A cool one
"Sam Adams'' (oil on panel), by Linda Demers, in the "33rd Annual Almost Miniatures Show,'' at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Mass., Nov. 16-Jan. 13.
Wanna fight?
"Sister Act'' (recycled paper painting), by Betsy Silverman, at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Mass., through Oct. 21.
You can never have enough
"Girl with Options'' (encaustic painting), by Jennifer Goldfinger, in the show "Encaustic Art,'' at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Mass., through March 25.
A November space
"Fall Trees" (pastel on paper), by Dave Kaphammer, in the show "32 Almost Miniatures,'' at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Mass., through Jan. 14. He works primarily in pastels to evoke impressionist details of nature to capture the beauty and personality.
“But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods…for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.”
L.M. Montgomery, from "Anne of Windy Poplars''
Featured artist Dave Kaphammer works primarily in pastels in order to create impressionist details of nature in order to capture the beauty and personality,
Living with uncertainty
"Side by Side'' (encaustic), by Carol Odell, in the "Almost Miniatures'' show at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Mass., Nov. 17-Jan. 14.
“When you’re young you prefer the vulgar months, the fullness of the seasons. As you grow older you learn to like the in-between times, the months that can’t make up their minds. Perhaps it’s a way of admitting that things can’t ever bear the same certainty again.”
-- Julian Barnes, in "Flaubert's Parrot''
The exit is more beautiful than the entry
From Mark Platais's one-man show at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Mass., through Oct. 29.
"October is nature's funeral month. Nature glories in death more than in life. The month of departure is more beautiful than the month of coming -- October than May. Every green thing loves to die in bright colors.''
-- Henry Ward Beecher