#35 Peter Aldrich and Karen Melanson
#12 on the Brochure
Artists showing at: 64-A Swamp Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Peter Aldrich
AUGUST 15 &16 Only
OIL ON CANVAS/CHARCOAL ON PAPER: Representational paintings, including portraits, baseball and landscapes
I paint what I see. I paint for myself. I have neither message nor mission. I do attempt in my painting to capture a moment in time, of my own vision of the world as I see and feel it. If I am fortunate in a work, I also manage to evoke in turn for the viewer some feelings or recognition. I strive for visual clarity that hopefully incorporates some subtle ambiguity of tone or mood.
"The Barn" is at the top of a very long tree-lined driveway that goes up the side of a pasture. Please park in the field south of the structure.
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Karen Melanson
AUGUST 15 &16 Only
PASTEL/WATERCOLOR: Colorful paintings of waves, seashore, marshes, flowers and sunsets
I experience painting as an expression of all I love….an expression of my soul.
Whether it be painting in my studio or my favorite, ‘en Plein air”, I am inspired to capture the felling of being outside…
that feeling of air and sunshine kissing my skin, smelling the faint scent of the ocean or flowers, the sound of crashing waves, whispering reeds and singing birds…
to bring those feelings to life on paper in order to transport others to those fabulous places… to a place of happiness, peace, joy and solitude.
#36 Melanie Anderson
#36 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: 136 Peckham Rd, Little Compton, RI, 02837
Melanie Anderson
BOTH TOURS
ACRYLIC: Colorful and textural abstract paintings of landscapes and still life
617-448-3026
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Color is fuel for me; it's what drives my artistic passions. I am drawn to abstracting the shapes within the landscapes around me. Working in layers to transform values and colors, I strive to build depth and textures capturing an energy both felt and observed.
Melanie Anderson, a native Rhode Island resident, received her BFA from Syracuse University in 1985. Her career started in graphic design. Fifteen years in, Melanie left to go to the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts & became a Private Chef. During this time, she also created colorful textiles for her own line of outerwear & accessories. Still, painting was something she did off & on until one day 5 years ago, it became obvious to put her whole self into exploring her passion for color - in painting! She believes everything she has done has led her to this point.
#37 Dot Bergen
#37 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Dot Bergen Art 8 Sakonnet Trl, Little Compton, RI 02837
Dot Bergen
BOTH TOURS
ENCAUSTIC/MIXED MEDIA: Encaustic, mixed media and sculpture based on nature
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Dot Bergen uses resin, beeswax and fabric to create sculptures that reference marine and terrestrial forms. She leverages her advanced degrees in biology to inform her point of view. The sculptures serve as a metaphor for biological exchange and survival. Some sculptures are illuminated, crossing the boundary between art and function. All of the sculptures serve to express the joy that can be found in nature.
Follow signs along the driveway. The studio is at the back of the property. There is plenty of parking.
#38 Claire Bowen
#38 on the Brochure
Artist Showing at: 229 Long Hwy, Little Compton, RI 02837
Claire Y Bowen
BOTH TOURS
MIXED MEDIA: Collage with paper, fabric and acrylic paint
https://www.clairebowenstudios.com/home
617-719-7841
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Claire Bowen creates layered, mixed-media works that draw on memory, abstraction, and material interplay. Her pieces reference place and process, offering a more psychological or emotional interpretation of common objects and everyday life.
Claire's studio is shared with her family's seasonal farm stand which will be open for business during the tour.
#39 Serena Parente Charlebois
#39 on the Brochure
Artist Showing at: 313 Long Hwy, Little Compton, RI 02837
Serena Parente Charlebois
BOTH TOURS
PHOTOGRAPHY: Fine art and alternative processes in photography
401-635-8880
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Will offer ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends!
Photographic Artist, Serena Parente Charlebois of Serena’s Studio, established Serena’s Studio as a full-time studio in 1991.
Serena is a nationally recognized photographer who is best known for her nostalgic hand-colored photographs, black and white landscapes and fine art alternative processes in the photographic medium.
Serena has published a fine art book, The Shape of Beauty a 3 year self-project that turned into more and her most recent collection is a series of petite pieces created on archival vellum and gilded with 23k gold, white gold and copper.
She is Certified by the Professional Photographers of America, and has earned her Master Photographer degree as well as her Photographic Craftsman degree.
Serena's most recent collection is a series of petite pieces created on archival vellum- a delicate and translucent medium; then hand gilded with 23k gold, white gold and copper. Thus transforming them into something reminiscent of another time.
Serena will be demonstrating one or two of the multi-step process of a hand gilded photograph.
Serena's Studio is located on Long Highway with a sign at the street. The studio is visible from the road and off-street parking is available. There is restroom availability, but difficult access for handicap.
#40 Kris Donovan
#40 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Donovan Studio 9 Donovan Way, Little Compton, RI 02837
Kris Donovan
BOTH TOURS
WATERCOLOR/OIL/PASTEL: Traditional paintings of the South Coast, the sea and life
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Kris Donovan is passionate about painting and teaching. As founder and director of the Donovan Gallery at Tiverton Four Corners, RI for 31 years, Kris had many opportunities to fuel that passion by supporting emerging artists, teaching and sponsoring the Making Art/Plein Air seminars for artists, and to simply paint to please herself and her many collectors. Now in “retirement”, she paints at her waterfront studio in Little Compton, RI.
After a formal education in Art Ed, Kris developed a career as a painter and studied with some of the country’s finest instructors including Charles Reid, Skip Lawrence, Daniel Green, Thomas Sgouros, Joseph McGurl, Richard McKinley, and Donald Demers while enjoying the Gallery business and running her studio and workshops.
Her paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections here and abroad. She previously enjoyed artist membership of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society, the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, the Connecticut Pastel Society, the Southcoast Artists, and the Westport (MA) Art Group. Her work can be found at Donovan Studio in Little Compton, RI.
Commissions are welcome.
Ongoing process of oil, pastel, and watercolor demonstrations throughout the Tours.
#41 Shane Dorey
#41 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Dorey Glass Design 18 South of Commons Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Shane R Dorey
BOTH TOURS
GLASS: Blown glass art
https://www.goldenboyglass.com
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
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For Shane, glass is a medium where detail meets discovery. He studies the shapes, rhythms, and textures that run through all living things, then reimagines them in flowing, asymmetrical forms alive with color. His work merges the discipline of realism with the spontaneity of molten glass, each sculpture becoming a physical expression of his enduring curiosity about the beauty and balance of the natural world.
Shane will be demonstration the art of glass blowing for the duration of the tour.
The Studio is in the garage at the bottom of the driveway.
#42 Mary Ellen Flinn
#42 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Early Time Carving 273 Long Hwy, Little Compton, RI 02837
Mary Ellen Flinn
AUGUST 15 & 16 Only
WOOD/ACRYLIC/FOUND OBJECTS: Hand-carved and painted sculptures reminiscent of early American folk art
401-330-0731
Mary Ellen is a self taught woodcarver and painter living in Little Compton, RI. She creates hand carved and painted sculptures reminiscent of early American folk art. Her medium is wood, acrylic paints, and antique fragments. The process starts with creating a rough pattern for the piece that is used to mark and cut out a rough wood blank using a bandsaw. From there she is ready to start carving and sanding. This is followed by the painting and finishing process. The final step is assembling the complete sculpture and making sure that it is structurally sound. following that step the piece is ready to be shown.
In addition to the studio there is a woodshed on the property that houses her wood supply and bandsaw, During the Summer and Fall months she rolls the bandsaw outdoors (in good weather) and is able to work in a natural environment.
#43 Nadine Flowers
#43 on the Brochure
Artist Showing at: 62 Old Stone Church Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Nadine Flowers
BOTH TOURS
MIXED MEDIA: Mixed media collage from natural and manmade shoreline findings
401-787-0541
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Will provide demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends!
Nadine Flowers is a mixed-media and collage artist whose life and work are deeply intertwined with the New England coast. Her artistic expression is a testament to her deep affinity for the shore, rooted in an early passion for beachcombing and collecting. For decades, she has curated a trove of weather-worn objects — drawn to their colors, textures, and patterns shaped by time and tide.
Her creative process begins with a deep appreciation for the journey of an object. The memory of materials speaks to her — each fragment a window into another time, rediscovered and reimagined. Nadine’s work also explores the interconnectedness of humans and nature, revealing how each continuously shapes the other in subtle and profound ways.
Nadine continues to expand the boundaries of her process, allowing the shoreline itself to guide her practice as it reveals new stories.
Nadine will have her curated collection of shoreline materials on display and will offer visitors the opportunity to explore the collage process.
The studio is located at the top of Adamsville Hill on OLD Stone Church Road in a two-story house with a shell driveway and window boxes. PLEASE NOTE: There is also a Stone Church Road, which can cause confusion.
A restroom is available for tour participants, along with light refreshments, and the AC will be humming!
#44 William Gajda
#44 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: William Marshall Studio 124 Long Hwy, Little Compton, RI 02837
William Gajda
BOTH TOURS
WOOD/METAL: Functional wood and/or metal products
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
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William Gajda started his career as a Tool & Die maker by trade. While working full time he went to the University Of Massachusetts, Dartmouth where a Bachelor Of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering was received. William continued his education in Mechanical Engineering and received a MSME from Northeastern University. While working as an Engineer woodworking classes and wood workshops were pursued. Overtime, metal and wood working equipment was purchased. Everything he made was either for himself or for family. Once retired, a small business (William Marshall Studio) making items using wood and/or metal was achieved. The types of work created is considered functional art.
William enjoys refurbishing old antique furniture which includes caning chairs. William now makes furniture along with other items using the skills he learned. His work includes barn doors, dining and console tables, clocks, specialty cutting and charcuterie boards, serving trays, desks, cabinets, custom metal hinges, etc. The wood he utilizes is generally local to New England. There are cases he does use exotic woods for charcuterie boards and serving trays. The wood may include Zebra and Purple Heart. William has his own studio which includes a tool room and woodshop where he spends his time making and creating custom items.
#45 Joanne Gregory
#45 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Seascape Studio LC 37 Grange Ave, Little Compton, RI 02837
Joanne Gregory
BOTH TOURS
SHELLS/SEALIFE: Sailor's Valentines, beaded artwork and jewelry
https://www.joannegregoryshellart.com
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
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Joanne Gregory has been designing and creating sea inspired art since 2015. She trained under the guidance of Sandy Moran, an award-winning shell artist until her death in 2020. Joanne creates both traditional and contemporary Sailor’s Valentines. Each piece begins with a thoughtful geometric design that fits tightly into an octagon shaped wooden box using a variety of woods including maple and mahogany. The entire design is filled with tiny colorful shells and sea life fragments, each placed individually. Her finished pieces range from 1 ½ inches to 17 inches in diameter and take up to six months to complete. In 2020, Joanne expanded her work to include bead embroidered art incorporating larger shells and fine glass beads to create sea inspired wall hangings and jewelry. This type of work uses a needle and thread to stitch shells, sea life and beads to a surface of fabric, suede or leather. Her work has been displayed at the Bristol Art Museum, Brownell Library, Little Compton Community Center, Narrows Center for the Arts and Westport Art Group. She is a member of South Coast Artists, Westport Art Group and is an instructor at the Handicraft Club in Providence, RI.
Studio is located at the artist's home and is clearly marked. Parking is located in front of the garden shed and restroom is available.
#46 Carolyn Lock
#46 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Turtle Pond Studio 158 Quicksand Pond Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Carolyn Lock
BOTH TOURS
OIL: Rusty gears series, bridges, and fishing vessels in expressive color
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Color and perspective are central to Carolyn’s paintings, regardless of subject matter. She captures large structures like bridges, trawlers and scallopers at the New Bedford Pier, and scenes around the harbor in Providence. Water has been a recurring theme in her art, reflecting the interplay between human-made constructions and the natural beauty of water and light.
This year, Carolyn has focused on depicting some of the old, decommissioned weaving looms found in nearby textile mills. Once powered by water-generated electricity, these machines are abandoned, rusting, and peeling; but to her, they retain a sense of dormant power and energy.
Her process is to photograph on location wherever something unusual catches her eye, and then edit and sketch in the studio. She paints on toned canvas, with an underlayer which establishes the composition and areas of light and dark; then adds the richer color of the finished piece.
Visitors are welcome to Carolyn‘s studio in Little Compton, RI. Her paintings can also be seen at Four Corners Gallery in Tiverton, RI.
Quicksand Pond Road goes from pavement to gravel through woods. Keep going, it’s worth the trip. Restroom available.
#47 Josie Richmond
#47 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: The Art Cafe 7 South of Commons Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Josie Richmond
BOTH TOURS
PRINTMAKER/ENCAUSTIC: Layered landscape perspectives using printmaking and encaustic
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Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
Overlapping landscape perspectives. Printmaking allows me to explore and layer information. Repeating images creates room for experimentation and the ability to push ideas and process.
The traditional methods on intaglio and block printing clarify ideas through a variety of tools, stages, and the magic of the press. The introduction of the encaustic paint allows me to color my prints in a painterly way that goes beyond the paper and still maintain transparencies. Land use, maps, contours, and color fields; the weaving of layers articulate an interpretation of my environment.
The hot plate will be on and short encaustic demos go on all day.
The printing press in there with plates and ink ready.
The Art Cafe is next to the studio and gallery in the wandering garden. The music of the Backward Hats will be playing .
Walk to our neighboring glass blower
#48 Kadie Salfi
#48 on the Brochure
Artist Showing at: 9 Crandall Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Kadie Salfi
BOTH TOURS
MIXED MEDIA: Mixed media prints, painting, and sculpture inspired by the world
415-595-2114
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Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend!
Kadie Salfi uses a striking Pop palette to explore themes of joy, beauty, destruction, and desire. A multidisciplinary artist, Salfi selects her medium based on the conceptual needs of her subject matter—moving fluently between etching, screenprinting, photo-based imagery, sculpture, ceramics, and painting. From her early screenprints of bubblegum-hued bomber planes to Arabian camels printed on dyed plaster with pure crude oil, she delivers incisive social and personal commentary with a sly, stylish sensibility.
A recurring theme in Salfi's work is perspective—both conceptual and physical. She explores subjects that require a variety of viewpoints to fully understand their depth. Physically, her pieces are designed to shift when viewed up close versus from a distance, utilizing dots, halftones, blurred imagery, and scale to invite multiple interpretations. Her most recent body of work, Sweet Tender Love, expands this lens to her own family history, weaving a deeply personal narrative that resonates with universal reflections on love, loss, and longing.
Raised in New England and the Bay Area, Salfi received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Following her degree, she completed a two-year tenure at the legendary Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles, where she printed editions for renowned artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, Vija Celmins, and Jasper Johns.
Salfi maintains a dedicated studio practice in Little Compton, RI, and has exhibited her work in solo shows across both coasts, including A.I.R. Gallery (Brooklyn), Cornell University and Corners Gallery (Ithaca, NY), Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art (San Francisco), and BCA Center (Burlington, VT). Her work has been featured in the eCORNELL Keynote Series, Of Note Magazine, City Limits, Out of Bounds Radio, The Cornell Daily Sun, Chapter89 Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Artscope.
Visitors can observe Salfi demonstrating botanical and photo-based cyanotype printing, a process central to much of her original art available for purchase. These sessions offer a preview of the techniques she teaches in her year-round workshop series. Whether you are looking to collect unique sun-printed works or join an upcoming creative session for families and friends, this is the perfect opportunity to experience the creative process firsthand.
Park in designated spots or on the street (please do not block other vehicles). Follow the signs to the entrance. Note: Access to the studio requires navigating 10 stairs.
#49 Taylor Smith
#49 on the Brochure
Artists showing at: TaylorSVisualart 31 South of Commons, Little Compton, RI 02837
BOTH TOURS
OIL PAINTING: Painterly depictions of natural settings and unique locations
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
Taylor Smith has been intrigued with the beauty and peace of nature his entire life. The “deeper” into nature he has explored the better, which can elicit emotional responses to certain locations. This includes but is not limited to various excursions in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Whenever a scene triggers a sense of unusual beauty it becomes a potential subject for the artistic deconstructive process.
#50 Galen V Snow
#50 on the Brochure
Artist showing at: Galen V Snow, Fine Art 220 W. Main Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Galen V Snow
BOTH TOURS
PAPER MONTAGE: Nature inspired paper paintings depicting flora, fauna and 'scapes
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
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Paper Montage is Galen's medium today. It comes to her in waves of color, light and shape. She tears and cuts the handmade papers, rice paper and imported fine papers to layer the background with color. Then she glues the layers of color over each other to create the hue she seeks, creating a depth of transparency she's not found with other mediums. She uses high quality, opaque and textural magazine pieces, each cut or torn individually to form the subject matter. Each piece can take hours of work. She has found, recently, however, she is leaning toward larger pieces of paper to make her work less tedious-a pivotal moment in her montage journey! An exciting and new direction! Many people think she uses paint to enhance her intricate pieces. Only glue and paper are used, or Paper Montage: "Painting with Paper".
Her demos are spontaneous. She expands on them as people ask questions and become more interested in the process. It is very interactive and fluid. Totally engaging and inspiring!
My studio is in my home, the first house on the right as you come up the long driveway. Please follow the signs posted to park near the house on the right.
#51 Raquel Valcourt-deCosta and Stephanie Stroud
#51 on the Brochure
Artists showing at: 15 Colebrook Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
Raquel Valcourt-deCosta
BOTH TOURS
MIXED MEDIA: Contemporary fresco and hand-painted glassware
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
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Raquel applies layers of plaster and paint to achieve depth and reflection to her artwork. Traditional art transformed to a bit modern with abstract qualities
Her hand painted glassware is fired on site.
painting glassware will be demonstrated through out the weekend as well as samples of the contemporary fresco.
restroom is available, handicap parking as well. we have 1 step into the studio.
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Stephanie Stroud
BOTH TOURS
DECORATIVE FIBER: Impressionistic, nature inspired, wool paintings created by felting dyed wool
artist@stephaniestroud.net
https://www.stephaniestroud.net
Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.
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Stephanie received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design with a major in illustration. She is an award-winning fiber artist who “paints with wool,” creating felt landscape paintings, inspired by scenic New England, using both needle and wet felting techniques. “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 working with wool allows. Texture and a tactile experience are important in my process.” Painting with fluffy bits of unspun colored wool involves the delicate and deliberate layering of color to capture light, texture and depth in soft impressionistic scenes created in an unconventional way that invite second look.
Discover how fluffy bits of colored wool can be transformed into impressionistic landscapes. Stephanie will demonstrate how she paints with dyed un-spun wool by needle felting, mixing colors by carefully layering wool to create texture and depth with color.
