Exhibitions

Gallery One is pleased to announce the June show, “Sanctuary,” open to the public May 29, 2024 through June 25, 2024.

Sanctuary means protection or a safe place, a sacred space. This month the artists of Gallery One are exploring their personal “sanctuaries,” both internal and external. Herman Hesse said, “Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” Artist Eileen Olsen knows exactly what he means, in her acrylic piece, “Turn,  Turn, Turn,” she describes, “the art of creating a piece of artwork involves a certain degree of solitude, spending time alone in thought. Along with this feeling comes a sense of peace and calm, and the freedom to be myself. This month’s artwork reflects my emotion of when I am in solitude.” Artist Cindy Beyer’s acrylic painting, “Wave Rider’s Sanctuary,” speaks to the inner thoughts of the surfer as he contemplates the sea as his own personal sanctuary.

In “Sanctuary,” an acrylic painting by Lesley McCaskill, the artist creates her own sanctuary by including all of the essential elements for her. “Parks allow a place of refuge for me, and others to enjoy a landscape.  This is my dream park.”

The natural landscape provides a sanctuary for artists Dale Sheldon and Marybeth Paterson. “Follow the sandy path lined with flowers down a hillside to the beach and surf. With the setting sun adding a bit of color to the sky. This will always be my sanctuary” says Dale Sheldon for her acrylic painting, “Sand and Sea, Sanctuary.” For Marybeth Paterson, “Getting in a good walk and allowing yourself to take in the landscape is probably one of the best sanctuaries for the soul available. I painted, “Those Blues,” en–plein air, and wanted to capture the many shades of blue in the sky and distant hills.”

Artist Joyce Condry feels safe in her acrylic painting, “Safe Cover.” The artist describes how she, “was once on an ocean liner whose captain sheltered us from an oncoming hurricane behind an island in the St. Lawrence seaway. This scene reminded me of our safe harbor sanctuary.”

A physical symbol of an actual sanctuary, “The Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse,“ a pastel by artist Laura Hickman, depicts the Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse in Delaware Bay, which was first lit in 1886.  It has a Victorian style house supporting the light and sits on a submerged caisson. Many a mariner must have felt a sense of calm seeing the “sanctuary” and safety of its light. Mary Boyd Bryd’s acrylic, “Koi Haven,” in vibrant complementary colors of blues and oranges shares with us the protected peaceful life of a koi.