When I think of black and white landscape photography the magnificent images of the West captured by Ansel Adams come to mind While Andover doesnt have the dramatic features of the West its woods and ponds are every bit as beautiful in a subtler more understated way With these twelve black and white prints Ive tried to…
Artist of the Month: December 2018 – Alex Schwartz & Wendy Button
About the artist Twentyfour year old selfproclaimed awesome artist Alexander Schwartz of Andover is a creative force Once or twice a week for two to three hours for the past two years Alex meets with his art teacher Andrew Royce Fournier a Rhode Island School of Design Graduate and resident of North Andover Together they explore shape…
Artist of the Month: November 2018 – Martin Culpepper – Nature Photography
Artist Statement My name is Martin Culpepper Im fifteen years old and an aspiring wildlife photographer Im in 10th grade and planning on going into Biology in college out in the Yellowstone area I have been obsessed with learning about wildlife since my earliest memory and now its nice to interact with nature through my photography I…
Artist of the Month: October 2018 – Elaine Richards & Kelly Barnes
Elaine Richards About the Artist Living in Andover for 8 years formerly a member of the Peabody Arts Association Professionally an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Ironstone Farm in Andover The Kioko Center in North Andover River Valley Charter School in Newburyport and at various Genesis Healthcare rehab locations Im also a certified Reiki II practitioner and my…
Artist of the Month: August 2018 – Andover Artists Guild & Display Case Artist Jeanne Marie Blongiewicz
The August and September art exhibit features works by eight members of the Andover Artists Guild Joan Breen Melissa Kuhn Forte Elaine Meisinger Donna Mills Steve Mills Garima Parakh Donna Price and Rekha Quazi MD Joan Breen Artist Statement Painting Jenny on the Marmalade Medium Pastel Format Portrait Dimensions 22x16 Why do I paint There…
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Artist of the Month: July 2018 – Jonathan Hosmer
Artist Statement Art puts me in a state of flow it is meditative much like a musician or an athlete being in the zone Flow changes the contents of your consciousness relinquishes your ego and self for a period of time and puts you at one with the present moment while not having a thought…
Artist of the Month: June 2018 – Island Street Studios Group Show & MHL Makerspace
Island Street Studios Group Show Island Street Studios at Union Crossing is a vibrant and diverse creative community of artists artisans and entrepreneurs located in the heart of Lawrences historic downtown Housed within one of the ecoconscious redeveloped mill buildings ISS is on the second floor with views overlooking the former Everett Mills on one side and…
Artist of the Month: May 2018 – John Mulcahy & Alexander Schwartz
The language of painting speaks for itself in a way that words cannot fully grasp John Mulcahy was born in Wollaston Massachusetts Johns early inclination for drawing and making pictures caught the eyes of his grade school teachers and at age eight his work began to be selected for exhibitions He pursued picture making throughout his education…
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