Thornton River Art
The Bluebird of Happiness
Patricia Brennan
28” x 28”
Thornton River Art is Sperryville’s Gallery of Local Art. The gallery is a collaboration of three Rappahannock artists, Martin Woodard, Patricia Brennan and Heidi Morf. We feature an eclectic collection of art from 28+ local artists including fine art, stained glass, fused glass, mosaics, pottery, weaving, jewelry, metal art, felted art, woodworking, and more.
Martin Woodard draws his inspiration from the Blue Ridge Mountains and the surrounding countryside. His oil paintings embrace shapes, colors, shadows, and the compelling compositions providing thoughtful interpretations of nature.
Patricia Brennan has been creating stained glass commissioned works for the past 40 years. She is the owner of De’Danann Glassworks Studio where she works and teaches stained glass. She utilizes many techniques in glass to create her work: silk screening and hand painting with traditional kiln fired stained glass paints, etching, mosaics, fusing, and kiln worked glass are all used in tandem to create her unique style of stained glass.
Heidi Morf loves color; it is a common thread in her art. She works with glass in many forms: mosaic, lamp work. bead jewelry, fused glass and stained glass, and occasionally polymer clay and fabric dying.
Our gallery on Main Street, Sperryville, exhibits the innovative and inventive energy of Rappahannock County. We are proud to represent the following local artists in our gallery: Vincent Deluise, Harriet Giles, Michele Soderman, George Anderson, Tom Pendleton, Carolyn Roth, Kaitlynn Albro, Nancy Nord, Sara Adams, Davette Leonard, Ray Boc, Jason Goldman, Jolene Cooper, Jane Eberhardt, Barbara Heile, Palm Pittenger, Lyn Pittenger, Kim Foster, Virginia Zuniga, Karen Crow, Winding Apiaries and Virginia Chutney