CURRENT EXHIBIT

EXTREMES​

Christopher Volpe
Westward #7, oil, tar and gold leaf on cradled wood, 6 x 6 inches, $325.

Christopher Volpe
Westward #6, oil, tar and gold leaf on cradled wood, 6 x 6 inches, $325.

Ronnie Gould
Where do We Go from Here?, stoneware, acrylic paint, wooden base, 16 H x 33W x 14 D inches, $700.

The image reflects our current state of uncertainty for our future.  The multiple boats suggest that we are not alone but must work together yet separated during the pandemic to reach a unified goal of a more "normal" world.

Ronnie Gould
Mother Nature in the Anthropocene Era, Raku fired figure floating in a sea of flotsam, 21.5 H x 12 W x 19 D inches

Cameron Byron Roberts
Wood Drake, acrylic glaze on canvas, 48 x 72 inches, $6,000.

“When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water,”
 from THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS
a poem by Wendell Berry
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Margery Thomas Mueller, 2020 #11, mixed media on Yupo paper, 60 x 65 inches, $6,000.

Michael Rich
The Color of Sky, 72 x 64 inches, $16,000.

​Today, life is extreme.  Our daily lives have transformed in so many ways, leading to the great anxieties over simple, human interactions.  In one recent such interaction, a painting student, struggling to mix color while working on a landscape painting, asked me, “What is the color of sky?” The question lingered in my mind while driving home at sunset, clouds parting over the waters in Bristol, revealing intense color of extreme beauty.  This painting is my best response I could come up with at the time.

Liz Wilson
Loss, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches, $800.

"Loss" feels "extremely" sad to me, and also feels fitting for our current time.

CC White,
Apply Heat, mixed media on paper, 20 x 33 inches, $800.

Liz Wilson
This is the Place, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches, $800.

"This is the Place"  feels to me to exist in a barely real, ethereal space, while simultaneously feeling grounded, this dichotomy seems "extreme":) to me.

Georgia Heard
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, crystallized banned book, 8 x 4.75 inches, $375.

​The Handmaid's Tale was ranked 37 on the ALA's 1990-1999 list of the 100 most frequently challenged books.  The novel has faced steady challenges since it was first published in 1985.  The ongoing battle for control over women's reproductive rights which this dystopian novel describes continues today.

Elizabeth Nelson
Glacier, acrylic on paper, 30 x 60 inches, $1,200.

Elizabeth Nelson
Dryholaey, acrylic on paper, 24 x 20 inches, $1,200.

Margaret Barnaby
Superb Habitat, woodblock print on Stonehenge paper, 46 x 22 inches, $

Kathryn Field
Day of Hope, oil on canvas, 48 x 12 inches, $3,500.

The Superb Bird of Paradise lives deep in great forest on islands off the coast of
Indonesian west Papua New Guinea .   The male’s throat steamed as he called,
​and then the female arrived and they danced along a mossy log.

" In this challenging time hope is hard to find. This image reflects an act of kindness and forward thinking I wish for all families"

Gay Freeborn
Unhindered Spirits,oil and brass leaf on canvas, 24 x 40 inches, $2,900.

The Asian elephant plays a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance of it’s habitat (India, Thailand and Southern China).  They have a positive influence on the growth of plants and animals with whom they cohabitate. They are extremely intelligent animals and one of the only mammals capable of recognizing itself in a mirror.  The largest threats to these beautiful animals are poachers and loss of their habitat.    

Frances Hamilton
Two Sister Witches, hand colored monoprints, 15 x 11 inches, $350 each or $450. together

Don Mayer
It's What's for Dinner, ink and watercolor, 5 x 6 inches, $50.

Lisa Houck
A Favorite Bird in a Favorite Tree Place, oil on wood, 24 x 24 inches, $2,800.

Lisa Houck
Considering a Big Move, oil on wood, 24 x 24 inches, $2,800.

Pam Urda
Cornucopia, mixed media and recycled materials, 5 x 3 feet, $1,800.

Don Mayer
He had no Problem with Sheltering in Place, ink and watercolor, 5 x 7 inches, $50.

Anne Garland
Tulip Tree Leaf, etching 17/18, 2 x 2 inches, $50.

Extremely Delicate.  Simple and exquisite in form and venation, nature creates extraordinary beauty.

Don Mayer
Liquor Cabinet: Post April 23, 2020, black ink, 8 x 4 inches, $50.

Anne Garland
Ginkgo, etching 19/19, 2.25 x 3.25 inches, $50.

Extremely Unique.  Ginkgo biloba: The fan-like leaves of this tree are unlike any other in the landscape, and the tree itself is truly impressive.  A few trees even survived the nuclear blast at Hiroshima and are still alive today.  Fossils have shown the tree lived over 300 million years ago.  Understandably, the ginkgo has become a symbol for strength, longevity and hope.

Wendy Ketchum
Strangled, woodcut monoprint, 16 x 16 inches, $375.

"This print was inspired by an ancient apple tree on our farm that is being strangled by extremely tenacious bittersweet vines."

Margaret Merritt
Icescapes, photopolymer intaglio print, 6 x 8 inches Image based on a NASA photograph of new ice and ocean water in the East Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. $150.

Margaret Merritt
Shelter Belts, photopolymer intaglio print, 10 x 4 inches, Image based on a satellite photo from the International Space Station, shows a snow-covered 10-mile section of shelterbelts in wind-swept southwestern Russia. $150.