Monday, May 14, 2012

You Could Win This Painting!


 
“Plum, Pear, Quince, and Cherries,”
By Patricia Tribastone

Artist Patricia Tribastone has donated this pastel painting, titled “Plum, Pear, Quince, and Cherries,” to be raffled off to benefit View. Tickets are $10 each, or three for $20, and can be purchased at View.

The drawing will be held at the end of the Northeast National Pastel Exhibition, which closes on June 30.

Leslie Bailey, View staff

Monday, May 7, 2012

“View”ing Art Elsewhere


Art students from the Town of Webb School traveled to Williamstown, Mass. with art teacher Robert Fountain and View staffers Barb Getty and Leslie Bailey to view the artwork at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and the Williams College Museum of Art on Thursday, May 3. We were greeted on arrival by Robert and Barbara Hadden, who provided us with a delicious lunch and an overview of what to expect at the Clark.

We then broke into two groups, each with a docent, for an hour-long guided tour, followed by some time on our own to explore and revisit our favorite pieces. The list of artists on display there involves some serious name dropping: Renoir, Degas, Monet, Picasso, Remington, Sargent, Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Toulouse-Lautrec, and many others.

We then headed over to the Williams College Museum of Art to see their current exhibits. The above photo was taken outside the museum where there were several intriguing sculptures of eyes by American artist Louise Bourgeois. We couldn’t resist them!

It was certainly an inspiring day. We all learned a tremendous amount about art and how museums function, as well as what kinds of jobs/careers exist in the art field.

--Leslie Bailey, View staff