Petria Mitchell

Flowing South #1, Oil on Canvas, 10 x 10 inches

An article about Petria Mitchell is featured in the September/October issue of Artscope.

The article gives great insight to Mitchell's creative process and inspiration as a painter. "My paintings begin as an emotional and spiritual response to shapes in the natural environment, " says Mitchell. "Creating a cohesive compositional structure instills a sense of well-being and equanimity in myself and the viewer."

To read the entire article pick up a copy of the September/October 2012 issue of Artscope, or contact us at the gallery.  And don't forget to check out our December show entitled Riverscapes, which will feature new paintings by Petria Mitchell, as well as, Jane Bloodgood-Abrams and John MacDonald

Mark Davis's "Intersection II"

The large Mark Davis mobile that hung in the gallery for over a year has found a new home. While we dearly miss seeing the mobile everyday, the new owners have shared with us just how truly inspired they are by the work, bringing them joy as they had been waiting years for the perfect piece of art to finish their living room.

Recently, Davis shared with us his inspiration for "Intersection II" :

        “For a long time I had wanted to try the idea of a "rainstorm" of little discs.  I must have spent three weekstrying one thing after another, to find a grouping and style that fit my vision.  Finally I felt I had it, the little discs falling in succession, high to low, with the structure it was suspended from being jointed so the whole piece had movement.

       I let it sit in my workshop another week or two, trying to decide what to add to it to give it more substance.  My feeling was that the piece did not seem complete yet.

       Finally one day I cut up large sheets of black poster board and hung them around the upper section, and I felt it was the right direction to go.  It gave the whole piece the feeling of rain but with some kind of landscape or clouds giving it an anchor to flow within.

       So ultimately it became two separate mobiles that were joined together.  I was really pleased with the strength and lightness working together.  

       It was a joy to make.”