20th Vermont Open Studios – An Invitation

by Gary Eckhart on May 17, 2012

in Community, Events, News

Moosewalk Studios and Gallery would like to extend a personal invitation to all of our friends to visit our gallery as we join the Vermont Crafts Council in celebrating the 20th anniversary of  Vermont Open Studio Weekend. Moosewalk will be one of the 224 locations in Vermont (six here in the Mad River Valley) opening doors and welcoming guests for the ‘official’ start of the summer art season. As in the past, demonstrations will be going on throughout the weekend.

In addition to new work by Roarke and Gary, the gallery continues to show sculpture by Mark Schwabe, folk art by Lisa and Brent Hilliker and art pottery by Sharon Hosley. The gallery is also welcoming bird decoys by Mad River Decoy and the natural shed antler creations by Mad River Antler.

Our guest artist this year is watercolor artist Barbara Pafume who brings her special skills to the studio. Barbara is a superb painter and an excellent teacher who loves to talk with guests. New this year is a ‘Kids Kreation’ corner where kids of all ages are able to experiment with paints and brushes. Who knows where hidden talents might lie. Of course there will be refreshments!

Maps giving directions to participating studios can be found at numerous locations throughout the state and at participating galleries. Bright yellow signs along the roads and by-ways will be marking locations.

Open Studio Weekend is Saturday and Sunday, May 26 & 27 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Contact us through this web-site or by calling 802.583.2224 for more information.

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News Update

by Gary Eckhart on April 17, 2012

in Community, Events, News, Photography, Watercolor Painting

Gary has just added SILVER BIRCH to the on-line gallery. This painting of the junction of Lincoln Brook and the Mad River here in Warren captures a quiet afternoon just before the leaves begin to appear on the trees.

Watch for the announcements of the watercolor and photography workshops scheduled for the Vermont Festival of the Arts in August.

Moosewalk Gallery is just about ready to welcome guests – watch for our re-opening in mid-May. In addition to the fine artists we already represent, we will be welcoming two additions to the gallery this summer. Ken Kenia of Mad River Antler will be exhibiting his creations and Mad River Decoy will be showing their outstanding bird sculptures.

The gallery will again be participating in the annual Vermont Open Studio Weekend on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. Barbara Pafume, a fellow watercolor artist, will be joining us for the weekend. More details to follow.

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Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition – A Review

March 19, 2012 Community

The following review was written by Dotty Kyle, an accomplished Mad River Valley artist. What is the result of Seven Vermont watercolor artists coming together in a relatively new gallery space? It’s the First Annual Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition at the Festival Gallery in Waitsfield.  The Valley Arts Foundation, operator of the gallery, anticipates it [...]

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Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition Opens

March 9, 2012 Community

Gary is one of seven watercolor artists showing work in the first annual Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition at the Festival Gallery in Waitsfield. All seven artists are members of the Vermont Watercolor Society and were selected for their diverse styles of painting. The show presents a broad picture of the various techniques capable of the [...]

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More Changes Taking Place at Moosewalk

January 31, 2012 Community

Chris, the very talented carpenter from Turtle Creek Builders, has again worked miracles for Moosewalk Studios. By removing a door frame and enlarging the opening to the photo lab we are now able to increase the gallery wall space.  The change, complete with additional lighting, gives us more than 30 feet of continuous wall space for [...]

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Lisa Beach – Beyond Stunning

October 28, 2011 Community

Anyone, yes anyone, interested in water media as an art form should make it a point to go out of their way to see the spectacular solo show of Lisa Beach’s paintings currently occupying the East Gallery at the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, VT. Lisa is an absolute master of composition, design and [...]

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Colors of August

October 28, 2011 Community

COLORS OF AUTUMN  Autumn, with its dazzling display of color has inspired artists for eons and one would be hard pressed to find a better example of this than in the show Colors of Autumn currently on display at the Festival Gallery in Waitsfield. Twenty-seven Vermont artists, mostly from the Mad River Valley, have come [...]

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DERELICT Makes It Into National Show

September 12, 2011 Events

Gary recently found out that his watercolor painting DERELICT was accepted into the North East Watercolor Society’s 35th Annual International Exhibition. There are two reasons behind the painting of DERELICT. Old barns are disappearing far too quickly as are the Mail Pouch Tobacco signs that once graced the barns. Mail Pouch Tobacco painted barns free or [...]

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The Mad River Valley Is Open

September 1, 2011 Community

A flood just can’t beat the people of Vermont and the Mad River Valley. While work continues at a feverish pace at many locations, most of the Mad River Valley is back in business. We lament the temporary loss of three favorite restaurants (Tracks at the Pitcher Inn in Warren and Mint and the Green [...]

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Update on the Flooding in the Mad River Valley

August 30, 2011 Community

The river is not quite so mad today, but what is left is a mess in the towns of Waitsfield and Moretown. Bridges are gone but the locals are finding back roads to make it around detours, hundreds of locals and tourists have turned out to help clean and the Valley is coming back to [...]

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