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The beauty and patterns found in the natural world inspire two very different approaches to interpretation in a new show of sculpture and painting opening Oct. 4 and continuing through Oct. 27 at The Middle Street Gallery in Washington.
"Two-ln-One" brings together the elegant pastel paintings of the Blue Ridge mountains by Margaret Novak with the refined abstract wood sculpture of Jim Fort. Both artists are residents of Madison County and clearly work in response to the unique beauty of the Piedmont region.
The public is invited to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments at a special reception from 2-6 p.m: on Sunday, October 6th.
Mr. Fort's sculpture has its origins with a search for materials and inspiration across the hilly slopes surrounding his home and studio. He sets about:' working hand-in-hand with these "found" objects, refining them to their essence, enhancing each piece, but never losing its original organic quality.
Mrs. Novak also relies on nature's provisions for her pastels — images and ideas found in the mountains around her home and studio in Syria. She moves freely through the more simple patterning of forms with color to the more detailed, but never strays from her intention, as she states it, "to represent those things conveyed by the natural world which we seem to be commonly moved by, hoping the chord is struck — the emotion
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