I am Piero’s father. Piero visited Vermont twice and you have been the highlight of his visits. I have been thinking that I ought to thank you for your generous encouragement to Piero’s painting.
Even if Piero, since he was a child, has always been close to pencils, colors, etc., it is only after having been in your studio that he has taken arts as a more “serious” activity. He is really making a great sacrifice to find the many hours a week during which he practices at Paolo Kervisher’s studio. I am very glad to see Piero expressing himself drawing and painting. I believe you have been a great catalyst!
The occasion to thank you is that Piero has taken home the works he’s worked on during this winter. It is quite different from last year(‘s) pencil drawings. The human figure is still at the center of his interest, but now there is also color.
— Massimo Ramella, Trieste, Italy
Sculptor Mark Schwabe of Warren is the most recent artist to join Moosewalk Studios and Gallery. Known for both his figurative and abstract works in metal, Mark says sculpture has always been his art form, “I think in 3-D and cannot visualize form on a flat surface as in a painting. I start with a rudimentary plan to establish proportion and then work directly in the metal.” Mark began his career in 1969 by working with his father who was a jewelry designer working in metal. He received his MFA from the State University of New York where he studied under Richard Stankiewicz and has exhibited in New York City and the Albany, NY area. He also shows annually at the Big Red Barn Art Show in Waitsfield during the Vermont Festival of the Arts.
Metal sculpture by Mark Schwabe in the new sculpture garden.
Mark’s work will be installed in time for the Gallery’s participation in the Vermont Open Studios Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, May 23 & 24. Extended hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. See the entry on the Vermont Open Studios Weekend below.
