Deborah Leonard & Catherine Elliot
August 18 through September 10
Artists Reception August 18 from 5:30 to 8pm
Artists Reception August 18 from 5:30 to 8pm
Catherine Elliott
Catherine M. Elliott is a contemporary artist whose work is evocative of the American Impressionistic Style of painting. The wonder of these works are in its fresh liberation of color and light offering the viewer a sense of awe and peace. The paintings explore atmospheric conditions capturing a moment in time and place invoking the viewer to intimately see the sublime. Ms. Elliott has created numerous commissioned pieces, both commercial and private. She is an elected member of the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, Connecticut, a legacy left by nineteenth century artists, and is today a showcase of notable artists.
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Deborah Leonard
Deborah’s love of nature, through observation and academic study has a strong influence on her painting. She finds enjoyment, interest, and beauty in her surroundings,wherever she is. Her work captures the light and mood of the soft meadows or misty ocean for a particular day, turning her canvas into a diary. The viewer enjoys the colorful expressions interpreted by the myriad of impressions that caught her attention in a very unique way.
Deborah is dedicated to preserving the Connecticut farmland and watershed areas that are the subjects of so many of her paintings. Working with various like minded groups, she donates her art work and service to protect and educate. She has held leadership positions in many local art groups and has done much to promote the arts in her community and beyond. She teaches at the Farmington Valley Arts Center and she continues to teach art at the Simsbury community center as she has for sixteen years. |