Mars Hall Gallery wraps up its 2016 summer season with “Under the Influence of Creativity”. The group show will feature ink drawings done with a hypodermic needle by Leo Brooks, collage & acrylic paintings by Roger Kirby, mixed media mermaids painted on the Pont des Arts in Paris by Maurice Michel Lode, diptychs and triptychs by Mimo Gordon Riley and abstracts by the late Carl Sublett, William Thon and Ron Weaver. Also on exhibit is pinhole and encaustic black & white photography by Antonia Small, mixed media assemblage sculpture by Bill Cook, Susan Gurney, Jay Hoagland, Constance Kiermaier and Elaine Neimi.
The Main Gallery will feature the third installment of “ART with ATTITUDE”. This ever changing Exhibition will showcase not only ART but an expanded selection of fine antiques and collectibles. On display are paintings by Nancy Baker, Jeanette Steele Esposito, Linda Funk, Kris Johnson, Sharon Larkin, Nat Lewis, Greg Mort, Cam Noel, C.W. Oakes, David Paffhausen, Jimmy Reed, Holly Smith and Eleanor Zuccola. A variety of quality crafts including whimsical driftwood fish by Claire Perry, decoupage by Davene Fahy, hand carved decoys by Stephan Hill and mixed media stained glass, mosaics and pottery by Dona Bergen. Metal sculptors Jay Hoagland and Brian Read will have works on display through out the gallery as well as outside in the ever expanding Sculpture Gardens.
Both shows run through Monday October 10th. A reception will be held on Friday, August 26th, from 6-8 p.m.. The gallery is open 10-5, Wed. thru Sun. thru Labor Day and Fri. thru Sun. 10-4, Labor Day to Columbus Day or by appointment. Mars Hall is located 12.7 miles down Route 131 South on the beautiful St. George peninsula in Martinsville. For more information call 207-372-9996, 207-372-8194 or visit us on the web at www.marshallgallery.net
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