ARTWORK OF THE WEEK
Artwork of the Week: 'A Corner Window in a Pawn Shop' By Rose Hartwell
Rose Hartwell’s painting of a pawn shop might bring to mind thrifting, vintage objects, and searching for that special something. Yet pawn shops also attest to acts of financial desperation. This depiction of a pawn shop corner window includes valuables like a traditional Chinese cash coin, cowrie and spiral seashells, a Grecian-style vase, and gold and silver jewelry intermingled with open pocket watches.
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Artwork of the Week: 'Clouds, Mountain and a Lake' By Vance Kirkland
In 'Clouds, Mountains and a Lake', shifting hues of greens, purples, and blues evoke the iridescence of mother of pearl. Rolling hills in the foreground give way to steep, towering mountains that dominate the sky, sharp peaks cutting through the wispy clouds. Below, a lake reflects the mountains across the dark mirror of its placid surface. In the heart of the painting, a black void looms, creating an ominous, enigmatic presence. Such elements create a landscape that appears both familiar and strange—an inscrutable, eerie terrain that invites yet challenges viewers.
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Artwork of the Week: 'Volcanic Cones' (Boulder Nevada) By Maynard Dixon
During his time in Nevada in the 1930s, Maynard Dixon turned his attention to the geological formations of the American Southwest. Overlooking the desert, a steep, rocky cone dominates the scene. Shadows span the foreground, creating stark contrasts throughout that draw attention to the white channels and harder red stones tumbling down from the peak. Across a flat expanse and along the distant horizon, a range of mountains stretches against a blue sky, white clouds resting just behind them. This painting captures a specific time of day in 1934 yet reveals millions of years of geological history and change.
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Artwork of the Week: 'Blanket Stories' By Marie Watt
According to Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), “I’m interested in how blankets are objects that we take for granted, but that can have extraordinary histories.” By stacking something as familiar as blankets into a towering column, Watt’s work contains many rich layers of meaning:
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Artwork of the Week: 'Letter Press' By Ella Peacock
Painter, printmaker, woodcarver: Ella Peacock’s career spanned many different artistic media, as seen here in this depiction of a linoleum block, ink brayer, letterpress, and jar of paintbrushes. Peacock’s creative work also extended to her picture frames. She purchased secondhand carving tools to shape basswood and sugar pine—light, pale woods that work well with hand carving.
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Artwork of the Week: 'The Port of London Fog' by James Hamilton
“Light is therefore colour.” - J.M.W. Turner
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Artwork of the Week: '3 Storied Church Window Pot' by Warren Wilson
The Gospel of John contains 7 signs or miracles, and the healing of the blind man at the Pool of Siloam is the 6th.
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Artwork of the Week: 'Lovers' by Mahonri Young
The Gospel of John contains 7 signs or miracles, and the healing of the blind man at the Pool of Siloam is the 6th.
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Artwork of the Week: Portrait of Florence Richards by Lee Green Richards
The Gospel of John contains 7 signs or miracles, and the healing of the blind man at the Pool of Siloam is the 6th.
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'The Blind Man at the Pool of Siloam' by Edmund Blair Leighton
Artwork of the Week: Jan 26
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'Naked Winters' by Janis K. Sternbergs
Artwork of the Week: Jan 19
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'Pond with Cottonwood Trees' by Birger Sandzen
Artwork of the Week: Jan 12
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'The Winter Day' by John Whorf
Artwork of the Week: Jan 5
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'The Family Group' by Anonymous
Artwork of the Week: December 29
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'Adoration of the Shepherds' by Eustache Le Sueur
Artwork of the Week: December 22
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'Pot Shedding Skin' by Matthew Geddes
Artwork of the Week: December 15
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'Visitors in Cathedral' by Dorothy Weir Young
Artwork of the Week: December 1
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'The Orchard After the Fall' by Jim Lee
Artwork of the Week: November 24
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'Philanthropist' by Miguel Trelles
Artwork of the Week: November 17
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'Young Woman with Fruit' by Florence Ware
Artwork of the Week: November 11
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'Plexus no. 29' by Gabriel Dawe
Artwork of the Week: November 3
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'Cityscape' by Aaron Bohrod
Artwork of the Week: October 27
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'Two Poppies' by Dorothy Weir Young
Artwork of the Week: October 20
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'Girl Reading' by Claude Buck
Artwork of the Week: October 6
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