Rich and Timeless

 

IMPRESSION | EXPRESSION

An exhibition of work by Holly Dean and Larry Thompson

Including lino prints, woodcuts, mixed media art, book arts, altered images and letterpress books.

 

Our joint exhibit at Studio22 Open Gallery in Kingston, Ontario is on for 5 more days! It winds up on Sunday, December 18th.

We visited the exhibit again a couple of days ago and were just as excited and "Wowed" by it. It is wonderful to experience a feeling of awe about your own work, beautifully displayed in a professional gallery setting.

 

Studio22 is an amazing space. The artful way the exhibit is set up really lets you "explore and discover". There is a theatrical atmosphere, created with lighting, music and backgrounds. Brick walls alternate with black partitions, dark walls and velvet curtains. The art and the space enhance each other. We are thrilled to be here!

 

The most recent review of Impression|Expression is below, in the Whig Standard. An earlier review can be read here, in the Queen's Journal.

A review in the Kingston paper, The Whig

Larry's books, lino prints and broadsides

Altered Images

Mixed media paintings

Larry's prints, press & galley tray with composing stick and type

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Fantasy in the Forest Part II 2009

As promised, more about this magical show. We have known Jamie Brick for years and consider him an amazing artist as well as a wonderful friend. He never seems to run out of ideas or energy to make his Fantasy in the Forest show even more spectacular and this year was no exception! About a week before the show, Jamie sent us an email telling us about a new space that was not done yet but that he thought would be perfect for both my work and Larry's. He told us he was building a ten by sixteen foot addition onto a building in the center of his property. The back wall would be the cordwood wall that lead to the deck facing the lake and the entry would be through the little fantasy building. He told us the front wall was up and had three gothic church windows four feet wide and ten feet high. It faced the garden and the driveway. It did not have the end wall yet, and would not have it before the show but when it was done it would have a matching gothic window facing the lake. The major draw back this year was that it would not have the roof done at all. The floor would be in and solid and the three windows but he was running out of time. We replied instantly to this email that YES, we wanted to display in that room!!! Who needs a roof or all the walls??? It was like he made this space for us.

The entry through the little fantasy building.

Three gothic church windows four feet wide and ten feet high.

We brought a tarpaulin and Jamie built a roof framework for it to hang on. We all spent a relatively sleepless night before the first day of the show as it poured with rain and we didn't know if the tarp would hold! But all was well in the morning - our art was not affected. Jamie also put up three booth wall panels for us to use where the end wall was missing and which gave us great display space.

This is one of Jamie's latest BEAUTIFUL sculptures. She greets you as you descend the driveway and the light will actually work!

This is another wonderful booth location with a decorative arch.

This is a view looking down the hill to the lake where there were several more tents.

Jamie Brick's Fantasy in the Forest show gets better with each passing year...14 so far! He had mentioned building a floating booth to put on the lake. Maybe next year? We are hoping for a roof and end wall on the gothic room instead ( :

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Fantasy in the Forest Part I 2009

This year's Fantasy in the Forest art show was fantastic! Larry and I had the most magical space to display in. In fact we wanted to move in...

Saturday was fairly well attended and Sunday it was non-stop people!

Here is a close up of my table display with objets d'art for sale.

We had the most awesome display room with three 10' gothic windows. And next year we will have a roof!

We managed to pack all of our art and personal stuff in the MINI with room to spare.

Two of the Gothic Portal series on display. They got a lot of interest.

More coming to show you just how magical this show really is...

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