From June 28 through July 26, Samuel Clarke of East Hartland, Connecticut will show artificial environments in response to the reality and illusion of the changing rural landscape. “Finding a harmony between the representation and the abstraction of the rapidly changing environment is the basis of my work. The eye scans across particular scenes while speeding by in cars, absorbing the blur of architecture. Visually the information is abstracted, but at the same time certain areas are interpreted meticulously.”

From August 16 through September 20, Lucinda Tavernise of Granville, MA will exhibit paintings showing an acute spiritual awareness of her subjects. While working, “I get to self indulge by arresting Time, reveling in sensations derived from intimately feeling every nook and cranny, sniffing every organic twist and turn, paying attention to minute shifts of hue.”

Tavernise has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin and an MA in Landscape design from Conway School of Landscape design in Conway, Massachusetts. Tavernise has taught at The Ethel Walker School,Northwest Connecticut Community College, and Westfield State College and designed the expanded Granville Town Green.