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2009 Artists:

Betsy Molloy ~ Teri Bonatti ~ James Herbert ~ Winchester Artists' Network~ Sunanda Sahay ~ Kristine Naethe Ferrigno~ Michael Cunliffe Thompson ~ Winchester Public Schools Students, Annual Show of Student Artwork ~ Edward Davis ~ Charles Wilcox.

January. Betsy Molloy, Paintings

February. Teri Bonatti, Photographs

Artist's statement: While the pictures themselves are an important part of the exhibit, the subject and the state of mind of which they invoke, is in fact the most important.My approach to art is simple. Don't just take a photograph, make one. Show common things in new and exciting ways.

I started taking photographs when I was 13 or so. I took a summer course at Bridgewater State College and I had to borrow a camera from my aunt. I had no idea what I was doing, I think I double exposed every roll of film that summer. About a year or 2 later, my father came home with some brand new technology, a digital camera. I began to take that camera everywhere with me. I photographed my friends, I photographed nature, I photographed everything that I could find. I continued to photograph things and take classes throughout high school and college. By 2002 I transferred from Suffolk University to Northeastern University and began focusing my studies on Photography and the history of. I studies abroad in Florence Italy and was given the chance to see and photograph the places I had only read about.

Since college, I have continued to photograph many things. I have recently branched out to Weddings and other social events. I am currently an active member of The Professional Photographers Association of Massachusetts, Professional Photographers Association of New England, and Professional Photographers of America. Contact: bonatti.t@gmail.com -- www.teribonatti.com

 

March. James Herbert, The Art of the Human Condition

Artist's statement: My art reflects my concern with social injustice and the horror of war. I seek to explore the human condition in a world scarred by violence, hatred, poverty, and sadness. My work expresses the cry of the marginalized, forgotten, and oppressed. It asks the question, "Why?" The art of the human condition is an important responsibility of every artist and is appropriate to any place or time. It is especially timely in this world full of the madness of war. The paintings I have included in this exhibit, entitled "The Art of the Human Condition," range from a work called "African Madonna," a figure of a mother and her starving child painted against a harsh landscape, to "Where the Poppies Grow," which depicts a fallen soldier in the desert of Afghanistan. My work is inspired by the news we read every day, but I hope that it transcends the specific and asks the viewer to consider larger issues. Jim Herbert studied at the Academia di belle Arti di Brera in Milan, Italy, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in Chiselhurst, England. The exhibit is open during regular library hours, seven days a week, throughout the month of March. E-mail: wjamesherbert@comcast.net

 

April. Winchester Artists Network, From Here to There

Spring is here and the Winchester Artists Network will present their annual spring art show and art sale at the Winchester Public Library during the month of April.

More than 20 Winchester artists will participate incorporating the theme From Here to There in their work. On exhibit will be various examples of oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, collage and mixed media. In addition, there will be sculpture and glass works.

Artists showing their work include Mary Hart , Bob Hesse , Carol Keller, Peter Engeldrum, Sandra McRae, Mark Flannery, Michael Emerald, Ed Davis, Doris Surette, Muriel Crum, Marian Pirani, Muriel Fischer, James Herbert, Gigi Mederos, Tony Fenn, Joan Baldwin, Kristen Fitzgerald, Susie Vrotros, Madeleine Lord, Ruth Lieberherr, Lee Ferrara, and John McConnell. Painting: Red & Yellow Figures by Ruth Lieberherr.

 

May. Sunanda Sahay, Folk Art of India

This art exhibit by Acton artist Sunanda Sahay is composed of paintings done in an ancient folk style on fabric and on hand-made paper.

The paintings are in a style called Madhubani, an ancient art form practiced in the artist's home region in Eastern India. These paintings chronicle timeless legends in authentic cultural expressions, noted for their bright colors and vibrant style of filling and hatching.

Sunanda's works have stayed true to the traditional themes of mythology and social customs, and her style has not deviated from the dense, arching, and brightly colored strokes characteristic of the art. Painting: Krishna Inside a Fish.

Email:sun.sahay@gmail.com and website: colorOfIndia.com

 

June. Kristine Naethe Ferrigno, Watercolor Paintings

Artist's statement: Kristine Naethe Ferrigno started her art career with pen & ink drawings, which developed into a line of Christmas greeting cards.  In 1997 she was invited to a watercolor show by a friend, who convinced Kristine to take lessons.  This turned out to change her life.  Kristine discovered color and a whole new world opened up.  She studied with Winchester artist Carolyn Latanision for several years.

Kristine was born in Germany, where she grew up in West Berlin and later moved to the small town of Mosbach near Heidelberg.  She came to the United States as an exchange student.  Kristine has lived in the Boston area and Vermont, which is a recurring theme in her paintings.  Trees are her passion, especially bare trees in winter.  She loves to be able to see the structure of a tree and study its branches.  She draws strength from the maturity and grace of old trees.  Kristine was influenced by an uncle, who was a professional painter and art professor in Darmstadt, Germany.  She remembers visiting as a little girl and admiring her uncle’s work.  Now, looking at some of her own work, she often sees his influence.  Many times she feels he is guiding her.

Kristine has exhibited in several towns on the North Shore of Boston, including with the Reading Art Association, the Wilmington Council of Arts, in Winchester and Wilmington, as well as Swampscott and Marblehead.  She has received several ribbons of merit.

Kristine can be reached at 781-279-9192 or e-mail: knferrigno@verizon.net

 

July. Michael Cunliffe Thompson, Seascapes and Snowscapes

Bunker Cove, oil painting

Michael Cunliffe Thompson was born 1939 in Bebington, England. Earned an Honors Degree in Physics. Working for thirty years as a software engineer, Mike always found time for painting, charcoal sketching and silk screen printing. In 2002, Mike made a complete career change and began painting full time. Since then he has been accepted as a painter of New England seascapes and landscapes.

Making a painting is like bringing a child into the world. A painting has its own personality and its development is determined both by my vision and by the painting itself. I seek to accept rather than control this offspring and help the developing painting find its own way and realize its own potential. I feel that the demands of consistency (from galleries and critics) should not compel a new painting to fall into line. Each painting is an individual. One may emphasize color, another rhythm and a third may be monumental.

Email: info@cunliffethompson.com
Website: www.cunliffethompson.com

 

September & October. Winchester Public Schools Students, Annual Show of Student Artwork.

The Annual Show of Student Artwork is presented by the Winchester Friends of Art, a non-profit organization devoted to the appreciation and support of the K-12 Art programs in the Winchester Public Schools. Winchester is blessed with one of the finest art programs to be found in any school system. Students at all levels and in all programs are encouraged and have the opportunity to pursue an interest in the arts. An unmatched faculty inspires and guides them in developing imagination, expression, and their individual creative voices. These skills, developed through pursuit of art, endure and enrich all areas of life.

The Winchester Friends of Art is proud to showcase a glimpse of the student art, a small tribute to the dedication of the faculty, the support of the Town, and the crucial efforts of all the individuals and organizations who labor to ensure funding to continue this vital program. This show features the works of student artists ranging form grade 1 to 12; there are examples of work from all grades and all of Winchester's Schools. Enjoy this sample and note how these young hands, informed by hearts and eyes and encouraged in their creativity can open new views and restore our sense of wonder.

 

November. Edward Davis, Peru Through a Bus Window

Artist's statement: Recently I visited Peru for two treks. While en route to the mountains I was struck by the bright colors in street scenes and womens'  everyday dress. As the title indicates, this exhibit shows these subjects, often photographed from a moving bus.

 

Email: ed@chickadee.us

 

 

December. Charles Wilcox, Oil Paintings

There will be an artist’s reception in the Library Meeting Room on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 1 - 3 p.m.

29 Calumet Road, Winchester, MA, October 1997

Charles Wilcox created his landscape oil paintings over a 12-year period, primarily on-location in the Northeast. Many of the works were painted on summer vacations at Lake George in New York. There is also a painting of the house at 29 Calumet Road in Winchester, once owned by his grandparents, Woodford “Dick” and Lesley Wilcox, who were prominent citizens of Winchester and members of the Winchester Players.

His style can best be described as a modified impressionist/realist style. Mr. Wilcox says, “I seek to combine color and illumination effects from Impressionism with a rigorous drawing technique, remaining faithful to lighting angles and their effects on correct light and shadow. I especially enjoy rendering areas of contrasting light and dark in close proximity, and painting ‘against the light.’” Water is prominent in his work, increasing the sense of space by mirroring the sky and providing contrasting moods depending on wind, sun angle, viewing position and atmosphere.

Mr. Wilcox has taken painting courses at the Boston Center for Adult Education and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and has extensive experience as a nature photographer and as staff photographer at the Museum of Science. He is currently an audio-visual producer at the Museum, where he creates 3-D animations and immersive environments for the planetarium.

His work has been exhibited at Masterpiece Dentistry, the Winchester Public Library, Zona Photography, and the Belmont Art Gallery.