ART EVENT
Kate Longmaid Open Studio Sale
in Shelburne
November 17-18, 2018
Shelburne artist Kate Longmaid is holding an open studio sale on Saturday, November 17, 10AM-4PM and on Sunday, November 18, 1-4PM. On offer will be original paintings, limited edition giclée prints, floral note cards, and resistance postcards.
About her work, Longmaid writes, “Through a contemporary approach to portraiture, I explore the rich terrain of individual identity and what is revealed in the intimate moments of seeing and being seen. Working in the alla prima or direct painting tradition, I paint largely from life, seeking to capture a sense of immediacy, freshness, and depth in my portraits. From the privileged position of witnessing the other, I seek to convey the unique presence of each subject as well as our shared humanity.
“Following the Women’s March, I awoke with a vision of graffiti scrawled across a portrait. The vision translated into a body of reworked portraits featuring slogans from recent political events, quotations, and my own words. The act of writing over the portraits has been empowering and liberating. The portraits move from the singular to the universal, merging image with voice.”
Find out more about Kate Longmaid on her Vermont Art Guide Artist Database page HERE.
INFORMATION
Kate Longmaid Studio
11 Bayfield Drive
Shelburne 05482
(802) 598-3329
Hours:
Saturday, November 17, 10AM-4PM
Sunday, November 18, 1-4PM
Image:
Wild Iris by Kate Longmaid
(12″x12″; oil on wood panel; 2018)
Courtesy of the artist