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HCA Member Show 2021, Welcome to the Big Tent!

60 members entered the show this year from 28 towns and 4 states. We received a wonderful variety of works from Experimental to Classical Realism and everything in between.  Juror Sarah Alexander selected 60 for display in the gallery. She is a Core Artist Member at Fountain Street Gallery in Boston, MA.  Her work is in private collections and has been shown extensively throughout New England, as well as abroad. Sarah's work has been published by North Light Books, and she was recently a featured artist in the NARM Quarterly magazine.

The HCA Members Show 2021: Welcome to the Big Tent Exhibition will be available for viewing at the HCA's Lotvin Family gallery February 5-March 18, 2021 as well as online here.

The HCA gallery hours for public viewing: Monday - Fridays 9 am - 7 pm and Saturdays 9 am - 2 pm. Guests must observe safety protocols when visiting the gallery, including wearing a face mask. If you wish to bring a group of 6 or more people to view the exhibit, please contact the HCA in advance to schedule a group visit. 
Considering purchasing an artwork? Please call Operations Director Sandee Buckley at 508.435.9222 or via email: sandee@hopartscenter.org.

Up next in the gallery will be an exhibition showcasing our incredibly talented HCA instructors. 

LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? Join our HCA member family! A membership at the HCA gives you unique opportunities for expression and art appreciation. Check it out here.

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Looking for Turtles
Looking for Turtles
Lissa Banks
$1,500.00


Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 0.75
Medium: Acrylic
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: My grandchildren are a constant source of inspiration. This rather dreary day at an Audubon site was matched by the children's moods, bored and cranky...that is until the hunt for turtles ensued. It was a natch to memorialize the day.
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Peach Street, Medway
Peach Street, Medway
David T Bastille
$675.00


Dimensions: 12 x 24 x 1
Medium: oil paint on canvas
Year created: 2019
What inspired you to make this work?: Winter view while walking the quiet side streets of the historic town center.
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RACHAEL
RACHAEL
Yvonne Belcher
$2,500.00


Dimensions: 42 x 30 x 1.5
Medium: Colored pencil
Year created: 2021
What inspired you to make this work?: As a portrait artist I wanted to capture the essence of my subject. Working in an oversized scale brings drama and a powerful impact on the viewer. Rachel, my subject is a beautiful accomplished, beautiful soul with maturity and depth, why I wanted to convey. Her obvious beautiful bone structure and porcelain complexion are an artists dream. Her soul has a beauty that transcends her physical beauty. I hoped to capture that in this dramatic size portrait using soft toned paper so it almost whispers while holding your attention with her grace. She is a true inspiration. I shall continue to use her as a model in my art.
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Last Call
Last Call
Nancy Best
$50.00


Dimensions: 12 x 15 x 1
Medium: Photography
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: Caught this little guy taking a snooze, how could I resist!
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The Pelican
The Pelican
Marilyn Blake
$120.00


Dimensions: 14 x 17 x 1
Medium: photograph
Year created: 2018
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A rip in time
A rip in time
Chelsea Bradway
$100.00


Dimensions: 10 x 10
Medium: Acrylic Paint
Year created: 2000
What inspired you to make this work?: My brain was exploding with ideas so I let it flow on the canvas.
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The Divine Feminine
The Divine Feminine
Michael Buckley
$60.00


Dimensions: 18 x 12
Medium: line contour using micron pens on portrait paper
Year created: 2018
What inspired you to make this work?: The Divine Feminine is something very near and dear to my heart, and I wanted to attempt to honor her beauty in this piece.
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Fauve Willow
Fauve Willow
Marion Buricatu Thery
$480.00


Dimensions: 24 x 19 x 1.5
Medium: oil paint
Year created: 2019
What inspired you to make this work?: I love Fauvism. Do you have any idea what I am talking about? It comes from the French word Fauve which means wild beast, like a lion, tiger, or panther. It sounds kind of dangerous, but it might also make you think of warm and intense colors. That's where the word Fauvism comes from; it represents a French art movement from the beginning of the 20th century, where artists used warm and intense colors but also simplified the shapes of the painting. Fauvism was quite an original idea at the time and belongs to a bigger trend toward abstraction. I love this style of painting, and one of my favorites is “ The Talisman” by Paul Serusier. You can easily find it on Google!!! In this painting series I used "The Talisman" as an inspiration and painted using the fauve method - with bold colors and simplified shapes. It was much harder than anticipated, being far out of my comfort zone.
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Angelic
Angelic
Annaleigh Crantz


Dimensions: 18 x 24
Medium: Ink and graphite
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: A biblically accurate angel
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Sacred Shapes/La Grande Dame
Sacred Shapes/La Grande Dame
Jeanne-Marie Crede
$150.00


Dimensions: 13 x 11
Medium: Mixed
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: An exploration of how ancient sacred shapes influence modern times.
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Driftwood Survivor
Driftwood Survivor
Jean Cummiskey
$225.00


Dimensions: 16 x 20 x 2
Medium: Digital photo print
Year created: 2019
What inspired you to make this work?: Visiting Lake Champlain, I came upon a beach laden with driftwood trees strewn across the sand and was surprised to see these flaming leaves peeking out from underneath one large tree.
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Feeling Fine
Feeling Fine
Kanya Dayananth
$1,200.00


Dimensions: 16 x 16
Medium: Gouache
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: Inspired by working as a paramedic on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Annulus #2
Annulus #2
Deborah Drummond
$550.00


Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 1
Medium: Painted paper collage
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: This work is an experiment in working with tints and tones of one color.
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Alien invasion
Alien invasion
Max Francis
$150.00


Dimensions: 18 x 18
Medium: Acrylic Paint
Year created: 2000
What inspired you to make this work?: I found a new way to paint by attaching a cotton candy tube to the ceiling, adding my favorite color's of paint and then moving the stick around to create patterns.
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Continue to Break the Rules
Continue to Break the Rules
Max Francis
$275.00


Dimensions: 20 x 16
Medium: Photograph
Year created: 2000
What inspired you to make this work?: I am compelled to photograph women in various situations bringing awareness to their strength, beauty and everyday struggles. Through this I ask the viewer to step inside an alternate reality where societal roles are cast aside and whimsy is apparent, drawing you in. This photograph is from my Mundanity series. It shows how women can still be glamorous and get the job done. It is meant to make the viewer look again.
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Sunset Peaks
Sunset Peaks
Richard Germaine
$350.00


Dimensions: 17.5 x 18.5 x 2
Medium: Oil
Year created: Spring, 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: The joy of painting scenes that lift the spirit of the viewer.
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“Strong = Beautiful”
“Strong = Beautiful”
Marsha Gleason
$500.00


Dimensions: 20 x 16
Medium: Oil
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: Current Events
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Another Woman's Treasure
Another Woman's Treasure
Mary Starr Green


Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 1
Medium: mixed media
Year created: 2020-21
What inspired you to make this work?: Last summer I started a collage-a-day practice as a "pandemic project". Each collage (4" square) was created quickly using only repurposed, found or handmade materials. As the stack of tiny canvases grew, I noticed patterns and color themes emerging. It was such fun to arrange this particular grouping of cool blue-green collages. They are separate but connected – just like we all are during this time of social distancing!
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Breaking Boundaries
Breaking Boundaries
Catherine Gruetzke-Blais
$500.00


Dimensions: 20 x 24 x 1
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: My Kindergarten art students often like to draw rainbows and hearts. One day while teaching them, I was thinking about how there are 6 rainbow stripes for the primary and secondary colors and I thought it would be interesting to create 6 hearts within each rainbow band. I also thought that the hearts would need to be colored in rainbow order, alternating per rainbow band. I did all of this, and then, through the painting process, created colors and shapes entering into the bands which wasn't my original intention, but seemed right. I was also thinking about LGBTQ issues as the rainbow is their symbol. Blurring/destructing the edges of the rainbow bands felt like "breaking," just as boundaries inhibiting equality for all must be broken.
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Visit with dad.
Visit with dad.
Darlene Hayes


Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 1
Medium: Photograph on canvas
Year created: 2020
What inspired you to make this work?: Spring 2020, visiting my dad during the start of the pandemic. Lonely and yet happy for a visit even with the storm door between us. Spring 2020.
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