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Artistic Curiosities in Milford
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If you are looking for a fresh, new art experience, you’re sure to find it this month at the ARTery Gallery’s September art show featuring new work by two of its members: oil artist Barbara Alice Moir and structural design artist Bill Rabsey. Visitors to the gallery are most familiar with Moir as a representational landscape painter of scenes from the northeastern United States and Europe. But she also enjoys piecing together elements of design and texture to form interesting abstractions. In this show, Moir presents two abstract pieces based on her macro-photography of the bearded iris. The combination of Moir’s imagination and the strokes of her brush transcend the iris into a new, bold, yet serene Moir-type construct she calls “Florafusion.” Likewise, local art lovers are familiar with Rabsey’s unique standing-structures and framed art—all originating from his wide travels up and down the east coast. But this month, he, too, takes us in a new direction, farther than ever before—to local and regional evidence of unknown mysteries from outer space.
Barbara Alice Moir has painted all her life, first as a student at Eldred Central School in Sullivan County, NY; then as a mother and housewife living in the Berkshires of Massachusetts; and then as a public school band and choral director in New York and Florida, mostly during summer vacations. When Moir retired from teaching music in 2002, she was living on a secluded island in the coastal wetlands of Florida where she finally had time to begin a more serious pursuit of professional outdoor photography and oil painting. In 2005, she moved to Jackson Heights in Queens, NY where she exhibited and taught painting at the historic Jackson Heights Art Club before acceptance into the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan, one of the oldest art clubs in the country. Moir creates her own reference material by taking hundreds of photos of fields, forests, winding roads, mountain cliffs—anything that catches her eye. Lately, she’s been filling her camera with images of clouds, birds, and sailboats from her travels along the Jersey Shore. These new areas of interest serve to widen the scope of Moir’s new work premiering at this autumn show.
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Bill Rabsey enjoys repurposing things he finds during his earthly travels. In his view, “You have to search for and find all manner of objects and save them. Ordinary objects become much more interesting once their purpose becomes altered. Then the viewer sees the object in a totally new context.” When you look at Rabsey’s finished product, you can’t help notice that Rabsey loves and honors “old stuff,” especially extremely rare items ranging from aged and worn plumbing parts, to assorted gauges, to collections of old door knobs. There’s no doubt that Rabsey is a master at displaying his treasures in clever ways to delight the art enthusiast. But lately Rabsey is moving his art in a new direction as he has become an avid collector of objects from outer space. He is especially interested in curiosities from the 1932 Pine Bush, NY debris field resulting from the K2-18b extraterrestrial debris. Rabsey is an associate member of the secretive K-2 astrologers group called the Kidder Club. “They all have secrets,” he says. But in our favor, Rabsey will be sharing some of his cherished secrets from space in this show as new pieces of art.
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The Moir and Rabsey show, Artistic Curiosities, will be a month-long exhibit starting Thursday, September 11th through Monday, October 6th, open Thursdays through Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Barbara Alice Moir, Bill Rabsey and Bill’s wife Allison Rabsey (who regularly displays her beautiful collection of original hand-crafted earrings and necklaces) will be at the ARTery Gallery for the opening gala Saturday, September 13th from 6 to 9 pm. As many of you have learned from past receptions, Bill Rabsey is quite the storyteller. The public is invited to attend this free event which includes complimentary refreshments.
The ARTery Gallery, located in the historic Forest Hall at 210 Broad St. in Milford, PA, is a cooperatively owned and operated fine art gallery, serving the regional artists and art lovers since 1996. The gallery features a wide array of artistic talent ranging from traditional oil, watercolor, and photography to sculpture, jewelry, textiles, pottery, and collage. For more information, call (570) 409-1234 during gallery hours.
Light Finds A Way
Reception Saturday, October 11th from 6 to 9 pm
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For October, the ARTery Gallery celebrates special uses of light in paintings by bringing together the work of two inspiring artists, Marie Liu and Liza J. Smith-Simpson. Marie will be presenting new work inspired by the beautiful Pocono region, infused with her characteristic light and hopeful message. Liza has been drawing attention to elements of light in her paintings all her life, even from a young age. She uses a special brush technique to apply color to a scene as if the surroundings are actually bathed in light. She regards these “Golden hour” scenes as God’s beautiful masterpieces.
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Marie Liu finds endless subjects for her oil paintings just beyond her front door, whether she is revealing fascinating local history or drawing attention to the unique environs. She often relates what she sees around her to the collective and personal journey of life. Through the ongoing exhibit of her paintings at the ARTery gallery, she enjoys sharing information with visitors about the area, often sparked by her imagery. But, to her, the greatest reward is when someone purchases one of her pieces as a result of their personal connection to her portrayal of the image.
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Working all year, Marie Liu has created new works that combine art with history—works that will be on display for the first time this October at her annual featured exhibit. Through the years, landscape painting has been Marie’s primary subject, often depicting waterfalls enveloped in lush ravines, dancing creeks or sublime river and valley scenery. More recently, when she has turned her attention to history, as well, Marie’s work celebrates the achievements of local pioneers such as Gifford Pinchot as well as the lore of the Lenape who inhabited our region. In addition, one of the most unique features of Marie’s work is the text she sometimes includes as part of her artistic presentation in order to bring the viewer into a deeper reflection of the artist’s intention.
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Liza J Smith-Simpson sold her first oil painting at the age of 9 and received awards at an early age. She works in many mediums including abstract collage, watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, glass jewelry that is hand painted in reverse, and unique bookmarkers. Liza considers her talent predominately an innate genetic trait and not a learned skill. She gravitates toward a geometric, modern feel that is wrapped in semi-realism and golden light. A recent first place award was given by the Roxbury juried show for, “Autumn Mood”.
Liza began her undergraduate studies at Upsala College, West Orange where she had several art classes with art professor, Hyo-Chong Yoo. From there she went on to complete her Bachelor of Art degree with a major in Psychology from Caldwell University where she was inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for Psychology. In her spare time, she has participated in prestigious art workshops such as s Joan Hall workshop for collage, a Robert Burridge workshop for abstract collage, and Patricia Griffin workshop for pastel.
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Throughout her long painting journey, Liza has learned that when light is emphasized, there must also be shadows. In her new painting, “The Light Finds A Way,” Liza sees herself as the weathered barn boards letting the light shine through the rough places, just as she has done during the course of her life. One of Liza’s favorite quotes is by Ernest Hemingway: “We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in.”
You can meet Marie Liu and Liza J. Smith-Simpson at their opening reception Saturday, October 11th from 6-9 p.m. The public is invited and refreshments will be served. This exhibit opens at the ARTery gallery on Thursday, October 9th and continues through Monday, November 3rd. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Thursdays through Mondays. For inquiries, call 570-409-1234.
The ARTery Fine Art and Craft Gallery is located at 210 Broad St, Milford, PA, in the historic Forest Hall. It is a cooperatively owned and operated fine art gallery, serving the regional artists and art lovers since 1996. The gallery features a wide array of artistic talent ranging from traditional oil, watercolor, printmaking and photography to sculpture, jewelry, textiles, stained glass, pottery, baskets, and collage.
