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2021 Small Stones Festival of the Arts

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THIS WEB GALLERY SHOWS ALL SUBMITTED ARTWORK.  ARTWORK SELECTED BY OUR JURORS FOR EXHIBITION AND PUBLISHING ARE NOTED.
 
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  2. NAVIGATION - The images are sorted with prizewinners first (note that most prizes will be awarded on October 15), then alphabetically by artist last name. Note that there are multiple pages in the gallery - use the page selector to see more entries.
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  4. FILTERING - You can create a filtered view to see only paintings or photography by selecting a choice in the Category Filter box. You can see only those entries selected by our jury for inclusion in our exhibition and printed catalog by using the Tag Filter.
  5. PURCHASING ARTWORK - Artwork on display at the in-person exhibition may be purchased if the artist has elected to make it available for sale.

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Fine Art Category

Waiting to Dance
Waiting to Dance
Jennifer Behymer
$750.00
Juror's Choice
Selected for Exhibition Juror's Choice
Artist statement: In this portrait of my daughter, I tried to capture the feeling of both expectation and waiting that accompanies the transition between youth and waiting for the dance of adulthood to begin. I purposefully chose both a background and style of dress that are are both semi-formal and timeless to help represent the universal feeling of this time in a young woman's life.
Specific medium: Charcoal and white chalk on toned paper
Spring
Spring
Susan Hong-Sammons
$1,400.00
Juror's Choice
Selected for Exhibition Juror's Choice
Artist statement: My work is an expression of what I value: the intrinsic and intangible qualities of a rich and full life, whether found in nature or the people around us.
Specific medium: Oil
Pillow for Two
Pillow for Two
Nastassia Hunt
$600.00
Juror's Choice
Selected for Exhibition Juror's Choice
Artist statement: A Grafton local, I am an oil painter of people, pets, and anything else that inspires me!
Specific medium: Oil Paint
Big Girl
Big Girl
Jeff Iacovelli
$400.00
Fine Art - Second Prize
Selected for Exhibition Second Place - Painting
Artist statement: Watercolor painting of a cow in early morning in April.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Peaceful Valley Church
Peaceful Valley Church
Karina James
$300.00
People's Choice
Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: I enjoy creating pictures from flowers that I plant. I never liked the idea of flowers dying in the fall, so I found a way to preserve flowers through art.
Specific medium: Botanical materials
Himba Boy
Himba Boy
Elizabeth Koah
Fine Art - Third Prize
Selected for Exhibition Third Place - Painting
Artist statement: Faces are stories. I am driven to portray these stories through my artwork. Using watercolor on paper, I focus on detail and likeness to capture my subject and show their personality, their emotions, their story. I use layers of color to create depth and draw the viewer in. Through the process of painting my subjects I get to know them. My goal is to bring life to the paper so the viewer can know them too. Through my portraits I celebrate each of my subjects and tell their stories.
Specific medium: Watercolor on paper
Berry Bush
Berry Bush
Beverly Tinklenberg
$300.00
Fine Art - First Prize
Selected for Exhibition First Place - Painting
Artist statement: Closeup of berry bush
Specific medium: Oils
Peony: Through the Looking Glass
Peony: Through the Looking Glass
Lori Aberg
$175.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: As a representational artist, I find inspiration in and around my home. Bird feeders, garden and pets all provide unlimited source material. I work within two mediums: charcoal drawing and watercolor painting. I find myself drawn to the monochrome of charcoal. I love the luminosity of watercolor where the rules are: there are no rules. Each time I pick up my brush is an opportunity for discovery and problem solving. I embrace the challenges and rewards art has brought to me. Live and learn!
Specific medium: Watercolor
Happy Trails
Happy Trails
Lori Aberg
$95.00


Artist statement: As a representational artist, I find inspiration in and around my home. Bird feeders, garden and pets all provide unlimited source material. I work within two mediums: charcoal drawing and watercolor painting. I find myself drawn to the monochrome of charcoal. I love the luminosity of watercolor where the rules are: there are no rules. Each time I pick up my brush is an opportunity for discovery and problem solving. I embrace the challenges and rewards art has brought to me. Live and learn!
Specific medium: Watercolor
Sunbeam
Sunbeam
Lori Aberg


Artist statement: As a representational artist, I find inspiration in and around my home. Bird feeders, garden and pets all provide unlimited source material. I work within two mediums: charcoal drawing and watercolor painting. I find myself drawn to the monochrome of charcoal. I love the luminosity of watercolor where the rules are: there are no rules. Each time I pick up my brush is an opportunity for discovery and problem solving. I embrace the challenges and rewards art has brought to me. Live and learn!
Specific medium: Watercolor
Brattleboro Covered Bridge
Brattleboro Covered Bridge
Adam Adkison
$800.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Painting is one of those special things that communicates when there are no words. It conveys the artist's passion, their skill and the way they see the world. All my life, growing up I was moved by paintings and drawings. It's that silent communication that fascinates me. Whether it's memories or imagination or dreams, art speaks to us across all countries, all nationalities.
Specific medium: Gamblin oils on oil-primed cotton canvas
Solitude
Solitude
Jerry Aissis
$650.00


Artist statement: I paint to keep out of trouble. It has kept me sane during these pandemic months and I try to paint every day. I never have trouble finding subject matter . Life and beauty are all around me.
Specific medium: Watercolor and oil
Blooming in Snow
Blooming in Snow
Maryann Amodeo
$200.00


Artist statement: I rarely feature white in a painting and I was interested in seeing the effect so I did a painting using muted colors and a significant amount of white. The colors worked but the painting seemed static. I decided to paint over it and start again. With a roller and white paint, I began to cover the image but in the midst of this, I realized I liked what emerged so I proceeded to develop it.
Specific medium: Acrylic painting
In the Greenhouse
In the Greenhouse
Maryann Amodeo
$300.00


Artist statement: I did not have a clear direction when I began this painting. The image emerged spontaneously on the canvas as I was painting undefined shapes of turquoise, ivory and green. Unexpectedly, the addition of red seemed to confirm that this was a picture of plants in a greenhouse. A few white dots completed the composition.
Specific medium: Acrylic
Whimsical Garden
Whimsical Garden
Maryann Amodeo
$800.00


Artist statement: A friend said I should put more whimsy in my acrylic painting. She said she had seen this in other pieces of art I had done and I should try to do more of it when I had a blank canvas and brush in hand. When I started this painting, I was not thinking of that comment but I believe the comment influenced the outcome.
Specific medium: Acrylic
Regardez
Regardez
Susan Arnold
$295.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Black and white fantasy construction reflecting on a lifelong fascination with mysterious, dimly-lit interiors.
Specific medium: Collage and acrylic on scratchboard
Joker
Joker
Susan Arnold
$295.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Black and white fantasy construction reflecting on the sometimes ridiculous conversation between the light and the darkness in human nature.
Specific medium: Collage and acrylic on scratchboard
Facetime
Facetime
Susan Arnold
$295.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Black and white fantasy construction reflecting on the deeply bizarre nature of remote video communication.
Specific medium: Collage and acrylic on scratchboard
Fanciful butterfly
Fanciful butterfly
Mary Aroian


Artist statement: A fanciful butterfly looking at the world of people or the other way around?
Specific medium: enamel; fused glass on copper
Maternal love
Maternal love
Mary Aroian


Artist statement: Maternal love transcends species and is a fundamental of life on this planet.
Specific medium: Enameling; grisaille technique; fused gl

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