... will be on exhibition at Maple & Main Gallery, 1 Maple Street, Chester, Connecticut. Today is the last day of the current show there; it comes down at the close of business today. On Wednesday, when the doors of the gallery open, a whole new show will be waiting to be enjoyed.
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| "Chatham Harbor," original 10x30" acrylic on three linen panels, copyright Joan Cole |
“Chatham Harbor” is a triptych, an art form used
in early Christian
art. Triptychs were a standard format for altar paintings from the Middle
Ages onwards. Although this is not a religious piece, I chose
this format, in part, because of my reverence for the natural world. Everywhere I look in nature, I am inspired to paint. Albert Schweitzer is one of my heroes. His book Reverence for Life says it all. If everyone lived by Schweitzer's standards, the world would be a better place.
Be that as it may, this triptych offers the viewer a 180-degree
view of Chatham Harbor. At the same
time,
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| Panel 1 |
each panel,
when viewed individually,
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| Panel 2 |
provides its own unique
perspective.
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| Panel 3 |
I believe that beauty
is a matter of perspective. It surrounds us. Beauty is everywhere we look—if we look.
What do you find in “Chatham Harbor”?
