Summer is officially in full swing and I’m excited to announce my summer exhibition on Martha’s Vineyard! I’ll have approximately 20 new works on view at the Old Sculpin Gallery from August 12-18, public reception with the artist Aug 13 5-7pm.
Montserrat College of Art is having an Art Sale of alumni works to benefit their scholarship program. I have two paintings, Pink Moon 1 and Super Moon over Chappaquiddick, in the sale. First access event is taking place November 18, 6-9 PM, $100 per ticket. Public sale hours are 11/19 1-7, 11/20 1-5. Buy tickets here.
Etsy update!
The WoehrlePaintings Etsy shop has been updated with lots of new original paintings. Many of the Martha’s Vineyard inspired works are perfect for anyone looking to add original art to Cottage Chic or Beach inspired home decor. Prices start at $185 and standard shipping is free.
Cirque Du Noir October 15, 2016 7pm tickets are $50 at the door. The below painting was created for the fundraising event Cirque Du Noir, an all black masquerade celebrating the Worcester Art Community. The painting was inspired by the rare celestial event of a black moon which occurred on September 30th. This work will be part of the silent auction during this event.
Disappearing under the Black Moon, 9″x12″, oil on panel, value $275
Worcester Art Museum Faculty Exhibit, on view November 4, 2016 – January 19, 2017. Reception January 19, 5:30-7 in the Higgins Education Wing. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Waning Moon Waxing Eternity is a signature artwork on carved panel which uses landscape as a medium to explore human emotion and existence. This artwork was featured in the 2012 Visceral Murmurs exhibit at The Fruitlands Museum, curated by Michael Volmar.
Waning Moon Waxing Eternity, 30.5 x 28, oil on panel, $2,500
Martha’s Vineyard inspired paintings available through the Old Sculpin Gallery beginning September 1, 2016. Call 508-627-4881 for purchase information.
Gentle Sunset State Beach,oil on canvas, 20×10, $600
Sunset Ends Over Martha’s Vineyard, oil on canvas, 20×10″, $600
View From the Ferry- Bight Sun, oil on panel, 5×7, framed, $185
State Beach Study, oil on canvas, 5×7, framed, $185
Distant Land, oil on canvas, 11×14, framed, $375
For August 2016 these Martha’s Vineyard inspired paintings are available at the Old Sculpin Gallery.
This year I explored the water and skies as viewed from the ferry as it crosses between Wood’s Hole and Martha’s Vineyard. Inspired by the calming experience of standing on the deck of the ferry while breathing in the salt air and taking in the view. Silvery mornings and deep blue evenings are depicted in these scenes, along with one of my favorites, State Beach Sunset Study.
Call 508-627-4881 for purchase information.
Distant Land, oil on canvas, 11×14, framed, $375
View From the Ferry- Grey, oil on panel, 5×7, framed, $185
View From the Ferry- Moonlit, oil on panel, 7×5, framed, $185
View From the Ferry- Bright Sun, oil on panel, 5×7, framed, $185
View From the Ferry- Rainy Horizon, oil on panel, 7×5, framed, $185
Evening Boats, oil on panel, 7×5, framed, $185
State Beach Study, oil on canvas, 5×7, framed, $185
I am a little late posting this in memory of George Gabin’s birthday but I want to share it none the less. I recently came across something I wrote that I want to share. In 2011 an art exhibit called Guided by Gabin was hosted at Brickbottom to gather students and celebrate George Gabin’s teaching career. It was a wonderful event. I was asked, along with other students, by Montserrat to offer my reflections about George as a teacher for an article about this event. I have pasted my response below.
December 2011
As a teacher George Gabin had a unique ability to draw the student in, his soft spoken lectures commanded my full attention. Not only did I not want to miss a word of the instruction but his ability to describe a technique with feeling helped open doors in my mind. He demonstrated a commitment and method; with humor; that lead me to enjoy the productivity and process of painting. Through his methods he shared a passion for art and beauty. George has been described as a sentimental painter and I am certainly sentimental about him as a teacher.
The past 20 years George Gabin has been a constant role model for me-not only encouraging me to keep painting but softly complimenting by saying “ You have a gift that needs to be shared with the world.” How could I possibly stop painting after knowing how much he believes in me?
Although we have kept in touch, thoughts of George have been pressing on my mind since receiving the news about illness this fall. What do you do at the end of someone’s life ? When the small sentiments;
thank you,
love you,
you’re important to me,
you changed my life for the better,
you gave more to me than I could ever return,
…don’t seem like enough.
Do these words comfort those who are suffering, facing the pain of illness and the ulimate-ness of mortality? What do these words mean in comparison to the experience of a lifetime?
One should be so lucky to spend a lifetime teaching your love and passion for art, to know countless students and offer them the opportunity to see something in a new way. It is a gift, to have a teacher who becomes a mentor. One who guides you to that moment when everything clicks.
Someone just reminded me what an amazing gift this is and how this gift will always live on. Anyone who teaches lives on forever in the actions of their students. I am lucky to have opportunities in this life where I can carry this gift. In every day lives the opportunity to honor someone during their lifetime; every time I pick up my brush, work on an exhibition, or guide a student artist in class.
George spoke recently and said “The moon is a dream and the dream rises…. What is the dream? The dream that comes from inside at an early age and then becomes the strength and hope of the future. “
In my dreams I hope to emulate him; in reality I hope that I have risen in ways that have made him proud.
Thank you for the opportunity to share these reflections on George as a teacher. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do.
– Cynthia Woehrle
Image: George, Martha, and I in 2008
Original artwork by Cynthia Woehrle is for sale directly from the artist via the Etsy Shop WoehrlePaintings. |
| Atmosphere III, oil on wood, NFS, Cynthia Woehrle ©2015 |
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| The Oracle in Rapture, oil on panel, $1200, 2012, Cynthia Woehrle ©2015 |
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| Atmosphere Study (detail), oil on wood, Cynthia Woehrle ©2015 (held in private collection) |
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| Birch at the Quabbin, oil on panel, $2500, 2013, Cynthia Woehrle ©2015 |
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| Venerated Journey, oil on panel, $750, 2012, Cynthia Woehrle ©2015 |
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| Turning to Go (detail), oil on panel, 2011, Cynthia Woehrle ©2015 |
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| Tarot Moon, oil on panel 2011 ©Cynthia Woehrle |
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| Super Moon over Dune, oil on panel 2014 © Cynthia Woehrle |
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| Waning Moon Waxing Eternity (detail) oil on panel 2012 ©Cynthia Woehrle |
Day 3 of the 3/5 painting challenge (post 3 paintings a day for 5 days). Here is a sample of some moon paintings. This has been a theme in my work since 2010, when I was invited to paint the moon inspired by the symbolism of the Tarot card.