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Scroll through the lists of artists.When you find a studio that you want to visit, you can tap the ‘GO THERE’ button or click on the link for the address within the artist description - that will take you directly into Google Maps with the studio address. The ALL ARTISTS tour lists all of the artists on the tour. Scrolling down, you can view the artists by town or by date. Continue scrolling and you will find a tour with our supporting Gallery & Studio Space Sponsors, Food & Drink Sponsors and all of our Sponsors.Within the artist profiles, you can swipe to see more images of the artists’ work, detailed descriptions and links to their websites & social media (where applicable). You can tap the heart icon in the upper right-hand corner of the images to easily save & find an artist again. To navigate back to the tour, tap the arrow in the upper left-hand corner.-----SCA features two open studio tour weekends, July 20-21 and August 15-16, 2024 and includes 75 exhibiting artists. Our 2024 Tours mark the 21st Annual South Coast Artists Studio Tours. Click here to download a .pdf of the 2024 Brochure.This is your chance to visit the studios of some of the best artists living, working and exhibiting in the four beautiful coastal towns of Tiverton & Little Compton, RI. and Westport & Dartmouth, MA.The self-guided tour will take you across small highways and rural byways of stunning natural beauty. Along the way, you’ll discover the work of welcoming artists working in such diverse mediums as oils, acrylics, watercolors, photography, sculpture, basketry, fiber arts, ceramics, glass, wood, metal, jewelry, paper and mixed media.If you can’t make it to every studio on the tour, remember that each artist can be reached through SCA’s Artist Member Directory on the website and plans can be made with individual artists for a visit some other time.Both Open Studio Tour weekends are free, open to the public, and require absolutely no registration. Click here for the 2024 brochure. We hope you can join us. Thank you!
#1 Michele L Bailey
#1 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 64 Pools Lane, Tiverton, RI 02878Michele L BaileyBOTH TOURSOIL/COLD WAX/PASTEL: Eclectic art inspired by nature and catshttp://www.MicheleLBailey.comWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Michele works in pastel, and also in oils, and oil with cold wax. These mediums allow for layering with creates depth, richness of color, and luminosity to the art. Favorite subjects include landscapes of local forests, marshes, and seashores, as well as trees, egrets, cats, and some abstracts.Michele will have her pastel work station set up outside ("en plein air") for demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends. She will also guide you if you'd like to give it a try!Michele's studio is off Crandall Road; closest intersection is where East Road meets Crandall. Sorry, restroom not available. Also there are several steps up to the house, so unfortunately not wheelchair-accessible.
#2 Meredith Brower
#2 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Firefly Mandalas 630 Neck Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Meredith BrowerBOTH TOURSECO ART/PHOTOGRAPHY: The perfect connection of nature and artfireflymandalas@gmail.comhttps://www.fireflymandalas.com/401-474-1064Find us on Facebook! and Instagram!Forage | Focus | PhotographMeredith Brower, eco-artist and photographer is owner/operator of Firefly Mandalas and Meredith Brower Photography in Tiverton, RI.Each Mandala is foraged and photographed locally in Tiverton, RI. These mandalas are impermanent eco-art. A beautiful intersection of nature and art. Once captured at the moment of design, they are left to recycle back into nature and will never look the same as they did at the exact moment. Every Mandala is completely different in color, texture, movement and feel.Named after the inner fire that we all possess, these “Firefly Mandalas” were ignited in 2016. This new line includes note cards, tumbled marble coasters, mini notes, magnets, ornaments, aluminum wall panels & photographic prints.Meredith’s work is inspired by the farm coast, local beaches and ever-changing fauna at her farm in South Tiverton, RI, where she grew up and gratefully lives today with her mom and two new kittens Figgy & Pudding.Long quahog shell driveway, Porta potty available, wheelchair accessible ramp.
#3 Don Cadoret
#3 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 23 Reed St, Tiverton, RI 02878Don CadoretBOTH TOURSACRYLIC: Narrative story paintings on wood and canvascadorets@msn.comhttps://doncadoret.net/401-862-6115Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Don Cadoret is a story painter, a self-taught artist from Tiverton, who has been painting stories for over 45 years. His paintings have hung in many public and private collections across the United States, Canada and Europe, including the Clinton White House, the Cahoon Museum of American Art, the Attleboro Arts Museum, Newport Art Museum, and le Musee International d’Art in Montreal.Cadoret has worked with the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City, the Visionary Museum in Baltimore, Shaker Museum in Pittsfield, MA, Battleship Museum in Fall River, and the Little Compton Historical Society.His work was represented by Frank Miele Gallery in New York City and Gallery Americana in Houston for many years. He has had works in many gallery exhibits including the Providence Art Club, Twist Gallery in Lexington, MA, and the Black Sheep Gallery in Toronto and Nova Scotia. Cadoret has exhibited alongside many important artists including Grandma Moses, Maud Lewis, Maxwell Mays, Justin McCarthy, Howard Finster, Janet Munro and Kathy Jakobsen.Ongoing demonstration of the process, from start to finish, on how to develop a story painting.
#4 Peter Dickison
#4 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 103 Fogland Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Peter DickisonBOTH TOURSOIL: Paintings of the mystery and beauty of natureart@peterdickison.comhttps://www.peterdickison.com401-787-7451Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Dickison makes a convincing case that painting is a powerful medium of symbol, sensualism and storytelling.His pieces evoke a feeling of being wrapped in something bigger than oneself, and the deliciousness slowly unveiling that in Nature which is not immediately visible or audible. Peter’s painting is a narrative that is about the artist being in a place of richness and inviting his audience to be there alongside him.
#5 Holly Dirks
#5 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Salubrious Endeavors 4240 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Holly DirksBOTH TOURSPOTTERY: Functional earthy pottery and ocean life castingssalubriousendeavors@gmail.comhttps://www.salubriousendeavors.com/401-266-1684Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Holly Dirks' work and process is the perfect example of when an interest becomes a passion. She started playing with clay 8 years ago and now it is her full time project. Originally hailing from The Pacific Northwest and now residing in Tiverton, RI, Holly tends to incorporate elements of the ocean and mountains into her pottery. What makes her work unique and special is that she has developed many of her own glazes.These glazes reflect the colors and feelings that are evoked in her while being surrounded by the natural splendor of water and land. She knows them both well. Holly circumnavigated the North Atlantic Ocean, with her husband, on their sailboat. She has experienced many sea states from becalmed seas, gales, sunrises and sunsets in the middle of the ocean. She has also hiked into many of the alpine lakes in the Cascade Mountains in her home state of Washington.Holly's pottery pieces are meant to be used and loved freely. They are all oven proof, food, microwave and dishwasher safe. Her goal is for the owner of her pieces to also feel the connection to the ocean and mountains as they are being used.Studio is located at the top of the long driveway. Feel free to park at the top of the driveway. Our friendly dog Tilly will probably greet you.
#6 Lindsey Epstein
#6 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Lindsey Epstein Pottery 324 East Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Lindsey EpsteinBOTH TOURSPOTTERY: Crystalline glazed porcelain, handmade pottery and raku sculptureLindsey@lepottery.comhttps://lepottery.com508-317-9292Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Lindsey Epstein resides in Tiverton, RI where she now creates work from her studio. She has always enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and nature. Over the past 21 years, she has enjoyed exploring the limits of clay only to find that there are few. She is constantly excited by new possibilities and glaze techniques. Nature and animals are a recurring influence in how the piece moves or is decorated. Lindsey also specializes in growing tulips & dahlias on the pottery farm, and trains horses.Lindsey will demonstrate pottery making techniques, including wheel throwing.Plenty of parking. The studio has 5 steps to the entrance. You are welcome to enjoy viewing the dahlia gardens during your visit.
#7 Kelly l Milukas
#7 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Milukas Studio/Imagination Collaboration 503 Southlake Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Kelly l Milukas BOTH TOURSENCAUSTIC/PASTEL/MIXED MEDIA/SCULPTURE: Colorful abstracts - sculptor and visual storyteller and collaboratorkellymilukas@gmail.comhttps://kellymilukas.com/401-480-3536Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Kelly Milukas works and teaches in a variety of mediums, among them, encaustic, pastel, water and ink-based paints, and mixed-media-sculpture. In addition to teaching in her RI Studio/Lab, Kelly serves as Artist Instructor for R&F Encaustics, a regular master training instructor for the International Encaustic Conference at Truro Center for the Arts, MA, and a Master’s Circle Pastelist with the International Association Pastel Societies (IAPS), museum programs, private weeklong retreats, national corporate team building and creativity sessions, national residencies with bio-tech science teams, and currently a novel new residency concept with an interiors firm, Taste Design, RI. Channeling Kelly's Art Energy in Multi-Media her work leans abstract, and process driven. She has an unending curiosity for new experiences, knowledge, materials, new ways to wander, to love people, embrace science, and to keep learning how to laugh. “How to paint” is universal, “it’s the response to the experience I share that picks the medium and expression. That’s why I work in multimedia, and my work has many muses and voices." Her abstractions are often the language of celebrating scientific advancements for cures in medicine, or greatly inspired by music, imagination, and the simplest distillation of life’s expanding road trip. The works of whimsy are frequently cows from working farms, and all forms of nature. Kelly enjoys any chance to connect with her love of gleaming barns, funny farm animals, blooms, and the water. These moments become visual records of all that enthralls her.Encaustic Hot Wax Painting is the oldest painting medium in the world. It must be molten hot to use and fused with blow torches.Studio is a large industrial building, down the 2nd gravel driveway, with a large parking lot, and meditation gardens.
#8 Lauren Renée Quinn
#8 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Custom Mosaic Design 1129 Stafford Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Lauren Renée QuinnBOTH TOURSMOSAICS: Custom mosaics, handmade tiles and fused glass jewelrysales@custommosaicdesign.comhttp://custommosaicdesign.com609-892-1002Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook!Specializing in mosaics made from handmade clay tiles, marble, granite, fused glass, stained glass, and smalti. The work includes wall art, lamps, tables and more. Installations include backsplashes. floors, fireplaces and pools. Materials and techniques may be combined to create a mosaic based on your vision or one of our designs. I also create fused glass jewelry such as earrings, necklaces and other items.Tile making: I will demo the process of tile making from sketching a concept to making a mold, pressing the tile and bisque and glaze techniques
#9 Jennifer Jones Rashleigh
#9 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Cédian Painting: Studio-Gallery 3848 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Jennifer Jones RashleighBOTHACRYLIC/FABRIC/MIXED MEDIA: Beach, botanicals, birds and fish on pillows, paintings and tilesjennifer@cedianpainting.comhttps://www.cedianpainting.com508-951-0696Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Wildlife and wild places inspire me. Every painting of birds, fish, botanicals, sea or landscape is a lively meditation that focusses my technique. I love to exploit the dexterity of the medium: simultaneously bold and subtle, powerfully kinetic yet sublimely sensitive to color and form. I work acrylic in every capacity: diluted washes, translucent gel coats, brushed, spilled, poured, knifed, dragged opacities, and thickly pulled impasto textures lifting off my canvases. Together detailed draftsmanship and impressionistic abstractions synthesize an organic process and a nature inspired visual poetry.Cédian Painting: Studio-Gallery is located in the heart of Historic Tiverton Four Corners.
#10 Ron Wenzel
#10 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Ron Wenzel Fine Art 92 Middle Ave, Tiverton, RI 02878Ron WenzelBOTH TOURSOIL: Landscapes, seascapes, and figuresronwenzel@me.comhttps://www.rawenzelfineart.com401-714-1904Find us on Instagram!Ron Wenzel's paintings hover between abstraction and realism. The work is colorful and impressionistic. They are all painted with a palette knife on MDF-board, capturing the texture and beauty of the subject.Long driveway and parking on Middle avenue.
#11 Brenda Wrigley Scott and Pat Warwick
#11 on the BrochureArtists showing at: Wrigley Studio 3852 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878Brenda Wrigley ScottBOTH TOURSPAINTING: Paintings of flora and fauna and companion animal portraitswscott22@cox.nethttps://wrigleydesign.com401-339-9676Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!I have been working in the field of Decorative Arts for over 30 years- pottery, custom interior tile, painting, constructed hand -painted screens and murals.In addition to these services, I have been painting on canvas, board and paper. My primary subject matter is Animals- companion and farm and most recently beach and marsh birds. Paintings are on paper as pages of a sketchbook, as quick drawings done in the field and embellished in the studio. I can also be contacted for a personalized portrait of your favorite companion animal.I am a member of the Tiverton R.I. Arts Council, the South Coast Artists, and The Foundry Artists.Studio is located at the lower level, garden entrance facing Arch Ceramics in the Sole Seabury House in Tiverton Four Corners. Restroom is available.________________Pat WarwickBOTH TOURSOIL/MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE: Energetic abstract paintings and collages in oils and mixed mediapatwarwickart@gmail.comhttps://www.patwarwick.com401-481-0721Find us on Instagram! Pat's abstract landscapes and collages endeavor to share her perspective on the Rhode Island coastal environment that has become her inspiration. Often times it is the broader picture of the beaches, sea, and marshes, but just as often it is the small things that catch her eye as in the flotsam and jetsam that washes ashore or collects in the seagrass.
#13 Heidi Baxter
#13 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Sakonnet Point Studio 106 Sakonnet Point Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Heidi BaxterBOTH TOURSOIL/ACRYLIC/INK: Contemporary paintings emphasizing color, space, and harmonystudio@heidibaxter.comhttps://www.heidibaxter.com617-417-0701
#14 Dot Bergen
#14 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Dot Bergen Art 8 Sakonnet Trl, Little Compton, RI 02837Dot BergenBOTH TOURSENCAUSTIC: Abstractions from nature - encaustic, mixed media, cold wax and oilinfo@dotbergenart.comhttps://www.dotbergenart.com508-878-5898Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Dot is an abstract encaustic artist. She is intrigued by processes that reference the passage of time including fossilization, mineralization, weathering and erosion. Dot captures temporal landscapes through texture and color, in order to build surface topographies that reflect change over time. Encaustics is the art of painting with molten beeswax. Dot often incorporates fibers such as silk, cotton and wool into the wax to create and build texture. This gives her pieces a sculptural look.Drive past the house--the studio and parking are in the back.
#15 Cheri Burchard
#15 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 8 Meetinghouse Ln, Little Compton, RI 02837Cheri Burchard BOTH TOURSACRYLIC/OIL/WATERCOLOR: Abstractions from nature in an impressionist stylerbcb40@gmail.comhttp://www.blackberrycreekartists.com/cheri_burchard.htmlWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Cheri Burchard began art lessons at age 9 from a professor at Elmira College and has continued studying in the U.S. and abroad. In her golden years Cheri still enjoys learning and producing thought provoking and, hopefully, beautiful art. She uses techniques, textures, and colors to call out the essence of the subject. Because of her years of study and practice of the foundational principles of art, she is able to break the rules with confidence and joy. Cheri’s paints brilliant or moody landscapes, joyful flowers horses and birds. To see her art in person is to feel it. Cheri’s subjects are varied, but her style is recognizable and uniquely hers.Studio is in the side entrance of the barn.
#16 Kris Donovan
#16 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Donovan Studio 9 Donovan Way, Little Compton, RI 02837Kris DonovanBOTH TOURSOIL/WATERCOLOR/PASTEL: Traditional paintings of the South Coast, the sea, and lifeinfo@krisdonovan.comhttps://krisdonovan.com401-683-8308Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Whether working on location or in her studio in Little Compton, RI, Kris Donovan continually strives to capture her impression of the Sakonnet landscape and other magical coastal venues. Her still life's reflect her passion for expressing the light and feeling of the simple joys life has to offer. Working in pastel, watercolor, and oil allows her to capture the unique landscape in a special way depending on the mood, season, and subject. She paints what she knows best and the appeal of her work stems from a keen eye for accuracy and detail blended with a balance of light and color. Visit Donovan Studio to see works in watercolors, oils, pastels, and acrylic. Commissions gladly considered. Private instruction offered.You will find Donovan Studio at the bottom of Donovan Way in Little Compton just feet away from Almy Marsh in it's new permanent location! Ample parking but please follow the signs.
#17 Shane Dorey
#17 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Dorey Glass Design 18 South of Commons Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Shane DoreyBOTH TOURSGLASS: Hand blown glass artshanedorey2000@gmail.comhttps://www.goldenboyglass.com401-662-9738Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Shane uses a 2000 degree furnace holding molten glass to create unique and beautiful sculptures. Using hollow steel rods along with a variety of hand tool Shane is able to move and shape the molten glass into nearly anything he imagines.Shane will be demonstrating his glass blowing techniques for the duration of the tour.The studio is in the garage at the bottom of the driveway. Studio is mostly handicap accessible. There is a bathroom in the studio although it is not that accessible and definitely not handicap accessible. We will have tables with umbrellas set up outside along with refreshments.
#19 William Gajda
#19 on the BrochureArtist showing at: William Marshall Studio 124 Long Hwy, Little Compton, RI 02837William GajdaBOTH TOURSWOOD/METAL: Functional products utilizing wood and/or metalWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook!William Gajda started his career as a Tool & Die maker by trade and woodworking as a hobby. William enjoys refurbishing old antique furniture bringing the furniture back to life rather than at a landfill. William now makes furniture along with other items using the skills he learned. The work he creates includes dining and console tables with metal legs (industrial look), clocks, specialty cutting and charcuterie boards, desks, cabinets, specialty made metal hinges for heavy barn doors, etc. The wood he utilizes is usually local to New England. There are cases he does use exotic woods for his cutting boards which may include Zebra along with purple heart wood. William has his own studio which includes a tool room and woodshop where he spends his time making and creating custom items.
#20 Joanne E Gregory
#20 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Seascape Studio LC 37 Grange Ave, Little Compton, RI 02837Joanne E Gregory BOTH TOURSSHELLS/SEA LIFE/GLASS BEADS: Sailor's Valentines, sea-inspired wall hangings and jewelryseascapestudiolc@gmail.comhttps://www.joannegregoryshellart.com401-662-3925Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Joanne has loved everything about the sea and its shore since she was a young girl collecting shells, rocks, and glass on trips to the beach every summer, something she still enjoys doing today. She came across her first Sailor's Valentine while browsing at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Intrigued by their raw beauty and history, she began researching and discovered modern-day artists filling beautiful octagon shaped boxes with unique shell designs meticulously arranged from thousands of seashells, urchins, and corals that she collects and purchases from around the world. When creating her Sailor's Valentines, Joanne carefully sorts her chosen seashells according to size, shape and color and carefully places them one at a time in a specially made wooden box. Boxes are made from a variety of wood with her favorite being tiger maple. Each unique Sailor's Valentine takes up to six months to complete. Finished works range from six to fifteen inches in diameter.Joanne's other works include bead and shell embroidered wall hangings and custom bead embroidered jewelry.Joanne will be demonstrating her process of the intricate art of creating Sailor's Valentines and bead embroidered shell art.Parking is located in front of the garden shed.
#21 Janie Kinnane
#21 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Charlie Lou 26 Main St, Little Compton, RI 02837Janie KinnaneBOTH TOURSPRINTMAKING/WATERCOLORS: Coastal inspired block prints and watercolors of animals and botanicalsShopcharlielou@gmail.comhttps://shopcharlielou.myshopify.comFind us on Instagram!
#22 Carolyn Lock
#22 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Carolyn Lock Fine Art 158 Quicksand Pond Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Carolyn LockBOTH TOURSOIL: Paintings in dynamic perspective and expressive colorcarolyn.lock@comcast.nethttp://www.carolynlock.com617-823-6982Find us on Instagram!Carolyn photographs her subject-matter on site, then composes and paints in her studio. She is attracted by large scale structures such as bridges, as marvels of engineering that are built to integrate people with the landscape. She uses a bold color palette, far removed from the grays of concrete and steel, to enliven her art and bring the viewer into places seldom noticed.The gravel road to my studio passes fields and through woods before emerging at your destination. Keep coming! Free cucumbers, in season. Plenty of parking.
#23 Johanna W. McKenzie
#23 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Mollynook Studio 15 South of Commons Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Johanna W. McKenzieBOTHOIL: Landscapes and seascapes in the American Luminist traditionjohanna@mollynook.comhttp://mollynook.com401-635-8958Willing to provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Johanna is a committed realist painter who works in many media. She paints primarily in oil on panel. She has created "paintings in wool" -- hangings and pillows -- applying traditional American rug hooking techniques to her painting practice. She has also created encaustic paintings that she has most recently experimented with transfer to metal as "outdoor paintings". Her passion for landscape painting reflects her obligation to document the glorious New England landscape before development and the ravages of climate change transform the environment.Johanna begins a painting at the opening of the Studio Tour that she works on throughout the openings. When visitors arrive, she pauses and explains her process and highlights the point she has reached in creating the final work.
#24 Monica J Pereira
#24 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Thou Art 16 Long Hwy, Little Compton, RI 02837Monica J PereiraBOTH TOURSACRYLIC: Colorful landscapes and seascapes inspired by Godmmp529@live.com401-314-5863
#25 Josie Richmond
#25 on the BrochureArtist showing at: The Art Cafe 7 South of Commons Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Josie Richmond BOTH TOURSPRINTMAKING/ENCAUSTIC: Overlapping landscape perspectives, printmaking and encausticJosiearkins@gmail.comWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.I will have my hot plate on all day explaining the hot wax process.
#26 Michelle Smith and Taylor Smith
#26 on the BrochureArtists showing at: Heartsrock Healing Arts 31 South of Commons, Little Compton, RI 02837Michelle SmithBOTH TOURSOIL/PHOTOGRAPHY: Fine art photography and landscape paintingsmwaltersmith@gmail.com781-812-3950Michelle Smith is in her element when expressing her love of light, color and relationships. Her photos and paintings uniquely interpret a place or person that inspire something beautiful to her. She believes all of life is in constant movement; no moment is the same. In her paintings she uses layering of the paint and color to create a sense of movement, and her photos create movement by using in camera techniques with minimal post processing.Pump House Studio is located at 31 South of the Commons. The studio is on the left of the driveway across from the big house. Please do not park near the orange cones. Thank you___________Taylor SmithBOTH TOURSOIL: Landscape and nature oil paintinginfo@ionextechnologies.com781-934-2108Taylor Smith has been painting since 2016 when he joined a painting group at the Plymouth Center for the Arts under the guidance of Dorothy Simone. He is constantly on the lookout for places in nature with unique characteristics. He works to translate the scenes visually to emphasize the special aspects of the area in order to engage the imagination of the viewer. His exhibits include member shows at the Plymouth Russell Gallery and the Provincetown Art Association Museum (PAAM), a two person show with his wife Michelle at the Plympton Public Library in the fall of 2023, and a solo artist exhibit at the Café Gallery in the Narrows Center for the Arts in the winter of 2024.
#27 Galen V Snow
#27 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Galen V Snow, Fine Art 220 W. Main Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Galen V SnowBOTH TOURSPAPER MONTAGE: Nature inspired paper paintings of flora, fauna and 'scapesgalenartist1@gmail.comhttps://www.gvsart.com401-499-3586Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Paper Montage (updated terminology for collage) has been Galen's medium for the past 11 years. It is an extremely time consuming process of which an 8 x 10 can take upwards of 60 hours to complete. She cuts and tears handmade papers, rice paper and imported fine papers to first layer the backgrounds of each piece with color. If she doesn't have the exact color paper she wants, she makes the color by gluing one color of paper over the other, creating the perfect hue in her minds eye, with a depth of transparency she's not seen with other mediums. She then use high quality, opaque and textural magazine pieces, each individually cut, to layer the subject (a bird or flower for example) on top of the background. She has found this gives a good sense of depth within the painting. The larger pieces, such as commissions and land/seascapes, can take months to complete; however, she does enjoy the larger format to achieve the perspectives needed to make the work feel as if one is standing right there. Many people think she uses paint to enhance her pieces, but, it is only paper and glue, or Paper Montage: 'Painting with Paper".Galen has given many demonstrations over the years. She loves to interact with the people who ask questions and watch her process in person. The layering of the papers is always the high point, as people see just how intense this process is! Over the past 13 years of the SCA Open Studio, she has always had ongoing 'demos' to both explain the layering process and why it takes so many hours to complete. The question usually gets asked: "Do you make your own paper", the answer is always a resounding "No! The process is lengthy enough!"The studio of gvsart is in the back of the main house, set back off the road. There will be signs directing you where to park. Please follow them!
#28 Raquel Valcourt-deCosta and Stephanie Stroud
#28 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 15 Colebrook Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837Raquel Valcourt-deCosta BOTH TOURSMIXED: Metallic and plaster works and hand painted glasswareinsidesign70@gmail.com401-625-1995Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook!As a Decorative painter by trade, Raquel incorporates custom plaster applications with metallic and acrylic paints as well as gold and bronzing leaf to her artwork. Layering of these materials brings depth and unique reflective qualities. She also hand paints glassware, fires them to adhere the paint to each pieceDemonstrations will be August Only.....Raquel will be painting glassware as well as demonstrating plaster and metallic paint applicationsWe have parking on the premises, along the driveway. we have handicap parking aside of the gallery. We have a restroom available._______________Stephanie StroudBOTH TOURSDECORATIVE FIBER: Impressionistic, nature inspired, wool paintings created by felting dyed woolstephanie.stroud@hotmail.comhttps://www.stephaniestroud.net/carousel.php?galleryID=225268508-493-0789Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Stephanie Stroud received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design where she majored in illustration. A fiber artist who “paints with wool,” she creates impressionistic felted paintings inspired by nature. Primarily a landscape artist, she is inspired by the variation in landscape that the world around us offers. “I work in fiber because I am a maker; I enjoy the process and tactile experience involved with assembling to create while appreciating the forgiveness and immediacy that wool allows. Texture and tactile experience are important in my process.” Painting with fluffy bits of unspun colored wool involves a delicate and deliberate layering of color to capture light, texture, and depth in soft impressionistic scenes, incorporating an element of the unexpected. The results are traditional landscapes created in an unconventional way that invite a second look. Stephanie shows her work at regional art shows including the South Coast Artists Open Studio Tour. Recently, she was awarded Best in Show for her interpretation of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Wheat Field and Cypresses” at the annual Fakes and Forgeries exhibit at Spring Bull Gallery. Stephanie is a Custom Framing Designer at Riverside Art in Somerset Massachusetts and is currently the Membership Chair for South Coast Artists.Discover how fluffy bits of colored wool can be transformed into impressionistic landscapes. Stephanie will demonstrate how she paints with unspun wool by needle felting, mixing colors by carefully layering and creating texture and depth with color.
#29 Peter A Allen
#29 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 1818 Main Rd, Westport, MA 02791Peter A AllenBOTH TOURSWOOD: Furniture and boxes made of rare and dyed wood.508-999-4422Peter Allen lives and works in Westport, MA .He uses rare woods to create his highly crafted furniture and artwork.
#30 Gretchen Almy
#30 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Gretchen Almy Designs 1100 Horseneck Rd, Westport, MA 02790Gretchen AlmyBOTH TOURSOIL: Stimulating vivid landscapes and equestrian paintingsgalmydesigns@gmail.comhttps://www.galmydesigns.com508-889-2519Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Gretchen's work has been inspired by the equine form and nature’s beauty for the past 30 years.Having been influenced by some of the most well-known Abstract Expressionist painters she continues to push her own paintings of the horse and landscapes in this direction. Her love of vibrant, rich colors is evident in both subjects of her work. Ever evolving, she is excited with the process and enjoys the challenges with each new work she begins and the journey it takes her on never knowing exactly how each piece will be end up.Motivated by her time outdoors with horses and her dogs she is in awe of the dramatic combinations of colors and light that make up our natural surroundings. It’s mother nature’s drama that she attempts to encapsulate in her landscapes through her use of color, texture and minimal form.She has studied the equine form assiduously most of her life, from the saddle as well as the pasture and paddock. She has made a name for herself through commissions of horses and dogs with heightened realism and detail in oil and pencil. However, it's that connection to horses, that deep integrated part of her soul that continually inspires her work on a daily basis. The sheer size, energy, power, heart and deep soulful spirit of the horse, her muse, is what captivates her as an artist. She expresses this pure physical prowess and individual essence through strong lines, energetic brush strokes and color indicative of what they express in the ring or field. Her focus is to produce life size paintings expressing the sport horse’s heart and soul.Studio Space is located in the garage on the side of the house.
#31 Whitmore Boogaerts and Cali Almy
#31 on the BrochureArtists showing at: WB Sculpture Studio 1138 Horseneck Rd, Westport, MA 02790Whitmore BoogaertsBOTH TOURSSCULPTURE: Indoor and outdoor sculpturewhitmore64@gmail.comhttps://www.wb-sculpture.com401-297-9389Find us on Instagram!The sculptures range from tabletop, wall hanging to small and large outdoor kinetic pieces. With over thirty years making things for people, Whitmore does many commissions, including railings and other functional work. The materials are mostly steel and stainless steel, with some glass and wood. Maybe you can find something special for your home!_______________Cali Almy Ceramics Cali AlmyBOTH. TOURSCERAMICS: Decorative and functional ceramics inspired by the New England coastcalialmy@gmail.comhttps://www.calialmyceramics.com/Find us on Instagram!Cali has been learning about and teaching ceramics for years. She has also worked in and supported a number of arts, educational, and social justice organizations and brings a lens of nature, community and connection to her work. Her ceramics can be seen in galleries and art festivals around the country.The natural landscape and beauty are significant inspiration for Cali’s ceramics. She is especially influenced by time walking in the woods, through the marsh, and along the shore. She is drawn to the patterns, colors, forms and contrasts found there. Cali enjoys the challenge of creating simple forms in clay, particularly vessels, platters, and tiles and then exploring more expressive surfaces. She plays with slips, glazes, resists, printing, pouring, and even finger painting to achieve results. Some of her work reveals recognizable images and patterns from the landscape while others are more abstracted. She hopes her work brings a sense of love and respect for place. Her pieces are intended for everyday use, and she uses food safe materials on all her work.This location will also showcase SCA sculptor, Whitmore Boogaerts both weekends. The studios are a 1/4 mile from the Bayside Restaurant.
#32 Ruth Bourns and Carol Way Wood
#32 on the BrochureArtists showing at: Tupelo Studio 790 Drift Rd, Westport, MA 02790Ruth BournsBOTH TOURSFIBER: Crib quilts, bags, jewelry pouches, scarves and kimono jacketsruthbourns@me.comhttp://tupelostudio.net508-636-6624Find us on Instagram!Handmade fiber pieces including crib quilts, and women's accessories. These include shoulder bags, eyeglass cases, eye pillows, and many kimono cloth pieces. These include scarves, and jackets and vests from repurposed Japanese kimonos.________Carol Way WoodBOTH TOURSWATERCOLOR/PENCIL: Whimsical watercolors of animals, birds and flowerscarolwaywood@gmail.comhttps://www.carolwaywood.com/508-843-2250Find us on Facebook and Instagram! Carol creates whimsical paintings of animals, birds and flowers. She begins by making a detailed pencil drawing and then paints with watercolors in the dry brush method. Her work is used in book illustration, greeting cards and other products. She is particularly fond of word play and puns.
#34 Robert Dec
#34 on the BrochureArtist showing at: RDec Studios 12 Elise Michelle Way, Westport, MA 02790Robert DecBOTH TOURSPAINTING/PHOTOGRAPHY/PASTELS: Landscapes, seascapes, classic cars and rock and rollbossbandbob@gmail.comhttps://www.rdecart.com508-414-5015Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Robert has continued to experiment with a variety of styles and mediums of painting throughout the years and recently. His work ranges from very realistic, to abstracted, to completely abstract- with much of his work inspired by the landscape, the environment and music. Robert’s latest works are primarily influenced by his photography and feature nature conveyed in a unique and expressive manner. His intention is to express the landscape with paint, using surface texture, glazes and color but still retaining the recognizable, organic elements of the photo. His recent Photo Transfer and Collage Paintings are both painterly and photographic, based upon nature but process-driven by the results of the transfer and collage technique.Access is from either Armory Petty Way or Roberts St to Granada Dr, Westport to 2 short Private dirt roads: Kaplan/Devol Way to Elise Michelle Way. Ignore the "Do Not Trespass” signs. My studio will be in the basement of the first house on our road at the bend where you can see Sawdy Pond.
#35 Cecilia DelGaudio
#35 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Cecilia DelGaudio Art 226 Old Harbor Rd, Westport, MA 02790Cecilia DelGaudioBOTH TOURSSTONE/WOOD/PASTELS: Figurative animal and abstract sculpture, and pastel scenescjdcarving@gmail.comhttps://artbycecilia.com508-820-6597Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Cecilia has a variety of lyrical, figurative pieces carved in stone and wood along with smaller pieces cast from clay/wax originals which are more affordable and easy to display. She also has a new series of pastel paintings of stunning local scenes. Her pastel work is bold and inviting.Long Driveway, limited parking available for handicapped down driveway left side of house at studio entrance. Door to studio in rear may be approached by either side and some sculpture will be o display outdoors on right side approach. Restroom available upstairs.
#36 Jade Donaldson
#36 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 615 Adamsville Rd., Westport, MA 02790Jade DonaldsonBOTH TOURSOIL/WATERCOLOR/CYANOTYPE: Landscapes and botanicals infused with nature’s magicjade.donaldson@gmail.comhttps://www.jadedonaldson.net/Find us on Instagram!Jade Donaldson is an interdisciplinary artist based in Little Compton. An alumna of the Brown-RISD Dual Degree program, she received a B.F.A. in Illustration (RISD) and a B.A. in Modern Culture and Media (Brown). She arrived in Little Compton in 2015, putting hands to work in cultivation of plants and design. The colors, textures, landscapes and forms she encounters in her daily vocation as a fine landscape gardener have significant presence in her work, and botanical subjects appear with frequency.Work with plants is shaped by powerful forces beyond human jurisdiction: the sun, rain, wind and activity of other living beings (some visible to the naked eye and some too miniscule to be gleaned by our scope of visual perception). This relinquishment of control and integration into the flow of all things is a fascinating challenge, and as necessary in the studio as it is in the garden. Just as in her horticultural work, Jade’s artistic practice involves attunement in observing, listening and responding to living energetic phenomena - some concrete and some mysterious. Long walks in the woods and on the beach are integral to her practice as sources of wonder, inspiration and mental clearing that allows for surprising gifts to be received. Recently, her work includes oil landscapes painted like portals inside of wooden boxes, botanical illustrations in varying media and cyanotypes using materials of the meadow - grasses, seedheads. Not constrained to any particular medium, Jade follows the work where it leads her, be it to drawing, painting, collage, photography, book-making and beyond.
#37 Penelope Finnie and Katherine Conkling Thompson
#37 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 783 Gifford Rd, Westport, MA 02790Penelope FinnieJULY 20 & 21 OnlyPAINT: Pastels, photography, watercolor, oil and encausticpenelopefinnie@icloud.com510-701-3472Find us on Instagram!As a younger painter, urban wastelands, done in an old master’s technique, was what Penelope Finnie painted. They had a De Chirico-esque quality about them. The time was the late 80’s and the decay of our industrial era was beginning, with all of the environmental implications beginning to be evident…beautiful but eerie. Fast forward 35 years and the effects of our past are definitely catching up with us. Moving to Westport full-time 3 years ago definitely changed Finnie’s work. It did become more about the natural world but always with an awareness that these resources are fragile and unbelievably amazing. She use pastels, photographs , watercolor, oil and possibly encaustic to create layers of reality.Exhibition is in the carriage house in the back. Katherine Conkling Thompson will be showing there as well.____________________Katherine Conkling ThompsonJULY 20 & 21 OnlyCLAY: Animal vessels, haiku moon jars and fruiting bodies candelabraskcthompson718@gmail.com917-912-8504Find us on Instagram!Katherine Conkling Thompson makes ceramic vessels to hold thoughts, hopes or flowers. In 2023 Thompson began making a series of “Animal Vessels” honoring the creatures that live amongst us here in the South Coast of New England. Her deer, coyotes, owls, and crows have an iconic presence in their sculpted simplicity. They evolved out of Thompson’s series of “Bust Vases.” These unembellished human form vessels communicate through gesture, our unspoken and, often subconscious, physical language and subtly become imbued with an undercurrent of quiet emotion. They love to be dressed up with a seasonal headdress of flowers or branches. Thompson’s “Haiku Moon Jars”, inspired by the Korean moon jar tradition, are hand built and so are somewhat irregular, cratered, and are embossed with original haiku poems reflecting on the moon’s power, creatures of the night or humanity’s shy devotion to our silent orb. Pile them up and they become a totem. Thompson’s “Fruiting Bodies” candelabras are organic in form and inspired by the buried life force of fungi and their amazing communication networks which knit together ecosystems. The candles illuminate within the organism and in the fruiting “flowers.” She also hand-builds ceramic tableware, bowls, cups, and candlesticks.Katherine Conkling Thompson works and lives in Brooklyn, New York and Westport, Massachusetts. She grew up in Boston but came of age in New Orleans where she went to Tulane and studied English and Fine Arts. Katherine is inspired by the nature in her midst along the shoreline of Brooklyn’s East River, Westport River’s marshes or the rocky points in Maine where she spent her childhood summers.When she’s not in the studio, you can find her gardening in her local Brooklyn park, working with others fighting against climate change or sailing around Buzzard's Bay with her husband, Dewey, on their boat Harmony.Art show is in the carriage house in the back.It is at the studio of artist Penelope Finnie.
#38 Wayne A Fuerst
#38 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Destination Dirt 723 Main Rd, Westport, MA 02790Wayne A Fuerst BOTH TOURSHANDMADE POTTERY/PAPER: Functional pottery and handmade stationaryWaofuerst@gmail.com508-789-3121Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Fully functional pottery for every day use. Handmade stationary paper made with assorted materials and flowers from my gardenI will be doing wheel throwing pots on my kick wheel in my drivewayYou can park in my driveway or on the side of street either side is ok
#39 Vidar Axel Haaland
#39 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Haalandia Art Studio 1991 Main Rd, Westport Point, MA 02791Vidar Axel HaalandBOTH TOURSWATERCOLOR/MIXED MEDIA: Landscape, figures, abstract, experimental works on papervhaaland@aol.com860-235-0782Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Vidar Haaland is an avid photographer, painter and printmaker. He favors watercolor, but uses a variety of media, each informing the other. His subjects are varied, primarily painting what he loves and what he finds significant in his life. People and places, the play of color and light, and the beauty in the application of watercolor on paper. Vidar is interested in experimenting and the development of his work.The driveway is circular. You may park on the road or along the driveway on the grass, leaving room for cars to pass through. Pleas be mindful of tree and shrubs, and most importantly of our two Standard Poodles, Henry and Flora. They are joyful and friendly. If you have a fear of dogs, please honk your car and I will gather up the puppies. All are welcome.
#40 Catherine D Hafer
#40 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Catherine D. Hafer Studios 73 Union Ave, Westport, MA 02790Catherine D HaferJULY 20 & 21 OnlyOIL/CHARCOAL: Capturing personality and bringing feeling to lifehaferstudios@verizon.nethttps://www.haferstudios.com/774-320-5010Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!“Capturing Personality and Bringing Feeling to Life”Everything in Hafer's pieces, from composition, pose, placement of the subject, the colors, to technique is specifically selected to capture a feeling and/or personality. In order to do that, she has to dig deep below the surface and go beyond what you see on the outside. To do this, Hafer accesses a way of seeing, or insight into truths.When painting a Portrait, these insights allow her to identify the main attitude of the personality and the main feelings motivating the individual. She is then able to determine the best pose, colors, etc., to bring out who/what the subject is on the inside. This enables her to paint who they really are, not just their outer shell. There is far more inside than we could ever see with the physical eye.Capturing feeling is the same. What color, pose, composition, etc., is needed to capture the feeling that she is trying to convey? When capturing feeling in a work, all colors represent feeling, and most times she will change and/or alter colors to help capture it. In all of Hafer's work, she is attempting to capture feeling, not just what she sees. Hafer examines what it is that she felt that made her want to paint something, and how to best convey that feeling.Catherine will be working on either a painting or drawing during the tour. You can observe her working on a piece in progress.A note to anyone that has come to my studio before...Please be aware that I am in a new location.
#41 William Kendall
#41 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 205 Brayton Point Rd, Westport, MA 02790William KendallBOTH TOURSACRYLIC: Colorful abstract paintingsjkendallll@aol.comhttps://williamkendallpaintings.com508-636-0306Find us on Instagram!The subject of the paintings is the paint itself. The artist is totally involved with what can be done on the canvas through the manipulation of the paint. This process is a complicated layering of pigment, using imposto and glazes. Each painting is unique.
#42 Thomas A Leverett
#42 on the BrochureArtist showing at: TleverettArt 21 Raymond St, Westport, MA 02790Thomas A Leverett BOTH TOURSOIL/ACRYLIC/WATER/PASTEL/CHARCOAL: Vibrant seascapes, landscapes, sunsets, animals and peopletleverettart@gmail.com774-328-2442I am willing to provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!So when I get ready to paint on canvas I select a heavy duty professional grade gallery wrapped canvas. First thing I do is inspect canvas for any imperfections. Before I get started I put a few coats of gesso and sand between coats. It dries hard and makes the surface more stiff. Without Gesso the paint would soak right into the canvas. So if I'm working on a seascape and there is a sunset scenery planned I do a undercoat. On this painting I mix some Quinacridone Red and some Pyrrole Orange on the palette. I'll spray some water on the canvas and spread the under coat of paint. Acrylic paint dries pretty quick. Next I measure 3/4 the way up on canvas with a charcoal pencil. Use the T-square and draw a line across at that point. I attach a good painters tape across canvas at line. Now I'm ready for the sky. I have a Manganese Blue and Titanium White. I wet a 1-1/2" brush with flow aid additive added to the water. Make a pass with the color Manganese blue . Then I start mixing Titanium white a little at the time until I reach the tape line blending them all in together. Clouds next using a fan brush or sponge. Sometimes I use the bottom of a bigger brush. I prefer the fan brush. With Titanium spin brush and move forward. Add grays . Take a dry brush and move things around. Go back and brighten edges. When everything is dry remove the tape. This is just about the sky.Ok if the weather is nice for the Tour I will set up my demo outside. I will show what canvas I use, Talk about the gesso, Types of paint I use, How I use them And about the procedures as I paint.I move my paintings downstairs for the open studio Tour. A bigger room to move around. Set up a canopy outside with table to sit down with refreshments. Follow signs at the corner of Briggs and Rt. 88 or Sanford Road and Briggs leading to 21 Raymond Street in Westport, MA. 02790. Signs lead right up to my Driveway right side of Raymond St.
#43 Cindy Sachs
#43 on the BrochureArtist showing at: CD Sachs, Architect 1301 Horseneck Rd, Westport, MA 02790Cindy SachsBOTH TOURSOIL/ARCYLIC: Brilliantly rendered hay bales, seascapes and abstract figurescindysachs@gmail.comhttps://www.cindysachs.com/The paintings are joyfully colored ;inspired from Westport, the French countryside and live models. The figures are architecturally rendered as they moved through layered spaces.
#44 Kitt Shaffer and Kris Shaffer
#44 on the BrochureArtists showing at: ShafferArts 1 Monument Dr, Westport, MA 02790Kitt ShafferBOTH TOURSCERAMICS/PASTEL: Local and distant landscapes and ceramicswestportshafferarts@gmail.comhttp://www.shafferarts.com617-312-1543Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Kitt Shaffer explores landscapes in oil, pastel and ceramics, as well as painted furniture. Her ceramics include whimsical masks, finials, and sculptural pieces as well as functional wheel-thrown and hand-built works. Her white line prints include whaling themes and local scenery. She also draws and paints the figure in bright colors and various media.White line printing is a simple and inexpensive method for printing that involves application of watercolor to the non-carved portion of a wood block. Outlines of areas to be colored are carved, producing a white line on the final print. No printing press is needed, as the paper is thumb-tacked to the wood block, and after a small area of color has been painted onto the block, the paper is pressed down (with a spoon) to absorb the color. This allows for endless adjustments of the print as it evolves. The block can then be washed and used again, with the same or different colors.During Open Studios, various stages of white line printing will be ongoing, with examples of completed prints and blocks. At some points, carving will be shown, and at others, the process of printing, which can be done in a leisurely fashion. Demonstrations will be ongoing from 1:00-4:00, with occasional breaks, but at other times, there will be examples of prints at various stages to view and someone to answer questions.Restroom is accessible indoors and ceramics will be displayed outdoors, weather permitting._____________________Kris ShafferBOTH TOURSOIL/PASTEL/WATERCOLOR: Vibrant landscapes of urban and rural scenes, lively portraitskris@krissshaffer.comhttp://www.krisshaffer.com617-610-0657Originally from Kansas, after many years in the Northeast Kris Shaffer now considers the Boston area home. She transferred from Kansas State University to Massachusetts College of Art where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. After college, she moved to Tesuque, New Mexico where she fell in love with landscape painting. The magical light of the high plains desert was fantastic, and reminiscent of the stunning Flint Hills of Kansas. Her next stop was San Francisco where she married and had two sons. The family returned to Boston and became her focus while maintaining an active painting studio. During this time, her passion for art was also expressed through a flourishing interior design business. Urban landscapes have always been a favorite subject, but harsh weather and demands of life lead her to an ongoing series of book paintings. Being able to stack, arrange and light books in the studio provided many elements reminiscent of urban scenery that were utterly controllable. With her sons now adults, painting has once again taken center stage, with landscapes remaining one of her favorite subjects. Bales of hay are seen as sleeping giants that could come to life at any time and meander away. Cows are also a favorite subject. Roads leading to nowhere, to anywhere, to everywhere provide endless fascination. She has recently expanded her work to oil pastels and portraiture. The human face, or any face is so expressive. Figure drawing was her first love, but she never explored portraits until recently. Oil pastels brought her to watercolors and the immediacy and non-toxic nature this medium is attractive. Changing mediums has challenged her to see things in new ways adding depth and understanding to her work. She continues to explore varied methods of capturing the beauty of everyday objects.There is no street sign for Monument Drive, which is about 1.5 miles west on Adamsville from Main Road, Westport, on the left. The studio entrance is about 400 feet from Adamsville road on the left, with a white shell driveway, and parking available along Monument Drive or in the driveway parking area. There is a restroom available up about six steps from the yard.
#45 Donna St Amant and Stan Frankenthaler
#45 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 2 Fox Ln, Westport, MA 02790Donna St AmantBOTH TOURSPHOTOGRAPHY: Vibrant and detailed images created on a flat bed scannerDonna@donnastamant.comhttps://www.donnastamant.com508-207-6645Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Donna’s love of capturing images began back in the early ‘80s with black and white film and her own darkroom where she marveled at the development process. When the digital era began replacing film and supplies became more difficult to find, she stepped away as the extensive time on the computer required in that new format was too close to how she spent most of her workday as an engineer. She sought out more tangible ways to express herself and found working with metal, flame, and hammer as a metalsmith gave her the perfect balance and at times a way to relieve the stresses of day.Now in retirement, she’s rekindled her love of photography. She capture the close up detail and beauty of flowers, worn beached objects, and elements of nature that cross her path on a large flatbed scanner in a process often called “Scanography”. Once used to digitize her photographic negatives, the high-resolution scanner is now her ‘studio camera’ and the fine detail it captures never ceases to amaze her. Whether a single bloom or a ‘medley’ of treasures, the objects are placed directly on the scanner glass with the cover left open. She builds depth and layers from foreground to background on the glass surface. Using a preview feature, she can see the image as it will be recorded and can rearrange elements until it’s just what she had imagined.To Donna, this process feels somewhat like organizing a group portrait. She place the individuals near one another in a pleasing and cohesive composition, intertwines outreaching elements to project a feeling of connection, and then captures the moment.Overall, she says “It’s all about passion, the joy of creating … and the continuous quest to learn and grow.”Yellow house on a dirt lane off of Drift Road.____________Stan FrankenthalerBOTH TOURSWATERCOLOR/ENCAUSTIC: Abstract paintings, bricolage and monoprints inspired by naturestan@stanfrankenthaler.comhttps://www.stanfrankenthaler.com339-237-1622Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Stan Frankenthaler is a working abstract artist; and chef. Living on the south coast of Massachusetts he finds great joy and inspiration all around him. “I love to be absorbed in my surroundings. I seek to find the beauty in all places. As simple as a walk in the woods, or along the beach; I take joy from the spirit of place and try to share something of those experiences through my artwork (and cooking).”Frankenthaler grew up in a family rich in tradition, and steeped in pursuing the American dream of “follow your path, work hard, make your own way”. Primarily growing up in the south, Stan spent time with both branches of his family - from New York City to rural Alabama. This breadth of cultural exposure greatly influenced Frankenthaler – from a young age he was taken to Broadway shows, museums, and white-tablecloth restaurants; as well as taught to cook, fish, shell peas, and rewire a lamp! After starting watercolor classes in 2007. Frankenthaler continued working in various mediums; finding plenty of inspiration living in a coastal, farming town; and Colorado. ”As a teen and younger adult, I found expression in writing, cooking, and photography …. Which I still enjoy, yet when I first experienced working in encaustic it just felt such a natural fit that I have focused building my skills and exploring my voice with wax more than any other medium.” Using gathered and pressed botanicals along with other found materials, Frankenthaler creates encaustic bricolage; building subject and story through layering and fusing these with beeswax, pigments and other materials. His mono-prints are painted directly on his griddle, and lifted on various papers. “I’m pulled to the physicality, heat and fire of the encaustic process. And through this find the narrative I hope to share.”Stan will demonstrate his techniques for making his encaustic monoprints. He paints directly on his hot griddle with pigmented beeswax and then using various tools and his hands works the image to a point where he is then ready to catch it on paper. Frankenthaler may further work the image once the paper has been laid onto the griddle before he lifts it hot off the griddle.
#47 Debra Valeri
#47 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Meadowbrook Studio 60 Meadowbrook Ln, Westport, MA 02790Debra ValeriBOTHOIL: Landscapes capturing light and atmosphere of the South Coastdebbie@meadowbrookstudio.comhttps://meadowbrookstudio.com508-314-2875Find us on Instagram!As a landscape oil painter, working both en plein air and in the studio, Debbie captures the essence of the light and atmosphere of the South Coast through all its seasons, while demonstrating a special affinity towards the late day light at the beach and in the dunes. Debbie received her BFA in Illustration from RISD in 1982. In the early years of her career she worked as an illustrator, and as a high school art teacher before evolving her career into painting exclusively. She is an elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists and is also represented by Pierce Galleries, Inc. on Nantucket.Studio entrance around back, ground level.
#48 Michael Walden
#48 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Michael Walden Art 42 Drift Rd, Westport, MA 02790Michael WaldenBOTH TOURSPAINTING/PRINTMAKING: Narrative explorations into abstracted surfaces on canvas and papermichaelwaldenart@yahoo.comhttps://www.michaelwalden.net978-807-1123Find us on Facebook and Instagram! Michael Walden is a painter and printmaker creating works that challenge the audience to take a profound journey through the exploration of painterly and printed surfaces. Narrative tensions of the figure within interior space, both physical and cerebral, are evocative and expressively mysterious. His works conjure personal narratives and reflections within the viewer.Michael Walden received his BFA from the University of Framingham MA. This degree included a year abroad painting at the Fortman Studio in Florence, Italy. He received a MFA from Boston University focused on Art Education, and a second MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, with a concentration in painting. Walden had his first Solo Exhibition at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art in Manhattan, and has shown extensively throughout New England. He was awarded artist residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center and Vermont Studio Center as well as the Cuttyhunk Island Art Residency. He lives and works in Westport, Massachusetts and New York, New York. Walden is represented by Prince Street Gallery in New York City. His works can be seen on Instagram @mwaldenart and michaelwalden.net He can be contacted at: mihaelwaldenart@yahoo.com
#50 Robert Abele
#50 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 25 Robert St, Dartmouth, MA 02747Robert Abele BOTH TOURSOIL: Plein air landscapes of New England and South Coastrobertabele@rocketmail.comhttps://robertabele.com/home.html914-573-2962Find us on Instagram!Robert Abele has dedicated his life to capturing the essence and beauty of architecture, particularly early New England homes. With a strong educational background, Robert's passion for art has been nurtured and refined over the years.Robert began his artistic journey at the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Graduating in 1993, Eager to further expand his knowledge and skills, Robert pursued higher education and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2018, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting.Throughout his artistic career, Robert has developed a profound interest in the architecture of early New England homes, particularly the triple-decker houses found in factory towns such as Lowell, New Bedford, and Fall River. Robert aims to preserve the essence of these homes, ensuring their cultural significance is not forgotten.For over 35 years, he has been immersing himself in the open air, working directly from nature. This approach allows him to capture the true essence and atmosphere of his subjects. His commitment to Plein Air painting showcases his deep connection with the natural world and his desire to authentically represent it through his art.Robert's talent and dedication have not gone unnoticed, as his work is held in over 200 private collections, as well as numerous public collections. His ability to capture the beauty of architecture and nature has resonated with art enthusiasts and collectors alike, solidifying his reputation as a respected artist.In addition to his artistic pursuits, Robert is also a teacher of Fine and Applied Arts at Pilgrim Academy, a therapeutic high school in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through his teaching, he is able to share his passion for art with students and inspire the next generation of artists.
#51 Bruce Bailey and Eric C Lintala
#51 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 800 Division Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02748Bruce BaileyBOTH TOURSMIXED MEDIA: Images and objects from dreams, nightmares and imaginingsbruce.el.bailey@gmail.comhttps://www.brucce.com/610-675-9110Bruce Bailey is a retired software engineer residing on New England’s south coast who has returned to his original passions of painting, printmaking, and sculpture. He has worked in a variety of mediums, including oil, acrylic, charcoal, and wood. In recent years he has reconnected with and extended work he had done in the 1960s and 70s, often employing digital tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but preserving the original gestural elements of drawing.Inspirational sources of his work are ancient cultures, history, science, music, and literature, as well as the work of other artists. The thematic or narrative content of his work is usually not planned but emerges as the work develops.Studio and parking behind house.______Eric C LintalaBOTH TOURSSTEEL/CAST BRONZE/DIGITAL DRAWING/PHOTOGRAPHY: Visual interpretations, in metal, of man's prehistoric pastelintala@umassd.edu508-743-5224The sculptures I create have become a narrative involving the interaction of human, cultural and natural events from the past and present. The shapes and marks that I make, the symbols created are echoes from the prehistoric past, they tell of my observations, experiences and events that have affected me.
#52 Robyn Borges
#52 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Bippity Bop Design 16 Stillman St, Dartmouth, MA 02748Robyn BorgesBOTH TOURSFIBER ARTS: Botanical leaf prints on silk scarves and other textilesRLborges@comcast.netWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Robyn Borges of Bippity Bop Design creates unique, Botanically Printed silk scarves and fabrics. No synthetic dyes or paints are used in her process, only locally foraged leaves & blossoms. Robyn's unusual process is Eco-friendly and produces a one-of-a-kind wearable piece of art. Each scarf is made individually by wrapping the fabric and leaves around a dowel and then tying it tightly to create a bundle. She then uses steam, water and patience to coax the natural pigments and tannins from each leaf and blossom.The artist has successfully combined her love of gardening with over 20 years of designing printed and woven fabrics for the commercial textile industry. Robyn earned a BFA in Textile Design from UMass Dartmouth as well as training at RISD. In later years, she earned a Certificate of Interior Design at RISD and worked for Ethan Allen as well as other local design firms.Robyn has taught workshops in Botanical Printing as well as Natural Dyeing and the Art of Papermaking. She truly enjoys inspiring others to discover their own creative spirit. She has given presentations on the History of Natural Dyes, and Botanical Printing. Recently, she created a “Dyer’s Garden” at her home studio to use in her fiber artwork. Plants such as marigolds, wild geraniums, coreopsis and peonies are frequently used in her silk scarves and fabrics. The artist has stated “there is something truly amazing in planting a flower, helping it grow, and then incorporating it in the design my fabrics”.The artist will demonstrate how she creates her one-of-a-kind Botanical Printed Silk Scarves. She does not use any synthetic dyes or paints in her art process, only locally foraged leaves & blossoms. Mother Natural provides color through naturally occurring tannins & pigments within the leaves. This unusual process is Eco-friendly and produces a unique wearable art piece.
#53 Marianne Boucher
#53 on the BrochureArtist showing at: The Vintage Barn Art Studio 4 Paquette Dr, Dartmouth, MA 02747Marianne BoucherBOTH TOURSOIL: Paintings of nature and local scenic viewsbritmm@juno.com508-990-3910Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Marianne has been painting for over 40 years and obtains her inspiration from local scenic views and nature. She works primarily in oils as it allows her to blend and soften colors more easily. She can be found painting at her home in North Dartmouth in a converted cow barn and it is named The Vintage Barn Art Studio.White barn down gravel road.
#54 Susan Cabral and Jacq Luca
#54 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 31 Utica Ln, Dartmouth, MA 02748Susan Cabral BOTH TOURSOIL/ACRYLIC: Landscapes and boats on large and medium canvasessuecabral@yahoo.com508-999-4320Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Susan Cabral photographs the New England coast at sunrise or sunset. These photos help her create her work. Light. shadow and reflections make her want to paint.The demo will be on going. She will explain the process.The studio is air conditioned and has a restroom. It is on a dead end street so plenty of parking. A narrow cement walkway leads to the studio. There is a tent and to the right is the studio door._____________Jacq LucaBOTH TOURSGOUACHE/ACRYLIC: Vibrant contemporary paintingsJacqluca67@gmail.comFind us on Instagram!Jacq's current series of work uses the visuals of cakes to search for one's authentic self. In a consumerist society, people are often pressured to exist for others and not for oneself. Cakes are created for others to enjoy. They are decorative, delicate and sweet. Jacq's work questions; when does the cake exist for itself? How does the cake find its authenticity? To answer these questions, she transforms her cakes, bringing each of them on a journey of self discovery.
#55 Iria DeValles-Vieira
#55 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 33 Bridge Art 33 Bridge St, Dartmouth, MA 02748Iria DeValles-VieiraBOTH TOURSACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA: Abstractiracnor@comcast.netFind us on Instagram!Iria sees her work as a way to get a reaction from herself and the viewer. She wants to encourage a dialogue.When Iria paints, she thinks of nothing else except what she is doing at that point in time with the paint. It gives her the same calmness as when she is working in her garden. She thinks about color, value, composition and textures just like gardening. The majority of the time she works with acrylic paints. Her paintings can be abstract , semi realistic landscapes, seascapes, and mixed media. She also draws and paints with watercolors.
#56 Barbara Edlund Healy
#56 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 61 White Oak Run, Dartmouth, MA 02747Barbara Edlund HealyBOTH TOURSOIL/ACRYLIC: Paintings that reflect the beauty of the New England coastedlundhealy@gmail.comhttps://barbarahealypainter.com/508-717-2096Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Barbara Healy's paintings are inspired by the diverse colors of light in the coastal landscape where she lives. She frequently paints plein air using all her senses to share her vision. Paintings capture that feeling of peace and joy that nature gives. She looks for what is unique to convey a sense of place. Although often evoked by a fleeting moment, she translates in paint to transcend time. Brushstrokes over glimpses of color intentionally reveal some of the painting process. Her preferred medium has been oil paint on canvas, but the artist is always experimenting with some work on wood panels and some with acrylic paint. The artist has a BFA from UMass Dartmouth.Barbara will be painting in oils, layering paint for glowing color.
#57 Genevieve Hunt and Kim M Barry
#57 on the BrochureArtists showing at: Genevieve Hunt Art 8 Sunset Ln, Dartmouth, MA 02747Genevieve HuntBOTH TOURSWATERCOLOR: Seascapes and landscapes of New England and the South Coastghunt10888@gmail.comhttp://www.genevievehuntart.comWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Genevieve Hunt is a self-taught watercolor painter who focuses on documenting the coastal seascapes and forested landscapes near her home in South Dartmouth, MA. The purpose of her paintings is to provide a record for future generations of the changing environment due to anthropogenic global warming. She is drawn to the capricious nature of watercolor and the often surprising interaction of pigment, water and paper. Genevieve has an ALM in Sustainability from Harvard University Extension School and has studied watercolor with Andy Evansen, Michael Solovyev, Jay Ryan, and Peggy Call-Conley. She teaches watercolor classes at the Dartmouth Cultural Center and her work is represented by 6 1/2 Bridge Street Gallery in South Dartmouth. She lives in South Dartmouth with her husband and their beloved Golden Irish, Sam.Genevieve will be demonstrating her watercolor painting process throughout the day during Open Studio. She will be painting sky and sea studies inspired by Anthony Beach which is located a short distance from her home and studio.Studio is air-conditioned and there will be water and snacks for visitors. There is no restroom availability. Visitors may park in the driveway and there is plenty of street parking. Please follow signs for street parking._________Kim M Barry BOTH TOURSOIL/CLAY/TILE: Expressive oil paintings, clay pots and tilesclaytroutpottery@gmail.comhttps://www.kimbarrypainting.com508-397-6405Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Kim Barry is a painter, potter, sculptor, and art educator. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Sculpture and from University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth with an MFA in Painting. Kim has lived in the south coast of Massachusetts most of her life and is a member of Hatch Street Studios in New Bedford, an exhibiting member of the Providence Art Club, Rogers Gallery, The Drawing Room, Westport Art Group, Marion Art Center, Cape Cod Cultural Center, and owner of Clay Trout Pottery in Mattapoisett. Her work is informed by the beautiful, south coast environment and the natural objects she encounters. Ms. Barry states, “My pockets are always full of shells and the bits I discover along my walks. Through deep observation and my intimate response to the natural world, I find a bounty of inspiration for my paintings. My subject matter such as fruits, flowers, veggies, or shells can often reference the human form, gesture, memory, emotion, sensuality or simply capture the energy of a time and place.” Ms. Barry also produces a line of sculpted tile and hand-thrown plant pots at her Clay Trout Pottery Studio in Mattapoisett.
#58 Jill Law
#58 on the BrochureArtist showing at: J Law Design 17 Onyx Dr, Dartmouth, MA 02747Jill LawBOTH TOURSOIL/ACRYLIC/PASTEL/PHOTOGRAPHY: Contemporary artwork focused on composition, light and designjill.lawdesign1@gmail.comhttps://www.jlawdesign.com508-951-8773Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Jill Law is an award-winning abstract painter, photographer, and sculptor in addition to being a professional Interior Designer. Her paintings focus on the bridge between representational and abstract imagery using a variety of mediums such as acrylics, oils, pastels, resins, charcoal, and graphite. Jill’s photography is often shown as expressions of an abstract nature capturing everyday objects and compositions not commonly observed. She produces digital imagery as well as developing and printing black and white darkroom work. Her sculptural work is created with clay to produce realistic figure sculptures of various scales. Jill is Signature member of the National Association of Women Artists. She is a past Board Chair for the South Coast Artists, a past president, and has been a member since 2013. Jill is a founding member, past president, and current Gallery Director of the Dartmouth Cultural Center. She has taught abstract painting classes and workshops at the Cultural Center since 2018. A former executive chef of over two decades, she has operated an interior design and art studio, J Law Design, out of her home for the past 27 years. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design Interior design certificate program, she is a lifelong learner. Jill holds an Associates of Arts – Fine Art from Bristol Community College. And is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally in numerous galleries and juried exhibitions.
#59 Andrew Peppard
#59 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Peppard Woodworking 66 Stoneledge Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02748Andrew PeppardBOTH TOURSWOOD FURNITURE: Furniture, charcuterie boards, bud vases and shelvesabpeppard@gmail.comAndy selects fine hardwoods, including curly cherry, walnut, olive and tiger maple, and crafts furniture to be used and enjoyed for generations. Straight forward designs catch and hold the eye, and allow the beauty of the wood to grace any home. Andy believes that good furniture is meant to be enjoyed as well as used. “Function and appearance are both important, and my work, whether it is a desk, a coffee table, an end table, a set of shelves or a charcuterie board must meet its intended function, and delight the eye and hand as it does so.” Andy says that he takes commissions, and in fact prefers them. “When a client describes what they want, with choice of wood, dimensions and function, that leaves me free to design to their specifications.” Andy has work at several local galleries: Judith Klein Gallery, New Bedford; Gallery 6 ½ in South Dartmouth, and Cedian Gallery, Tiverton, RI.My studio is on the second floor, and is not accessible for those who cannot climb stairs.
#60 John Powel and Dianne W Burns
#60 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 1167 Russells Mills Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02748John PowelBOTH TOURSOIL: Imaginative realismjp@yellowboatstudio.comhttp://www.yellowboatstudio.com/508-951-7911Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook!JP's are musings of a ageing man, always learning to paint, intensely fond of women (especially Betsy), children, dogs, cats, and the saltmarsh, woods, lakes, and mountains. As time scythes ever closer at his hurrying heels, he sees to touch the mystery beyond the seen, and the universe in a rotting stump._____________Dianne W BurnsBOTH TOURSOIL: Oil painting that transports you to the scenedburns54@comcst.nethttps://www.seekonkartistnetwork.com/508-336-9933Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.D W Burns is an oil painter that enjoys the challenges that come with painting on location, to feel that ocean spray or smell the freshly turned soil on the hillside farm. She has adapted her skills to include a 3-color palette and a palette knife – which enable her to quickly capture the moment of beauty in nature that inspired her to paint it.Her scenes are familiar but illustrated with her marks and brush strokes that bring a certain quality and clarity, drawing the viewer in, to see what she saw, to feel the essence of that place at that time. Dianne enjoys painting the landscapes that make up her neighborhood and considers all of New England to be her neighborhood. Whether she’s painting the fog in the harbors, the sunshine across the fields and marshes, or the slope of a mountain or hillside – her work is filled with traditional realism and painterly expression.Being a plein air painter, Dianne is comfortable doing oil painting demonstrations. On many occasions on location, people will walk up, watch for a while. She greets the visitors while blocking in the scene on her toned canvas. She describes the actions she’s performing, explaining why she’s making certain marks, or the colors she is mixing. People are intrigued that she is able to get the beautiful turquoise blues and purples that she gets – starting only with the three primary colors. People enjoy seeing the painting come together, to see how the shapes evolve to become the finished landscape.My studio # 25 is located in the front of the building through the doors on the left-side of the building. There is ample parking on the right and rear sides of the building, and restrooms available
#61 Melynda Schudrich
#61 on the BrochureArtist showing at: SultryGlass 131 Clarendon St, Dartmouth, MA 02747Melynda SchudrichBOTH TOURSGLASS: Borosilicate torchwork and glass sandblastingschudrichm@gmail.comhttp://www.sultryglass.com508-525-9819Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram!Torchworker, Melynda Schudrich, has using been glass as a medium for 15 years, beginning with fused glass. She learned the art of using a torch that heats the borosilicate glass to about 2400 degrees to shape into marbles, small vessels, animals, and colorful flowers. Lately, she has been focusing on small sculptures like mushrooms and turtles, creating a realistic likeness in the glass.New to her repertoire is sandblasting. Melynda has been creating unique designs on wine glasses, vases and bowls. Her favorite is blasting wine bottles for newly married couples. The bottles are first slumped (melted) in the kiln, then Melynda creates a personal message to be sandblasted on for the new couple.Melynda is always open to learning new technique. She has learned mostly from her teachers in a family camp in Vermont, but more recently taking classes at the Corning Glass Museum in Corning, New York. Melynda enjoys teaching others what she has learned. She is currently working with school age students on a themed personalized sandblasting project.Melynda will be demonstrating glasswork on her torch. She will be creating implosion flowers and marbles in a variety of color and sizes. Melynda will also be demonstrating basic sandblasting. These demonstrations will take place on Sunday at her studio.
#62 Amy Thurber
#62 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Doves Foot Pottery 219 Horseneck Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02748Amy ThurberJULY 20 & 21 OnlyCERAMICS/ILLUSTRATION: One-of-a-kind pottery from the garden and illustrationsDovesFoot@yahoo.comhttps://dovesfootpottery.com/774-301-6845I am willing to provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DovesFootPotteryFind us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dovesfoot?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3DFor the past 18 years, Amy Thurber has been producing one of a kind functional pottery using leaves she grows in her extensive gardens at Doves Foot Pottery. She is inspired by the natural world, and incorporates, colorful beetles, snails and other critters into her designs. Intrigued by natural forms, textures and colors, Amy gardens for her pottery. When she begins a piece, she lets the leaves direct the form. Many times the results are more organic than her original intentions. She attempts to work in harmony with natural objects to bring functionality to the leaves she nurtures. Amy Thurber has a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design. She also exhibits her illustrations and book designs.Amy will be demonstrating different stages of her process, from hand-building to applying colors to the leaf impressions. Tour the gardens to see the various plant material she grows to create her artwork.Plenty of on-street parking. Proceed on foot to the studio past the wooden gate and through the gardens. Handicapped parking next to the studio.
