Grigor Kotnani painting exhibit September 4- October 31, 2010 at Collins Artworks Art On Rotation Gallery at The High St. Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA.

Artist statement

Connect my inner world with the outer….
Grigor Kotnani was born in 1986 and raised in Korce, Albania. He learned to paint at the age of five. He moved to United States when he was 11 without knowing English and successfully completed and Art major at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts. Grigor works primarily with oil and watercolor with a distinct style in each medium. He is particularly well known for the brilliant use of colors in his watercolors. His latest art has become more of vibrant colors over paper. The reason he uses this technique is to make his landscapes and still lives appear full of life or livelier than reality. He feels that by using vibrant colors and attractive backgrounds the viewer falls into the painting deeper than they otherwise would. He considers all his paintings to be more of a connection of his inner world with the outer image that he sees every day. His paintings can be best described as expressive and energetic.

Exhibit September through October 2010 at Kravnz Bakery Cafe

Kravnz Bakery Cafe 180 Church St. Clinton is our newest Art On Rotation Gallery. Come on in and see our exhibit of artwork of American Urban Graffiti paintings and drawings by Mark Thomas. This exhibit is mark's first exhibit with the Collins Artworks' Art On Rotation Gallery.

Purple Irisises

Collins Artworks Art On Rotation Gallery at Thayer memorial Library 717 Main St. Lancaster, MA. is pleased to exhibit "Paved Paradise, Protected Places," a beautiful show of pastel paintings by Lisa Regopoulos, from September 1 through October 31, 2010. This is a free exhibit.

Lisa Regopoulos

Lisa Regopoulos is best known for her garden landscapes and floral pastels that have received many awards at local Art Shows throughout the years. Over the past two years, Lisa has become a

plein air enthusiast. Eager to paint more often and to be around other like-minded artists, she formed a plein air group with members of the Leominster Art Association. They get together weekly to paint at different locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. "I have found that painting en plein air so frequently has given my artwork a fresher, more painterly look. Working faster and immersing myself in the mood and atmosphere of the outdoor scene I find inspiring and challenging."

She obtained her art education at the Worcester Art Museum and the Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, NH. She has also attended various intensive pastel workshops with Robert Carsten, PSA. "I am a firm believer that you never stop learning and am constantly reading, trying new ideas, and taking classes to become a better artist."

She is an active member of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Sharon Arts Center, Leominster Art Association, and Greater Gardner Art Association. Her most recent pastels have garnered the Pastel Society of America award at the Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s Regional Show and the Terry Ludwig Award at the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod’s National Show. Her artwork is held by private collectors in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

"I am fascinated by the ephemeral quality of light and the atmosphere it creates at different times of the day. I am also drawn towards the dramatic interplay of light against dark, which typically appear in my garden landscape pieces and landscapes."

She is determined to do whatever it takes to paint en plein air through the changing New England seasons, and on sub-zero, windy days. "I will be content to embark on paintings in my warm studio, with the companionship of my collie, Reba, using my many plein air studies as reference."

Fifth Annual Clinton Olde Home Days
Juried Art Show Entry Form
Limited Opening - Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Formal Opening – Saturday, September 11, 2010
- Saturday, September 25, 2010
Entry Deadline is Wednesday, September 1, 2010.
Name: (print)___________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
City:__________________________________________________
State: _______________ Zip: _____________
Phone: _______________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________
Drop off will be on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Museum of the
Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, MA from 3:00pm – 7:00pm.
The show runs for two weeks – your piece must stay for the duration of
the show – if you need to remove artwork before the end of the show
you will need to make prior arrangements with the show coordinator
(Laura Taylor). We want the installation to have a cohesive feel for
the entire length of the show.
We will be hosting an artist reception on Wednesday, September 8th
from 6:00pm-8:00pm. We will be serving light refreshments and a cash
bar. (artists and one guest will get free admission into the
reception – for additional guests we will ask for a reduced museum
admission).
Application Fee - $15.00 per piece of artwork – One entry per
artist.
Each Applicant is required to provide a copy of a photo id (need this
for picking up artwork at end of show. I have all license copies from
the 2009 show).
Applicable artwork should be framed and properly mounted. Please
fill out the attached slip with your name, title, medium, size of work
and the price (if it is for sale).
Work will be judged by a panel of three jurors before the artist
reception. There are cash prizes for Best in Show and the People’s
Choice Award as well as 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place in
categories such as but not limited to: Watercolor, Oil, Pastels,
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photography and Other.
Olde Home Day is a family event – all entries must be family friendly
and entry to show is at the discretion of the coordinator – Laura
Taylor
Completed forms and fees may be mailed to: Laura Taylor, 9 Horseshoe
Lane, Clinton, MA, 01510 or emailed to thetaylort...@hotmail.com.
I understand and agree to the liability and to abide by all the art
show rules. I hereby grant Clinton Olde Home Day permission to
reproduce my accepted image to help publicize the exhibition in all
exhibition-related publications, and the www.aorgallery.com.
Artist’s signature: __________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________________
Entry 1
Artist:
Title:
Price:
Medium:
Size(HxW):
Level:
Entry 1 – copy to be placed on back of artwork
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Upper Antelope Canyon

Exhibit July through August 2010 at Kravnz Bakery Cafe and The Thayer Memorial Library

Kravnz Bakery Cafe 180 Church St. Clinton is our newest Art On Rotation Gallery. Come on in and see our first exhibit of stunning colored pencil paintings by Jenn Falcon. This exhibit is called "Nature," and is a very educational and beautiful show. Jenn's show continues the theme at the Thayer memorial Library 717 Main st Lancaster. Jenn is concerned about our natural environment and the fate of endangered animals. Her paintings are based on this. This is a show not to miss!

"I’ve lived in different parts of the country where I’ve been lucky to explore, sketch, photograph, and research the landscape. There are many plants, animals, geologic formations and other wonders to see. Now that I’m back home, I’m also finding natural beauty right here in Worcester and around New England."

"Last year, ArtsWorcester agreed to show my work, and I received a grant from the Worcester Cultural Commission to put it all together. I included some of my photographs with basic information about the subjects of the works in hopes that people would be inspired to get out and experience these special places, maybe even try to protect them."

"Of course, it’s impossible to recreate actually being there, and it’s different for everyone, so sometimes I add patterns and other designs that go along with the visual geometry of the scene or express temperature or sound. Some animals are depicted whimsically to express their liveliness. Then I combine it all to create pieces that express some of the spirit of what they represent. This year, the Worcester Public Library has agreed to let me show the work for the month of June in its main branch where it will reach a wide audience."

Purple Irisises

Collins Artworks Art On Rotation Gallery at High St. Cafe 310 High St. Clinton is pleased to exhibit "Paved Paradise, Protected Places," a beautiful show of pastel paintings by Lisa Regopoulos, from July 1 through August 30, 2010. This is a free exhibit. An artist reception will be held July 10 from 11 AM to 1 PM. Refreshments will be served.

Lisa Regopoulos

Lisa Regopoulos is best known for her garden landscapes and floral pastels that have received many awards at local Art Shows throughout the years. Over the past two years, Lisa has become a

plein air enthusiast. Eager to paint more often and to be around other like-minded artists, she formed a plein air group with members of the Leominster Art Association. They get together weekly to paint at different locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. "I have found that painting en plein air so frequently has given my artwork a fresher, more painterly look. Working faster and immersing myself in the mood and atmosphere of the outdoor scene I find inspiring and challenging."

She obtained her art education at the Worcester Art Museum and the Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, NH. She has also attended various intensive pastel workshops with Robert Carsten, PSA. "I am a firm believer that you never stop learning and am constantly reading, trying new ideas, and taking classes to become a better artist."

She is an active member of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Sharon Arts Center, Leominster Art Association, and Greater Gardner Art Association. Her most recent pastels have garnered the Pastel Society of America award at the Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s Regional Show and the Terry Ludwig Award at the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod’s National Show. Her artwork is held by private collectors in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

"I am fascinated by the ephemeral quality of light and the atmosphere it creates at different times of the day. I am also drawn towards the dramatic interplay of light against dark, which typically appear in my garden landscape pieces and landscapes."

She is determined to do whatever it takes to paint en plein air through the changing New England seasons, and on sub-zero, windy days. "I will be content to embark on paintings in my warm studio, with the companionship of my collie, Reba, using my many plein air studies as reference."

Wanted, artists to display their work at the Collins Artworks Art Center Art On Rotation Galleries.
We are currently taking applications from artists for shows at the AOR galleries. Each show is a 2 month commitment. For details and more information call Sheryll Collins at Collins ARTworks Art Center 978-368-3300. Also visit us on FACEBOOK. See link on the sidebar of www.collinsartworks.com

Art work by Arllen Acevedo

Arllen Acevedo's paintings and digital art will be on exhibit
September through October 2009 at the Art On Rotation Gallery at
Thayer Memorial Library's 717 Main St. Lancaster, MA reference room.

Arllen's work has been exhibited in Puerto Rico USA, Worcester MA,
Augsburg and Landsberg Germany.

Color has always fascinated her especially bright, vibrant colors. Her
early paintings were meticulously created striving for perfection and
paying close attention to detail.

Currently, she works in oils, watercolor and acrylics. She paints in
realistic and abstract styles. She loves creating vibrant -colored
landscapes, seascapes, and paintings of the subconscious. Through her
paintings, she attempts to touch the souls of the spectators, hoping
to enrich their lives and their perception of the world.

She also enjoys creating digital abstract and realistic designs,
illustrations, and portraits. Some of her digital work is creating
collages using mixed media.

The artist's latest inspiration includes designing jewelry. She loves
to combine fine jewelery beads, crystals with semi-precious stones and
silver. jewelery making brings great joy to her life.

Arllen's artwork represents the depth, uniqueness and individuality of
a true artist. The exquisiteness of her technique, the dramatic
quality of her work and the vibrant colors make her creations genuine
works of art.

Frozen Water Acrylic by Tess rock

Tess Rock's Water Series Acrylic Paintings are on exhibit January through February 2010 at Thayer Memorial Library Art On Rotation Gallery 717 Main St. Lancaster. Her acrylic paintings are full of color and are captivating and interesting to the viewer. This show will thrill your senses. Come and see.

Artist statement about her Water Series

The origins of my paintings are rooted in nature. The shapes are allowed to flow and intermingle, creating a tangible environment. Water, especially when freezing upon a river is my muse. The way, in which water transforms, layer by layer upon the river surface informs my work both directly and indirectly. Forms are freely moving over the surface of the canvas enticing the viewer to travel throughout the piece.

I have chosen to work in vibrant colors because they resonant with the energy of nature. Water in its simplicity is changed by reflecting its surroundings. These paintings are my reaction to the vibrancy of our natural environment. My intention is to depict the imagery of nature thru these organic abstractions.

"A Passing Storm", Neck Rd. Lancaster Acrylic on canvas by Lori MacDonald

Lori MacDonald

Collins Artworks is please to have Lori MacDonald's landscape paintings on exhibit from November through December 2009 at the Thayer Memorial Library Art On Rotation Gallery 717 Main St. Lancaster, MA.. Lori MacDonald is an award winning artist from Gardner, MA.

Lori's paintings are for sale. Anyone interested in buying her work should contact Sheryll Collins AOR gallery Coordinator at Collins Artworks Art Center at 978-368-3300. Collins Artworks accepts credit cards, debit cards, checks and cash.

Welcome to my “Eclectic” landscape exhibit. While I’ve been painting with acrylics for almost 38 years, I’ve used 2009 as a time for exploiting my familiar painting medium. The works displayed here are the result of my year-long venture to expand my proficiency with acrylics - from glazing techniques to heavy impasto applications (with even a bit of gold metal leaf). This exercise has perhaps fashioned or freed me, for better or worse, to an eclectic style with a refreshing array of creative options.

The subjects of my paintings in this exhibit are inspired by the landscapes of Central Massachusetts. The beauty of this region could occupy an artist for a lifetime. With the change of seasons, dramatic skies, cows, mist in the valleys on a summer’s eve, the trees, the stonewalls, the ponds, the mountains, the dappled light, vineyards, meadows, hiking trails, and more cows, the color of green after the rain, winter shadows, and so much more – I’m not bored.

I like to think of favorite Bible verses while I paint. Lately, I’ve enjoyed making use of impasto techniques to construct visual descriptions of those truths. For example, painting #1, “Deeply Rooted”, is more than a wind-blown tree managing to stay standing. I watched as this tree stood in the wind at the Quabbin Reservoir Park and this verse from Isaiah 26:3 came to mind, “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” The patch of calm in the painting, speaks of the God-given peace.

I also like to capture the effect that light has on unassuming subjects. Something as plain and ordinary as my neighbor’s cement garage becomes lovely in the right light (see #11) – and lovely is what I like my paintings to be.

Thank you for viewing the exhibit. Please sign my guestbook which you’ll find on the lectern in the rear of the room. I welcome your comments.

Lori MacDonald is a member of the Greater Gardner Artists’ Association, the Gardner Area League of Artists, The Leominster Art Association, and the Cultural Arts Alliance of Hopkinton. She is an exhibiting artist at the Collins Artworks Art Center (home of the Art on Rotation Gallery) in Clinton, The Boulder Art Gallery in Fitchburg, and the Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey, NH. Her work has received awards in many of the local art associations’ exhibitions. Lori and her husband, Bob, live in Gardner, MA.

The winner of the 2009 People's Choice Award at the Olde Home Day Juried Art Show was:

Gerald Ruberti
#30 -"Clinton High School, Police Station & Courthouse 1950"

Other Winners of the Olde Home Day Juried Art Show
2009 Clinton Olde Home Day Juried Art Show Winners

Photography
1st – Jennifer Denney – “Railroad Tracks
2nd – Nina Pagano – “The Shrine"
3rd – Joe Repole – “My Girls”

Acrylic
1st – Mary Calkins – “Sunlight and Moonlight”
2nd – Lori MacDonald – “6:31pm – Clinton”

Oil
1st – Sharon Marini – “Pimento"
2nd – Abubakar Mwenye – “September 11th Collage”
3rd – Robert W. Duffy – “Still Water River”

Honorable Mentions:
Kathleen E. Hebert – “Red Chair”
Kathleen Morrissey – “Horse Country”

Mixed Media
1st – Nan Rumpf – “Entrapment”

Honorable Mentions:
Carol Panek-Clark – “Looking Through”
Dan Lowe – “MBTA Heath Street Station”
Frederick Johnson – “Brotherhood”

Watercolor
1st – Nan Rumpf – “The Journey”

Other Media
1st – Chester Burzenski – “Scream”
2nd – Sotirios “Sam” E. Lalos – “Epiphany”

"Joe Satriani," by John Nunziato

John Nunziato Photography Exhibit can be viewed at The Art On Rotation
Gallery at High St. Cafe 310 High St. in Clinton, MA in September and
October 2009.

John's work is about the images of the beautiful New England
landscape. Don't miss this one!

Artist's Statement
My first camera was a pocket 110 camera given to me by my mother, on
the day I was leaving on vacation to Nova Scotia. For the trip my
friend had brought along a recently purchased Canon AE-1 film camera.
After returning from that trip and comparing photos.....i ran out the
next day and purchased a Canon AE-1camera.
Like most fellow photographers, there are several factors that
influence my work; family, friends and being in the moment.
My keen sense of inspiration of the image comes from how the image
initially appears and how I can capture it at that moment.
My work has appeared in group shows, publications online magazines,
calendars, newsletters
, internet websites and private collections.

"Lottery" by Nathan Orie

Nathan Orie will be exhibiting at the Thayer Memorial Library 710 Main St. Lancaster, MA July and all of August 2009.

Nathan's unique paintings will thrill you as well as make you think about social issues. There is also hidden images and messages in some of the paintings that can only be viewed in the dark.

More information about Nathan-

Nathan Orie and His Art
Artist’s Statement

This art show is a testament to where we are as a searching people. It is my intention that the pieces of this show direct us back to the original questions. We exist in an era that defies definition; henceforth, we have construed more definitions of our post-modern culture than is necessary or useful. We are so intent on finding the answers that all answers have become equally valid. And rightly so, for any answer can be correct if the question has been disregarded of misplaced along the way. This show is a call to reject the deconstructions and fragmentations of post-modernity and enter into an era where we can reclaim the questions that have been lost to us.

In teaching English to middle school students in Springfield, I have noticed that when my students are asked a question that involves thinking, they really desire to know the answers. At first I was excited that they were actually engrossed with my lesson, but then I became more wary. I ask them a question relating to the reading, and more often than not a student will yell out, “Just tell us, Mr. Orie!!!” It seems that they want the answers so badly that they are willing to forego the question to get the answer. This has inspired me to ask through my art why we are so intent on finding answers to questions that we do not care to actually explore. In these art pieces I have wrestled with questions about human rights, suffering and even questions we ask of God himself, such as “Are you there, God? And if you are, how do I know?”

Sir Francis Bacon said that knowledge is power, and I am beginning to wonder how true this can be when knowledge is only a few keystrokes away on my computer. The value of knowledge has been cheapened by the accessibility to information. Our economy is based on supply and demand. If this is true for information as well, then our supply has far exceeded our demand, and information has become inadequate. Knowledge saturates our vision so consistently that I cannot drive down the road without being given information on what watch I should buy, what car dealership has the best cars, and which coffee I will run on each morning. We have enough information, and I would therefore propose that while knowledge may contain power, it is in the pursuit of knowledge that we find true strength. We can readdress the eternal questions that have been given to us and develop relationships around these questions, transcending the cold calculations of the billions of terabytes of information available to us. Then, we can instead focus on where we are as a people, and realize that we are still pondering the same thoughts that have been pondered since the dawn of time.

Scott Niemi pictured here stands beside his beautiful oil painting.

At the Art On Rotation Gallery at the High St. Café , Scott Niemi's oil paintings will be on exhibit from July 6- August 31, 2009 during café operating hours. Scott’s work can also be seen at Collins Artworks Art Center gallery18 High St. Clinton.

Scott Niemi was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1964. Scott completed his formal education at Florida Atlantic University where he earned a M.F.A. in Visual Art with a concentration in painting. Currently, he is a part time lecturer for Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH) and an art professor at Becker College (Worcester, MA). In the past, he has worked for Florida Atlantic University as an adjunct art professor, for Palm Beach County as a substitute teacher (grades K-12) and has done art handler/installation work for the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art in Lake Worth, FL.

Scott has participated in many shows both on the national as well as the local level. His work can be seen, among others, in the corporate collections of the Oak Brook Bank (Oak Brook, IL), the Essex Inn (downtown Chicago), and in the Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts (Plantation, FL). He has work in over 100 private collections, ranging from Beverly Hills to Australia. He resides in New Hampshire with his wife and two children.

Alyssa Kullgren photography show will be on exhibit from May 16- June 30, 2009. Her subjects are of the beauty that surrounds us and often miss. Her show is one not to miss.
The exhibit is open to the public during library viewing hours.

Artist Statement:
I have always looked at the world as a picture. I see something and imagine just how wonderful it would look on the wall. I capture real life, and keep those moments forever. All of my creativity and inspirations come from my mother, my muse.

My name is Alyssa. I am a college student and love photography. It allows me to be creative in anyway I want. I plan to graduate in a year, and move on to Physician's Assistant school. Photography will always be my hobby and my love.

Alyssa Kullgren

On My Way Home On Route 62, by Sheryll Collins Instructor

A watercolor exhibit of student and teacher artwork will be shown at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA from May 1- May 16th 2009.

Sheryll Collins has been teaching beginner students watercolor at the library this year. Come see the students work and Sheryll's. The students work is exceptional and beautiful. It is a show not to miss.

The paintings are for sale. A portion of the sale will benefit the library and an art scholarship fund for students.

Award wining artist Natalie Ford will be exhibiting her paintings and drawings at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the High St. Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA. all of May and June 2009. Natalie is a local artist who is a recent graduate of Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, MA. The paintings and drawings are for sale and a portion of the sales benefit an orphanage in Uganda, Africa. For more information please call: Sheryll Collins Art On Rotation Gallery Owner/Curator at 978-549-5822.

Short Bio:

Natalie is an artist, specifically a painter. She feels a personal call to be a missionary. For her, finding places with a need to be seen by the rest of the world is an opportunity. She can make art and call attention to that place by creating works about its culture and people. This process could best be described as "painting journalism" or "journalism through painting." Her works are fundamentally portraits, but they are a portrait of a place and a moment as well as of a person.

Artist Statement for current body of work:

My professor Wayne Hazen often quotes that a person shouldn't paint the sea unless he has submerged himself in it for a week, and so a sea that I am currently submerged in is the orphanage in Uganda, Africa. A good friend of mine has started a foundation to support the orphanage. Most of the pieces in this show are about this place. I hope that you will be moved by this show and support this wonderful endeavor.

The AOR gallery multimedia art show is now on exhibit at the Sovereign
Bank on High St. Clinton, MA from February 7 through March 31, 2009
during the banks operating hours. The show is a wonderful mix of
different media and styles represented by several different artists.
Thank you all who are exhibiting.

High St. Cafe discount coupons are available on the art exhibit table at the bank.

The artists are- Stephen Collins, Sheryll Collins, Helen Garcia, Kathy
Hebert, Richard Harding, Sid Solomon, Ann Hill, Belinda Mazur, Mary
Jensen and Nina Gonnella.

I want to thank Stephen Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harding, Ann
Hill, and Sid Solomon for helping put up the show.

Please come and see it. We have a new sign with the website on it. We
also added more paintings before the bank closed Saturday.

Come see this beautiful show.

"Lake Champlain Sunset," by Kathy Hebert

The Art on Rotation Gallery is pleased to have Kathy Hebert exhibit at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library Lancaster, MA. all of March and April 2009.

Kathy is a local artist who lives in the Lancaster area. She teaches oil painting and drawing at the local vocational evening adult ed program and in her home. Kathy's paintings are full of light, grace and beauty. Her work also has a sense of peace and joy. This exhibit is extensive and is one not to miss.

Artist's Statement-
This show reflects what I love to paint – everything! Having been a non-artist for half of my life, being able to paint what I see is a lovely bit of heaven. I never thought that I would be able to draw and paint. Now I teach other “non-artists” how to draw and paint. That is almost as rewarding as painting itself.
I bring my camera wherever I go and many of my paintings were done from my photographs. Sometimes my Dad sends me a couple of his photos and I am very fortunate to be able to paint from them. Every so often I throw in a few still life as a challenge to my artist’s eye. I never know what I am going to paint next and I am always intrigued by the things that call to me. Sometimes it is the light, sometimes it is the color or maybe it’s the subject matter.
This summer, I decided to make my own website – from scratch. This was a monumental undertaking as I am not gifted with technical ability. With the help of a few “Dummies” books I managed to put a site together featuring my paintings and the cards that I make from them.
In the past few months I have collected quite a few photos of areas close to my heart around Worcester, Florida and Vermont and I am really looking forward to painting them in my studio with my students this winter.
I firmly believe that we are all creative. It is just a matter of finding a good teacher and then doing the work. I was very fortunate to have studied with Helen Van Wyk. Her wisdom and method of teaching opened up a whole new world to me. I expect to be painting for many more years to come.

To see more go to the gallery or to her website
To purchase call Sheryll Collins 978-549-5822 or e-mail artrotationgallery@gmail.com

Tribute Race, by Richard Harding copyright

The Art On Rotation Gallery is pleased to have Richard Harding show his fine art photography at the AOR Gallery at the High St. Cafe 310 High St. Clinton for March and April 2009.

Richard L. “Dick” Harding and the Art on Rotation Gallery are hosting a reception at noon Saturday, March 7, for the exhibit of Harding’s photography and digital art at High Street Café, 310 High St. (next to the post office), Clinton. Refreshments will be served.

Artists statement -
Also story found in The press Release in the Times Courier March 4, 2009 by Richard Harding

Twenty years ago, the term “millennium” was simply unknown to the jet-set generation. They simply let it lay by the side of the road, without a second thought. Understandably, since the word only goes public every 1,000 years, it is easy to see how people might be unfamiliar with the Y2K terminology.

Yet in his Millennium Diary of 31,000 digital photos, Clinton photographer Richard Lowell Harding chose his hometown as his special subject matter. One photographer … one digital camera … one town.

Harding, a published author, photographer and painter, is no stranger to historical events. Almost 23 years before 2000 and 32 years ago this month, Harding asked the question “heard around the world” to newly elected President Jimmy Carter during a Town Hall meeting in Clinton:

“Mr. President, what can you do to create a meaningful and lasting peace in the Middle East?”

Carter’s answer on March 16, 1977, led to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979. He was the first president ever to speak out publicly in favor of an independent Palestinian state.

Harding’s artwork, which includes selections from his 31,000-photograph collection of digital images of Clinton taken since 2000, will be on display throughout the month of March in the diner.

Responding to questions from Times & Courier reporter Patrick Brodrick two decades later, Harding said he felt another brush with history while driving into town in the 1990s.

“I saw the road sign that said, ‘Welcome to Clinton, Established 1850,’ and it dawned on me that the town’s 150th anniversary was going to fall exactly on the new millennium year, 2000 A.D.,” Harding told the reporter.

Harding set out on a mission to capture the entire year 2000 in pictures.

According to the newspaper story, Harding also had the town recognized as the official Millennium Town, USA, by Congress in Washington; opened a Y2K historical museum at the Bigelow Free Public Library; and photographed 2,000 school children in the same picture. He also won first prize, a $1,000 award, in the Campbell Soup National Millennium Photo Contest, and by the end of 2000 had amassed 2,800 digital photos of Clinton from the millennium year.

Harding says the photos “showed clearly that God had not forgotten the official Millennium Town, USA, for a single second, minute, hour, day, week, year, decade, century or millennium.”

Rather than stop there, Harding continued to document small-town life and now has more than 31,000 pictures, archived on 607 CD-ROM disks at Clinton High School. He claims the world record for first and largest millennium photo diary in history.

Eleston Simons of Comcast Cable broadcasts some of Harding’s photos on Clinton’s cable-access television station, showing images of local elections, athletic contest, parades and other events.

To see more images go to the gallery or go to http://www.flickr.com/walkdoc
To purchase call Sheryll Collins 978-549-5822 or e-mail artrotationgallery@gmail.com

Cheryl Wareck is a local fine art photographer and artist who lives in Lancaster, MA. She will be exhibiting at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster (717 Main St.)from January 10th through February 28, 2009 during library operating hours.

A reception for the artist will be held at the gallery in the Dexter room on January 24, 2009. Call the library for the time.

Personal Statement:

I used to hold a rather mechanical view of photography-that as the shutter snapped, it was important for me to capture the particular image inside a space. At the time, this goal felt shallow, and now I realize that being present in the space, and my response to this experience, is what is most important. It is the “being” in a particular space instead of the space itself that is more important. Because for anyone, it is our response to a particular place, our experiences, histories and memories in it, that really create the space.

I am consistently drawn to the earth, water and air. The suggestive spaces these elements create as they mix and melt, as they are transformed by differences in weather and light, is what compels me.

Historically I am influenced by the 19th Century Romantic Tradition and the sense of awe I find in the ordinary, being careful to avoid sentimentality.

I find great inspiration from the painter Mark Rothko and contemporary artist James Turell. Turell’s Quaker Heritage promotes ways to live simply and in balance with nature and especially to be aware of an inner light, to look within for answers. Quaker meetings begin with what is called a “gathering” a silent, simple group of people, reflecting, and bound together for the purpose of the accumulation of light. I create photographs, poetic spaces, that represent my personal “gathering” – quiet, simple groups, a witness of an inner place revealed by the accumulation of light and time.

Cheryl Wareck lives with four dogs and two birds on a Christmas Tree Farm on Ballard Hill in Lancaster, MA. She is currently employed in the Marlborough Public Schools as an art teacher and has her MFA degree. Most of her images are taken close to the place she calls home.

"Lake Champlain Sunset," by Kathy Hebert

The Art on Rotation Gallery is pleased to have Kathy Hebert exhibit at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the High Street Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA. all of January and February 2009.

Kathy is a local artist who lives in the Clinton area. She teaches oil painting and drawing at the local vocational evening adult ed program and in her home. Kathy's paintings are full of light, grace and beauty. Her work also has a sense of peace and joy. This exhibit is extensive and is one not to miss.

A reception for the artist will be held from 11-1 pm on January 3rd 2009 at the gallery at High Street Cafe in Clinton, MA.

Artist's Statement-
This show reflects what I love to paint – everything! Having been a non-artist for half of my life, being able to paint what I see is a lovely bit of heaven. I never thought that I would be able to draw and paint. Now I teach other “non-artists” how to draw and paint. That is almost as rewarding as painting itself.
I bring my camera wherever I go and many of my paintings were done from my photographs. Sometimes my Dad sends me a couple of his photos and I am very fortunate to be able to paint from them. Every so often I throw in a few still life as a challenge to my artist’s eye. I never know what I am going to paint next and I am always intrigued by the things that call to me. Sometimes it is the light, sometimes it is the color or maybe it’s the subject matter.
This summer, I decided to make my own website – from scratch. This was a monumental undertaking as I am not gifted with technical ability. With the help of a few “Dummies” books I managed to put a site together featuring my paintings and the cards that I make from them.
In the past few months I have collected quite a few photos of areas close to my heart around Worcester, Florida and Vermont and I am really looking forward to painting them in my studio with my students this winter.
I firmly believe that we are all creative. It is just a matter of finding a good teacher and then doing the work. I was very fortunate to have studied with Helen Van Wyk. Her wisdom and method of teaching opened up a whole new world to me. I expect to be painting for many more years to come.

The Lottery by Nathan Orie

"Art over easy in Clinton," Written by staff Tuesday, 25 November 2008 By Laurence Levey
In the November 26, 2008 issue of The Worcester Magazine

For two years now, the Art On Rotation Gallery has been featuring the work of emerging area artists. With one showroom at the High Street Cafe in Clinton and another at Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, the gallery is currently providing an opportunity to discover two distinct voices.

Owner, Sheryll Collins, a nurse and herself an artist, says she is “trying to promote art in the community,” at a time when it seems that “art is disappearing.” Collins has also arranged a juried art show in Clinton and given instruction to Worcester high school seniors, teaching them “about presentation and advertising, and getting their work out on the market.” She hopes to open more locations in the future, perhaps in Maine, while continuing to teach both children and adults.

Springfield artist Nathan Orie’s exhibit, A Social Awakening, is being shown at the High Street Cafe, which serves breakfast and lunch (I’ll vouch for the Irish Eggs). Since studying art education as an undergraduate, Orie, a middle school English teacher who has had solo shows in the Amherst and Boston areas, has taught art in high school, elementary school and to the homeless. His experiences with the homeless have informed his artwork, leading him to a deep consideration of “what the homeless have experienced” and “the social structure of the United States.” Orie cites pop art as a major influence, in particular, Warhol and Liechtenstein — their “styles and thoughts about culture and society.”

Orie ultimately indicts American consumerism. The glossy surface of “Robosapien,” an acrylic print on wood, masks something insidious. Imagery and appearances may be misleading, as in “Nutrition Facts,” an acrylic, plaster and print on wood, and “Slave,” an acrylic on canvas; or they may be literally compromised, as in “Barcode,” an acrylic plaster and print on wood, with old newsprint bleeding through the paint. Commercial incursions into the everyday turn macabre in “Color of Money,” an acrylic and plaster on wood, or they can be apocalyptic, as in the richly textured “The Lottery,” composed of oil, sand and lottery tickets on wood. Even the tiniest piece, “Little People,” an acrylic on canvas, captures something not wholly innocent in the oddly cute Fisher-Price play world.

“I’m trying to open doors for conversation,” says Orie, “to revisit questions such as what we’re supposed to do, who we’re supposed to be.” In an artist’s statement, Orie quotes Warhol: “Once you ‘got’ Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way.” Orie’s anti-consumerist inquiries examine how the world of commerce engenders anxieties that get you to buy a product.

Less confrontational, but conveying its own sense of disquiet, is Natalie Ford’s exhibit, Scenes From the Life of an Art Student, at Thayer Memorial Library. A recent graduate of Atlantic Union College and currently an art director there, Ford, who describes herself as a “missionary,” says that though her exhibit is not religious, she wants the public to be aware of “the spiritual dimension of art.”

Her paintings depict a world of transparency and transition. In “90 Prescott,” an oil on hardboard, a woman appears to be both on and behind the chair where she sits. “A person can come and go,” Ford says. There is an unsettling, dissociative quality to these works, as though lines and outlines existed on different planes from forms and colors. The viewer strives in vain to make things fit. Like double exposures, some paintings reveal two interpenetrating perspectives, neither quite solid. The painting with perhaps the most conventional figures and imagery, “Rochester,” depicting individuals in a lecture hall, still creates a dreamlike sense of the unfinished, — the still-happening — highlighting the temporariness of the individuals’ presence in the hall.

Both exhibits run through December. A percentage of each sale benefits the place of sale. Collins has artists booked in two-month rotations nearly through 2009.

Art On Rotation Gallery, High Street Café, 310 High St., Clinton Mon.-Fri., 6-2, Sat. 6-1, Sun. 7-1. Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St., Lancaster Mon., Wed., Thurs., 10-8; Tues. 12-8; Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-2. aorgallery.com

"Lottery" by Nathan Orie

Nathan Orie will be exhibiting at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the High St. Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA all of November and December 2008.

Nathan's unique paintings will thrill you as well as make you think about social issues. There is also hidden images and messages in some of the paintings that can only be viewed in the dark.

More information about Nathan-

Nathan Orie and His Art
Artist’s Statement

This art show is a testament to where we are as a searching people. It is my intention that the pieces of this show direct us back to the original questions. We exist in an era that defies definition; henceforth, we have construed more definitions of our post-modern culture than is necessary or useful. We are so intent on finding the answers that all answers have become equally valid. And rightly so, for any answer can be correct if the question has been disregarded of misplaced along the way. This show is a call to reject the deconstructions and fragmentations of post-modernity and enter into an era where we can reclaim the questions that have been lost to us.

In teaching English to middle school students in Springfield, I have noticed that when my students are asked a question that involves thinking, they really desire to know the answers. At first I was excited that they were actually engrossed with my lesson, but then I became more wary. I ask them a question relating to the reading, and more often than not a student will yell out, “Just tell us, Mr. Orie!!!” It seems that they want the answers so badly that they are willing to forego the question to get the answer. This has inspired me to ask through my art why we are so intent on finding answers to questions that we do not care to actually explore. In these art pieces I have wrestled with questions about human rights, suffering and even questions we ask of God himself, such as “Are you there, God? And if you are, how do I know?”

Sir Francis Bacon said that knowledge is power, and I am beginning to wonder how true this can be when knowledge is only a few keystrokes away on my computer. The value of knowledge has been cheapened by the accessibility to information. Our economy is based on supply and demand. If this is true for information as well, then our supply has far exceeded our demand, and information has become inadequate. Knowledge saturates our vision so consistently that I cannot drive down the road without being given information on what watch I should buy, what car dealership has the best cars, and which coffee I will run on each morning. We have enough information, and I would therefore propose that while knowledge may contain power, it is in the pursuit of knowledge that we find true strength. We can readdress the eternal questions that have been given to us and develop relationships around these questions, transcending the cold calculations of the billions of terabytes of information available to us. Then, we can instead focus on where we are as a people, and realize that we are still pondering the same thoughts that have been pondered since the dawn of time.

"4 Trees"

by Natalie Ford

Award wining artist Natalie Ford will be exhibiting her paintings at the Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library 317 Main St. Lancaster, MA. all of November and December 2008. Natalie is a local artist who is a recent graduate of Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, MA. The paintings are for sale and a portion of the sales benefit the library. For more information please call: Sheryll Collins Art On Rotation Gallery Owner/Curator at 978-549-5822.

Short Bio:

Natalie is studying to be an artist, specifically a painter. She feels a personal call to be a missionary. For her, finding places with a need to be seen by the rest of the world is an opportunity. She can make art and call attention to that place by creating works about its culture and people. This process could best be described as "painting journalism" or "journalism through painting." Her works are fundamentally portraits, but they are a portrait of a place and a moment as well as of a person.

Artist Statement for current body of work:

My professor Wayne Hazen often quotes that a person shouldn't paint the sea unless he has submerged himself in it for a week, and so a sea that I am currently submerged in is the industrial district of Atlantic Union College otherwise known as the art department.

When you are greeted with the same surroundings day after day and then one day they change, the old scene somehow stays in your mind and you can almost see the outline in the empty space. In this exhibition I wish to personify the feeling of the temporary state of an object and give curiosity to its placement and history as well as call attention to the layers and passing of time that go on in a place.

Joe Satriani. Photo by John Nunziato.

John Nunziato Photography Exhibit can be viewed at The Art On Rotation Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA in September and October 2008.

John's work is about the images of the beautiful New England landscape. Don't miss this one!

Artist's Statement
My first camera was a pocket 110 camera given to me by my mother, on the day I was leaving on vacation to Nova Scotia. For the trip my friend had brought along a recently purchased Canon AE-1 film camera. After returning from that trip and comparing photos.....i ran out the next day and purchased a Canon AE-1camera.
Like most fellow photographers, there are several factors that influence my work; family, friends and being in the moment.
My keen sense of inspiration of the image comes from how the image initially appears and how I can capture it at that moment.
My work has appeared in group shows, publications online magazines, calendars, newsletters
, internet websites and private collections.

2008 art show winners

Best in show
Stephen Collins, "Spring Stream."

Photography
Joe Renzoni, first place, "Gypsy Dancer"
Belinda Mazure, second, "Thelme"
Cheryl Rosen, third, "Heat Lightning - Blue"
Jennifer Denney, honorable mention, "Sunset at Dummer Beach, Maine"

Water color/mixed media
Stephen Collins, first place, "Spring Stream"
Micah Lang, second, "The Crooked Cabin"
Richard Harding, third, "Checkmate"
Nan Rumpf, honorable mention, "Pollination"

Pen/ink, charcoal, pastel
Belinda Mazur, first place, "Memorial Day"

Oil
Paul Lowe, first place, "Portrait of John T. Mahan"
Bobbie Roussey, second, "Southwest Mission"
Sheryll Collins, third, "Wachusett Sunset"
Katie Lowe, honorable mention, "Slow Hand"

"Convergence" by Tess Rock

Tess Rock will be exhibiting at The High Street Cafe from September 2, through October 31, 2008. Tess is a talented acrylic painter. Her paintings are very large and have colorful themes of interesting shapes. This exhibit is one not to miss!

ABOUT THE ARTIST

I am an active painter in Pelham, Ma. I received my B.F.A. In Art Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1988. I taught at Smith Academy in Hatfield, MA from 1988-1990, then proceeded to have 3 children and paint.

My original artistic passion was ceramics. I was attracted the sensual process of creating functional forms. Desiring a more immediate artistic product, I began to explore paint. I joined a painting group in the early 1990's and was consumed by the sculptural possibilities of the medium. I enjoy the freedom painting gives me to develop and experiment with organic forms. I also have a great connection to the outdoors, spending many hours hiking and gardening. These interests have combined to create a life long journey for me in paint and nature.

ARTIST STATEMENT

The origins of my paintings are rooted in nature. The shapes are allowed to flow and intermingle, creating a tangible environment. The forms are freely moving over the surface of the canvas enticing the viewer to travel throughout the piece. These paintings are a direct
reaction to my surroundings. My intention is to interpret the images of nature creating organic abstractions. I am influenced by the colors and patterns of plants and enjoy exploring the flow and rhythm of a landscape.

Clark's Cafe is under new ownership. Al and Anne Clark recently sold Clark's Cafe. The Cafe is now known as High Street Cafe. The Art On Rotation Gallery will continue to use the wall space.

A PARTY A PARTY A PARTY A PARTY A PARTY A PARTY A PARTY A PARTY
The Art On Rotation Gallery and Clark's Cafe will be having a grand celebration at the gallery at Clark's Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA July 18, 2008 from 12-2 pm. There will be face painting, balloons, artist demo and more. We are celebrating the new rail system and paint on the newly renovated walls at Clark's. The space is beautiful and will greatly enhance any artwork on the walls. It also has a new rail/hook system which means no more nails. A show can be up in one hour.

Belinda Mazur's work will be on the walls introducing our new system.

Come celebrate with us and see her work.

Belinda Mazur will be exhibiting from July 11- August 31, 2007 at the Art On Rotation Gallery located at Clark's Cafe in Clinton.

Come see and enjoy the beautiful fine art photography of artist Belinda Mazur at the Art on Rotation Gallery at Clark's Cafe, nestled in downtown Clinton. Canadian born, from Nova Scotia, Belinda is well known for her photography and graphic arts here in New England. Her photography is creative and beautiful; inspired by her passion for seeking out unassuming beauty . This show is one not to miss !

"Girl in Red Chair"- Oils

Nina Gonnella's oil and watercolor paintings are on exhibit from July 5, 2008 to August 31st at The Art On Rotation Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster MA.

A reception for her will be held in the lower level of the library on August 16, 2008 from 11 am- 2 pm. Her paintings will be on display at the gallery in the reference room. Paintings are for sale and a portion of the sales will benefit the library.

About Myself

I began painting at the age of eight. Although I had some formal training in fine arts as a teenager I am for the most part self taught.

The medium I use is mainly oil on canvas, and sometimes water color. The subject is usually a landscape or still life but I have done portraits as well. My profession however, is as a scientist. I have a Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry and work in the pharmaceutical industry. Nonetheless, painting has always been a passion of mine and often times a source of release from the mundane. I continue to actively paint as much as possible.

Every painting is a new experience for me. Sometimes it is almost effortless while other times I struggle to capture an image or feeling. But no matter what the experience may be, the end result always brings a sense of fulfillment. I love the magnificence of nature and seek to capture both its beauty and emotion. My work is executed with great love and in each composition there is a part of me.
I have never placed my art for sale nor have I displayed it in local or regional shows so this is a new experience for me. Over the years my art has been a source of great happiness and peace. It is my hope that this small part of me may touch your heart and bring you some happiness as well.

Nina C Gonnella

To purchase paintings call Sheryll Collins curator owner- 978-549-5822

The watercolor paintings by Sharon Carloni will be exhibited at The Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster Massachusetts all of the month of January. Come see the magic of watercolor of Sharon's paintings.
Sharon is a well known artist and art teacher. Her work displays wonderful color and light. Don't miss this exhibit. A portion of the sales benefit the library.

Featuring the photographic works of Mary Jensen

Show runs May 4th - May 30th

A meet the artist reception on
Saturday, May 10th from 12:00 - 2:00

Refreshments will be served

Art on Rotation Gallery
Located in Clark’s Cafe
310 High Street - Clinton, MA

Mary's Bio

I was born and raised in the small New England town of North Brookfield. With a graduating class of only 89 students, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life.

Although I had always had a passion for photography and ..the eye.. for it, it had never occurred to me that I wanted to become a photographer.

I worked in factories here and there for 18 years, hating every minute of it. One day I saw an ad in a local newspaper seeking a town reporter. Writing is my second passion so I called the editor. That phone call led to many freelance jobs as not only a reporter but as a photojournalist.

The first time I held a camera in my hands and shot my first published photograph is when I realized I wanted to become a professional photographer.

I enrolled in the Hallmark Institute of Photography and graduated in June of 2004. Though it was an extremely intense program and a trying time in my life, I know I made the right decision. I am happiest when I have a camera in my hands. When I..m not holding my camera I..m thinking about my next shoot.

Hallmark was the best move I ever made.

http://www.myspace.com/mjensenphotography

"Two Trees" by David Black copyright

The Art On Rotation Gallery is pleased to present Yvonne and David to the gallery at Clark's Cafe for the month of March 2008.

Yvonne's beautiful calligraphy and David's fine art photography is a beautiful addition to the AOR Gallery family of artists. Their work will be on display at Clark's for the month of March.

About Yvonne-
"Just as one would wish to speak not only clearly but with some civilized and musical quality of grace, so one may write, and the writing be worthy of the name of Calligraphy ~ by which is meant ~ handwriting considered as an art."

Growing up all over these United States, Yvonne has lived in a variety of beautiful settings and quickly learned to appreciate the colors and patterns in this ever-changing world. She graduated from a commercial art program early on, and made her living at a local newspaper building ads ("ours is not to question taste, ours is but to cut and paste!"). She has dabbled in pastel portraits, and pen-and-ink, but her true love remains calligraphy. Being left-handed (and right-brained) has been a challenge at times...but one which she clearly has overcome. The grace and symmetry of the art is what moves her. It portrays a rhythm with nuances that cannot be reproduced by computer font. Yvonne's current favorite alphabet is Celtic-inspired. She also enjoys the more immediate gratification of photography....and still has a Pentax K-1000, which she favors...and continues to practice the healing arts through nursing, massage therapy and reflexology in south central Massachusetts.

website: http://zhibit.org/yvonne/about

About David-
"Photography is simply a function of noticing things."—Elliott Erwitt

The pilgrimage never stops, but my journey of images touches both the simple and sublime en route. Immersed in the places, people and events that become my vision and guide, my photographs evoke the emotional and spiritual interactions with the natural moment at hand. Please share in my very personal sense of wonder.

David Lee Black, musician and award winning photographer, captures the New England landscape in his black and white and color images. Born and raised in Mexico, Missouri, he has created and exhibited his work in New England since 1985. His work was recently accepted for publication in the Canadian based literature ‘zine, "Stationaery". David won the 2005 featured artist award for New England Artists and the 2006 Juror's Choice Award at the Winter Exhibition at the Attleboro Art Museum. In June of 2007, David received the Honorarium Award at the International Society of Photographers Convention and Symposium in Las Vegas. In July of 2007, David was one of 8 selected juried artists to exhibit at Attleboro Arts Museum's Ottmar Gallery for the 8 Visions Exhibit. David's work "Lil Red Barn" was recently commisioned by Peak Organic Brew for the 2008 season and "Russell Pond" was requested for the CD label for Maine's premier rock band, Now is Now. "Wood Chromosomes" was commissioned for publication by the Library of Congress 2008 Endless Journeys. "White Mountain Sisters" is pending approval for the National Geographic Traveler.

2008 is a promising year for David as he has pending exhibits in California, New York, Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

In addition to photography, he has been performing, recording and breathing in the New England music scene and radio since his pilgrimage here from Middle America. Conducting an award winning jazz and symphonic band in Maine, serving as Music Director for the Department of Interior's Orchestrations Exhibit in Boston and Washington D.C., David continues to enhance the New England art scene with his work. David's music credits include performing and recording with The McCoy Brothers, Jumpin Juba (Bone'less Records), Natural Toy (Studio A Productions), Tractor (Lakewest Records),The Brian Scott Quartet, Hydrant and numerous others. David has also produced and performed his own original project, "Blackshack" (Vincent Productions).

In the world of musical theatre, David has performed in Sweeney Todd, Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, The Music Man and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
David also is a member of Orchestrations, a group of conceptual artists that present exhibits of living art. David and Orchestrations staged a Giant Pie Fight with 500 elegantly dressed people throwing 5000 pies at each other, all beautifully choreographed to music.
As a nice balance, David is a Juvenile Parole Officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

http://www.zhibit.org/davidleeblack

"Life in The Sea" by Greg Dolnikowski

"Gay Head Light"

New at the Art On Rotation Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library

Gregory Dolnikowski will be exhibiting his acrylic paintings at the gallery at the library from February 29, 2008 to April 30, 2008.

Greg’s artwork sings with energy and color. He paints wonderful, breath-taking sunsets that have an abstract quality to them. He also paints beautiful colorful abstracts in an energetic style. Don’t miss this show. It is worth seeing and viewing is free to the public. The show can be seen during usual library operating hours. For more information go to www.aorgallery.com

Artist Statement
I am an artist and a scientist. Does that make me a Renaissance man? Well, maybe not, but it does keep me busy. Several large universities taught me to be a scientist, but my mother taught me to paint. I paint in a high energy style, and I prefer abstract art in bright happy colors. I also paint Cape Cod landscapes. I am particularly fond of the colors in sky, the ocean and the sunset.

Call or e-mail AOR Gallery curator at artrotationgallery@gmail.com and I’ll paint something just for you. You choose the color and the size, and I’ll create a painting that will fit in perfectly with your décor.

Selected Recent Shows:

Thayer memorial Library, 717 Main St. Lancaster, MA, Current

Baldwin Hill Art & Framing, 41 Summer Street, Natick, Solo Show

Starbuck’s on Newbury Street, Boston, Solo Show

Natick Artists Open Studios, Multi Artist Show at the Natick Center for the Arts, and the Morse Institute Library.

All City Financial Group Condo Lobby, South Boston, Kevin Huther, Five abstract art paintings

The Borrowed Butler, Carole McManus, Greenbush. Four sunsets.

Mandarin Cuisine, 238 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494 Sunsets and Abstracts

St. Andrew’s Performing Arts Series, 79 Denton Rd, Wellesley, Solo Show

"Shadows on Rocks" by Tally Forbes Watercolor
Tally Forbes - Land Shapes

February, 2008
At the Art On Rotation Gallery at Clark’s Café

The emergence of landscape from a series of overlapping geometric shapes is a very old idea. Geology teaches us that new shapes bubble up from deep within the earth, that large land masses ram into each other creating mountain and valley shapes; and that water cuts into the masses creating shapes that become steep slopes, ponds, and flat plains.

Human beings do the best they can to grow what they need on these overlapping shapes creating interesting patterns of their own on the landscape.

This series of paintings explore how simple geometric shapes interact to create the landscapes we love and must work hard to preserve.

Contact Information
tallyforbes@comcast.net

Oil Painting by Sid Solomon

January and February 2008 at the Art On Rotation Gallery Thayer Memorial Library

Although Sid Solomon was born in Springfield, he spent his early years in Worcester, Mass. In high school, his first prize-winning entry in the Service Clubs Essay Competition led to a scholarship to the Worcester Art Museum for three years, culminating in a graduation certificate, and an Art career spanning more than forty years.

After three years of Army service and a year teaching Art, he became a portrait painter in South Florida. This experience was followed by further study with nationally-known portraitist and teacher, Edmund Archer, at the Corcoran School in Washington, DC.
As a part of his course of training, he copied Rembrandts and other old masters in the National Gallery. He also taught at the Corcoran, and for the U.S. Veterans Administration, as well as painting a number of important government, military and industrial leaders and their families.
After three years in the Nation's capital, Mr. Solomon traveled through the East and the South, painting portraits of over a thousand persons at art festivals. During this period he continued his studies and attained proficiency in many areas of arts and crafts, which enabled him to become a Director in the Army Arts and Crafts Program of the U.S. Department of Defense.

An extended leave from his government teaching position permitted him to return to graduate school where, after nine years of intense concentration, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Art Theory and Criticism by the University of Georgia. While completing the requirements for this degree, Mr. Solomon worked as Director of Arts and Craftshops for the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany. He had the advantage of travel and study in the major art centers of Europe, and, as a result, his doctoral dissertation broke new ground in defining the concept of aesthetic quality as used in criticism.

Since 1980, Sid Solomon has maintained a studio in Worcester, Mass., where he continues to improve his understanding of drawing and painting the human figure at weekly sessions of the Worcester Life Drawing Group, which he coordinates. He has, in addition, become a prolific plein aire painter of the colorful New England landscape in all its seasons, including the depth of winter. He says, "A good portrait painter can paint anything."

Sid will be exhibiting at the Art On Rotation Gallery at The Thayer Memorial Library Main St. Lancaster, MA January 4 through February 29, 2008. The public is invited.

January at Clark's Cafe will feature the artwork of Stefanie Sacks, a talented adult with autism. Her paintings are painted in acrylic and feature simple themes. She has sold her work in many places. This is her first solo show. Her reception is January 11, 2007 from 6-8pm at the Art On Rotation Gallery at Clark's Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA. A portion of the sales will go toward Autism Research.

Also at the gallery at Clark's Cafe the winners of the All Artist Juried Show will exhibit their work for the month of January. Paintings by Stephen Collins, Sheryll Collins, Rachel Collins, Neil Murphy, Helen Garcia and Peter Lance will be on display. The paintings and Giclee prints may be purchased.

Contact Sheryll Collins or Liz McDonald with any purchase or other information. See link on side bar.

A Walk Through Rutland State Park by Sheryll Collins

Summer's Ebb by Sharon Carloni

Sunset by Liz McDonald


Aztec Snowflake #1 by Neil Murphy copyright 1978

Farm by Sid Solomon, PhD Juror

The AOR Gallery is having a juried art show and holiday sale for the month of December from December 2-December 31. Many of the AOR gallery artists are participating. The show will be juried by Sid Solomon, PhD from Worcester, MA. An awards reception for the artists will be held at the gallery at Clark's Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA on December 7 from 7-9pm.

Many different pieces will be offered for sale all of the month of December.

The Art On Rotation Gallery presents Stephen Collins at the gallery at Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA. for the month of December 2007. Stephen is an experienced and accomplished artist. He paints in watercolor and oil. The exhibit features watercolor paintings of landscapes from various locations- in and around Clinton etc. and other states, still lives and wonderfully painted portraits. Stephen has received many awards for his watercolor paintings.

Stephen with his wife Sheryll Collins make their home in beautiful Clinton with their son Joel, and two wonderful grandsons.

Stephen works as a senior software engineer for IBM. Sheryll is the owner coordinator of the Art On Rotation Gallery.

Please come and see his work all the month of December at The Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster.

For further information call Sheryll 978-549-5822

Cheryl Wareck is a fine art photographer exhibiting at the Art On rotation Gallery in November 2007. Her work can be viewed at the gallery at Clark's Cafe in Clinton.

Personal Statement

I used to hold a rather mechanical view of photography-that as the shutter snapped, it was important for me to capture the particular image inside a space. At the time, this goal felt shallow, and now I realize that being present in the space, and my response to this experience, is what is most important. It is the “being” in a particular space instead of the space itself that is more important. Because for anyone, it is our response to a particular place, our experiences, histories and memories in it, that really create the space.

I am consistently drawn to the earth, water and air. The suggestive spaces these elements create as they mix and melt, as they are transformed by differences in weather and light, is what compels me.

Historically I am influenced by the 19th Century Romantic Tradition and the sense of awe I find in the ordinary, being careful to avoid sentimentality.

I find great inspiration from the painter Mark Rothko and contemporary artist James Turell. Turell’s Quaker Heritage promotes ways to live simply and in balance with nature and especially to be aware of an inner light, to look within for answers. Quaker meetings begin with what is called a “gathering” a silent, simple group of people, reflecting, and bound together for the purpose of the accumulation of light. I create photographs, poetic spaces, that represent my personal “gathering” – quiet, simple groups, a witness of an inner place revealed by the accumulation of light and time.

Cheryl Wareck lives with four dogs and two birds on a Christmas Tree Farm on Ballard Hill in Lancaster, MA. She is currently employed in the Marlborough Public Schools as an art teacher and is working on a MFA degree where she expects to graduate in June. Most of her images are taken close to the place she calls home.

As a child growing up in Vermont Louise spent countless hours outdoors exploring the world that encompassed her. She has a masters degree in landscape architecture, and continues to spend many hours engaged in the exploration of her environment, so it is natural to her that she would choose the landscape as a subject and a point of departure for her artwork.

Louise works in oil on large canvases. Her brilliant compositions and designs are evident in her work. Her paintings have a wonderful use of color and have an abstract quality to them. They are breath-taking to look at. She has captured on canvas the shapes and light of the everyday landscape and has transformed them into the extraordinary.

She told me that she hasn't won any awards yet but has been accepted into many juried shows. It is only a matter of time that she will be an award winner.

Come see Louise's exhibit of her beautiful paintings at Clark's Cafe in Clinton all of November. A reception for the artist will be on November 10 th from 11-2 pm. Paintings are available to purchase.

A Call for Artists
The Art On Rotation Gallery in Clark's Cafe is having a juried art show. There will be two themes that you may enter.
The First Theme is "Betty Boop". Paintings will be accepted in all medium.
Any paintings related to the theme will be accepted. (Ex: a scene from the time period, a landscape that reminds of that time etc., anything with Betty) Be creative!
The Second Theme is any subject will be accepted in any medium.
The paintings should be submitted for consideration on December 1 at 12 noon at Clark's Cafe. Paintings not accepted will be notified by December 2.
The show will run for the month of December and will end December 31 at noon. PRIZES will be awarded. Winners will have their paintings displayed at Clark's for 1 month. Newspapers will be covering the event. The paintings will be for sale. A great opportunity to sell paintings for the holidays. A reception for the artists is December 7 from 7-8pm. Snow date December 8th 12-2pm.
E-mail for details and application: artrotationgallery@gmail.com
Sheryll Collins
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E-mail: artrotationgallery@gmail.com
Phone: 978-549-5822
Sheryll Collins

At Clark's Cafe all of the month of October the oil paintings of Diane Lebel will be exhibited at Clark's Cafe in Clinton. December 28th from 11-2pm. This is Diane's first solo show and it won't be her last.

Diane's Artist's Statement
For years I’ve enjoyed looking at and collecting art, but, having decided at around age 10 that I couldn’t draw, I never thought I’d be able to make art of my own. Finally, at age 50, when I left my full-time job for a part-time one, I decided to take the plunge, and enrolled in a watercolor class at the Worcester Art Museum. After a few semesters, I took a class with Kat O’Connor…and one thing just led to another, even a drawing class (hey, what do you know, I CAN draw!). One semester Kat was teaching a beginning oil painting class. I decided to give it a try, and it was love at first brush-stroke.

The wonderful thing about painting, for me, is that it heightens and refines my appreciation of the beauty all around me. I’ve become more aware of clouds, interesting shadows, moss-covered rocks, and the other little details that make up a landscape. It’s also given me an entirely new way of looking at art, and my museum and gallery visits are richer for it.

I am deeply grateful for the support of my family and friends, especially Kat, who always pushes me to make my paintings just a little bit better. I’ve gotten beyond the point where I was thrilled just to paint something that was “not overtly ugly,” and now hope I can paint things that people can enjoy looking at. I hope you will enjoy looking at these.

Diane Lebel has practiced pathology in the Worcester area for 25 years. She lives in West Boylston with her husband, Alan Harris, and two miscreant Australian Cattle Dogs, both rescued from area shelters.

At the new Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library, Scott Niemi's oil paintings will be on exhibit from October 5- November 1, 2007 during library hours. Library hours: Monday 12 n to 6 pm, Tuesday 12 n to 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 8 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. Come see his beautiful paintings.

Scott Niemi was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1964. Scott completed his formal education at Florida Atlantic University where he earned a M.F.A. in Visual Art with a concentration in painting. Currently, he is a part time lecturer for Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH) and an adjunct art professor at Becker College (Worcester, MA). In the past, he has worked for Florida Atlantic University as an adjunct art professor, for Palm Beach County as a substitute teacher (grades K-12) and has done art handler/installation work for the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art in Lake Worth, FL.

Scott has participated in many shows both on the national as well as the local level. His work can be seen, among others, in the corporate collections of the Oak Brook Bank (Oak Brook, IL), the Essex Inn (downtown Chicago), and in the Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts (Plantation, FL). He has work in over 100 private collections, ranging from Beverly Hills to Australia. He resides in New Hampshire with his wife and two children.

First Place - Watercolor - "Sherry" - Stephen Collins
Second Place - Watercolor - "Orange and Blue Tetrad" - Elizabeth Neuman
Third Place - Watercolor - "Box Canyon" - Stephen Collins

First Place - Oils/Acrylics/Pastels/Mixed Media - "The Rolling Stones" -
Paul Lowe
Second Place - Oils/Acrylics/Pastels/Mixed Media - "Blush" - Nan Rumpf

First Place - Photography - "Total Reflection" - Betsy DeAngelis
Second Place - Photography - "The Lady of the Lake" - Joe Renzoni

First Place - Other - "The Tower of Babel" - Chester Burzenski

Best in Show - "Amalgamation" - Nan Rumpf

Polly Wogs By Eleanor Gentilmen

Greece By Rosemary Morrison

Eleanor Gentilmen and Rosemary Morrison had their show called "Two Friends One Vision" at the gallery at Clark's Cafe in September. Their reception was held at Clark's on September 15th.

Their work was greatly received by art lovers and patrons of the cafe. Rosemary and Eleanor have been friends a long time. They have many things in common. They reside in the same town with their husband's and are very talented artists. They both have careers in the computer industry.

Their work is of similar places in watercolor and photography all over
New England, Maine, Florida and Greece.

It was a beautiful show. You will be able to see more of their work in upcoming Art On Rotation Gallery Shows in the future. Don't miss it!

Sheryll Collins will be featured as the first solo artist to exhibit at the gallery at The Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA from August 20th- October 1, 2007. The Thayer Memorial Library is the newest location of the Art On Rotation Gallery. Sheryll is the owner/ coordinator of the Art On Rotation Gallery.

Sheryll also known fondly as Sherry, is having her first solo show. Her watercolor paintings feature many different subjects from landscapes of painting trips to portraits of her grandchildren. She paints in impressionist style with small colorful brush strokes.

Recently, she was honored for her painting, "On My Way Home On Route 62" on the Artist Magazine website page painting critique.

Come see this beautiful show.

The paintings can be seen during the operating hours of the library.
For further information call Sheryll 978-549-5822

THE RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 FROM 6:30-8PM at The gallery at The Thayer Memorial Library