Artist Profile: Frank Winters, Photographer

Artist’s Statement

Formerly an executive and consultant with an international clientele, I developed a passion for photography while traveling to cities around the world. My first love was street photography and I still enjoy it.

Primarily self-taught, I learned from the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joel Meyerowitz, Elliot Porter and others. I still take photos when I travel, but many more close to home. I believe in the Buddhist idea that we can experience oceans in a single drop of water. “Even in a drop of water innumerable Buddha lands appear” (Eihei Dogen Zenji). In addition, my approach to photography is informed by my love of the writing of Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as poetry and sacred texts.

In the last few years I’ve tried to capture the natural beauty of Westford, a quintessential New England Town and my family’s home. I am like most photographers in that I look for light that creates a special quality in the final image. I believe that in Nature such qualities can be moments of spirituality when the spiritual and metaphoric essence of nature is most apparent.

Emerson wrote in his essay Nature: “Nature is the symbol of spirit.” And elsewhere he wrote: “In the vaunted works of art, the master-stroke is Nature’s part.”

"Wine and Nibbles" and Course Offerings

First Thursdays - "Wine and Nibbles"

Art on Main Gallery enjoyed an enthusiastic launch in October 2009. To keep the excitement going, the AoM artists are instituting monthly receptions where you can enjoy an evening of art, wine, and nibbles. The kick off is Thursday, 4 February, 5 to 8 PM, when we will celebrate PASSION in honor of Valentine’s Day

Mark your calendars for the first Thursday of every month thereafter for "Wine and Nibbles" at the Art on Main Gallery.

Courses and Lectures

The AoM team will also present programs of art instruction and lectures. The first will be a drawing course offered by Alice Phalen (BFA, MA Fine Arts, Hunter College, CUNY) in March. There will be courses in other branches of fine and applied art and lectures on photography and art history. Details coming soon...

Artist Profile: Gail Flannery

Gail Flannery - Fine Art & Craft

Gail is multi-faceted, award-winning artist of fine art painting in watercolors, acrylic, oil and casein. Her artistic talents are also shown in custom designed jewelry, silk painting, fused and stained glass and mosaic décor. In addition to creative arts she is also a professional baker.

Gail began painting watercolors in 1998 under the instruction of Cynthia Van Horne Ehrlich, an award-winning artist who is a signature member of The New England Watercolor Society and the Copley Society of Boston. Her instruction continued under the guidance of several other professional artists of similar note: Kathy Cooper, Beth Patterson, and Jack Jones. Today under the tutelage of N. Samuel Vokey and Mikel Wintermantel, two Copley Masters, Gail’s skill level and expansion into new mediums increases.

Her jewelry and glass skills were honed at the Worcester Center for Crafts, and currently are reaching new heights at Denault Studios in Acton, with the addition of working with metals and lampworking.

Gail Flannery can be reached by calling 978-692-4560 or via email at watercolor7@verizon.net