Welcome to the  June 2020 virtual exhibition of the Artists of Rappahannock. The Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community is pleased to present this selection of work by artists and galleries on the annual Fall Art Tour.

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Adam Disbrow

NOTHING

Adam Disbrow

EVERYTHING I

Adam Disbrow

“My work is a commentary on the history and culture of man. Each piece is meant to create a dialogue with the viewer— creating a free space for the mind and eye to express itself. The human mind contains infinite possibilities for self-expression. By building my paintings in many layers of objective symbols, form, color, and texture, the viewer is able to see things in the work that I did not necessarily put there. In this way, each piece is a unique statement.”

Disbrow is represented on the Fall Art Tour by Sperryville ARTist Cooperative.

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Nr. 16

Hans Gerhard

Recycled iron & steel
41″ x 27″ x 27″
$700 – SOLD

Nr. 14

Hans Gerhard

Recycled iron & steel
30″ x 28″ x 25″
$750

Rosabel Goodman-Everard

This Used to be the
Rio Grande

Rosabel Goodman-Everard

Acrylic, Spray Paint & Acrylic Pens on Cradled Panel
14″ x 11″ x 2″
$1,195

See the Tree, Saw the Tree

Rosabel Goodman-Everard

Acrylic, Spray Paint and Acrylic Pens
on Wood
24″ round x 2″
$1,995

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Nancy Keyser

Marshland, Hoopers Island

Nancy Keyser

Watercolor
28″ x 22″
$800

The Fisherman

Nancy Keyser

Watercolor and Pastel
28″ x 22″
$800

I’ve recently become inspired by a visit to Hoopers’ Island which is near the  Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The island is sinking into the Chesapeake and consists of beautiful marshland and a few abandoned houses. I usually sketch the scene on location, take a photo, and proceed to do a value study in pencil.  I actually paint the scene in my studio using watercolor or pastel, sometimes combining the two. The rural countryside in Rappahannock County is a continuing inspiration to me.

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Phyllis Northup

Roots II

Phyllis Northup

Pencil and Watercolor
8″ x 8″ (matted to 13″ x 13″)
$185 matted ($285 Framed)

Trillium on Stony Man Trail,
Shenandoah National Park

Phyllis Northup

Watercolor
8″ x 12″ (framed to 14″ x 18″)
$400

My work is inspired by nature, particularly in National Parks, having lived in and visited so many.  I am an avid outdoorswoman, and always have my camera in my pocket when I am out hiking, biking, kayaking, or otherwise exploring. Since I am usually on the move when I am outdoors, I most often work later from the photographs I take while I am out adventuring. My watercolor technique is very detail-oriented, and I usually spend many hours on a painting, so working later from my photos works better for me.  I love to paint not only the larger landscapes but also the intimate landscapes, focusing on the many small wonders all around us that most people don’t notice. When I am outside, I am always looking for that next painting!

Nature recharges my soul, and I hope that my art will help others to see the beauty of the natural world that surrounds us all.  Awareness and appreciation will hopefully lead to the desire to protect, preserve, and care for this fragile planet we dwell on!

Facebook: Phyllis Hain Northup – Art Inspired by Nature

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Patricia Underwood

Wailing

Patricia Underwood

Photo screen print, mixed media on wood
42” x 42”
$12,500

Twins Study 1

Patricia Underwood

Photo screen print, mixed media on wood
16” x 27”
$3,000

Humans have evolved in the last 200,000 years from co-inhabiting earth with all other life forms on a relatively even playing field to becoming the most aggressively invasive species in the history of the planet. Our unique intellect distinguishes us from other species, but seems to have come with one important element missing – responsible self-regulation. Our sense of connectedness to the planet and its inhabitants has all but left us, leaving only an insatiable hunger for more….. at the expense of life itself.

Trees co-inhabit territory in a very different and collective way. No individual’s needs are met without a direct connection to the wellbeing of the whole and even competition is collaborative.… something humans might learn from and perhaps be saved by. I layer my silk-screened photographs of ancient trees onto wood veneers with additional drawing, painting and printing. My personal visual language illustrates nature’s urgings, increasingly gone unheard by the ears, minds and hearts of those who inhabit and dominate her.

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