Greensboro Library Art Exhibition Review

I met David Rogers, a local news reporter for the Hardwick Gazette, back in February when my large solo exhibition at Sterling College on Craftsbury Common opened. He was kind enough to write a very positive review of my latest painting exhibition and I thought my blog readers might like to read what he wrote about this show.

My paintings still hang at the Greensboro Library, and they may be up for several more months. Greensboro is a pretty quiet place during the winter months!

A Review of an Exhibition of Watercolor Paintings by Elise Andréa at the Greensboro Free Library in Greensboro, Vermont from September, 2011.

“Elise Andréa is having a show of her remarkable watercolor paintings at the Greensboro Free Library through, works in various sizes of scenes both in Vermont and New Zealand, plus a number of still life subjects. 

Rooster

I’m happy to say that my ink painting “Rooster”, below, has been accepted into a juried exhibition, Looking For Transformation, opening October 7, 2011 in New York City.

This show will hang October 7 – December 31st, 2011 at the Redeemer Presbyterian Church offices, 1359 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY.

Japanese Ink Paintings

It’s been awhile since I posted…In April I relocated to find an earlier Spring and am enjoying some time with a friend near New York City. I have taught some art lessons and am currently doing illustration for someone’s organic gardening book.

The following story explains a little about my recent experiments with Japanese Sumi-e or Suiboku – Ink Paintings:

Changing up my art media recently made me understand a bit more what people have often told me, “watercolor is the hardest medium”. It’s difficult to see something as hard if you do not have a comparison.

Spring Beckons

Spring Beckons

This little 6×6 watercolor was recently accepted by the jury into the Randy Higbee Gallery show and sale opening on April 6 in southern California. It depicts the mountain on which I grew up, in early Spring.

Here in northern Vermont we still have several feet of snow on the ground. Sugaring has begun on warm days. It’s been a long winter, and I’m looking forward to not loading the wood furnace six or more times daily! In January I began teaching watercolor classes several times each week to a great group of students. I love my students!

On March 4th, I spoke at the First Friday Art Talk at the Art House on Craftsbury Common, Vermont. I explained the history behind my animal illustrations. The room was packed, only two seats remained! The next week, I gave a gallery talk at my large Sterling College exhibit, answering questions and telling the story behind many of the paintings. About fifteen people came, including the local reporter who covered my art exhibit story for the newspaper. He likened my work to Albrecht Durer! Wow…a fine compliment!

I am very grateful to each one who has encouraged me to continue painting over the years. Thank you!

The LORD is Good.

Painting exhibition in Vermont 2011

Artist Reception for “Twenty Years of My Life”
Time: Thursday, February 10 · 4:30pm – 7:00pm
Location: Brown Library, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, Vermont

This exhibit is planned to hang February through mid-March 2011. If you are not able to attend the reception, please feel free to come see the show at another time.

Amid many vicissitudes in life, painting has remained my constant theme – a time for discipline, beauty and re-balancing. I’ve actually painted with watercolor for 30 years but this large solo exhibition will display thirty-five of the original and personal works I created over the last twenty years.

On a side note, I’ve loved reading Vermont Sports Magazine monthly, since it first came out in 1990, noticing each winter the Craftsbury Outdoor Center’s hosting of their annual cross-country ski marathon in late January. I’ve always wanted to participate, but never quite managed to get there…despite wearing out two pairs of skiis over the years…and so my work, not my skiing, will make it to Craftsbury Common. Ski marathoning will have to come another time….=)