J A N I S S A N D E R S
a u g u s t ' s f e a t u r e d a r t i s t o f t h e m o n t h
Janis Sanders 'Magnificent View' 30x30 Oil on panel
Painting strictly in palette knife and often en plein air, Janis Sanders paints vigorously, muscularly and enthusiastically while working to capture the spirit and essence of his coastal landscapes. His ethereal, joyful and expressive paintings can be seen in our Featured Artist section of the gallery through the month of September.
Janis's painting of a Vermont barn was recently juried into the Stamford Art Association's 30th annual Faber Birren Color Show. This show was juried by Samantha Rippner, Associate Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Janis Sanders 'Vermont Barn' Oil on panel
Janis Sanders 'Evening Falls' 12' x 12' Oil on panel
H E L L O F R O M E D G E W A T E R !
We hope you've been enjoying this beautiful, hot summer. Our first August has been a busy one! New hours (we're now open on Mondays), new staff, and, as Middlebury language program participants and summer vacationers from near and far enjoy the area's rich cultural and natural offerings, new visitors.
In addition to our current exhibit, Dwellings (through September 12), we're pleased to feature Josh Axelrod as August's Artist of the Month as well as an entire section of the gallery devoted to water-focused work...destined to cool you off!
T H I S F R I D A Y :
m i d d l e b u r y a r t s w a l k
Join us this Friday (August 13th) from 5-7 as we celebrate the monthly Middlebury Arts Walk! Stop by to see our newest exhibits, artists and artisans. More than 40 venues will be participating in the Arts Walk, including our neighbors at the Henry Sheldon Museum, Photo Place Gallery and The Art House, so put your pink boots on and start Art Walking!
C U R R E N T E X H I B I T:
"d w e l l i n g s"
'Summer House' Victoria Blewer, handpainted photograph
Seven artists interpret the places we dwell, through September 12. Featuring painters S. Chandler Kissell, Andy Newman, Eric Tobin, and Janis Sanders, photographers Victoria Blewer and Jon Olsen and glass artist Jen Violette.
F E A T U R E D A R T I S T O F T H E M O N T H:
j o s h a x e l r o d
l a n d s c a p e p h o t o g r a p h e r
'Flight' Josh Axelrod. 28' x 34' color photorgaph with hand-crafted frames.
Vermont photographer Josh Axelrod finds inspiration in the natural landscape-be it in Vermont, on the Pacific coast, in Alaska or in the Peruvian Andes--and in the magic of a particular convergence of light, pattern, sound, color and texture. He frames his work in reclaimed wood, carefully-chosen to suit each photograph.
H E N R Y S H E L D O N M U S E U M R A F F L E
d a l e h e l m s e n d t a b l e s
Vermont Cherry bookmatched end tables, Dale Helms.
Edgewater Gallery is proud to sponsor Middlebury's Henry Sheldon Museum's current exhibit: The Nature of Wood: Vermont Furniture and Woodware, 1970-Present. In support of the museum, Edgewater has donated a matching pair of Dale Helms Vermont Cherry end tables, which will be raffled off at the close of the museum show. Tickets are $30 and available at Edgewater Gallery and the Henry Sheldon Museum.
S U P P O R T T H E U N I T E D W A Y O F
A D D I S O N C O U N T Y
r a f f l e t i c k e t s s t i l l a v a i l a b l e
'Jewelry #8' Ellen Granter. 24' x 24', oil and gold leaf on panel.
The raffle is still open for Ellen Granter's exquisite gold leaf and oil painting, "Jewelry #8", valued at $2,000! All proceeds will benefit the United Way of Addison County. Tickets are $50 each and available at Edgewater Gallery and United Way of Addison County.
N E W A T E D G E W A T E R:
'MARBLE-TINI', Michael Egan. 4.5' x 5', glass.
The gallery is pleased to welcome the following artists: Glass artist Jen Violette, plein air painter Eric Tobin, pipe maker Andrew Marks, glass blower Michael Egan (marble-tinis!) and fiber artist Lila Webb (check out her cute and clever organic cotton tea towels). Also new to the gallery are ornaments and functional vases, pitchers and bowls by glass blower John Chiles and beautiful cards by photographer Alistair McCallum.
Poppy Fields
Photography originates with light. Pattern is the form, the symmetry, the composition. Motion is an expression of time… I consider these the essential elements of photography. They are the pieces of the puzzle that is the creation. How and where I choose to place these pieces, a combination of my perspective and integrating elements to form the whole, is where I depend on intuition. This is where my art is born.
From the back woods of Vermont, to the western shores of Washington; high in the Andes of Peru and deep into the wild of Alaska, I find inspiration in what is often overlooked- the simple things that blanket the earth. Magic lives everywhere; the feathered blade of golden grass blowing in the wind, the current rippling in a mountainside stream and the ever-changing light defining the voice of those moments. I am fascinated by how we perceive reality and how that perception determines what we see. I seek the poetry of our landscape; the imagery I hope to convey. The sacred moments where light, sound, color and texture harmonize make me smile…. This moment will never be seen quite the same again.
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