tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54682106440030968432023-11-16T04:05:06.815-08:003 gracesThree Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-89479714243856289832011-09-23T09:04:00.000-07:002011-09-23T09:11:24.396-07:00Shiao-Ping Wang teaching at Sanctuary Arts this Fall!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxJX9bJ1t3TafJyKDY6KMl0QJ5YxJmf8gzyiHXjw7pzqI05bmlJxjKCADqadTwMn3zfczknkmefBwCHEqV67Uh3w_JPxlEGvJ37ACRdqrRMB94l62njgP5wetXsA2CPD0d5YJaWWkmk7l/s1600/MagicMountainWarmSmall.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxJX9bJ1t3TafJyKDY6KMl0QJ5YxJmf8gzyiHXjw7pzqI05bmlJxjKCADqadTwMn3zfczknkmefBwCHEqV67Uh3w_JPxlEGvJ37ACRdqrRMB94l62njgP5wetXsA2CPD0d5YJaWWkmk7l/s400/MagicMountainWarmSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655588179178603362" border="0" /></a><br />Shiao-Ping will be offering two workshops at Sanctuary Arts this fall! <a href="http://sanctuaryarts.org/sa_15.html">Pictures of Words:Painting & Drawing Using Chinese Characters</a> and <a href="http://sanctuaryarts.org/sa_8.html">Color & Collage in Abstraction</a>, teaching methods of abstraction, the use of color, symbolism and pattern.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsywCvxw0k2Ad4PmTncFQTf8qj7_zsnnT_sygmrf9jWmpVSiBzg6CqF9jDr13u6kzYe8D-0dWvAzfcRxP4VeD2PCd8l7k1Mbzn8-pyTs5FfcyYZEZezC0ZvM6BThj5oRYOEfVGwvp3RDi/s1600/exterior_lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsywCvxw0k2Ad4PmTncFQTf8qj7_zsnnT_sygmrf9jWmpVSiBzg6CqF9jDr13u6kzYe8D-0dWvAzfcRxP4VeD2PCd8l7k1Mbzn8-pyTs5FfcyYZEZezC0ZvM6BThj5oRYOEfVGwvp3RDi/s400/exterior_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655586977774330482" border="0" /></a><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Sanctuary Arts</strong> is the home of a visually inspiring teaching studio, private arts studios, and gallery — all located in a converted 1861 New England church in Eliot, Maine. The fall class schedule was recently posted to their website, check it out <a href="http://sanctuaryarts.org/index.html">here</a>!Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-20421856247349171492011-06-17T12:25:00.000-07:002011-06-17T12:27:38.564-07:00how does she do that!?Here's a look at Robin in the studio ...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zljDh6ly2ok?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="295"></iframe><br /><br />... love the roller skates;)Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-24758658164198238652011-06-17T11:38:00.000-07:002011-06-17T12:13:31.146-07:00opening July 1st ...We are just weeks away from the opening of our upcoming exhibition, "Reclaiming the Current", featuring new works by <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/robinbeaty.html">Robin Luciano Beaty</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfDbXL6MzTFP0sxGEeWSc_6AK-_uzxumBS_Adbs_fEzUYrnV-o9_broNhbdqghJvzELZoIbNi_PoAR_gg0mMDgA3Q54Ds_v2wRwYXdu87XeQfJj5rDVJBlLoe5LJPTBxiydattTk4GjRJ/s1600/robin_postcard_front_700.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfDbXL6MzTFP0sxGEeWSc_6AK-_uzxumBS_Adbs_fEzUYrnV-o9_broNhbdqghJvzELZoIbNi_PoAR_gg0mMDgA3Q54Ds_v2wRwYXdu87XeQfJj5rDVJBlLoe5LJPTBxiydattTk4GjRJ/s400/robin_postcard_front_700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260320177498770" border="0" /></a><br />Robin's work is driven by the intuitive journey of discovering the reminiscent through process rather than rendering an explicit space. "My intention is to spark personal recollections in the viewer from an unconventional perspective using unexpected materials. I'm communicating more of a memory than a representation with the use of texture, neglected everyday objects and forgotten mementos of the past."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiU_2XIRueILhAqtfsLYh24BtfQ_3vnOVKnroeM3lvH7iKOnDNuaeyUIxPrkQ_e7cwtgLhNZU4rszqBx3KDMCDimDBKyf7AwtcA_CSUNU94a6xmG0VjLJRIo2oflen-C8SyTUnpXiBlN5/s1600/IMG_5568.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiU_2XIRueILhAqtfsLYh24BtfQ_3vnOVKnroeM3lvH7iKOnDNuaeyUIxPrkQ_e7cwtgLhNZU4rszqBx3KDMCDimDBKyf7AwtcA_CSUNU94a6xmG0VjLJRIo2oflen-C8SyTUnpXiBlN5/s400/IMG_5568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619265651664281122" border="0" /></a><br />"Though the fluvial and sculptural qualities of wax , I navigate memory. Scraping, tearing, building up and burning down multiple layers to reveal internal compositions brought out only by this tactile and physical experience. Sublime and unpredictable, additive and subtractive, translucent and textural, the medium of encaustic strongly influences the direction of each painting."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJrJf8F7ejV4Cfq2vmbnfsJIX6eN2lskdxEhv5Gqqz_iYhX5YFK2FtPMTyOdpmkl9xiLhpS6JALEsUkAK8BRDiE6h8JwP_ckLUenP3RKEF_my2aped9raKKIjsoVeADDzRSilaBppuhZV/s1600/FULL_Scraping.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJrJf8F7ejV4Cfq2vmbnfsJIX6eN2lskdxEhv5Gqqz_iYhX5YFK2FtPMTyOdpmkl9xiLhpS6JALEsUkAK8BRDiE6h8JwP_ckLUenP3RKEF_my2aped9raKKIjsoVeADDzRSilaBppuhZV/s400/FULL_Scraping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619266147980127458" border="0" /></a><br />In her most recent work, Robin strives to capture the universal and emotional connection to water embedded within our life memories. Oceans, rivers and lakes are instilled in our subconscious scrapbook, creating an undeniable feeling of nostalgia and escape. Robin is able to reclaim these memories in a significantly more personal way by incorporating vintage photographs, letters, textiles and found objects.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkSsLcSOut-rw3SLPWMDH_SxL_i87q7PfC_8CvuffVSPkqSrVnJ8RBGgboD0tYYCgRpk5Kz9DltkTG-NvRM1-A8k-uWFp5mqM0Ngx6JbV7Rx9YEwUuWPJSNXFR7FWMEmw4RvblKgJfJvM/s1600/IMG_5992.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkSsLcSOut-rw3SLPWMDH_SxL_i87q7PfC_8CvuffVSPkqSrVnJ8RBGgboD0tYYCgRpk5Kz9DltkTG-NvRM1-A8k-uWFp5mqM0Ngx6JbV7Rx9YEwUuWPJSNXFR7FWMEmw4RvblKgJfJvM/s400/IMG_5992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619267108427866722" border="0" /></a><br />"There is something about water that entices us all, luring our own flesh and imagination towards it. The seductive reminiscence brought on by the ghostly mirror of a fogged lake or the lap of wave that leaves its white lace along the shore is what inspires me. Water is the epitomal symbol of metamorphosis and philosophical recycling. It symbolizes transformation, intuition and resurrection."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Sf9FP0LWBkNFF0Ot8-w2elwXyiKGgrauXEKBgR4zZwwPWpY4bMaamHz-ZFGHucL01CCuagYgvuS8fPKzxxilFw1uGS1Hb3aRiYK2H_NUjRX9a0U6cpBGnWGE81o_4hvaQZ4USQxPnHv/s1600/IMG_6279.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Sf9FP0LWBkNFF0Ot8-w2elwXyiKGgrauXEKBgR4zZwwPWpY4bMaamHz-ZFGHucL01CCuagYgvuS8fPKzxxilFw1uGS1Hb3aRiYK2H_NUjRX9a0U6cpBGnWGE81o_4hvaQZ4USQxPnHv/s400/IMG_6279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619266745636149890" border="0" /></a><br />"Together the elements of water and reclaimed object entrenched within the atmospheric and ancient medium of wax, elicits the deepest sense of past, while offering a renewed vision of the current."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpHzkoYDtsCgHoqoctoSoMznu11dVlDRLuFRMHeUiAKAHpgIQ8RC_NDXmQQTyB8GtW7nI1PAoO2bHm4PjwCF2OSCAhI2EQDCaiqXn4XGhWivAvQffbyf4hOgjiOAFb0uu9YgaTBljVkAy/s1600/quienscence1_800.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpHzkoYDtsCgHoqoctoSoMznu11dVlDRLuFRMHeUiAKAHpgIQ8RC_NDXmQQTyB8GtW7nI1PAoO2bHm4PjwCF2OSCAhI2EQDCaiqXn4XGhWivAvQffbyf4hOgjiOAFb0uu9YgaTBljVkAy/s400/quienscence1_800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619267403320504674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Join us at the opening reception Friday, July 1st, 5-8pm in conjunction with <a href="http://www.artroundtown.org/">art 'round town</a></span>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-38103249551113571692011-06-06T09:10:00.000-07:002011-06-06T09:51:46.244-07:00memories...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVdjj61SZnoiyEWYHR0-eR8dMiRKrF9BePHkEY6YEakKTkvnSouOnHifB0u6YQx9ZKXyLd8v4w3Lz-N9gUMdIY9w-bDcoVbdagWm9AJo8xP8WjVNqaySrgkZaHLjvXqTE_YAZQhexG1Xh/s1600/in_the_garden002.jpg"><br /></a><br />Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of Quiet Memory this past Friday! The gallery was packed, and the crowd spilled out on to the sidewalk. I failed to get pictures of the actual opening, however, I did take some photographs of the installation over the weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMnSImjEJSoDHzs6vsih53KF8pfpv5vUeKHVUUmwui0U0x8HTDucCMzYH5cENrojZtkUhBbF_sPW1Wdpa7flUGGYOhmNMiOxokyfGurUWDyGhxHiKH_mCWItzZbk0Wm7rT4m50oVuxcnd/s1600/DSCF3284.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMnSImjEJSoDHzs6vsih53KF8pfpv5vUeKHVUUmwui0U0x8HTDucCMzYH5cENrojZtkUhBbF_sPW1Wdpa7flUGGYOhmNMiOxokyfGurUWDyGhxHiKH_mCWItzZbk0Wm7rT4m50oVuxcnd/s400/DSCF3284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615141369370414946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDtMP_1O33mrHu0Efb89CpUh3TYqPY3xCo4qdNx-6wypep8eFy-fHH-9IuRRBa3IrK08Yhvd3M0nMyd24wafRNTvDR3hwNTCUxkOxRAuuJ9PvD4ik7zBycplw1_rEV68b9Lqpnd3T5VP/s1600/DSCF3288.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDtMP_1O33mrHu0Efb89CpUh3TYqPY3xCo4qdNx-6wypep8eFy-fHH-9IuRRBa3IrK08Yhvd3M0nMyd24wafRNTvDR3hwNTCUxkOxRAuuJ9PvD4ik7zBycplw1_rEV68b9Lqpnd3T5VP/s400/DSCF3288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615141616781489474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGEgW5i-0JaP5pHGii3bEHFZLVVfC5vVJ3fKdlHluf1p4-e3GYs_1JTl3Rq1cQUmP4P2G-lT-rsb5qJunXj4cKDOXt2c7txI-FjdshmmiBUoPp7dMHpnPOQn7X9ZZcbyrFTth9Hx9W-Er/s1600/DSCF3285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGEgW5i-0JaP5pHGii3bEHFZLVVfC5vVJ3fKdlHluf1p4-e3GYs_1JTl3Rq1cQUmP4P2G-lT-rsb5qJunXj4cKDOXt2c7txI-FjdshmmiBUoPp7dMHpnPOQn7X9ZZcbyrFTth9Hx9W-Er/s400/DSCF3285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615141523323865618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQck37eoUEpsatvevKAbiP72hUqxY03Dm_CaMnK_eB0cK8NjuuPSlS1DyF2iuSk49rP7gCNOMSJu9QzFwya-5j-YnYelAt7sm3l4fUKE3x4RKyi_NmS9cSaV2X2hccAPQOidhMKJck1B1k/s1600/DSCF3293.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQck37eoUEpsatvevKAbiP72hUqxY03Dm_CaMnK_eB0cK8NjuuPSlS1DyF2iuSk49rP7gCNOMSJu9QzFwya-5j-YnYelAt7sm3l4fUKE3x4RKyi_NmS9cSaV2X2hccAPQOidhMKJck1B1k/s400/DSCF3293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615141709669996146" border="0" /></a><br />Along with everyone else who has come in to see the show, I am reminded of my own childhood. I cherish the memories I have of my grandparents in the yard. Life seemed simple, slow and so sweet. I recently came across this series of photographs of my grandparents in their garden ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wJEf_QPngaSDuCKC-hj9H6mK2-PVLbphSLuuBSkPioEZK4gndK-kyjhH7TqokaEIEJd8LsnxKBTcqG8h2hKxw0hX9JkYJHlajCwNSRkBiBnhJiUMHIsKlSX3LzEKjYTjnvqCXOkheqED/s1600/mmg1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wJEf_QPngaSDuCKC-hj9H6mK2-PVLbphSLuuBSkPioEZK4gndK-kyjhH7TqokaEIEJd8LsnxKBTcqG8h2hKxw0hX9JkYJHlajCwNSRkBiBnhJiUMHIsKlSX3LzEKjYTjnvqCXOkheqED/s400/mmg1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615148501235001954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDmwjrN2Bz2WAMBmVwwt78YKvoWx8COckU4B_Rn3tYzPMK2dsRCm5rxLHm2Hlg9cjA7WHgLvkxsJzdtk2ortOYXTjIb3rAoGhbdcD7Hj9R5oiq7B87b2eOHnsjwQgfdpHDmTi8W8i8irt/s1600/mmg2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDmwjrN2Bz2WAMBmVwwt78YKvoWx8COckU4B_Rn3tYzPMK2dsRCm5rxLHm2Hlg9cjA7WHgLvkxsJzdtk2ortOYXTjIb3rAoGhbdcD7Hj9R5oiq7B87b2eOHnsjwQgfdpHDmTi8W8i8irt/s400/mmg2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615148654368217682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw_AeO317ft4PUUrviQIoEBpo6E7OAZZrTrwd038pu6OL6jfqfs1cIIVwUz9iTZYup-5G-JwvI9f_DnR1eaBfcnMZmOpplsp6xWuebu_zCoKtAQRKKG0VwDy7EXYmJWO5J1MWQcK-pcE9/s1600/mmg3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw_AeO317ft4PUUrviQIoEBpo6E7OAZZrTrwd038pu6OL6jfqfs1cIIVwUz9iTZYup-5G-JwvI9f_DnR1eaBfcnMZmOpplsp6xWuebu_zCoKtAQRKKG0VwDy7EXYmJWO5J1MWQcK-pcE9/s400/mmg3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615148816273879570" border="0" /></a><br />I have been working on a new painting inspired by the series -- more on that later!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif;font-size:130%;" >A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif;"> </span>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-87299479235083496572011-06-05T09:13:00.000-07:002011-06-05T09:31:09.853-07:00New! Contour Collection by My Sunset RoadI was delighted to receive a package from <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_jewelry_mysunsetroad.html">My Sunset Road</a> yesterday! Courtney has been working away on a new collection based on a series of line drawings. The "Contour Collection" is much more minimal & modern than the previous (and also fabulous) tribal pieces ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMl-Bb8Hc4iImJLH3G2l6JgWSnuxPGSXahdpiWihkrkRYKaeC9a_ZDtPAppZIn6V_gn2w2BQjg_qLCMD0NxQmjcpIEOuLyHFUp3pe3sVkcZ2mr-rXDnA4Jc29L01YmAH_BLWC8Ck0ymPH/s1600/Large_Contour_Earrings_A.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMl-Bb8Hc4iImJLH3G2l6JgWSnuxPGSXahdpiWihkrkRYKaeC9a_ZDtPAppZIn6V_gn2w2BQjg_qLCMD0NxQmjcpIEOuLyHFUp3pe3sVkcZ2mr-rXDnA4Jc29L01YmAH_BLWC8Ck0ymPH/s400/Large_Contour_Earrings_A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614771673695081842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8Iw7DHPXc9WAZfYd8pMoOf2zLYptJ6Jkx2tFLaS7GqpEpnTSzHrjZB7lMCgo8W5f17XZWm1D2-sxWdxBGZKT7W3zuk8gejL5Y7w_qTXW78JKXX0cdgHdfgGLB5pYzjSNqnqb8oLbzb9c/s1600/Contour_Necklace_large.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8Iw7DHPXc9WAZfYd8pMoOf2zLYptJ6Jkx2tFLaS7GqpEpnTSzHrjZB7lMCgo8W5f17XZWm1D2-sxWdxBGZKT7W3zuk8gejL5Y7w_qTXW78JKXX0cdgHdfgGLB5pYzjSNqnqb8oLbzb9c/s400/Contour_Necklace_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614771792728443826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnblGXVjUgI_PrhxITIm1BqBNDloKU1sByGKFZhHNt7LNIsJyGwQTCGcaPIu8qrgyiBwKsLXQV2tsuZMXC-RsMnE8wPbtw3k-3G97pVt0xvzXGKt-eMr2cYQGXn_n6BwInFtfqQtVdNrIx/s1600/Large_Contour_Earrings_B.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnblGXVjUgI_PrhxITIm1BqBNDloKU1sByGKFZhHNt7LNIsJyGwQTCGcaPIu8qrgyiBwKsLXQV2tsuZMXC-RsMnE8wPbtw3k-3G97pVt0xvzXGKt-eMr2cYQGXn_n6BwInFtfqQtVdNrIx/s400/Large_Contour_Earrings_B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614771877372777698" border="0" /></a><br />Courtney Filer-Dougal is the designer and metal-smith behind <a href="http://www.mysunsetroad.com/content.php?content_id=5">My Sunset Road</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTSIqNUTGVVgmEGukbZlXDNKtqUhLhtOIQbKRl-NAmrv9WHQ8NdNFZd7KasMdy_BzrkbYhVcRGWZlDm8lJuqQosq7bVzdK8AOju9HAON7Q_y8nNnWz7ggbgttEIboUDopxN0RjqQHRStu/s1600/courtney_175.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTSIqNUTGVVgmEGukbZlXDNKtqUhLhtOIQbKRl-NAmrv9WHQ8NdNFZd7KasMdy_BzrkbYhVcRGWZlDm8lJuqQosq7bVzdK8AOju9HAON7Q_y8nNnWz7ggbgttEIboUDopxN0RjqQHRStu/s400/courtney_175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614772686943011330" border="0" /></a>"One day, about 10 years ago, I decided to make a necklace as a gift for a family member. This is worth mentioning since I was a painter at the time! Making that very first piece sparked a love of a craft I had never considered and I now do it every day.<br /><p>As a young mom I look for pieces that are both special and everyday wearable. I'm a t-shirt and jeans type of girl but I like my t-shirts modern and edgy and my jeans to take me from day to evening. So that's what I make. Each design from My Sunset Road has it's own story, is inspired by a recent trip to a museum or my love of history and ancient cultures. Each piece is also extremely easy to wear and really and truly goes with just about everything in your closet. </p> I am committed to being a socially responsible and eco-friendly business. Most designs are made with recycled sterling silver. I also reuse and recycle all of my scrap metal and ship your items in 100% recycled gift boxes and mailers.<p> I love what I do and hope that will comes across to each of my customers in the quality of my work as well as in my customer service. My Sunset Road strives to bring you original designs that you reach for everyday."<br /><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYznG9Kiq1lHUrFcNlobdEDpmwZ8ztazdE2I4N3qZEwhMfc0_onkD7BH6msdgthpyjjfcIi3MxKkCfYF8fO_2wCT2O31HsC-HguLM2NWiLdPAJ8-BNOxSQDrPOULZtbHfhbgxSIfjj9Ms/s1600/MSR_shop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYznG9Kiq1lHUrFcNlobdEDpmwZ8ztazdE2I4N3qZEwhMfc0_onkD7BH6msdgthpyjjfcIi3MxKkCfYF8fO_2wCT2O31HsC-HguLM2NWiLdPAJ8-BNOxSQDrPOULZtbHfhbgxSIfjj9Ms/s400/MSR_shop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614773616026075666" border="0" /></a><br />A wide assortment of the new earrings and necklaces are currently available in the gallery and also thru our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_jewelry_mysunsetroad.html">online shop</a>!Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-13687904347573748332011-05-29T13:57:00.000-07:002011-05-29T14:09:38.638-07:00something special in the works!Drop off for <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/rizza_quietmemory.html">Cindy's solo show</a> is tomorrow and just when you thought it couldn't get any better - there will be the addition of a special installation! here are a few hints ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_xYURssrJzui7WLDpPkA9icIbhzSr-S8qcjDh_RFauBf3fohCYRwsBAz2p1M8BjeOmTULstgyWoHe-M-b_EG6Bf9LBeA5XrUz7-sxHdjbFcwhNjw_JpdSldWJug6PQK1ylCYr3BWNgcs/s1600/BW4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_xYURssrJzui7WLDpPkA9icIbhzSr-S8qcjDh_RFauBf3fohCYRwsBAz2p1M8BjeOmTULstgyWoHe-M-b_EG6Bf9LBeA5XrUz7-sxHdjbFcwhNjw_JpdSldWJug6PQK1ylCYr3BWNgcs/s400/BW4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612246539514730386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsRkgZR8z2jBhQtVoKXCbZlTZUvckjxa1DgcE1DRAqwBvQcoct6q6H6TQ4t9dSoduHr9cGgmtAjrh6RGbNw-M6n6ZEnCd1Elzq7pIHqkxSPZ7K9lvIkZx1efk_R91SzLL0JA8eEFgiDPB/s1600/BW1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsRkgZR8z2jBhQtVoKXCbZlTZUvckjxa1DgcE1DRAqwBvQcoct6q6H6TQ4t9dSoduHr9cGgmtAjrh6RGbNw-M6n6ZEnCd1Elzq7pIHqkxSPZ7K9lvIkZx1efk_R91SzLL0JA8eEFgiDPB/s400/BW1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612246378788839250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo-_nGSIFtnzqpyjuozZ3Fnfq9i0hqnvqezE3FivPNnjzCkZhFzw2itkNNGclag5PnLkhjRLn7J5nwH4jSKmGkOr2DZzxVTKAHT1OsqSmCztt9GIu1JDMtcY528T7O3-8ehrdEijMn3v-/s1600/BW5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo-_nGSIFtnzqpyjuozZ3Fnfq9i0hqnvqezE3FivPNnjzCkZhFzw2itkNNGclag5PnLkhjRLn7J5nwH4jSKmGkOr2DZzxVTKAHT1OsqSmCztt9GIu1JDMtcY528T7O3-8ehrdEijMn3v-/s400/BW5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612246630945681378" border="0" /></a><br />We hope everyone is enjoying the long holiday weekend and we look forward to seeing you Friday at the opening of <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/rizza_quietmemory.html">"Quiet Memory"</a>, cheers!Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-33998492018404812202011-05-27T12:50:00.001-07:002011-05-27T12:56:48.744-07:00Sneak Preview!In response to the many requests we've received, here's a sneak preview of works from our upcoming show, "<a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_quietmemory.html">Quiet Memory</a>" featuring new works by Cindy Rizza...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_quietmemory.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ldxf3mC1JOCZY1fni5_6SbPXV5A2oCI_xbOJxohYbqHnKlL2iJAVxJXaDOtemtbYWgHFy8BrdMBTiQWdS0Owibsgm3940zBa5S_S_WhjPUeKrx2Cr7_JMEVcP0-GpSZEKhzeuqqZMdOs/s400/rizza_preview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611486084401882354" border="0" /></a><br />Works are now available to view and purchase in our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_quietmemory.html">online shop</a>, enjoy!<br /><br />**Not all of the works from this show are online -- we will be adding a few more in the next few days, so be sure to check back...Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-87129552149666684992011-05-27T12:07:00.000-07:002011-05-27T12:42:17.601-07:00Shiao-Ping's Political Painting<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">“Our Town” by Shiao-Ping Wang is one of the paintings from our current show. It is 30”x40” and in acrylic on canvas. Recently this painting took an unexpected turn of development – it changed its introverted personality into an extrovert.<br /></div><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-sdSeQgUULDEDEyU-Ejo3xE8Ei3QknkLHyPT1roWHBaoqCilNr6sibt-tTzHGQHfZHvLXWeTXkJJgLcQrdsS83T4TjBs4NvUCcmeDRx1pjTp_xytOErdXcKhwvXr2oX5P7x2Uoqf-mel/s1600/Our_Town_lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-sdSeQgUULDEDEyU-Ejo3xE8Ei3QknkLHyPT1roWHBaoqCilNr6sibt-tTzHGQHfZHvLXWeTXkJJgLcQrdsS83T4TjBs4NvUCcmeDRx1pjTp_xytOErdXcKhwvXr2oX5P7x2Uoqf-mel/s400/Our_Town_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611476361602490274" border="0" /></a><br />Like many artists Shiao-Ping pursues beauty in distilling personal observations in an ordinary life. She always admires artists who paint heroic themes, such as Picasso’s Guernica about the Spanish Civil War, but she never had the drive or vision on that scale. Not until a recent issue woke up the inner community advocate in her...<br /><br />The issue: the controversial reuse of the Historic Hilltop Elementary School in Somersworth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHYxOC5zdthUOhkk9COc2Obu9_XdhUeIsvYvpKTyK9s_FRDD3Hnh94iDCv9BYS-kAF_AaejGqK6KCxmD6DbLR1u2mPyIxldhqh9TkAV0mR5nVg3sgqBWaAid0RcEFd3tLe4iJF9IBLIXh/s1600/school_somersworth.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHYxOC5zdthUOhkk9COc2Obu9_XdhUeIsvYvpKTyK9s_FRDD3Hnh94iDCv9BYS-kAF_AaejGqK6KCxmD6DbLR1u2mPyIxldhqh9TkAV0mR5nVg3sgqBWaAid0RcEFd3tLe4iJF9IBLIXh/s400/school_somersworth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611476710950118546" border="0" /></a>As one of the oldest elementary schools in the state, Hilltop’s life as a school will end this June when the school moves to a new location. The future of the historic building is undecided. In a Study commissioned by the City it concluded: “The community has always expressed a strong desire to maintain the building as a school to fit into the existing urban fabric of the area of the city and maintain a civic presence on the site. The city presently intends for the building to remain a public use. Out of the fifteen options presented the following five were chose by the community as possible The five were an Art School with Housing, a Community Business Incubator, a Charter/Private/Second Start School, a Performance Arts building, and a Park with Bandstand. (Quoted from Hilltop Elementary School Reuse Study, “Report Summary”)<br /><br />All sounds fine until a few months ago. A developer from Massachusetts proposed to purchase the site and turn it into a 50-unit rental property in an area zoned as single-family use. They proposed to add a bigger building behind the original one. Dismay erupted. Opposition from residents went up when the City Council proposed a resolution to draft the sale and purchase contract. Many residents spoke passionately at the council meetings and formed an organization called <a href="http://www.friendsofsomersworth.com/#/">Friends of Somersworth</a>.<br /><br />When “Our Town” was conceived in 2008 it meant to reflect Shiao-Ping's experience of settling in Somersworth the year before, and it contained several maps that alluded to a life of multiple transplanting experiences. The painting was gradually ignored among many projects in her studio. Two months ago when she noticed it again, she saw half painted maps strewn over discordant colors, honestly projecting the creators’ confused mind. Yet at the same time it was urging her, "You can figure out a way out of the discord. I may look very different if you keep trying."<br /><br />As she became more involved in advocating the community use of the Hilltop School, her vision of the painting became clear – "it is an image of what a community can do if people reach out to one another. The streets on the map turned into threads that knot together. The weaving pattern alludes to the textile industry past of Somersworth."<br /><br />In April, Shiao-Ping brought the painting to Weir Farm National Historic Site as the Artist-In-<br />Residence, in Wilton, CT. "There I learned about the decade long process that established the site, with much hard work and generosity of many people. Inspired, I focus on the hopeful vision of a brighter future of my town. When the painting was finished at the end of the residency, I realized that I have done my first political painting. It is now titled Our Town."Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-3054203332233603652011-05-24T13:24:00.000-07:002011-05-24T14:01:05.043-07:00new window display!I've been taking advantage of the rain-filled forecast and working on new window displays for the summer! I've been trying to come up with ideas using materials found in the gallery -- I'm a bit of a hoarder, and so thankfully there are plenty of materials to choose from (a few months ago I utilized torn strips of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.76602852698.76068.34217362698#%21/photo.php?fbid=10150122423122699&set=a.76602852698.76068.34217362698&type=1&theater">leftover matboard</a> that have been piling up in the basement). This past week I came upon a tall stack of bright yellow paper plates and an assortment of clear plastic and white paper dixie cups that have been taking up precious cabinet space in the backroom for perhaps three or four years (they are no longer needed at the opening receptions as we've opted for finger foods), so there it began. Some staples, a few hole punches and a little silver ribbon completed the transformation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSR0gX5b0HGq1VH6kNSxhmpACfTuiFFsP5wMLeRvQn9KZ7Qn2gnD-n4V_gWfM4kPwyMY1Lq6ZTVSWMhP5Ons5xBNf3KnyGwNMACPbDpy9yDDRRvu84JLa-I2EnoQBmbejlYKq7tJjNwnE/s1600/DSCF3267.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSR0gX5b0HGq1VH6kNSxhmpACfTuiFFsP5wMLeRvQn9KZ7Qn2gnD-n4V_gWfM4kPwyMY1Lq6ZTVSWMhP5Ons5xBNf3KnyGwNMACPbDpy9yDDRRvu84JLa-I2EnoQBmbejlYKq7tJjNwnE/s400/DSCF3267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610386889775652930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj2NMl7w2VBaTrbe6trlCAVZpkZZgunlmXLbWWHP04AkZT_ifdHvpcuupXQeeFYgIjEc2JDt71_qehyL0Y0A6qHnQKdkIEyKGzn975wz0VGyaitZFElPGeol-Myj2GEX5ylv7usau6Ff4/s1600/DSCF3272.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj2NMl7w2VBaTrbe6trlCAVZpkZZgunlmXLbWWHP04AkZT_ifdHvpcuupXQeeFYgIjEc2JDt71_qehyL0Y0A6qHnQKdkIEyKGzn975wz0VGyaitZFElPGeol-Myj2GEX5ylv7usau6Ff4/s400/DSCF3272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610387115392220146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYU8KCPunUwYqCOvaki8_p4JWetFK1PbaXs5KJruxScq747VpJevQvUehg_2al3E-9pt_WqgeM-aGSaGK0l_HtUrvVA0mm5b_hSxlTBrcbkp1YLH8nDdW8lzBrCFiIRvp5umtcSqTujTd/s1600/DSCF3263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYU8KCPunUwYqCOvaki8_p4JWetFK1PbaXs5KJruxScq747VpJevQvUehg_2al3E-9pt_WqgeM-aGSaGK0l_HtUrvVA0mm5b_hSxlTBrcbkp1YLH8nDdW8lzBrCFiIRvp5umtcSqTujTd/s400/DSCF3263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610386979428308274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkuETIMqyJGpfZYDhMGR8ESFHisMKt184NB6Vg2DCswThT0krfjZClHhqCMT33gyjA-pL6bZqMrD6CNRuugSRKP8YDuoS_k_oxYluTI9tLZvd-iFaeFY69Y_VfDg1zXg6qDdODip4xiNC/s1600/DSCF3268.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkuETIMqyJGpfZYDhMGR8ESFHisMKt184NB6Vg2DCswThT0krfjZClHhqCMT33gyjA-pL6bZqMrD6CNRuugSRKP8YDuoS_k_oxYluTI9tLZvd-iFaeFY69Y_VfDg1zXg6qDdODip4xiNC/s400/DSCF3268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610387068885833922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby6XlCJ4wflRmIDBJT7piiJ1Nw0zq8eewevwghCimsbPDu7_19lScTIEoP353shuv9STp-jBojRkVRa64ovDiMivY7vThkleUqi4rePLuo9rIV7VRSaYLcoehJAFD-OtzIxvNBZmP0jj0/s1600/DSCF3266.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby6XlCJ4wflRmIDBJT7piiJ1Nw0zq8eewevwghCimsbPDu7_19lScTIEoP353shuv9STp-jBojRkVRa64ovDiMivY7vThkleUqi4rePLuo9rIV7VRSaYLcoehJAFD-OtzIxvNBZmP0jj0/s400/DSCF3266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610387021863917330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwuTHdn148o0hPOTMQ20bXsPpATlbvyQqD_xSTEuWrj06JmdMnAYflaK0KnYrP-_L9EN43XQdI3YTrhW63YVk8QXDzoAFAczoCCb7TXJnHw2iCJoTz7JFiTri5zZzUnlep4o0dfP0Crcv/s1600/DSCF3260.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwuTHdn148o0hPOTMQ20bXsPpATlbvyQqD_xSTEuWrj06JmdMnAYflaK0KnYrP-_L9EN43XQdI3YTrhW63YVk8QXDzoAFAczoCCb7TXJnHw2iCJoTz7JFiTri5zZzUnlep4o0dfP0Crcv/s400/DSCF3260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610386931482983922" border="0" /></a><br />"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transfer a yellow spot into the sun."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--Pablo Picasso<br /></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-3975382221574685912011-05-21T13:56:00.001-07:002011-05-23T10:29:32.765-07:00Cindy Rizza - Where She Works!One of the best parts of being a curator is visiting artists' studios! The process of creating is as important as what ultimately gets created. In anticipation of her upcoming solo show, Cindy has sent some photos of her work space for me to share with you...enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cogEDoS2nhYGAHQCATO9fxQSqu_MpSAi3cSHv8c5ysJ3jSjbQwPZ2ttI6lNfPKCRpgvq9XHA0-yqb76yaCmgVATCsTOe33ZuvWZ_JJzSZeNHDjEAbjc4-9M1caaB5ZPrTcOlwrBwR6pg/s1600/Wall.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cogEDoS2nhYGAHQCATO9fxQSqu_MpSAi3cSHv8c5ysJ3jSjbQwPZ2ttI6lNfPKCRpgvq9XHA0-yqb76yaCmgVATCsTOe33ZuvWZ_JJzSZeNHDjEAbjc4-9M1caaB5ZPrTcOlwrBwR6pg/s400/Wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609276879799658482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxoe3vhHJwlBdW3KhR8gBamNEQhbXcX8-GdbbXXcQcgB2AZ4rafBMp9gjEO_hIVoC40ln07qkbMFkxo4gGQsNA7s4AhYV4LzaFlLdC9ma0hvG7iixLL0qTPxekcLlorcc8lVzH2ncHvzU/s1600/Desk2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxoe3vhHJwlBdW3KhR8gBamNEQhbXcX8-GdbbXXcQcgB2AZ4rafBMp9gjEO_hIVoC40ln07qkbMFkxo4gGQsNA7s4AhYV4LzaFlLdC9ma0hvG7iixLL0qTPxekcLlorcc8lVzH2ncHvzU/s400/Desk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609276451825423586" border="0" /></a><br />"My passions are art, design, fashion, food, travel and pretty much anything I can create with my hands. I have several half-finished knitting projects around the house, and culinary creations in my fridge that spawned from a spontaneous fusion of ingredients into a pan. My main passion though, which has stayed true for all my life, has specifically been painting."*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBdrIkNdmsh7gubvrwZFlOV6HSacQQbFgQ-zGxXYmOKRQLIJdKUqnFQP2DutKndQyg0Fxe8YIFoZubvpbZv5lsAORBnRORK7ErS1Mc8C0ncZ4Hp4CzDTz8vLXYAjt7FL9bTF9ufUDG-fO/s1600/Terrariums2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBdrIkNdmsh7gubvrwZFlOV6HSacQQbFgQ-zGxXYmOKRQLIJdKUqnFQP2DutKndQyg0Fxe8YIFoZubvpbZv5lsAORBnRORK7ErS1Mc8C0ncZ4Hp4CzDTz8vLXYAjt7FL9bTF9ufUDG-fO/s400/Terrariums2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609276802268709778" border="0" /></a><br />"I miss when life was so black and white and when my biggest troubles were being made to go to bed at a decent hour."*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgxgWxQLGZLPrI4vnwh0xM4cag0-a3JnjPH-T_1B8Rgv1AtELWtufaX14BTf26mCmPZ0xEfA-74t6FXlVbZQ2m60qLQUA2ph4FypwpYzHMprxHCZR9db1yT0HOHdyv9kdu-pAo2cgfcU4/s1600/Shelf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgxgWxQLGZLPrI4vnwh0xM4cag0-a3JnjPH-T_1B8Rgv1AtELWtufaX14BTf26mCmPZ0xEfA-74t6FXlVbZQ2m60qLQUA2ph4FypwpYzHMprxHCZR9db1yT0HOHdyv9kdu-pAo2cgfcU4/s400/Shelf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609276619354432306" border="0" /></a><br />"I still remember my first set of watercolor paints -- there was something very magical about those little tubes. I began painting in elementary school using water-based media and painting still lives of fruits and vegetables. At that time I had already made up my mind that I wanted to be a painter and I still carry that drive."*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEuLVQeIioLtJgPVBU1-Im7iVxDsfCkxxoiSPyQ6xcyBfj2AxkIXPYmhSzqIg9meoJA_jUWlGZUgSmjIk3fv2M92VPPKM8DJ4c0F6RLUiAbufcLjKrceHPgSnlXhw5R9ictvbw7CJTa1S/s1600/Paint.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEuLVQeIioLtJgPVBU1-Im7iVxDsfCkxxoiSPyQ6xcyBfj2AxkIXPYmhSzqIg9meoJA_jUWlGZUgSmjIk3fv2M92VPPKM8DJ4c0F6RLUiAbufcLjKrceHPgSnlXhw5R9ictvbw7CJTa1S/s400/Paint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609276546116881330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13WHcg3DqlCxmfE5ttPlkxygbE8rtUx-Q2autU3a1gUq5fcVCGvxWHSmqtBLgdw7_4oukbpoGLQy7q0EW_VYv3jxojqiFD3jP6oeYwLtSF-imuiNuflSq4jyigjMuaBM7PgNstHITzun6/s1600/Spotlight.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13WHcg3DqlCxmfE5ttPlkxygbE8rtUx-Q2autU3a1gUq5fcVCGvxWHSmqtBLgdw7_4oukbpoGLQy7q0EW_VYv3jxojqiFD3jP6oeYwLtSF-imuiNuflSq4jyigjMuaBM7PgNstHITzun6/s400/Spotlight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609276701503975506" border="0" /></a><br />*The quotes were taken from an interview with Cindy. Check out the full interview, <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2009/10/wwwe_could_be_next_cindy_rizza.php">"Wwwe Could Be Next: Cindy Rizza"</a> by Amanda Mooney, at <a href="http://www.papermag.com/">PAPERMAG</a>.<br /><br />and stay tuned for a sneak preview of <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/rizza_quietmemory.html">"Quiet Memory"</a> which opens June 3rd!Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-29550310825808255322011-05-21T11:41:00.000-07:002011-05-21T13:06:36.975-07:00Opening June 3rd...We are getting very excited for the upcoming show, "Quiet Memory" featuring new works by Cindy Rizza! here's a little sneaky peak...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeF2fh-njSpafOmLEFfAo9uHqd_VCGIpZ3yovIATizTDbfW1GiyGY8y64Gu9252EoMQn_jGH-h-21kCUI65OtMne1z5McBXo8wW8oKkNWwBEVE1aHIhcxtzaNXQ3wHKcOLVGxqMhjcR_S/s1600/Just_Rosey_lowres.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeF2fh-njSpafOmLEFfAo9uHqd_VCGIpZ3yovIATizTDbfW1GiyGY8y64Gu9252EoMQn_jGH-h-21kCUI65OtMne1z5McBXo8wW8oKkNWwBEVE1aHIhcxtzaNXQ3wHKcOLVGxqMhjcR_S/s400/Just_Rosey_lowres.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609254908583788098" border="0" /></a><br />Cindy’s recent works explore the power of memory and attachment in ethereal tributes to common things. Her film-like paintings are bittersweet – haunted by the sense of fleeting time, yet rendered eternal in all of their comforts. Inspired by her own memory and longings, she hopes to connect the viewer with a lingering human presence intimate to their own past.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zaf6X67t-JgvMyB4DjsIGeWSWBFR2duQLD9M0Q8gJJ_9TAfP-4uEABHmGcFmR0GxOl2pIUKNRhdK4NqO4S2ktyWCvRB7XJM_YBy4x_xi8yedvZvrqhu-a6ZFc-cuE5tvX2hpOk20Zog_/s1600/threechairs_lowres.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zaf6X67t-JgvMyB4DjsIGeWSWBFR2duQLD9M0Q8gJJ_9TAfP-4uEABHmGcFmR0GxOl2pIUKNRhdK4NqO4S2ktyWCvRB7XJM_YBy4x_xi8yedvZvrqhu-a6ZFc-cuE5tvX2hpOk20Zog_/s400/threechairs_lowres.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609260238733250274" border="0" /></a><br />Cindy has an eye and technique well beyond her years. She received her BFA, <span style="font-style: italic;">summa cum laude</span>, from the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH in 2007. She has exhibited her work throughout New England and won numerous awards, most recently the Spotlight Award for “Outstanding Representational Artist” in the Seacoast in 2011. And although she realizes the challenge of being “one single voice in a very noisy art world,” she is already catching the eye of critics and collectors on a local and national level. <br /><br />... more to come about "Quiet Memory" and Ms. Rizza herself!Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-29059786899594367592011-05-19T14:09:00.000-07:002011-05-19T14:26:55.983-07:00L's Time StoryOne of the paintings in "Resonance" was inspired by a short story by Linnea Feldman Emison. (her last name may be familiar to you as she is the younger sister of artist <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/chloe_feldman_emison.html">Chloe Feldman Emison</a>!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtLIktSEwKu6duARrCXfj-KFs5MS3iabw2cp4hxFS48Kt9-4gUI5KEVZbmszJuA9w9DQ8FdR9XKIQ3O6e6FbbGGtD3v7ljOJixMIZbJE23L1wTSJP1urLGa5BBsICnV1PjLks6q6IHMwe/s1600/Ls_Time_Story_lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtLIktSEwKu6duARrCXfj-KFs5MS3iabw2cp4hxFS48Kt9-4gUI5KEVZbmszJuA9w9DQ8FdR9XKIQ3O6e6FbbGGtD3v7ljOJixMIZbJE23L1wTSJP1urLGa5BBsICnV1PjLks6q6IHMwe/s400/Ls_Time_Story_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608538224988150306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Time Story</span><br /></div><br /><br /> Mrs. Ruddleford was a very nice old lady. She lived on a big house on a hill, where she liked to give lovely tea parties. There was nothing particualy unusual about Mrs. Ruddleford, except one thing, that she had never told anyone about. It was something that she owned, something very special. Mrs. Ruddleford owned Time. Mrs. Ruddleford couldn't really remember where she had gotten Time. She thought she might have bought it in a shop somewhere, but she wasn't sure. Her memory wasn't as good as it had been. Mrs. Ruddleford had owned Time for a very long while. She had never told anybody about it. She kept Time in the attic so that people wouldn't see it and ask about it when they came to her tea parties. Mrs. Ruddleford couldn't control Time just because she owned it. Everything happened for her in exactly the same order it happened to everybody else. Mrs. Ruddleford just left Time by itself up in the attic, and didn't bother with it much. She thought it must be awfully hard work, keeping everything that ever happened in it's proper order. Mrs. Ruddleford was very proud of owning Time.<br /><br /> One day, Mrs. Ruddleford decided that she had owned Time long enough. She wasn't very young anymore, and she thought it might be nice to let someone else take care of Time. She knew it was very important who she picked to give it to. If Time wasn't properly taken care of, everything would get out of order. But she couldn't pick anyone to give Time to. Nobody seemed good enough. Mrs. Ruddleford loved Time, and she wanted it to go somewhere very nice. Finally, Mrs. Ruddleford decided not to give Time to anybody. She just went up to the attic and opened a window. She let Time drift out, and oat away from her over the trees. Mrs. Ruddleford smiled. "Maybe somebody will find Time", she thought, "maybe somebody will find it and take very good care of it. That would be nice." Mrs. Ruddleford closed the window.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the end<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;">- Linnea Feldman Emison</div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-52437624725951800262011-05-19T13:47:00.000-07:002011-05-19T14:25:12.491-07:00Shiao-Ping Wang: Resonance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6hxhrw6RR5tzTe5xMj-Ku8u0J2nAbNHRDJ_yf1XfFUtIfLAmjCPUl5JAP9rrOeZeBJtw4crJP-CvF2g9Xi0TztnUH7W6yl8ihj-uv14RLP20fbq62yFMpWNnJojbwcMfDcptzywYXCkh/s1600/postcard_430.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6hxhrw6RR5tzTe5xMj-Ku8u0J2nAbNHRDJ_yf1XfFUtIfLAmjCPUl5JAP9rrOeZeBJtw4crJP-CvF2g9Xi0TztnUH7W6yl8ihj-uv14RLP20fbq62yFMpWNnJojbwcMfDcptzywYXCkh/s400/postcard_430.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608532237947795554" border="0" /></a><br />We are currently featuring new works by Shiao-Ping Wang. <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_shiaopingwang.html">"Resonance"</a> features paintings picturing the intangible experiences of travel and listening to music. Using map as a metaphor for journey, Wang combines maps with abstract shapes and patterns to evoke the sense of time when such experiences occur.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHGDtpb-j_WMVfhEt6xVo50rD3X24tflCuu-vKwjlJXP1ZPyTPWkL8MqrsDDIaW-9_Hjg21Eh1cAJIe8AqZu5uSxNFXSOG_Zpe9glemKfareYiA0O4myzuTYnCZm0EnJRZ5p5PX7_w7EA/s1600/Ensemble_lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHGDtpb-j_WMVfhEt6xVo50rD3X24tflCuu-vKwjlJXP1ZPyTPWkL8MqrsDDIaW-9_Hjg21Eh1cAJIe8AqZu5uSxNFXSOG_Zpe9glemKfareYiA0O4myzuTYnCZm0EnJRZ5p5PX7_w7EA/s400/Ensemble_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608532483914112194" border="0" /></a><br />Drawing inspiration from her recent residency at Weir Farm Historic Site in Wilton, CT, Wang also incorporates stitching and beads as part of the painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kaaYRGE7eBJUHrqThUnNFNkZaqcp-VBLJyEjXmqCqRW1K_e_2aYeCufEgfuBnTKZmUSXUAI4HtkzYOlDQpgxq8r60mokzz8P1VZQ3ZftKM19bGKgg1niEwurR1F31k07Dj3ZlLzxv7a8/s1600/Neighborhood_lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kaaYRGE7eBJUHrqThUnNFNkZaqcp-VBLJyEjXmqCqRW1K_e_2aYeCufEgfuBnTKZmUSXUAI4HtkzYOlDQpgxq8r60mokzz8P1VZQ3ZftKM19bGKgg1niEwurR1F31k07Dj3ZlLzxv7a8/s400/Neighborhood_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608532618082991554" border="0" /></a><br />"Resonance" runs thru May 30th! and all of the works from this show are available to view and purchase in our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_shiaopingwang.html">online shop</a>! cheers,<br /><br />Kim<br /><br />ps. this is our first blog post since last August! crazy, i know. and while i am so sorry to have not posted about all of the amazing shows we've presented in the past nine-ish months, i am super excited to share with you what is up and coming...Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-50082720389946292392010-08-17T09:29:00.000-07:002010-08-17T09:33:18.607-07:00Robin's Studio Tour in Apartment Therapy!<a href="http://www.violetmarshphotography.com/">Tanya Lacourse</a> visited Robin's studio this past sunday! She writes "It was love at first site when I parked my car across the street from Robin's art studio in Byfield. Her barn — set on an angle 50 feet from the road — is loosely landscaped with natural rock and wild flowers. A vintage blue Vespa sits out front adding to the warm, countryside feel. The backyard is equally charming with a small farmer's porch and a chicken coop that houses three friendly chickens..."<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/house-tours/robins-gorgeously-green-artist-barn-house-tour-124654"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 335px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506416971149753938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUAaJzDAplsHcHJWmTeeLwl_mdzkbbQtAm4M054urK8nvo5e0jLsajdf5-e-fRxSagD9FqhwbE7iLPadnyqYG0lBMjx_6P9TifJph-HDC-8eCJXXxp_LX9fe5o6idaFQ0yqXYyHj6viyZ/s400/at.jpg" /></a><br />read the entire article <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/house-tours/robins-gorgeously-green-artist-barn-house-tour-124654">here</a> on Apartment Therapy! Congratulations Robin, you built your dream and it is gorgeous!<br /><div></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-74769137346034765952010-08-16T13:17:00.001-07:002010-08-16T13:21:17.812-07:00Sneak Peak: Robin's studio tourfrom behind the scenes ... Tanya Lacourse (of <a href="http://www.violetmarsh.com/">Violet Marsh Photography</a>) visited Robin's studio for <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/">Apartment Therapy</a>!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506104585327439746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PJxkYjB8lsprpZ51A3m1P2rszZR0wRqez6Ar72rbSFEbAhQpZXoFXY0AxgY0eeLC2-hFnnX7F7a0IXw-Q7PV50X3va4YqJvubDrQCmWIy_fN_yfGdzuapCdlYh36DCUPQFI1mB5ygmmW/s400/002.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506104532991146258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkc-ar0U64UgUkWnKXPQyrM7zzFz4JmefcSWBtFcHwBvItWrjSrWyF71_6lsvQT9dL5CVWQEDRIlhqbE1808zOtcYp74CYnw8TfTpBwRyy66xszzZ1ItBGkcne5LZbBhPzu6RGI5z1I4w/s400/001.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506104638005478066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshqb7WFNNSwYqtB3DYLQI7V1cXlYnxpUj88X9FyfQ0vSNmUx4PTTy5QKkcmfnVSecpnC_lgPumliBY35VVsKr1_KYX0m2XQ_UgxvhqV1u4ch-Kk2wVb3z2o1UHWbKu1nCy2bJqnW3FKug/s400/003.jpg" /> the post will appear tomorrow!Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-9172999186697393982010-08-14T07:33:00.001-07:002010-08-14T08:03:48.313-07:00Dustan Knight: Garden PartyThis month we have a very special show featuring works by Dustan Knight -- It's a Garden Party!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505275454767389058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr28Ncke9pIk0Tz3z_eBt2ZKMnYEQNWfdNxf7oMIjTl11oUD_vwZ-F1LPp4yB2m9Rnnh3n_3gI9XRt8zNHmZGdOT4ccDRU0i3z9NR54uH-xKAsaFpLijaGh_42H_srnDRYlNz3qclyN3B/s400/three_golden_butterflies.jpg" /><br />"I can feel the plants growing around me, their breath sweet , their heartbeats fluttering in the heat of this summer afternoon I can hear them whispering with the cicada and shifting slightly as they dig deeper into the hot dirt I'll water them in the morning, while they still have tiaras of dew and snip off their flowers as offerings to august. I have been painting this subject for way too long but it seems to be growing more intriguing rather than less, so there will be more flowers, and more koi pools." - Dustan Knight<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505274357770007618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqQlwBdsp-f0HD8kXblto6v1esZQzWKok3Vx9Lv4djI4edLcCFKkqJZoIDIPwP2LaNufYpZd1pOzVF1VVe8_mDhCAKa71l_njDIhCmuRz0POPctPMm-RLI_AJ98A6xBFVQzufWnDWUhqx/s400/garden_koi.jpg" /><br />Dustan Knight has an MFA from Pratt Institute and an MA from Boston University in Art History.<br /><br />"My artistic sensibility is strongly influenced by my post graduate years in New York City. I was involved in the Expressionist movement of new artists in the eighties. Like them I believe that art should be a passionate statement from the artist’s innermost self. My subsequent study in Art History establishes a framework of artistic ideas and ideals giving my work depth and context within the historic dialogue of art and culture. I feel comfortable using various mediums. Materials and technique are simply vocabulary to express whatever I feel is important to communicate."<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505274504515319074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3PnWHdd-nV2B_QIKhm4CsgdnXpUtEWu71WdXm1o74wIMEod8OfxEKpipDBhV7Oy55ezHzBCUWg0c23tGT96k6j6FEqqxLGSRfPnNkw-Mdc8zNoRrUpAbZNYmomof0ob68gOHt8i91xH5/s400/dark_koi.jpg" /><br />"I have been working with watercolor during the last ten years and am fascinated by the brilliant fragile color, physical peculiarities and speed with which you can move it. It is a really fun exciting medium that reacts immediately (and not always in a predictable manner) to every thing I do or refrain from doing."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJex9Sb39I3YCX0Gv8kymqmcFHXSJJc8aC8vJjOzgj9Q7nmx3snQAcujsqq5XD4r6a8UpUeWFcTjNz4hirag5xY8OycrdsbYbtkxfpM0dxkT_jLUT64_-JbAqAg-Gt0vmIEH3GNFFFo4Q/s1600/blue_tower.jpg"></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RNZVrpq2iqlrUwE9y9xOMhnmjsoYxsapdLfkPiV02Rg1RSudVUNQBxBa4VzQh_-xpN35aEVwyLVf-jjENlj51cFwvdwG_OKrFmvTutic0db1Y1M1jXq9SfEsFL5Pnyj4XyDfvxKW_jiO/s1600/koi_tower.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 99px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505275728050292770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RNZVrpq2iqlrUwE9y9xOMhnmjsoYxsapdLfkPiV02Rg1RSudVUNQBxBa4VzQh_-xpN35aEVwyLVf-jjENlj51cFwvdwG_OKrFmvTutic0db1Y1M1jXq9SfEsFL5Pnyj4XyDfvxKW_jiO/s400/koi_tower.jpg" /></a>"I continue to work toward a distillation of concept (the elusive perfection of ‘not too many notes - not too few ‘) drawing on themes which mean something tremendously important to me, which I attempt to convey as eloquently as possible to my viewers." </div><br /><br /><div>Dusty lives and works out of her studio in New Castle, NH. She has won numerous awards for her work and exhibited throughout New England for over twenty years. She also offers workshops, writes regional reviews for Art New England and teaches as an adjunct professor at several local art colleges.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505276876225207698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfqdV4VgPObxJvtYsdGjcz4ttpPNsIfHkhZb7D9VlF1ob6KFykM9RulUw_9WewEfxGP-YY5jQo2enFCF9rPnbvNR-FntRnNxRJcmiW01537kTwefDtDRa1uRAYrWoKe_NueNkIEXn_a_c/s400/DSCF2546.JPG" /></div><br /><p>"I am not a gardener and my garden is very messy, which distresses me everytime a 'real' gardener comes to visit....</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505279286674395970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWi3HkD3YazzQ2tBxLsN0JyPSSuLFu5j0zRPEBvfuK7TgrSXGLKNbGh57jAjf5rdIgMjq34Y1trerDWbM98U21P-wsdHIYokwP8OkHcoX2pMfY900Ve6VmxAtMgKKwXfAVs_w98fLogWZ/s400/garden.jpg" /><br />...But the tangle of weeds and perennials look alot like my paintings. I Like the way the watercolor paint pools and melts into different shapes and I like the way the spaces, become shapes then become spaces, just as my garden does."<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505279811237895826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugGEyN1sO4DaUIhsFKLOp7kLYkEjuPd_3dGYOOOvdX-s-NNjBd3Jov8XQyANSjxbzPVhztYiAX-2qhOUKR2ozTCQs3RdqCQFb0KndwGD_0pXAIGKJaurJmZcMN1zKqglGBH6U6wxicTBs/s400/allium_1.jpg" /><br /><p>Garden Party runs thru August 29th. All of the works from this show are available to view and purchase in our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_current_show.html">online shop</a>! </p>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-79486785754874613912010-08-01T10:08:00.000-07:002010-08-01T10:11:14.970-07:00Painting of the week ...<em>Swooping Down</em> by Chloë Feldman Emison, watercolor + inks on paper, 9 x 12 inches <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_behind_the_curtain_flight.html">learn more</a><br /><br /><div>... inspired by the journeys that have been and will be and also because we LOVE it!</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500489920310657202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uqbWCrX-K2ar5LmpKPh7JFoxsSJ7ZhqcaTZRh7moMUb3e2FafiW06dNqiRrPf_YXk4bVZuyt6GlV6bGQ1ObBqhyPdmIBThoU5VJQN5o0MDWJwoxzzmMhyGTfglgvpvSi1YFVYE31mXM_/s400/Swooping_Down.jpg" /><br /><div><blockquote>"Be joyful because it is humanly possible" - Wendell Berry<br /></blockquote></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-28754637651851109402010-07-23T10:36:00.000-07:002010-07-23T12:45:19.354-07:00Rabbits & HumanimalI am so very pleased to present our second Satellite Exhibition in the main lobby of the <a href="http://www.portsmouthmfa.org/">Portsmouth Museum of Art</a> in conjunction with their new show:<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>'Humanimal' presents a range of works representing both humans and animals... and the "in-between". Artists explore the many different relationships that humans have with animals in the world and within the human psyche. </div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497187308654578050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sw1lLeYtZAnskqPwQBYAuj3_5CFs42JkErIwgzqdnYPM_KqVNkirJKed2BAMzhyJ7H2WHT3E6tbsAz8Nh743eW_GTKjfvqVumzgPGtebFKidPw_JQDalZqC2lbHTznDnRzpoZwMBYD3b/s400/pma.jpg" /><br /><blockquote><br />"What makes a human human? How much of the animal remains in the human mind and body? The show includes artists' portraits of our animal selves as well as<br />animals taking on human-like personas, fantasy depictions of human-animal<br />combinations, explores the relationship between humans and animals, touches the<br />question of the future of animal species and references the presentation of<br />human-animal metaphors in literature and poetry. Images, sculpture and video<br />works range in content from mythic re-interpretation to sharp-eyed views on<br />contemporary life."<br /></blockquote></div><br /><div>We have selected seven paintings by <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/fleurpalau.html">Fleur Palau</a>, from her ongoing series "Rabbit World"...<br /><br /></div><div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497158597882888498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJErwUIzgkNA7xUQDjHJNjtIBVWA3r1L_UFjlxy4zP1uChcj6SxVdnyhZByumF_M50XC4AZeCpw8b6VHz0p5ra6TE9LKPh0lAiU7hEg3G3eQA-GXCmH5o-h8KqzozFK2QCKjftvm-8_6I6/s400/Balance.jpg" /><br /><div>"The Rabbit series is a whimsical, yet sometimes moody reflection of the human psyche set in the natural world. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497186192693623170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgoDNt8t_nUMElKlSV32lijCeARxZwfz65jkx5OOzS4SHWKpus7TBo13YzGsW_1ESZ6_fODY03_PX3Xp_HGZZ_7tkHf1Zv5rQp5Q-CFHvzxouR415WHAJ62SkWxhdo-2Dx80bgj6hk0cQ/s400/spanish_woman_in_snow.jpg" /><br /><div></div><div>The full meaning of these paintings is of course open to speculation and does not concern me, though I recognize the symbolism and irony that is the vehicle in which to reveal some useful message about ourselves. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497186668870644642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYKBZV8IxkglMZWzBmqmqmMo8HmD979IHIogTMT04faLgiWbk93vCl0N1zZrLH_wQMPgLi1J1dGK8t6KJYA1YK9kcFRytrpLfLiSUtHVg0TU7CkvAish7n-3Gf5o4Zoky4zHEMfzisz6z/s400/The_Investigation_30x25.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 338px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497186871613211474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjariI1ItG5e3WEOdT7v_lseR7HWc8rWAUVjgd6hlhB9jHraTIYr3fG3kf4NeoM2On9LaUDTQBqWn0TX-43D0w85xg5vi8MtfZDX1OuD7tacnOoCqcHgwkLsq3HZxmSUv0noy-cILHZR5lb/s400/The_Secret.jpg" /><br /><div>I would hope that in these rabbbit portraits we may recognize the better attributes of our own nature, that of love, friendship, loyalty, and that the renewed recognition of this will at once empower and inspire." - Fleur Palau </div><br /><br /><div>In addition, this exhibit includes a sneak preview of two of the paintings to be published in a new children's book by author <a href="http://www.brucemcmillan.com/">Bruce McMillan</a> ...</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497188073086278626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMmnnwrm-B1O1L3UTbMBb2FKQQq0_3Nt3_IRIS2AeEWQuhHe40LWRJHoA6nl6u-A8XemeoxvBj-MlJDXeQK7rMWapu-YLvuQOPF7V8nLi1w_jjDHdnn0vx87hTW0c9gJkT4Tt-asEHE35/s400/searching_32x21.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 374px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497187840203849970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji5RtW6grKx28IviNQUOCicsQStsuM-XpY1yNZF6IBD8ya7Fptpya-F-_wMflrBZBRinfXGrN2vffHaG3JVp8cS-R7qrzdx3kV24Ny67WbMMSa2aHZzGwJ_youNr-cFrxVlLM9FsWTYMu/s400/hello_goodbye.jpg" /><br />All of the works from this show are also available to view + purchase in our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_pma.html">online shop</a>!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>*Join us at the <a href="http://www.portsmouthmfa.org/">PMA</a> for the public reception, Thursday, July 29th, 5:30 - 7:30pm in conjunction with the new show ... Enjoy a 'Beast Boy' at the bar accompanied by appetizers, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.blacktrumpetbistro.com/">Black Trumpet</a>. And look, but don't pet, the live humanimals!</p>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-2363522685730647492010-07-22T08:24:00.000-07:002010-07-22T08:30:07.006-07:00Painting of the week...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496752030924466194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGo1SHdUZmhJ8u3S4jibEhwAYAQXxhBv7vXhnE40Smrrwexy2pA4vx-LKM0fSDF2qCx94TY6FKFL7Q1WD0MwL3iqKNSw0U1vMBaXwVYdzBE9kSiqp8-AWiYLnisidCg-2BYHXqM2cWNy5/s400/AlwaysOnaRoll.jpg" /><br /><div>"Always on a Roll" by Denise Duong, mixed media on canvas, 36 x 36 inches<br /><br />this painting was part of the satellite exhibition at the Portsmouth Museum of Art and now it is back in the gallery! <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_not_so_tinyart_duong.html">learn more</a><br /><div><br />... inspired by my new bicycle (thanks George!) and also because we LOVE it!<br /></div><a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/Teeny_Tiny_6/linda_cordner.html"></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496752746760754338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhQ6_qtzEBeu6RWDSheu4HoZUQNO_ySsJrzbvOgybJnFvdwZeAzD1hVjRw3U_PTXdFGzjZPsCjO0ZuVAGOWe9UJfL2YM6_NFDmaXiE0TbeSxFKU8CDgzjDbWcz1r_KTYsHV4Ytpm3Oaxk/s400/bike.jpg" /><br /><blockquote><br /><br /><p align="center">"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." ~H.G. Wells<br /></p><br /><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><br /><p align="left"></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-73209119496766775662010-07-10T16:27:00.000-07:002010-07-10T16:35:48.672-07:00Painting of the week...... inspired by the weekly forecast and also because we LOVE it!<br /><br />"It Rained Today" by Linda Cordner, wax + oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches<br /><br />and it just so happens to be available in our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/Teeny_Tiny_6/linda_cordner.html">online shop</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/Teeny_Tiny_6/linda_cordner.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492423489099425938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-y1-BoXbvg0GzaxdyJ9bNFC7BzqryyJ4YU6dZ6F_4QogwTyE4SU8NHxTQ2-nxn7JxCkUpQE3ILcF6n95yi5KbwQkAFbnOo59b9iN7jgNg0pcIlVj7b23jFT-JjLIzXh60uaw10pN0Pmf/s400/it_rained_today_med.jpg" /></a><br /><blockquote><p align="center">"Into each life some rain must fall."- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<br /></p><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><p align="left"> </p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-85799586939601389272010-07-05T08:54:00.000-07:002010-07-05T11:14:04.781-07:00...remains of the dayThis past friday we celebrated the opening of "Remains of the Day" a solo exhibition of new works by the lovely Robin Luciano Beaty. We had a beautiful evening and the gallery was packed with friends, family and encaustic enthusiasts:) <div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490456080655285458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__xkFQDsthsjpBTF9znNCmekV-CJ77P8AFneBV3hMBKpZdEyXTxLIml9KaquI_xeXENFhvabR7CZH1vWNykrrNo2BCoY8CLXLeRuVsgMubxUeN4lpAbl5z7TdHLO97jy27mYRKKDheD3B/s400/july_430.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Robin is an award winning painter out of Newbury, Massachusetts. (2009 International Encaustic Painting Conference Award for Best in Show in the exhibition curated by Nicholas Capasso, chief curator of the Decordova Museum; winner of the "Spotlight on the Arts Award" for 'Outstanding Abstract Artist of 2009'). Robin concentrates primarily on the ancient wax based medium of Encaustic paint, a molten beeswax mixed with resin and dry pigments, which she incorporates mixed media, vintage materials, textiles and found objects. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465883997316370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5q0fqsfcIjSYviudE3THovFls01crS11b-Al2RsZrpnWc0y3PZguRM6HL_LA-e-zUhZIYn18BxdJmuDP1hSNHlsqx_nx0W_WDoha9K3R5Tz1BVQ1x7zGSvYX2WpX0BJOCMt5rmXawQHk/s400/FULL_Robin_studio1.jpg" /><br /><div><br /><div></div><div>Robin's newest work is significantly large in scale, mainly 3ft to 4ft square , a huge expansion in comparison to her previous series "Above and Beyond, made up of over 200 individual 6" x 6" paintings. This particular series differs in the fact that scale commands you to be physically encompassed in the atmospheric emotion translated so seductively in wax.</div><div></div><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490454717995925778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrDoGMoXMSu7vUI5gj5ZLg59LjkqrxdcmfimmPUwFriypUss0jLXOGLO-9D_-Eyr3yac7zlEFH2EcJgzf5uPj08q347Kn0EVb8iZSkRyg1YPB4KbSkCp9BZhDeBqjUr7RT_748SiV5gOu/s400/confluence_7.jpg" /></div><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><span style="color:#999999;">Confluence</span> #9, encaustic, oil, aluminum and glass on braced birch, 48 x 48</span></p></blockquote><div></div><div>Each painting in this series contains within it an obvious and ethereal seascape at first glance. Upon a second look, an extended sense of light bursts through bossy cumuli or slight shards of sunrise cut through a rebellious horizon. They remain ambiguous, yet curiously nostalgic, pushing the viewer to revisit images from their own recollections. Painted intuitively, and not from reference, these pieces translate an individual perspective of space, evoking an ebb and flow, the constant conjoining and separation of ocean and land, calm yet anxious, peaceful yet frightening, reserved yet dominant; interchanges so indicative to life they are discernibly "tidal". </div></div><div><div></div><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490453761022640066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKU0d-aLiLnOGNAMQeBVPP3zWCy8tjV061o3FGFddgDUBU3YUyWEjTbzdrKqbO5P8ASd6_6FzBYQJRtefF7yah61EJxkY4zwgWTpMqa5Nc00NAQM-lu6zBM_kqtYXpI6wYMXPJeidy0bE/s400/divergence_2.jpg" />Divergence #2, encaustic, oil and aluminum on braced birch, 36 x 36</span></span></p></blockquote><div></div><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490453603878324482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeW8vS1Nvt1xqofZRfCS9owRiI89XLHdeEKsWOfTE7OyGsBPpqMW0n5Wk4UBPam_UXuYMygXCNW5kCGOhGqOR5uuBjIv5wyZkLDcO0dQwnR7oKAUVV2NWRnJ8jCgGeXFzfq_8ivju79Tm/s400/confluence_11.jpg" /><span style="color:#999999;">Confluence #11, encaustic, oil, copper and yarn on braced birch, 36 x 36</span></span><br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490454031274090418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GAtZuHQqjzq4FiD3hKKj7425PoErAfh5mYOBC_27zG-6Yxvq1wdDAVP8LyevwD-EyiOff7mr_6OqsDmiAgt_0mc4U9hX7rdAQdRy42YYNOq9ODHoj0PUIkSXA_SfIU5hVpzFZfpUr77C/s400/confluence_9.jpg" />Confluence #7, encaustic, oil, aluminum, glass, fabric and bark on braced<br />birch panel, 48 x 48</span></p></blockquote><div><br /><br /></div><div>This convergence of opposites is unconventionally translated by the juxtaposition of Robin's chosen medium: thick ethereal wax on cold sheet metal, soft childhood yarns meandering through shards of broken glass, thick copper remnants layered with delicate antique lace. </div><div></div></div><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490459383143678530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpudEwzsjTGmj2oGjeKVtBCHBet9csBLqSRRIZiz1_8k6V-rt3X1EVdqKVHRlqTFp3Aoum2IgK5p1uObjCoNrcxPSQxWFLkKnb8zUVReY18omYEk7aK-xF_3nNKXvbgnvxUppxJ2CZBiR/s400/DSCF2504.JPG" />Above and Beyond #320, encaustic and mixed-media on braced birch, 6 x 6</span></p></blockquote><div></div><div><br />Though the sculptural elements of wax and organic lines, themes and contemporary concepts pervade this work, so does the artists own intimacy with them. Incorporating family heirloom crochet, bark fallen from the trees around her studio, pieces of her handmade sari wedding dress, nails found in the basement of her father’s workshop, vintage love letters salvaged from a relatives attic, this work elicits a deep sense of the past and future all while keeping them benignly impersonal.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490463385584337234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVDZtNgHh9aRJ9p7WW8atjvm3Hq5dnToLoMqCCHG2BTSadGpHbH7CcUa9-RkYLddkxbDC-BjK_EoPueGJkFxe4eWTE08I9dZUmUKHfoGxmn10_yY58Kx9ZhgjLD1CDexF3gX9CksjvFgn/s400/DSCF2509.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 337px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490462010050701042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh724Di-bk1hOp56SqozB44Gj59GGXYDGqIKn-zTfYeq4ISsTxaOKZ3leamYbvFLcS5FzByO6lacjCwRSgOrTtlwxyqCMQKIk_cn5Xxb8rxRLUeIc4MZ4MTT_2d_pH_MyS6RRd_IyDxgwqx/s400/DSCF2515.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 369px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490463814878821330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_RiQegw0sxglWlmzCWwMq72DcLtVKXPfqe_wBWanQT-l56IYUsRVAlbLlEeUVfrvVz4XJKFeB9m8vEqeAEWMf8nQZ8t97XNOdzSqwGlqFz_IT1rRTHr6P5DsCfG8CSsHFqhwtmWZJegh/s400/DSCF2514.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Although familiar as "landscape" or "seascape", this work is confounded by becoming more of a memory than a representation, incorporating the salvaged elements of emotion and object or fundamentally, that which "Remains of the Day." This show runs thru August 2nd!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-27312136762033463312010-06-29T09:24:00.000-07:002010-06-29T09:25:26.493-07:00Opening this friday, July 2nd...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwfWKhKR0QGsCyObJXHkSAi-Id26WMQWnJF8b2L260DWDtfCsb6N61f_IKiiy8NYnQD1a0LUfzatTXejutZ03pfe2aaQOV73yF2CgdZHF2n0r1Y-0tEBPqswvMPS2N0mAN0tMu8GV4QPU/s1600/july_430.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488232453550724578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwfWKhKR0QGsCyObJXHkSAi-Id26WMQWnJF8b2L260DWDtfCsb6N61f_IKiiy8NYnQD1a0LUfzatTXejutZ03pfe2aaQOV73yF2CgdZHF2n0r1Y-0tEBPqswvMPS2N0mAN0tMu8GV4QPU/s400/july_430.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-78268403477975770142010-06-01T07:28:00.000-07:002010-06-01T07:46:51.371-07:00"Art is a guarantee of sanity"<div><div>I just heard that Louise Bourgeois passed away yesterday, what an incredible woman. She lived an incredible life of 98 years and I am so thankful that I got to see her retrospective in London (blogged <a href="http://threegracesgallery.blogspot.com/2007/11/louise-bourgeois.html">here</a>). </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477815055119329330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll5sBTOcd3Ge_EszN6-rIgpoTlqHQ5XqI1gkFYkGckrhfOQenVge1R0rTfyrrJk69MnBHbWGE_JVP7aEklD1Ye-aC2elORCmNI8R894okAyrZT5ti3YVUJOtfI0nJXn1R5gqADVHndI0T/s400/spider.jpg" /><br /><div>I love this description from Stella Vine "She said there was a juxtaposition of sinister, controlling elements and full-on macho materials with a warm, nurturing and cocoon-like feminine side that appears within Bourgeois' art."<br /></div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477814624052039682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKPWm0rzUp2iOZjfSHHI6r-1OO3JxS3WN4qUmmEZbaNWZPsePwh8UmTuYHvGFyBJ04lHLX2tr5Hre2Y9zWUOuCMvadx8rOtDIrY65X1so0SSOSG6IIjVzwywVTMHOXHYykVBNUI8d0joO/s400/louise-bourgeois-2-from-the-san-francisco-chronicle.jpg" /><br /><div>Louise Bourgeois said "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." She was bravely honest, smart and quite sassy. <em>Repose en paix</em>.</div></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-91214936187283738302010-05-31T09:32:00.000-07:002010-05-31T09:57:32.740-07:00Opening June 4th ...<div><div><div><div><div><div>I am excited as today is the drop off for our next show! Three Graces is delighted to present "Kaetlyn Wilcox: The Woodland Chronicles".<br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477474300744801250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnw5kRb2l26H1lE39XtA0PpNQVrXDvwGM9Om6m_X_rJ5qLXQMyZiVMlrIelfRZ6QdxatmnKNp_Ya_WNTe_VqhFAh1B1Yy_rSTPwGWXk2964-wkM0ylXx-n7Q4VIQto6i3HhEWZeLvrzFy/s400/postcard_front_lowres.jpg" /><br /><div>In her upcoming show “The Woodland Chronicles,” <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/kaetlynwilcox.html">Kaetlyn Wilcox</a> presents a whimsical group of 44 mixed media paintings that range widely in scale, from monumental dreamscapes on paper, to tiny, one-inch portraits rendered painstakingly onto wooden eggs. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477475834408424642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbPDoc9W4SMGW7cV5FKRYzEZtIVBiBy-waD3Umja1vwKjpkw0Y7hq_DK5Vdtm9IZGAWom1jdkkAD5zUGXIgxOIfTocUV2fjhbAYEIN4hMBdkInXUVVBe77jcFTGlee08tL4TxCYgEboCb/s400/Sparrow_Mother_and_Father.jpg" /><br /><div>In all of her images, Wilcox seeks to create mysterious, open-ended narratives that explore imagined relationships between human and natural worlds. People encounter tangled forests of tree-size beanstalks growing up out of finely wrought birdcages...<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477474565219996210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI3hff4Vr1vbKTlJQwNRfDx1qyqmyZk_ri8yz_GC_u73Q7yb6F1YnPQVg9-GvcCKS4xNvcIP41-ryUNf7mk5_Yooh7am6wQ-kTH8F1ppGvS73TxAEvLHtE-30zjp5lCsOkeMN7Oq9Du-d/s400/The_Visitors_website.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Enormous animals burrow under tree-lined New England streets.<br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477474863005951698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUj0UyleESA4mqNcjm_ZZCAckH9RFmCB27b4XPd3LPGmBxfrPTUM9-fPlkliyhmdO7WkuDsnwaHObEOby4p9z48f-QGdPW4YxGctnRy9WCStSBoC5tciipC-wA4bdNMJmA8QDsBKXksqE/s400/Burrow_1_LR.jpg" /><br /><div>Women transform into wild birds...<br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477475355235091314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GubqfYGy6Kp8mE28Ja1_WVJoc7x2uurSxlyNsfZnuEvsuJysFXlCVB3ygHQP7RWgfMVnZkLiCjWrNaF2RGi1n8jhRADpjWpmjXqmX5nztrTPWRTla0gEQp7dzl6MgX7Yd1r82A9v_aUJ/s400/Flight_of_Fancy.jpg" />and bird-headed people appear, matter-of-factly, dressed in their Sunday best.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477476102406671826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieknjcdDPQ61jJMjk4_QoJ9B1dOQBD_LwaPjEaett0N-izqQsUFbGzn9eYRroT8F1Dc8-e-jsGcxb2RX_8jlqhuCr0rlEPZSJVKA_wCNJOgHw2xQ3VbkBEX_kImroIt0ofoCtpRf6Vjm3Q/s400/Dottie_Up_the_Dogwood_LR.jpg" /><br />Kaetlyn combines elements of gouache, watercolor and graphite works on paper to explore themes of innocence, disillusionment, identity, desire and repression. Her subject matter derives from fairy tales, myths, children’s stories, historical writings, nature publications, field guides and found domestic photography.<br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477476781217787954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRPT-h7O_wtfa7dPRQNDEASfWVm15eSV8WiE6HTIsgCxSsVM77qcIK4Mswre2IhdBwp2kJLjw_BwWQ3zeZU3hK27kwOASsAthoD8cxyAq44W26N_WIv35p278gvyy_XR3xYB6oo3hj_vM/s400/n1198165056_30053140_346.jpg" /> She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wellesley College in 2001 with honors in Studio Art and went on to study painting and drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, where she earned her MFA in 2004. In addition to teaching, Kaetlyn is currently branching out into the world of book illustration.</div><div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477477429794367682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfE436Q_pOvIMF8WfPLMsuBDznn8jUPszyou6n96mw9dtiYXcHO4ZjqJLjpWiafUTEzIMlHHwbcqEfxxrje2TUy8zAeb8dkcDt7SB7ZXGhZJDTcwsTmyrW5f5y8_dtgkkErxYTjBJjCBd/s400/Bird_Rack_Buck_LR.jpg" /><br /><div>Join us for the opening reception this Friday, June 4th, from 5-8pm. It's <a href="http://www.artroundtown.org/">Art 'Round Town</a> (portsmouth's first friday gallery walk) and also the kick off for "<a href="http://www.portsmouthchamber.org/ShopPortsmouth.cfm">Shop Portsmouth Friday Nights</a>" (Local businesses are joining together to stay open late every Friday night through October and warmly greet Portsmouth visitors with our unique shops). We will also have some live music -- Cole and the Make Out Scene will be here! </div></div></div></div></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468210644003096843.post-82568356199020395162010-05-30T12:26:00.000-07:002010-05-30T13:38:02.564-07:00At the Edge ...<a href="http://portsmouthmfa.org/about_show.html">The Portsmouth Museum of Art</a> (they recently dropped "Fine") held its grande opening in June of 2009. In the past year, significant changes have been made. Former curator, Ruthie Treadwell who helped launch the museum is out, and artist <a href="http://www.katherinedoyle.com/">Katherine Doyle</a> is in. The new mission and vision statements define the museum as an institution of education. This clarification will end an earlier practice of selling art. Their current goal is to enrich the local cultural landscape by developing partnerships, creating collaborative opportunities among artist and art organizations an by presenting a complete art experience that includes literature and poetry, performance art, film and other technologies and to initiate an on-going public dialogue around art.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477156799407520834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubNbqXBVTWVRmamMOtkQ_NL2HATRTbqrMMsy9IsZbEpH5JJP5Zu_PBfSXlVqlpl31Gntm9-L7xtuyTcZqKf6Dn6k30PiC30qWaFV90cZI-stSGZskMro1FKT6tp_lglQINtHYbI5iN3xa/s400/pma.jpg" /> <div>This past Thursday evening marked the official opening of their current exhibition, "At the Edge: Subversive Ideas and New Forms". </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477158424650372226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosLRZGRPF6pvV1cTAx-m109d76lLF3DEPGIqsTWGcR7dmRVy-ejbtiYzIzkeFtP0OeR-PJxhJgTzTe8HZQTRDYUBfFtPK3gWArdSsBPT__MosILA68Jk0iXwcORNYURW06rXiF4LAyWSf/s400/pma2.jpg" /><br /><div><em><span style="color:#999999;">This show explores intent and expression created with a range of materials and techniques. Each artist sets their sights on an 'edge' with his or her own visual language. They challenge viewers preconceived notions about familiar objects and art forms. Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz take the expected kitch of snowglobes and transform them into vulnerable little worlds. The tables are turned with Tony Oursler's sculpture as digital images of eyes peer out from an amoeba-like splat. Tseng Kwong Chi's 1983 photograph of choreographer Bill T. Jones, painted by Keith Haring, celebrates art and movement with the body as living canvas. Ray Caesar digitally creates incredibly detailed and strangely haunting worlds in beautifully rendered images that are both delightful and disturbing. 'My Mother's Legacy' is a series of bowls presenting a poem that commemorates Boston artist Sarah Hutt's mother's life. Commentary on current political and social events is presented with a wry sense of humor as Daniel McDonald's band of bobble-head mummies struggles with 'Restricted Access to Medical Care'. A sampling of Judy Chicago's iconic plates, a print by Jeff Koons and a story quilt by Faith Ringgold are among the gems in this show that you won't want to miss.</span></em></div><br /><br /><div>I was thrilled by the opportunity to curate a small exhibition in the main lobby space in conjunction with the new show! Three Graces is very pleased and proud to present works by <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/deniseduong.html">Denise Duong</a>, <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/amygross.html">Amy Gross</a>, <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/nicolemaloof.html">Nicole Maloof</a> and <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/kellyvivanco.html">Kelly Vivanco</a>.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477155936513920146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9dLs7M_S1tKZ-a99up0P1oZiSGV8qcjXYXAX8KXkqjhUmwpVRR7zGP_n1m8mNHi5lbkAq2xee9BwwbQH2dzBK4W0TiGFpcCD3WpqZaYnFM5COS-aU_GqbRD6U2T_0SFPzKlXyFKsK1FA/s400/satellite_300.jpg" /><br />Here are a few photos of the show (starting in the main lobby) ...</div></div></div></div><div><br /><br /></div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477160956349479426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7s_olcURwG9vHgI2J-Fzvu7MXDc6QWfNQ90NzlP6wt7qkLv8VHsqHM0xaOHNCupUs61Iq8rVAQDqetgC6YS8jIfHQuW6uSpGyHFCMcDBEjp4mCVdp6JaEW2Csv87PnkJfSV9v21O1Uc0/s400/DSCF2353.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477161575011337922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GHuOPpB-acV138EVlcQPlUnmIuCqDODrZmb6jVv5RMryzoUQ4iEdTkxcG3viTbyVt_N0e4fQKZcIUqxQk_k53aN9lqzbNHA9v1lTQJSUkPVzObZbBBkzcKs8ZI5nOpaf4JIB2-9uylMh/s400/DSCF2320.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477161362361366578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Y0JLEg31DW9TTAcUBI3c2GcHLU78577VqOTlvdU5ohxzI9PWVzXjCwUT182mq0lJSJCYduVlhEO774Sf2H95u6OPf55f3cz7L2OoPMwd_LffNkkm_dv_RcEYvHFDObdKJZOXs_WvN_N7/s400/DSCF2354.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477161870937328946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd5qHhVrgx1j3W_B8jWUetYT8KmkA4nQnghqTbujVn7GoieXFD2wAlIreM-_BNjatM4hJ3PsNyaB0hjhK4FhFPG9PZUjyv8WGyOvWtriRMZ96OjuNx-ALmcZjuPZKqH4MRDA9A2dM47XN/s400/DSCF2309.JPG" /></p></div><div> </div><div align="center">... and to the main exhibition ...</div><div> </div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477159738613553490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0QbUpc0H4wJrl8cb-fIURaH7ZK3LHDQCSCnglWzEpkzGkx2nW1TfX7KAgbBzsajGJqCVpioHhfdIR8E7bfUwGOZvHRV-6rmFEQLpJ89j6ydDKY3QTPZfYsWMeQkt9IX3f1dEIVbe8As3/s400/DSCF2335.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477159971386397410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3SkNUbPbe_CnRyNcqWqVFR9_XSwS8dxBc0Ufsa9Sn8NG1UVc9yFr-dws-U3ezqNG4sJsXAy6xZI_nbBFGgXHxE5HvtkEkaJFr8bjSZJW5WP9rlLibiueA7GUekki3r6rD76-K3ycWtEN/s400/DSCF2338.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477158856011399234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOan9nirleG9UdkaBevgQumt4POWxQDR_KRB7F6GGczVP1DlKc_iaviAe-pdlUd5WufIUTJpNMGUOk0gXP5QyrCQbpGzjWP7n7WPB-W6Gmm0rCB-T2O37o5ahdZ7qZKsJjrsXQTjMKZQBa/s400/DSCF2333.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477160583617613042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9vUKM5Al0HdkB307BQwzwMh8ipz4GwngwbwjeuwquYf7tJa9OjsSgbVvw6fUA_AxWJAW7YnniB-oy3DkYJ08z5__aT035Y69TyDPwcBIIq0Nql3QmOkJtEBeXG66Kskvd-zEonEmiP5T/s400/DSCF2341.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477160244478065186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1N8R9Zxx9JvaeEAlNVwVjW3nBt0SbXz5p8bzIuCnHwzDMWkCNyOG5JrCc2_TU1RT-pAx03r3tkRYFn1ETrLC_J9Vr8SiyUJc6rUOu6Cw8rNpGghnXUzISd2I-grfA_ZieXiLyMe6E_0w/s400/DSCF2340.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477159063371507826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDwlDdG-LBZS8rnorpNxCigIBPEWeq6e78huIf1xyB3Xb4HNaboO2vgBE61HuXINM5tkKZGFz7buarzPMP1AVeRQcYU0pnY-DhbRu0k7OTk3Pun1YAWCBOhGzvzOrDAKS09PmyFK_LcMh/s400/DSCF2330.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477159300303981010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP5KXpdN02lQknFdQqT85a1tqtzk6Q6gNjSPZTyf4H3ilTDPFq6586U0xzXsr8y7_nSPIyNFstVAZYV0GslxMRC4VuNzpwXHbHcNGDN1utEUjqGKl_iBSM9Ul1pMXCF3sPXmRq7UsmAhL/s400/DSCF2328.JPG" /><br />More pictures from "At the Edge" can be seen on our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/threegraces/sets/72157623991496224/">flickr</a>.</div><div> </div><div>All of the works in the main lobby are indeed for sale! You can view all of the works by Kelly Vivanco, Denise Duong, Amy Gross and Nicole Maloof here in our <a href="http://www.threegracesgallery.com/shop_PMFA.html">online shop</a>!</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://portsmouthmfa.org/about_show.html">The Portsmouth Museum of Art</a> is located at One Harbour Place (in between the <a href="http://www.seacoastrep.org/">Seacoast Repertory Theatre</a> and <a href="http://www.prescottpark.org/">Prescott Park</a>). "At the Edge" and our Satellite Exhibition run thru July 11th.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Three Graceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715419097254967559noreply@blogger.com