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In preparing for this year’s Artists’ Tour Nov. 7-8, Stephen R. Wagner came across two remaining paintings of a series he did, and decided to donate them to Rappahannock County in hopes of both generating more interest in the Artists Tour and also to save them from the huge stack of paintings and art threatening to suffocate him in his own studio.
In 1992 Wagner designed the Rappahannock County seal and in 2000 began a series of painting of historic county buildings, including the Town Hall, (which was once the Rappahannock County Library) and John McCarthy’s office. Attorney Doug Baumgardner owns Wagner’s paintings of the courthouse and adjoining treasurer’s office complex.
The internationally-published illustrator now has turned his talents to exploring the wonders of nature.
A recent series, “Basics,” are life studies of found objects. Samples of these pencil/gouache paintings are on the RAAC Web site. The artist is working on oil paintings inspired by nature and will be part of the artists of Rappahannock tour. Wagner is a 22-year resident of the county and has had shows at The Packing Shed and Long View galleries, among others. Annual House Tour
The 53rd annual House Tour and Dried Flower Sale took place over the weekend. The tour was sponsored by the women of Trinity Episcopal Church. In the parish hall, dried flower arrangements were on sale. There were so many varieties of flowers, colors and sizes.
The beautiful dried arrangements were truly works of art and to see the finished product, little does one realize the preparation and work necessary to complete them.
Food Pantry
Vegetables are still coming into the Food Pantry this month, 300 pounds worth, but fruit is the big story - nearly 1,800 pounds of apples.
There also was a donation of 336 pounds of ground beef by a local cattle farmer who prefers to remain anonymous. The Pantry receives very little meat, so this freezer-stocker donation was a real bonanza for the more than 200 pantry users according to Kathy Eggers, Volunteer Coordinator for the pantry.
Donations of food also included 84 quarts of milk, 98 dozen eggs, 46 pounds of butter, 1,286 pounds of canned and boxed food, and 254 pounds of pet food.
The Pantry needs boxes. If you’re at the Sperryville
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