2021 Small Stones Festival of the Arts
Welcome to the Small Stones Festival of the Arts
THIS WEB GALLERY SHOWS ALL SUBMITTED ARTWORK. ARTWORK SELECTED BY OUR JURORS FOR EXHIBITION AND PUBLISHING ARE NOTED.- VIEWING - Click on an image for a larger view.
- 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.
- SEARCHING - You can enter an artist's first or last name in the search box to find a given artist.
- 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.
- 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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In the Field Black Eyed Susan's
Wendy Fulginiti
$250.00
Artist statement: I started taking pictures of my gardens and the birds surrounding them. It was a means of documenting my many flower gardens and native plants. I realized photography has become my new art form allowing me to express my love for nature in my pictures. I consider myself a nature photographer, capturing the beauty of the moment.
Specific medium: Paper
Ruby throated Hummingbird
Wendy Fulginiti
$180.00
Artist statement: started taking pictures of my gardens and the birds surrounding them. It was a means of documenting my many flower gardens and native plants. I realized photography has become my new art form allowing me to express my love for nature in my pictures. I consider myself a nature photographer, capturing the beauty of the moment.
Specific medium: Paper
Some Flower, by Josie Freysinger
Elizabeth Gallaway
Artist statement: This is just a flower I made in art class at Millbury Street elementary school in 2020.
Specific medium: Mixed Media - white glue, sharpie, water
Three Stars, by Josie Freysinger
Elizabeth Gallaway
Artist statement: Art project from gr. 3 assignment.
Specific medium: Mixed-watercolor, yarn, buttons, glitter
Through A Child’s Eye
Kasey Gariepy
Artist statement: I have a passion for creating realism portraits and capturing emotion. My favorite to draw is the eyes as it makes a realistic portrait really pop.
Specific medium: Graphite
She Sells Sea Shells
Lynn Gaylord
Artist statement: Meant to be a quick sketch, the more I studied this shell, the more complex and challenging the drawing became. So simple, yet intricate in its perfection and beauty.
Specific medium: Pencil on paper
Left Behind
Lynn Gaylord
Artist statement: While walking along the beach in Montpellier, France, I came across this child's sneaker. My curiosity was peaked: was it left behind by an American tourist? Or a French child whose favorite colors were red, white and blue? Painting the sandy beach was a fun exercise in splattering. I recommend it for stress relief!
Specific medium: Watercolor on Arches 140 cold pressed
Figueres, Spain
Lynn Gaylord
Artist statement: The birthplace of Salvador Dali, Figueres, Spain, is a maze of cobblestoned alleys, with balconies and bougainvillea.
Specific medium: Watercolor on Arches 140 cold pressed
"Plymouth Parking Lot"
Barry Gellert
Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: I was in the process of being given a tour of the city of Plymouth, and was told that an internationally famous watercolorist fell in love with the scene in the opposite direction.I turned and photographed " this " scene, and was compelled to draw and paint it.The light was fantastic, and the colors at that time of day were just beautiful.The famous international watercolorist was the great Joseph Zbukvic.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Atonal Jazz of the Cosmos
Pamela Gemme
$375.00
Artist statement: Pamela Gemme is a poet, visual artist with a particular interest in abstract, non-representational art and Asemic writing. Her works are interpretive visualizations brought to paper and colored by her senses and feelings with oil pastels, oil paints textiles and found materials. Her intent is for viewers to create an association, and an interpretation of her work that trigger their own personal narratives.
Specific medium: acrylic
Sunrise on Ice
Deborah Gilden
$250.00
Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Frozen winter creeks have a magnetic draw for me. This photograph was taken a bit after sunrise as tried to capture the grandeur and mystery of the site.
Specific medium: photography
Sanderson Brook Falls
Deborah Gilden
$250.00
Artist statement: Sanderson Brook Falls is nestled in the forest near Chester MA. The trail has two grates to cross startling my shepherd. Otherwise the vistas and the falls are magnificent and a perfect hike for a lady and her pup.
Specific medium: photography
Scout
Deborah Gilden
$200.00
Artist statement: Scout graciously posed in front of the wildflowers lit up by the setting sun.
Specific medium: photography
Late Afternoon
Mary Gillis
$300.00
Artist statement: Mary Gillis is a Boston native, a retired CPA, and has studied color theory and two-dimensional design at the School of the MFA, and artist books and printmaking at Boston University. She began photographing in the early 1970s with a Nikkormat SLR and in the 80s and 90s she made several hiking trips to the Indian Himalayas where she shot in black and white, her first love. Then she moved to digital around 2004. Her main interest is creating an abstract quality to the subject photographed.
Specific medium: Color inkjet print
Katie and Ollie
Christina Giza
$700.00
Artist statement: Painting with watercolor is my key to my secret garden, to my way down the rabbit hole, to my very own looking glass.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Splashdown
Christina Giza
$700.00
Artist statement: Painting with watercolor is my key to my secret garden, to my way down the rabbit hole, to my very own looking glass. My subjects are varied, ranging from seascapes, landscapes, portraits and still life. The emotion that I want to evoke is delight and I want the painting to entertain. My strong hope is that my art awakens the childlike wonder within everyone who sees it.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Rebekah (Zoom Model )
Marsha Gleason
$500.00
Artist statement: I am a figurative artist who paints in oil, in the method of Direct painting. The figure is the primary genre in my work; the paint itself is compelling to me. Together, they prove rich, often personal subjects, and give attention to things that matter. Painting with models from life changed during the pandemic. Still, I found it satisfying to work from zoom, photos, and my own image in the mirror. Searches and surprises still came from working in my studio, but I so missed being face-to-face.
Specific medium: Oil
Pandemic Self-Portrait in Pajamas
Marsha Gleason
Artist statement: I am a figurative artist who paints in oil, in the method of Direct painting. The figure is the primary genre in my work; the paint itself is compelling to me. Together, they prove rich, often personal subjects, and give attention to things that matter. Painting with models from life changed during the pandemic. Still, I found it satisfying to work from zoom, photos, and my own image in the mirror. Searches and surprises still came from working in my studio, but I so missed being face-to-face.
Specific medium: Oil
Christening
Marsha Gleason
$600.00
Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: I am a figurative artist who paints in oil, in the method of Direct painting. The figure is the primary genre in my work; the paint itself is compelling to me. Together, they prove rich, often personal subjects, and give attention to things that matter. Painting with models from life changed during the pandemic. Still, I found it satisfying to work from zoom, photos, and my own image in the mirror. Searches and surprises still came from working in my studio, but I so missed being face-to-face.
Specific medium: Oil
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Gloria Goguen
$600.00
Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Gloria J. Goguen is a visual artist exploring classical forms of botanical art, landscape, still life and traditional Asian arts. She chooses subjects that move her and themes that express the fragility and wonder of nature. Gloria utilizes a variety of mediums including colored pencil, pastel, watercolor and sumi ink. Her compositions in vibrant hues generate tranquil memories of familiar lyrical images and lend a dreamlike quality in which fiction and reality meet.
Specific medium: Pastel on suede board
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