Exhibitions

Gallery One is pleased to announce the December show, “It’s a Wrap” open to the public December 4, 2024, through January 2, 2025.

The idiom, “It’s a wrap,” signifies the completion of a project, task, or event. It means that something has successfully come to an end. As we wrap up 2024, the artists of Gallery One are visualizing happy endings. Artist Ed Lewandowski’s oil painting, “Winter’s Welcome,” is both a wrap up of a lovely winter’s eve, and a welcoming sight for the spirit. “A front porch wrapped in lights is always a warm and welcoming sign of the holidays.” In “Time to Head Home,” an acrylic painting by artist Eileen Olson, and in Laura Hickman’s pastel, “Leaving Lido,” we experience the ending of a day at the beach, albeit two very different beaches. While the glorious sunrise in artist Lesley McCaskill’s acrylic, “Fishing at the Inlet,” wraps up the previous night and begins a new day.

As days come to a close, so do seasons. For artists Dale Sheldon, in her acrylic, “Autumn Harvest in Tuscany,” Jill Glassman in her pastel, “Last of the Harvest,” and in Marybeth Paterson’s oil painting, “Farmer’s Market Flowers,” our artists bid adieu to summer and embrace the fall. In Jill’s “Last of the Harvest” which was painted after a late fall visit to a local vineyard the harvest had been completed but for some reason these few luscious grapes were overlooked.”

Artist Laurie Fields’ handmade paper piece, “Stacked,” is a literal interpretation of “It’s a Wrap.” “I created sheets of handmade paper, and wrapped them around a board, to form the piece.” Similarly, artist, Joyce Condry takes a literal interpretation in her acrylic, “Fabulous Fur,” with a delightful back view of an elegant lady “wrapped in a fur stole.

What would this time of year be if the theme of “wrapping” things up did notinclude things quite literally “wrapped up,” and waiting under the Christmas tree? In, “If Christmas was in Summer,” an acrylic mixed media piece by artist, Mary Bode Byrd, and in Cindy Beyer’s watercolor, “Wrapped and Ready,” we see just that. “I had my watercolors out and was impressed with the Bokeh method of lifting the paint to create an out of focus, slightly pixelated effect. I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas tree with lights in the background and presents all wrapped. To me my season is a “wrap” when all my gifts are wrapped and placed under the tree.”

We hope you will wrap up your year with a visit to Gallery One this month. Gallery One is open daily 10am – 4pm.