Join us on Friday, August 31, from 5pm-7pm for the opening reception of “Reinventing the View”, a solo show of new work by artist and illustrator Ashley Wolff. Ashley brings her lush color sense and accomplished brushwork to a wide range of subjects, from exuberant florals to new explorations in landscape and abstraction.
Ashley has built a devoted following with her colorful watercolors, gouache paintings and children’s book illustrations. The vibrant, celebratory pieces she has selected for Reinventing the View stem from a more personal source.
“I chose the title, Reinventing the View, to mark being back in my home state of Vermont, but without either parent,” Ashley explains, “After 34 years in California I returned to live close to my mother. The lush bouquets of flowers painted in gouache are an outpouring of emotion following Mom’s death in May. She loved saturated color and anything purple.”
The other half of the show includes transparent watercolors. “It’s a medium I first learned and practiced with my father, who died 30 years ago,” says Ashley. “So it appears, without conscious planning, that I’m honoring both parents with work they would have loved if they could be here.”
Reinventing the View will be at the Guild Gallery from August 31 through November 5. Visit us at 7 Center St, Brandon VT, Monday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM, and Sunday 10AM-4PM.
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The show is part of Vermont Arts 2018 – a year-long celebration highlighting arts events across the state, sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council.
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