NEW EXHIBIT
“HOLLIS JEFFCOAT: PAINTER EXTRODINAIRE”
April 12 - June 15, 2022
ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT
This exhibit is a tribute to Hollis Jeffcoat and the extrodinary body of work she created over her 40 year career. The gallery is divided into early paintings and prints produced in France and Montreal (1977-1990) and NYC (1990-98 and 2005-2008) and work created in Naples and Sanibel, Florida (1998-2018). Some of these have not been shown for decades. It is a pleasure to have all her work in one glorious place.
The large “Heron Guarde de Boeuf”1985 in the entry divides the space into two segments. The right are the Flordia paintings.
“Grande Meduse” for which beat poet, Joe Pacheco wrote the poem, Jellyfish Blues and “Birdsong II” are separated by a Sheryl Zacharia sculpture.
PAST EXHIBITS
“IN LOVE WITH THIS EARTH II”
February 15, 2022 - March 15, 2022
ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT
This exhibit features 6 artists who are inspired by our Earth and its Creatures.
Through paint, paper, glass or clay they express the wonder, awe and love they feel for our World.
Ginnie Cappaert, oil, cold wax on board
Lucy Dierks, porcelain
Steffen Plistermann, blown glass
Ann Sklar, oil on canvas
Diana Stetson, collage, oil on board
Akiko Sugiyama, painted paper
Ginnie Cappaert's oil and cold wax painting, "Quiet Shore", Sheryl Zacharia's ceramic sculpture and John Geci's Double Teal Bowl grace the entrance to the gallery.
The breathtaking colors in Diana Stetson's, Lotus painting create a centerpiece for Sang Roberson's vintage Terra Cotta Boxes.
On the opposite wall is Stetson's “Owl and Egg”, a multi layered mixed media painting shares space with Ani Kasten's porcelain and wild clay vessels and a new creation by Vicki Grant, Woodland.
Ginnie Cappaert's oil and cold wax textural landscape paintings bookend Sheryl Zacharia's monumental ceramic sculpture, Shadow Moon. In the foreground stands the delicate, ethereal figure. Night Flight by Debra Fritts.
Light filled glass by master artists, Steffen Plistermann, Cia Thorn, and John Geci Complement the subtle designs of Cassie Butcher’s unique giant Souls.
Mixing different textures, sizes and mediums make those challenging shelves more interesting: Ani Kasten bowls, Sheryl Zacaharia sculpture, Lucy Dierks Birdware and Steffen Plistermann blown glass.
THE CERAMIC SCULPTURES OF SHERYL ZACHARIA
February 1 – March 15, 2022
“Spring in Sanibel”
Ceramic Sculpture - 11 x 17 x 4”, $1,850
“Sunset Passage”
Ceramic Sculpture - 17 x 17 x 4”, $2,650
“All You Need Is Love”
Ceramic Sculpture - 10 x 17 x 4”, $2,000
“LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTED”
Featuring Ginnie Cappaert and Matt Carrano
GINNIE CAPPAERT – Ginnie Cappaert, Gig Harbor, Wisconsin uses oil and cold wax on wood to create her colorful abstracted landscapes. Often putting on up to 20 layers of paint, Cappaert scrapes and scores the surface to bring out the underlying color and image she wants.
Cappaert’ s “Midnight” (sold), above blown glass by John Geci and Patty Robert’s Aqua Tile Bowl.
The wall of Cappaert’ s work brightens the space and “plays nice” with the sculpture in forefront by Barbara Balzer and Cassie Butcher’s Soul on the right.
Cappaert’s small “Color Snaps” flank Butcher’s 4ft Soul with pots by Debra Fritts and Ani Kasten.
MATT CARRANO – After his father, who was a professional artist passed, Matt Carrano, Belfort, Massachusetts took up his father’s supplies and began to paint. Along the way he studied with well-known painter/teachers and now creates abstracted imaginary landscapes rich in color and form. Both Carrano’s large and small paintings have great space and a wonderful sense of place.
“Down to the Sea”(left), “Blue Harbor” collage and paint, “July” with soda-fired pot by Mark Knott.
“Wetland”, 2 “Untitled” little gems, “Looking for the Soul in America” with Sheryl Zacharia bowls, Debra Fritts’ “Night Watch” ceramic sculpture.
Two atmospheric small paintings by Carrano and his “Down to the Sea” with John Geci’s blown glass bottles.
“Green Harbor”, acrylic and collage; on pedestal, “Untitled” (sold).
“BRINGING EVIDENCE”
The narrative figurative sculptures of Barbara Balzer
BARBARA BALZER – Barbara Blaze, Tallahassee, Florida gives us much to both look at and think about with her figurative ceramic sculptures. Her figures, “the Girls” are delivering scrolls, symbols and signs in the hopes that civilization can heal its “tender spots.”
“Bringing Evidence of Civilizations Tender Spots” greets us with a platter of letters and symbols from many cultures along with Hollis Jeffcoat’s “Through the Mangroves”
“Sheltering Kissing Monkeys”, a response to a scientific study about the emotions of monkeys is surrounded by artwork from several gallery artists.
Balzer’s “Sharing Sparkling Origins Myths” rides a two headed horse that looks back to the past and forward to the future.
“Delivering Dispatches from a Poet” arrives with a boat filled with peace signs.
“Sheltering Kissing Monkeys” close up