135th Anniversary Annual Members Exhibition

  • acrylic 20 x 20 x 1.5"
    An early morning swim in the infinity pool facing the Caribbean Sea inspired this painting. The umbrellas seemed expectant, watchful, and perhaps somewhat wistful - like sentinels waiting or guarding.  
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  • digital, limited edition archival print (2/50) 16 x 18 x 1"
    Geometric forms that represent balance and structure, tempered by modulating rays of light, combine to form a kaleidoscope of infinite possibilities. Inspired by the holistic concepts of space and time in the spiritual worlds of Indigenous and Eastern cultures, where empty space is significant and represents the potential for new ideas and possibilities, this work uses “empty” space and a cyclic array of forms and colors to create an nth dimensional world with spatial and temporal transformations that manifest various perceptual dichotomies.  
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  • acrylic glaze/gessoed paper 22 x 28"
    The thermal mists of Yellowstone National Park offer a stunning display of colorful hues. As the superheated water rises creating billowing clouds of saturated color that dance and wist in the light above the landscape, a mesmerizing scene unlike anywhere on earth and one that inspired in me a desire to capture some fragment of it.  
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  • mixed media 30 x 30 x 2"
    “It is not easy to be authentic, letting vulnerability highlight a joy for creating. Do you remember when we just played? How our identity was intertwined with the greatest freedom of expression? It is the source of mark, color, layers, dimension, and texture. It is a view of the changing world, through a personal transformative experience.” The inspiration for Land of the Midnight Sun was a summer trip to Alaska. Elaine Soltis is a Mixed Media Artist, with her fine art designed in three studios, the urban Studio 211 Goggle Works, Reading, PA, woodland Nolde Forest region of her PA home, and a welcomed natural beach retreat to family visits along the shores of Lake Erie, NE Ohio.  
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  • oil & acrylic on mixed media collage 22 x 22 x .75"
    Painted on recycled materials, like vegetable's mesh bags or bubble wrap, imitating ocean water to represent the effects of global warming on the world's population. Adrift is a painting on the subject of the fragility of women's rights and the loneliness felt by women in the face of the enormity of the work that must be accomplished to protect their rights.  
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  • acrylic & mixed medium
    20 x 20 x 1.5" Science and reason explaining our Earthly origins reveal "we" are truly "one" with the universe.   All physical things derive from the same elemental building blocks making us ... all the same. The division is an illusion, that peace and love exists somewhere out there. These series paintings dissolve what keeps us apart and depict diverse beings meeting joyfully and peacefully together, whether they travel through time, space or through our mind.  
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  • acrylic, ink, gold leaf, gold pigment powder on linen 30 x 20 x 1.5"
    My art is a profound dialogue between our planet’s crisis and my creative expression.  
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  • acrylic, permanent inks, white tissue paper on canvas 27.5 x 21.5"
    This painting is inspired by remembered tulips whose magic and beauty in their fullness of bloom touched me emotionally. This painting, as with much of my work, evolved over time through my passionate interest in investigating and exploring the tools of painting, including color and textures and also line, shape patterns and layering -in service of expressing the magic and joy of nature's creations. I seek to create paintings which create magic and have an emotional resonance. I want my paintings to invite the viewer to enter, wander around, and also be rewarded for prolonged looking by making continual new discoveries such as finding a color, texture, or shape not immediately noticed.
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  • soft pastel
    18  x 14  x 1" I was inspired by a traditional Irish session at the famous Cobblestone pub in Dublin, Ireland. As an irish fiddler myself, I often attend these sessions. I love how music brings people and friends together. I enjoyed getting to know the wonderful musicians and the gentle guide dog that afternoon, and decided to capture the essence of the scene by painting this pastel piece. I have a unique approach to colors. My work depicts the subtle lights, reflections and hidden hues on the subjects. My goal as an artist is always to share the joy of art with my audience. My creative process has been documented as time-lapse videos on Instagram @fangsullivan.  
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  • mixed media on rice paper mounted on wood panel 18 x 24"
     
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  • cotton threads stitched on linen blend fabric, polyester batting, ink, needles, pins, and images of historic immigration ephemera printed on cloth
    17.5 x 24 x 1.5" Long Hours, Hard Work, 1920 is one of a series of narrative works about the lives of immigrant women who came to New York from many cultures. They had the strength and courage to leave their familiar home towns in the hope of a better life for their children. Often their own lives were made even more difficult by this choice, but the lives of their children and grandchildren benefited from their sacrifices. The hand-sewn fabric is a tactile reference to the generations of anonymous, poorly-paid immigrant women who labored in New York City’s Garment District.  
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  • watercolor
    8 x 10 x .75" Autumn has always been my favorite season, so every autumn I, of course, must do a painting celebrating the season. I sometimes paint other seasons, but autumn is the only one I absolutely have to paint! The Chatter of Leaves evolved into tree trunks with multiple leaves falling everywhere and in my mind making the noises of crisp blowing and tumbling leaves. They speak to me each fall which is why the title The Chatter of Leaves popped into my head and was chosen.  
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  • digital drawing
    11 x 8"
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  • brown bags & acrylic collage on canvas
    21 x 17 x 1"
    This collage was inspired by a hike through the gorgeous landscape of Mt. Rainier, WA. I paint ordinary bags with acrylic, tear them into myriad pieces, which I then hand apply with matte medium to realize my vision. Inspired by nature’s beauty, my interest in this medium relates to the cycle of life and nature. The bags start out as trees, are made into paper bags, which I recycle, paint, tear, and collage into the image of the natural world which provided the original inspiration and energy.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • broken glass, seeds & dried flower over painting on canvas 20 x 22"
     
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  • colored pencil
    22.5 x 15"
    My artwork is a straightforward sharing of what I see in the world around me, whether it is my family and the traditions we share, or nature including rivers, lakes, rocks, and plants. Portrait work often captures a grandchild. Nature work is usually inspired by the lake area in northern Wisconsin where we have a family lake house, and by the gardens and trees of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, or by public gardens I visit on trips. I want the viewer to see the beauty of those places, to smell the scent of flowers and hear the rush of a river depicted in my work. Wisteria and Hydrangea depicts plants at the Morton Arboretum.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • wax pastel on paper
    24 x 18 x 1.5" It was a traumatic summer. I was 8 years old when I was sexually assaulted by a stranger in a movie theater. There was no one to talk to about this. I kept it to myself. My childhood self was so strong, and imagination and creativity were her saving graces. Artwork became a way to both contain and express emotions that might otherwise have overwhelmed me, and it transformed pain into beauty.  
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  • acrylic on canvas
    58 x 44 x 1.75"
    This painting was prompted by my walks in southwest Florida this Spring, when the weather is perfect and color abounds. I enjoy getting lost in the tropical forests of Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the Naples Botanical Gardens, often getting "caught in the nettles" and savoring the flora and wildlife of our region -- bobcats, the endangered FL panther, alligators, and wonderful birds. I journal my experiences, writing a verse as I paint out my impressions and memories of these ventures.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • collage
    27 x 26 x 1" This collaged wall hanging is a continuation of my previous work about soul guardians. In my vision, these protectors carry our life's narrative in boat-like vessels where they rest while we proceed on our one true path. The title is inspired by a quote from Joseph Campbell.  
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  • oil on linen
    27 x 27 x 1" With peace among people in a constant state of flux between the powerful and the vulnerable, our outlook on life can seem dull. This painting created outdoors in the shade by the seashore among the brambles and weeds, is a personification of my thoughts related to world events. Like the Romantic painters, I use nature and its glory to highlight what is great and acknowledge tragedies and our fragility.  
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  • oil on aluminum
    24 x 24 x 3"
    Magic Tree was initially a plein-air painting inspired by morning sunlight passing through an ornamental tree. It was developed further in the studio, but the sensation of the intense, low light and delicate bone structure of the tree was the feeling I hoped to convey. Using oil paint on a metal substrate allows reflectiveness at different angles when viewing the painting. This is a work that is all about light.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • paper on Floatmound
    20 x 30"
    The idea sparked, when City Council of Boston issued Land Acknowledgment statement in October 2021 honoring Native Land of the Massachusett people.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • oil painting
    18 x 22 x 3"
    Experiencing the vast rural spaces of unexplored lands of the Burren, County Clare, Ireland, I climbed upon the rocky limestone land, formed of great slabs of rock that were once the sea bed of an ocean millions of years ago. Dotted throughout that rocky surface I found ancient Neolithic monuments like the Poulnabrone Dolmen, one of Ireland’s most iconic and oldest dated megalithic archeological monuments, a portal tomb consisting of two large vertical stones standing on either side of an entrance capped with a massive sloping capstone.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • monotype with stenciling
    22 x 30"
    Babylon is located between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers in present-day Iraq. Excavations have been described as the surgical aspect of archaeology: it is surgery of the buried landscape. Aerial views of digs (before drone photography) were typically line drawings of the site. This monotype transforms a sketch into a colorful representation of the excavation of Babylon. It was created by inking handmade paper plates and running the print through an etching press. Stencils define the rivers and create the rhythm of the landscape. Several passes through the press are made to achieve the final image.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • mixed media
    13.25 x 13.25 x 3"
    Recycled is an abstract expression—a personal, yet universal language—which combines concept with experience. It is many things at once. Technically: It is a mixed-media painting, a “combine” of painting with sculpture together with a collage of found, repurposed and recycled objects. Conceptually: It’s a puzzle, a design, a color way, a magical mystery to explore and decode thoughts and ideas about “recycling”. Physically: It is constructed from acrylic paint, watercolor crayon, archived with newly-created palette skins and found objects. All of these elements take direction from the Muses of the Imagination.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • mixed media on vinyl tile 12 x 12 x 1"  
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  • graphite drawing - works on paper
    20 x 20"
    "When I was young I remember my Mom talking about the Women's Rights Movement. Even as a child I understood that we all deserved to be treated equally so figured the movement would succeed. So, I focused on the need to protect the environment and animals. Half a century later, women are still treated as second class citizens struggling for our inherent rights and we are in the middle of an extinction crisis. What is to be done? One thing that can be done is to create Art that exposes the unbalanced way of thinking that drives inequality and the destruction of environment and wildlife." - Kathleen Zimmerman   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • oil painting on gesso board
    24 x 18 x 1"
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  • bronze (direct cast from modified twigs)
    18 x 7 x 5.5"
    This piece belongs to a body of work in which I reimagined found twigs as trees with small local birds in their branches, but the piece of dried vine that became the body and legs for this piece was so clearly destined to be part of a complete, though abstract, human body that I was happy to make an exception to the tree limitation.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • acrylic with cut & painted canvas
    30 x 24 x 2"
    Conjuration is the act of calling upon, invoking or summoning a spirit, ghosts, demons, gods or other supernatural beings by means of a magic ritual. The central figure is the powerful Conjuror. In the right hand the figure is holding a feather and in the left has captured one of the 7 sister stars of the Pleiades. The conjuror is surrounded by a golden halo and has a white eagle on the head. According to legends the feather will blow in the wind & carry prayers to the Creator evoking the spirits bringing rain & keeping harmful entities at bay. The white eagle connects to the spiritual side and is a sign of a spiritual teacher. I wanted this painting to be spiritually evocative.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • acrylic on canvas
    12 x 12 x 1.5"
    As the saying goes "when you know better, you do better", and I've applied that philosophy to my paintings, many of which I've repainted/reclaimed and turned into something completely different. I'm the only one who knows what the underpainting looked like--and most of that gets covered up (as in this painting Dressed Up) with a combination of acrylic paint and stenciling. I never know what the finished piece will look like, and that is what keeps the process exciting and interesting for me. There is always more than meets the eye!   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • oil on canvas
    20 x 24 x 0.7"
    This piece draws its inspiration from the enchanting sounds of nature at night. Picture a captivating symphony orchestrated by the chorus of small creatures, a melodic masterpiece with no clear beginning or end. This harmonious composition sweeps everyone into a dance, casting a luminous glow upon the surroundings. In the heart of this auditory spectacle, I envisioned a diminutive creature perched delicately upon a leaf. With a magical touch, it plays an ethereal melody, weaving the nocturnal symphony into a mesmerizing tapestry of sound and light.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • oil paint
    10 x 12 x 1.5"
    I find it fascinating how the light quality, colors and cloud formations dramatically change on a windy or stormy day. In minutes you can see dark to vibrant colors and go from cloudy to open skies. This painting comes from a ongoing series looking to the sky, trying to capture the vibrancy and moods that sweep in and out.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • collage of digitally enhanced photographs on a light box
    10 x 13"
    Squaring the Circle- Structure is dancing with the intuitive, both are needed. The expression "squaring the circle" is sometimes used as a metaphor for trying to do the impossible. A women’s work is never done. Mindfulness is key. If you say that someone squares the circle, you mean that they bring together two things, which are normally thought to be so different that they cannot exist together. Mathematically, it has to do with irrational and rational numbers and mathematicians have been working on it since ancient Greece. A woman’s world today is complicated. The circle and spiral are in many ways more home than the square, but we live in a square world of houses and books and cities.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • photography digitally enhanced
    26 x 19.5 x 1"
    When photographing wildlife I look for motion and expression in my subjects. I often drive three hours or more to a wildlife area only to find the wildlife doesn’t cooperate! That was the case on the day I photographed this Great Blue Heron. The Heron personifies stoicism and resoluteness, as a gust of wind ruffles his feathers. His windswept feathers created the motion I needed to make the photo more engaging.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • photography/digitally enhanced
    12 x 10 x 2"
    Nature has always provided my soul with comfort and peace. I seek those moments to be present in a natural environment to experience joy. Visiting a nearby park with the it’s blossoming cherry trees offered me an opportunity to capture a fleeting moment of solace and enchantment.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • painting
    24 x 30 x 1"
    Reminiscences of youthful travels through Bavaria and long walks through the Black Forest when I would conjure up the generations who walked those pine-filled paths before me and how our paths are inextricably linked.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • acrylic
    11 x 14 x 2"
    This still life is composed of an especially beautiful chinese tea pot that I could not resist painting. It is accompanied by lemons and tea leaves and painted on canvus in acrylic. Who doesn't love a hot cup of tea!   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  
  • mixed media
    19.5 25.5"
    In Breaking Through the Matrix, I explore the complexities of our conditioned perceptions and the struggle to break free from the confines of a familiar narrative. This mixed-media piece combines painting, texture, and symbolism to convey a profound narrative of liberation and restraint. At the heart of the artwork is a figure, painted in deep green tones, standing resolutely amidst the expanse of a tranquil lake. This figure represents the individual, immersed in the vastness of existence yet tethered to the constructs of their surroundings. The green hues symbolize growth, renewal, and the ever-present desire for liberation. Embedded within the artwork are delicate gemstones and chains.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.