and with the dividing of people, my process starts by seeing and feeling for hours outside my protected space. By going on walks around my neighborhood, on paths in parks and woods, driving by open spaces and vast skies dreaming about what is beyond the sky and what is underneath the ground. The sounds and smells of the ocean and what lives around this open scene. My work is an abstract expression with color and mood as my focus. I hope the viewer will feel that space and step into their own reflections and memories.
Kristen Kieffer
HEY LADIES!
hand-built mid-range porcelain with underglaze, slip-trail, and inlay deco.
7″ x 7″ x 2 1/2″
2023
This wall pillow is a nod to mod and features four ladybugs meandering around very cherry environs. The song title “Hey Ladies[!]” by the Beastie Boys adds another layer of pattern and speaks to my love of text, lush vintage ads, and the importance of pollinators.
@KiefferCeramics
Christopher King
Cherry Stick Mobile
cherry tree sticks tied with half knots in waxed black cotton cord
10” x 10” x 1/2”
2022
Trimming trees around a home in the city necessary to keep from becoming overgrown, happily yields fresh supplies for weft in woven and macrame mobiles. The rich bark color of the cherry tree inspired me to create this piece, reminiscent of the Mandarin character for beauty.
@kingchrisg
Patricia King
Sew Many Projects
acrylic on canvas with fabric scraps, thread, needles, and pins
8″ x 8″
2023
Sew Many Projects was created using “left over” fabric scraps and other sewing supplies that have accumulated over many years. Some of the unique items it includes are an embroidered piece of lace from my 1970’s wedding dress, buttons from my grandmother’s button box and a snap (can you even buy snaps anymore?). This piece is a reminder of the things we hold on to because we expect them to be useful some day.
Oleksii Kradetskyi
Piranha
oil on canvas
6” x 6”
2023
Fish has unique face structure. I want to show their beauty to the world.
Stephanie Krist
Party Kids
acrylic on canvas
10″ x 10″
2020
“Party Kids” was born during lockdown era. It, and 19 other pieces made during that time, eventually became the Burst Collection, full of fresh energy and bursts of much-needed color. “Party Kids” is one of the remaining 3 from the Burst Collection, ready for it’s forever home. Stephanie Krist creates wild abstract art from her basement studio with a gorgeous view of the washing machine.
@stephanie_ritacreative
Denise Lafer
I Choose Hope
acrylic on canvas panel with antique style frame
9” x 7”
2023
@_dlaferart_
Nayana LaFond
afternoon visit
acrylic on canvas
10″ x 10″
2023
simply a moment and a memory.
nayanaarts – ig nayanaarts.com website
Teresa Lamacchia
1969
acrylic paint, photograph, and etching collage on canvas
10″ x 8″
2023
Finding a photograph from 1969, led me to reminisce as the younger me stares into the distance.
John LaPrade
Trinity
copper, oxidized sandpaper, acrylic paint, mica, and glitter on canvas
5″ x 7″
2023
Edward Lilley
Colorama 2
acrylic on deformed paper
10″ x 10″
2023
Deep textured abstract color mix. This is the third one of my 3D paintings shown at ArtsWorcester this year.
@edwardlilley
Madeleine Lord
Rough Road
welded steel
12″ x 10″ x 9″
2023
We all have a rough road ahead, but together we plod onward. The base scrap covered with lumpy practice welds paired with the “A” shaped scrap led me to this composition.
@madeleinelordmadimetal
Natalie MacKnight
Erratically Small
gouache on paper
6″ x 6″
2021
This very small artwork celebrates the very large presence glacial erratics hold in the forest where I walk.
@Natalie_MacKnight_Art
Virginia Mahoney
Detritus Square #11
cloth, thread
8″ x 8″
2020
During the pandemic, I stitched and stitched. As a saver of scraps, I decided to create small squares with the tiny scraps and thread ends that were left over from the sculpture I had made. It was comforting to make these during that over-stressed time.
@artisteach
Alexandra Martin
Becoming…
burlap and plaster sculpture
10″ x 10″
2019
WAS, IS, WILL BE… Becoming… Everyone is always in a state of change. … BECOMING…
/AlexandraMartin, artist
Vernon McClish
Benji
archival injet
4″ x 5″ (unframed), 8″ x 9″ (framed)
2023
Portrait of one my my favorite cats, Benji… He was a long haired beauty! Cats are the most majestic domesticated creatures and Benji was a prime example.
Rebecca McGee Tuck
Brushwood 224
sea debris, wire
10″ x 4″ x 10″
2023
This small sculpture, crafted from the discarded remnants that washed ashore, stands as a testament to the impact of our actions on the environment. From the debris emerges a sculpture where discarded plastic, metal, and wood find new purpose and beauty. This piece serves as a reminder of our responsibility towards the planet, urging us to reconsider our habits and protect our oceans. Each piece of flotsam narrates a story of neglect turned into redemption, demonstrating the transformative power of creativity and our ability to make a positive change, one fragment at a time.
@rebeccabombshellart
Anne McNevin
A Dog and His Man
digital photography
6″ x 10″
2018
Different interests, equal passion. From a moment in Paris.
Parker Milgram
Whale Grief Study – Gray Scale
acrylic, ink, and colored pencil over graphite
5.5″ x 7″
2022
Study for “Whale Grief,” an illustration in my most recent picture book titled “I Live for the Sun.”
@parkermilgram
Kait Moran
Self Portrait
porcelain, mixed media, acrylic paint
8″ x 8″ x 1″
2023
A portrait of my heart as if seen through a botanists eyes.
@acornsfromelms
Heather Muenstermann
Closed Chapter
mixed media (beeswax, cardboard, photography, copper wire, jute)
6″ x 9″ x 2″
2023
In this piece, I’ve revisited the use of beeswax in my artwork. In addition to the olfactory indulgences, I find the ethereal, foggy effect of the wax very appealing. While it’s been some time since I’ve used encaustic methods, cardboard has been a favorite material as of late. In Closed Chapter, layers are secured between covers holding snippets of photographs, all of which are tightly bound with copper and jute. This piece is a nod to a chapter, tightly closed, yet still present; covered in pattern and color, it gives little indication as to what’s held inside.
@h_muenstermann_art
Callie Mulcahy
Tulip Cup
stoneware with underglaze and glaze
3″ x 4″ x 2.5″
2023
@calliepaints_and_pots
Diane Mulligan
The Moat Garden
watercolor on ampersand aquabord
8″ x 10″
2023
This field of poppies and blue cornflowers is inspired by the Moat Garden at the Tower of London. On a recent visit to London, I fell in love with this oasis of wildflowers in the middle of the bustling metropolis. This painting was made from location sketches and photographs I took during my visit, when common poppies, California poppies, blue cornflowers, and Queen Anne’s Lace filled the beds to overflowing. It’s always a good idea to stop and enjoy flowers wherever we may find them.
@dianepaintsflowers
Brian Murphrey
Main & Pleasent / Front Streets
black and white photography
8″ x 10″
2019
When Covid-19 hit in worcester. I was commissioned to shoot photos of worcester by a friend opening up a new dental office.. I’m the type of person who is creative and thought what a perfect opportunity to shoot our city. In all its glory, and turned out being an unbelievable experience as the streets were empty, no people, few cars. This photo is one of my top 50 B&W’s of the Woo…
Worcester_in_blackandwhite
Ed Murphy
Sunflowers
acrylic on canvas
8” x 10”
2023
Sunflowers on a table
Instagram: @ed.murphy28 Facebook: /Ed Murphy
Kathy Murray
Cloud Samples
oil and acrylic on canvas
Six 3″ x 3″ canvases: 9″ x 6″
2022
These six small paintings represent some of my daily “art exercises” designed to maintain spiritual and mental health during lockdown.
Vernita Nemec
Sailing Away
discarded and recycled plastic
5″ x 5″ x 7″
2023
I am deeply troubled by the environmental destruction caused by plastic pollution. Our oceans and landfills are drowning in plastic waste, endangering wildlife and even infiltrating human organs. To combat this, I’ve turned to artmaking as a solution and use plastic discards as my primary medium. By transforming these otherwise discarded plastic objects into meaningful artworks, I’m giving value and purpose to plastic, urging society to reconsider its habits. Art can ignite change. I create this art to serve as a reminder that we must act now, embracing sustainable practices and responsible consumption to safeguard our planet and its inhabitants.
@vernita
Luca Nova Webb
Money Mantra
mixed media assemblage of acrylic, paper, ink, gel medium, copper, and US currency on recycled canvas
5″ x 5″
2023
@spacepunk.studio
Karen Nunley
Out of the Loop
mixed media on wood
10″ x 10″
2023
I’m excited to mix layers, texture, line, and color. When using an orbital sander, a textured piece appeared in the upper right corner. My favorite spot seemed out of the loop, giving a name to the piece.
KarenNunley.com, @kmcnun
Kat O’Connor
Just the Dress
acrylic, watercolor, and graphite on wood panel
9 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
2023
Just the Dress is part of a series exploring the idea of clothing hiding or exposing the body beneath. It takes its cue from Greek sculptures of women where thin drapery allowed the artist to explore the human form. In order to create a diaphanous, ethereal quality to the fabric, I repeatedly layered paint on the wood surface, rolled over it with a portion of pipe, then scraped, rubbed, or washed it off. The body exists only where the dress exists, all other figurative elements are reduced.
@katopaints
Lisa Osmolowski
Resonance
mixed media collage
6″ x 8″
2022
Like people, the landscape responds to what happens to it. The sunlight, the temperature, the air and atmosphere contribute to the feeling and emotion a landscape evokes. With various media, I attempt to capture the memory of a special moment in nature. It is my hope that “Resonance” echos a particular memory of your own.
@losmoart
Stacey Parker
Impact
laminated soap stone
4″ x 3″ x 2″
2020
Carving stone is a challenging and often times frustrating process but when it comes out right it is one of the most rewarding materials to work with. When I work with stone I spend time with the raw stone, studying the color, form and size and sometimes laminating multiple small pieces together before I begin to develop an idea for the final sculpture. Often I start with a basic idea that is developed as I get deeper into the carving. This allows for flexibility and a conversation between the material and myself as I create the final form.
@stacey_parker
Sophie Pearson
Worrier
oil on wood
4″ x 4″ x 1.5″
2023
Insta: @creating.sophie Facebook: /creating.sophie
Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui
The Empty Chair
silver gelatin print
8″ x 10″
2023
Returning to my hometown of Curepipe in Mauritius after more than 4 years, I found myself confronting countless images and scenes that I had witnessed as a child through my matured eyes. The world didn’t quite shine with the same wonder and the colors that used pop with vibrance turned into scales of grey. This chair caught my eye immediately, connoting the presence of a person despite being empty. And that’s really what it felt like to come to this home of mine again.
Danielle Ray
Floral Echos
found metal, Queen Anne’s Lace
10″ x 10″ x 3 1/2″
2023
@danielleraystudios
Karen Reid
Pond At Snow Farm
oil on panel
10″ x 10″
2023
“Pond At Snow Farm” was painted on sight on a very warm day in early September. I was interested in the light and heat of the morning using warm and cool colors to express the essence of the area. Using varied brush strokes, washes of color and texture I played with these elements to access the peace and tranquility of the moment.
@karenreid4012
Joanne Roach-Evans
Sandwich Salt Marsh
watercolor on paper adhered to a cradled board
8″ x 8″
2022
This little watercolor painting of the Sandwich Salt Marsh is part of a series that I did using different media. I adore the colors of the grasses in fall and thus wanted to paint them. From Town beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
jroachevans
Ann Rosebrooks
Kaleidoscope Garden
acrylic on canvas
10″ x 10″
2023
I was inspired by a Garden Tour and a gift of a small kaleidoscope.
Gina Russo
Beyond The Stars
layers of oil pigment sticks, acrylic paint, water color paint and vitrail paint, over canvas
10″ x 8″
2021
I have a love affair with the sky. Be it a sunset, interesting clouds, and the night sky in general. My dad has a telescope and the first time I saw the Orion Nebula I was amazed by its beauty. “Beyond the Stars” is my tribute to that first deep sky view.
Jessica Sadlier
An Inkling
mixed media – paint and fibers on canvas panel mounted over wood and glass
7.75″ x 7.75″
2023
@jhsdesignstudio
Mari Saxon
Increased Self Portrait
photography on paper, ink
8″ x 10″
2023
At the crest of this era shift, where AI displaces the Artist from all the obvious mediums, I’m seeking new methods at the intersection of different forms of visual arts that will allow me to remain competitive for some time against this new challenge for humanity.
@marisaxon.art
Herman Servatius
Big Family, Small Breakfast
digital archival print
10″ x 11″ (eight 4″ x 3″ photographs)
2019
“Big Family, Small Breakfast” is a set of 11 photographs arranged in a circular pattern. The photographs tell a story of siblings dealing with the void left by traveling family members of a large family. This is a participatory art piece where every place it is installed chooses a picture to remove when the artwork is taken down. So far it has been installed at a public space in Boston, a private home in New York, as well as an exhibition at Worcester State University. The artist does not have a choice as to which photo gets eliminated.
@hecklesthetiger
Lyn Slade
Pine Grove
needle felting
6” x 6”
2022
This little needle felted piece was created in front of a warm fire last winter. It can hang or sit on a surface.
Edwin Smith
Gristmill at Sunset
digital photography
8″ x 10″
2023/ 2021 capture
Sunset over the Gristmill at Moore State Park in Spenser was captured in February, 2021. I have photographed here in all seasons over the years.
facebook.com/edwin.smith.1426
Tracy Spadafora
Growth
encaustic paint and oil on gessoed wood panel
8″ x 8″ x 1.5″
2023
This painting, from my Evolve series, departs from the more cognitive aspects of my work and employs the organic and playful nature of wax to render dramatic, mysterious, and meditative landscapes. With the intuitive vision presented in the paintings from this series, I seek to express the grandeur and fragility of the natural world. The addition of organic materials combined with the wax helps to enforce the connection to the natural environment.
Instagram: @tracyspadafora, https://www.facebook.com/tracy.spadafora
Karen Stokke
George Bailey’s Dream
found objects with acrylic paint and jute twine on antique books.
11.75″ H x 9.25″ L x 7.25″ D
2023
In the film It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart’s character George Bailey aspires to go to college and explore the world, but then sacrifices his dreams in order to take on necessary responsibilities. I created this piece to honor those ordinary individuals who, like George Bailey, place the needs of others above their own, living extraordinary lives as a result. My great-uncle Dean, whose textbooks are used in this work, was one of those heroes.
Joanne Stowell
Morning Sun
oil on canvas
6″ x 6″
2022
I love it when it is just the right temperature to leave our front door and windows open. Especially our front door. My desk is directly across from our front entry way and I love watching how the morning sun spills right in through the open door. It feels so warm and welcoming, a feeling that I wanted to capture in this painting.
@joannestowellart
Jacob Strock
Yrcelium
analog magazine collage on mixed-media paper
6.5″ x 9.75″
2023
Memento mori and you will feel alive. Memento mori and you will live forever.
@jacobsalad_ and @cobelisk
Susan Swinand
The Blue Note, III (Dancers)
oil on wood
6.5″ x 8.25″
2022
I was thinking about blue and trying to use the colors and brushstrokes like building blocks, varying the brushstrokes to create a dynamic, rhythmic equilibrium. I thought the complex structures looked like dancers on a crowded floor.
@sswinand
Cathy Taylor
Emerge
archival inkjet print
8″ x 6.5″ x 6″
2023
EMERGE. I’ve been on guard, holding back, but now slowly emerging. Though at times, looking from another angle, it appears I’m just receding back again. Covid days/daze have been disorienting.
@cathy_weaver_taylor
Pamela Taylor
Jill’s Flowers
oil on panel
8″ x 10″
2023
While we all struggle with the difficulties of the world and our lives, I am hopeful that the colors, shapes and textures of this simple painting can offer some personal peace or joy.
Winifred Tickner
Love not Hate
wooden box, shells, three rocks, paint, epoxy gloss
7 1/4″ x 6 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
2023
In this world we need love and not hate.
Trevor Toney
Tiny Secrets
oak veneer, Baltic birch plywood, acrylic paint
10″ x 10″ x 2″
2023
My objects are all constructed with Baltic birch plywood and veneered with wood. I do this in a way that allows me to add acrylic color and finishes to create different sheens, opacities and compositions that interact with the natural color and grain of the veneer. I view the wood as a main character and not just a surface for supporting other materials. I use the grain pattern and color to inform the compositions and think of my pieces as a collaboration between the natural qualities of the wood and my artistic expression.
@TrevorToneyInColor
Gabriella Trznadel
Girl in Bread
linocut print, ink on newsprint paper
5” x 7”
2023
This print was created in a series of prints based on the story “Fitcher’s Bird,” that were later put into an artist book.
@trznadelart
Lisa Vargas
Maria
acrylics on upcycled pallet wood
6″x10
2023
Virgin Maria is a statement of faith. I enjoy upcycling materials and often am found hunting through people’s discards, thrift shops and other such treasure troves.
@lisavargascreativator
Ekaterina Voytsekhovich
Wake Me Up
acrylic on canvas
10×6.5
2023
As if waking up in the morning. Fresh cold hued tones.
@katievoytart
Jill Watts
Random Thoughts Escaping
raku clay, glazes, wood, metal rods, epoxy, polyurethane
9″ x 9″ x 8″
2019
As I have tried to meditate or practice Mindfulness, I have become acutely aware of thoughts tumbling over each other as they leave. My lack of ability to focus often astounds me. These thoughts swirl around me like birds circling. While I recognize them slightly sooner, I can still find myself engaged in following one for far longer than I would like. Creating a concrete image of what happens allows me to laugh at myself and my foibles.
jillwattsart.wordpress.com/
Neil Wilkins
laminae/Re:23
encaustic mixed media on birch panel
8″ x 8″
2018
This series of work explores the nature of boundaries: how relationships between objects and shapes become defined and altered by proximity as they flow across a picture plane. They present impermanent elusive qualities that symbolize passing moments and act as physical representations of transition. They inhabit space where change is not sudden or abrupt. The unhurried fluid motion drifts, emphasizing new relations and possibilities. Working in layers of wax and a variety of mixed media, I fuse the materials into rhythmic impressions and create new visual associations in each piece.
IG: @neil_wilkins_art FB: neil wilkins art
Brenda Yates
The Night
ceramic bowl: raku process with mica slip
5″ x 5″
2023
The Night – A ceramic piece fired with the raku process. Raku is always an experimental process, the results of which are often unpredictable. The coloration of this pot is achieved with smoke (the darkened clay) and micaceous materials.
@Clarkiegrad2018
Yihong Zhou
White Light (View from Rogers Estate)
oil on shellacked cardboard
4″ x 5″ (unframed), 8.5″ x 9.5″ (framed)
2022
Plein air painting of the view of Clinton, New York as seen from the Rogers Estate. Choosing to use white as light and eschewing black in favor of saturation as shadow rather than faithfully depicting what is seen with the eye, this palette choice pushes the use paint as a more symbolic medium for depicting the world around us. Painting is framed in a style to replicate the interior of the Rogers Estate library, the room in which it was painted. This piece is both the painting itself and the whole object as an artifact.
@cleardeepstudio
