Infinite Wonder 
By: Suzie Mason

“My creativity is inspired by the belief that I am more than one thing, but rather many things simultaneously. I believe we all are.“  -Suzie Mason

Mason Mode
Artist : Suzie Mason
Abstract acrylic
Email : Suzicleq357@gmail.com 
Instagram :  @mason._.mode 

The 537 Gallery features a seasonally rotating exhibit of work by the artists of Acton Open Studios. 

Painter Melissa Vance’s realistic and symbolic still-lives now on display in Wellness at Villageworks.

Hailing from Central Illinois, Don Hammontree is a Salem, Massachusetts-based artist, photographer, musician and writer. His colorful paintings, which tend to focus on streetscapes,architecture and vintage automobiles, have been displayed throughout New England and the Midwest.

For more information about Hammontree’s work, email him at LVIV44@YAHOO.COM, call or text him at (508) 615-5808 or visit his Etsy store.

Catherine Meeks
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“As the youngest of three artist-siblings, I’ve been drawing and painting all my life. Much of my work reflects a lifelong love affair with the landscape, including the New England, mostly rural, vista that is a part of my everyday life.

When traveling, I seek out the local hills, waters, vegetation and early, distinctive or historic architecture.

A recent residency in Orquevaux, France (Pop. 75) is currently playing an important part in my artistic journey. I made connections with painters, writers, sculptors, and musicians from all over the world and of a wide range of ages and stages. After two years of seeing almost no one outside my tiny bubble, this experience informed, and will continue to inform, the work I’m doing in the studio. I returned home feeling refreshed and with a renewed sense of peace.

My aim is to convey a feeling of connection and tranquility.” -Catherine Meeks

“Painting is my “happy place.” I am in continual awe of the God-created beauty that surrounds me in nature. Painting is my way of reacting to the beauty that I see. Whether on a walk, going for a swim, taking a ride in a boat or car, I am continually observing the glorious nature that I feel privileged to be a part of. Watching how light always interacts with the scenery, I am pulled into that world and am filled with inspiration. My mission is to capture a moment in time of an ever-changing world in which the airy weight of a cloud drifts over the landscape, where a wave swells to a crest and then breaks or a tide that floods and recedes effortlessly while time marches on, never to be seen again. “ -David Denyse

David Denyse, Landscape Artist
Instagram: @david_denyse_art
Email: David.denyse7@gmail.com

Landscape Painter Margo Cascella shares a range of her work including landscapes, historic buildings, and farm houses.

“I find inspiration wherever I am.  I paint almost every day and with every painting my style and love of painting grows.  Viewers have told me my paintings give them a sense of exhilaration and hope.  I am drawn to color, shape and movement.  When I experience this in nature my paintings reflect these feelings of optimism and promise.” -Margo Cascella

Margo Cascella, Landscape Painter
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Jess Barnett returns for her second exhibition at Wellness at Villageworks. In her work, Jess Barnett explores the duality of personality within her imagery. Themes include longing, distance in relationships, loss, and remembrance. She often uses painted or drawn words within paintings to emphasize these themes. In her latest pieces, she incorporates hand stitching with colored thread, representing rebirth and redemption. More at jessbarnett.com.

“The work I’ve included in this exhibition is a selection of pieces I’ve made over the last four months that we’ve all been in isolation to some extent. The paintings feel very related to the state of the world, while the drawings are deeply personal. Making these “Isolation Drawings” was a way to reflect and record parts of my experience and feelings during a unique and alien time. Sharing them is a way of communicating the complexities of these experiences as directly and clearly as I can during this globally shared experience.”

-Lauren G. Levine

Lauren G. Levine (b.1973) is an American artist living and working in the Boston area. Visit her website at www.laurenglevineart.com Follow her on Instagram @laurenglevineart

Nature photographs by Terri Ackerman featuring birds, mammals and other wildlife from New England, South America and Africa.

Image: "Lilac-Breasted Roller", from South Africa

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Acton Boxborough Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Lavanya Selvaraj is a self-taught Mandala artist who lives with her husband and two kids in North Acton. Selvaraj describes the process of making mandalas as “therapeutic, meditative and addicting.” She states, “the repetitive process involved in making Mandala is truly magical and I am always mesmerized with the result.” 

Mandalas always start at a center point and from there radially emerge with various shapes, lines and swirls. Selvaraj takes inspiration from nature and everyday things and visualizes the Mandala design in her mind before transferring it on to the canvas. All her works are created by hand with lots of passion and love.

Lavanya Selvaraj
Mandala Artist | Acton, Massachusetts
lavanya.hemanth@gmail.com

Jess Barnett explores the duality of personality within her imagery.  Themes include longing, distance in relationships, loss, and remembrance. She often uses painted or drawn words within paintings to emphasize these themes. In her latest pieces, she incorporates hand stitching with colored thread, representing rebirth and redemption. More at jessbarnett.com.

Oil painter Margo Casella’s vibrant landscapes show the artist’s love of nature and seasons, “I am drawn to color, shape and movement.  When I experience these in nature my paintings reflect feelings of optimism and promise.” 

Margo Casella
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Tim William Owen is a photographer who has resided in the Acton-Boxborough area for nearly 25 years. Tim’s passion for photography was fueled as a college student, where he used his beloved Nikon FM and a darkroom to capture and share … a ‘spirited’ campus life. Since that time, Tim has fully embraced digital photography and imaging … the result of being immersed in the high technology industry and the start-up world for decades.

Tim’s artistic style is to use natural light as the foundation of a great photograph. He believes “light is Mother Nature’s paintbrush”. His photo expeditions often include rising at 3:30am to ensure he is in the right place as a new day awakens and unveils its glory.

“These paintings express my love for all living things, past and present, and finding peace in a world where your imagination knows no bounds.  I appreciate all things in nature, humbled by the design. I also admire Chinese brush painting, and the skill and artistry involved in that. My goal is to combine these two together in my own style.” — Artist Rick Lowe

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A minimalist combination of fine art film photographs and paintings that explore the relationships between light, texture, and tonality.