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By ROBIN PURNELL
Rappahannock New* Contributing Writer
Upon entering the Middle Stree Gallery to view the current exhibition, I was struck with the feeling of the fall Season that permeates this show.
The clear, crisp pastel landscapes by Margaret Novak and warm, seasoned wooden sculptures by Tom Fort reflect the atmosphere of Madison and Rappahannock counties at this time of year. Both artists clearly enjoy the objects they are creating and a sense of Serenity prevails in their work. , Margaret Novak's stunning pastels have to be seen — I find their simplicity and directness difficult to define in words. Each vista strikes a chord of familiarity to those of us who live amongst or visit these landscapes. Every pastel is dominated by blue or purple hills, Ms. Novak makes use of atmospheric perspective with great confidence. Observe how flat her mountains are created yet they are voluminous and substantial at the same time. I feel this works particularly well in #6 and #8. Where modeling does occur in the mountains as in #2 and #10, it adds even more interest to the scene. In the flat silhouettes of cattle grazing in fields, Ms. Novak has done a superb job anatomically. Try it sometime — it's not easy to make cattle look convincingly like canid! She's captured that still, unmoving appearance and the poses are just right. There are several
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