Within/Without
Opening Reception September 18th, 2021 4pm-6pm
Closing Reception October 23rd, 2021 4pm-6pm
Show runs from -
September 18th, 2021 - October 23rd, 2021
Artists - Andrea Huppert & Marianne Calenda
50 pieces total in this exhibit. (25 from each artist)
Statements
Andrea Huppert
Most often, my inspiration is culled from the natural environment observed on my daily hikes and other travels.
My mixed media works often incorporate visually metaphoric imagery such as twigs, nests and birds, paired with abstract patterns and forms that allude to opposing forces and constant change.
I begin my process by making numerous drawings and color sketches from my memories. From these I choose compositions and mutable materials that express the emotional impact of tension and harmony and echo the tentative nature of our landscapes, within and without.
Marianne Calenda
“Nature shows us the way within and without.”
During pandemic limitations on travel and social contact could have easily overwhelmed; however, I found comfort and creative direction from daily hikes, country drives and a new commitment to plein air painting. As I began to explore the diversity of the local Conewago Creek watershed and connecting woodlands and preserved farmlands, I was captivated by the lively textures and layers of its seasonal displays, the unique personalities of trees and brambles and how man-made structures punctuate the space. I’m convinced of the restorative power of nature and humbled by the opportunity to convey a shared experience with the viewer. My work has been described as transporting, peaceful and poetic.
I work primarily with aqueous media usually combined with soft pastel and charcoal. While I enjoy the challenge and camaraderie of painting en plein air, I sometimes prefer to get lost in the studio thinking about a composition or experimenting with new techniques to further enhance the illusion of the landscape.
Most often, my inspiration is culled from the natural environment observed on my daily hikes and other travels.
My mixed media works often incorporate visually metaphoric imagery such as twigs, nests and birds, paired with abstract patterns and forms that allude to opposing forces and constant change.
I begin my process by making numerous drawings and color sketches from my memories. From these I choose compositions and mutable materials that express the emotional impact of tension and harmony and echo the tentative nature of our landscapes, within and without.
Marianne Calenda
“Nature shows us the way within and without.”
During pandemic limitations on travel and social contact could have easily overwhelmed; however, I found comfort and creative direction from daily hikes, country drives and a new commitment to plein air painting. As I began to explore the diversity of the local Conewago Creek watershed and connecting woodlands and preserved farmlands, I was captivated by the lively textures and layers of its seasonal displays, the unique personalities of trees and brambles and how man-made structures punctuate the space. I’m convinced of the restorative power of nature and humbled by the opportunity to convey a shared experience with the viewer. My work has been described as transporting, peaceful and poetic.
I work primarily with aqueous media usually combined with soft pastel and charcoal. While I enjoy the challenge and camaraderie of painting en plein air, I sometimes prefer to get lost in the studio thinking about a composition or experimenting with new techniques to further enhance the illusion of the landscape.
Biography
Andrea Huppert (b. 1948) is a Baltimore, Maryland native, and has studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art, The Towson Fine Art School, Harford Community College and independently with a variety of professional instructors. Though her early painting style was traditional realism rendered in oil she chose to change her medium to watercolor and began
exhibiting in 1984. During this time she gained acceptance into many juried competitions and won numerous awards. While an active member of several Watercolor societies she helped establish and run a co-operative gallery in Baltimore for four years. In 1996 she began to destroy and re-purpose unresolved watercolor and acrylic paintings adding layers of collage. These collages evolved into wall-hung dioramas that incorporated painted papers and fabrics, found objects and small hand built sculptures which she continued to explore until 2003. After an extended exhibition hiatus, she resumed two-dimensional painting primarily in acrylic enhanced with mixed media. This body of work was on exhibit at Fleckenstein Gallery in Baltimore for five years. Andrea is currently painting in encaustic, energized by the unpredictability and luminosity of this new medium. She has worked as a muralist/decorative painter since 1995 and continues to do so now on a limited basis. |
Marianne Calenda was raised in Columbus, Ohio, and began her creative journey with a scholarship from the Columbus College of Art and Design’s Saturday studio for high school students. She earned a bachelor’s degree in art with an emphasis in printmaking from Thiel College and a master’s degree from Geneva College which prepared her for a 20-year career in higher education administration. Now retired from her position as VP for Student Life at Elizabethtown College, she paints daily and regularly exhibits her landscapes in Lancaster County, PA, where she resides.Calenda’s work has been included in regional and international juried exhibitions and was most recently recognized by the Touchstone Center for Crafts (Award of Excellence for Plein Air Painting, 2021), the Maryland Federation of Art (Juror’s Award, 2021), and the Lancaster Museum of Art (Second Place, 2020). |