The Kent Island Bay Times from Chester, Maryland • Page 21
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- The Kent Island Bay Timesi
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RIDGELY Adkins Arboretum is featuring, Air exhibition of small oil paintings on masonite by Julia Sutliff.This Cockeysville artist prefers to go outdoors to increasingly rare way of working in these days when digital cameras make it easy to paint from photo- graphs.The show is set up in the Center. Sutliff has a flair for simplifying form and color in order to capture the essence of a scene.While many artists choose to focus on the details of tree or uses a minimum of quick brushstrokes and broad areas of color to convey the character of a particular place at a specific time. She Monet and Winslow Homer have been inspiring to me in their attempts to work primarily outside and to capture a scene and experience it at a certain In not only see the landscape itself, but also the time of time of the weather at the time she was painting. The glowing reddish translucence of dried bushes in only found in the air of winter, while the brilliance of a hot patch of sunlight surrounded by deep shade in Field and characteristic of late July. In addition to a of paintings is labeled on the back with the date she painted it.Working at sites not far from her paints nearly every inside her van if the weather is bad.
She usually work on location for two to three hours and then add finishing touches when I return Although her initial focus was on teaching literature, reading and also studied art at Rhode Island School of Design.She then went on to take classes at Maryland Institute College of Art where one of her instructors encouraged students to work outdoors and complete their paintings quickly. With an eye for the underlying beauty of landscapes that most of us would overlook, Sutliff tends to paint places that are in areas where development encroaches on nature. Still she finds meadows spreading below shadowy rushing down the muddy ruts of an unpaved a leaning apple fruit flashing red between its green leaves and the deep blue sky. Seemingly brings out the beauty of such scenes.The billowing forms of dark trees reflected in still water in animated by branches formed by fluid brushstrokes that Sutliff slid through the wet paint of background shapes. Their sinuous lines are subtle enough that you see them at first amid the bold shapes of the trees and the river lined with golden grass- es.Only when taken in the overall you discover their arcs.
Speaking of her love of landscape and try to bring to the viewer the joy and excitement that I feel as I This show is part of Adkins ongoing exhibition series of work on natural themes by regional artists and is partially funded by Target Stores. The Adkins Arboretum Center is at 12610 Eveland Road near Tuckahoe State Park in Ridgely. The hours are 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.daily,except major holidays.Call 410-6342847 or visit www.adkinsar- boretum.org. Have a safe, happy Halloween by following these tips Halloween is a time of great fun for it can be a little scary for parents and drivers.Children are often out after busy streets and perhaps not being a careful as they should be. need to be particularly cautious with the shortened daylight and excited kids frantically going from neighbor to said Ray of public information for Insurance Plan.
following some simple and homeowners can all have a This year Halloween falls on a school means trick-or-treating is more likely to take place at dusk or later. If children are out at night, drivers need to be particularly careful at dusk and when driving either over a hill or around a visibility is limited.Use high beams to see and be seen. Trick-or-treaters should always be accompanied by an adult or travel in a group. Children should be told not to eat any unwrapped candy or treats until they return home where their parents can see them.Making sure kids have already eaten before heading out may help. Parents should incorporate reflective tape in costumes or add bright colors to increase visibility.Make-up rather than masks should be worn to help ensure that children have an unobstructed view of their surroundings.
Trick-or-treaters may be caught up in the excitement of the day and not be as careful as they should.They should always cross at corners and look both ways before cross- ing.Drivers need to keep a careful eye on the road and on the case anyone darts out from between parked cars. Children should stay on the sidewalk or if none is facing the lane of they should carry a flashlight. Homeowners should clear their yards of anything that can be tripped over and be sure to have a front door or walkway light refrain from decorations that use an open flame that could ignite a costume. A free brochure with more Safety available by calling 1- 800-2TEACHERS or visiting their Web ers.com. Arboretum exhibit features landscapes by plein air painter October 26, 2005The Bay Times Page 21 The Series will be available at the local tourism offices in January 2006 and distributed to Restaurants, Hotels, Real Estate Agencies, Local Chambers of Commerce and other key distribution points around the Mid-Shore area in May 2006.
annual guides for to to Referred to time and again by area visitors and Discover Series The 2006 34 Years of Preschool Excellence Cordially Invited to attend our Open House November 2, 2005 9:30 am-12 Noon Chapel Service will be held from 9:45 am. Classroom visitation will follow Chapel. Visit our school and see all we have to offer. Please feel free to call with any questions 410-643-8248. Or email: Christ Episcopal Church Day School is located at 830 Romancoke Rd.
(Rt. 8 South), Stevensville, MD. Towns set trick-or-treat times The following times have been scheduled for Halloween trick-or-treating: Queen County 12 and to 8 p.m.Oct.31. to 8 p.m. Oct.31.
Queen to 7 p.m., Oct.31. Church to 8 p.m. Oct.31,ages 12 and under. Kent County to 8 p.m.Oct. 31.
Rock to 8 p.m.Oct. 31. to 8 p.m. Oct.31. at dusk, Oct.31.
Pictured is Field and Dark one of several works by plein air artist Julia Sutliff on display at Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely through Nov. 18..
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