These original works are currently available at the following locations. Please contact the gallery/exhibitor directly to inquire about purchasing.
Bryan Memorial Gallery, 180 Main Street, Jeffersonville, VT, (802) 644-5100, info@bryangallery.org
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Warm Winter
8X8, acrylic on canvas, $200
I’m realizing I have a preference for painting rivers facing upstream, which might be rooted in my river ecology/biology background. You see, in the field of river ecology, you refer to the right and left banks of the river facing upstream, which I’ve always assumed is because if you’re trying to understand the ecological health of a point in the system, you have to understand everything the river experienced up until that point as it flowed downstream. When I started working in the field of fluvial geomorphology, which is rooted more in physical processes, I was surprised to learn that right and left banks of a river are determined facing downstream. But this makes sense if you’re focusing on the power of the flow and the energy moving downstream that dictates the physical condition of the river. While I have an appreciation for both fields of study, I guess my heart is in the biology; so enjoy this upstream view of Mill Brook in Jericho, VT.
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Early Winter Alpenglow
8 X 8, acrylic painting on canvas, $200
As fall turns to winter we get our first light snows, which largely melt in the sun but linger in the shadows of the tall grass. The daylight fades quickly and post-work dog walks start to happen as the sun is going down - allowing for the this view of west facing Bolton Mountain, all lit up in alpenglow by the setting sun.
ArtHound Gallery, 21 Essex Way, Essex, Vermont, 802-662-4808 John@arthoundgalleryvt.com
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At the Altar
16X20, acrylic on canvas, $600
This distinct rock formation on the summit of Camel’s Hump has an altar-like quality to me. It seems a place for sacred rituals, a lightning rod to the heavens, a place where metaphysical messages are sent and received.
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Stowe Pinnacle View
16 X 20, acrylic painting on canvas, $600
“Pinnacle View” features the view of Camel’s Hump and the Waterbury Reservoir from atop Stowe Pinnacle in the Worcester Range. This mid-November scene, what some refer to as “stick season”, challenges the notion that this time of year is dull and brown. This is my favorite season to hike – the tourist traffic has died down and the trees hum a little as they prepare for the short winter days.
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Addison
15X30, acrylic on canvas, $385
Floodplains are flat by design. When floodwaters flow out on to land adjacent to a river or lake, the energy of the water is dissipated, allowing fine sediments to settle out and fill-in the topography, over time creating a flat surface. No better place to observe this on a grand scale than from the top of Snake Mountain, looking out over Addison, VT. From there you can see the ancient floodplain and lake bottom of the Champlain Sea, formed thousands of years ago under very different geologic conditions. The patchwork quilt of agricultural fields is draped over the surface of what the historic ocean left behind – a reminder that the mark of mankind runs skindeep and sums up to a mere blip in time in the scope of our planet’s existence.
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Honey Hollow
11X14, acrylic on canvas, $350
Honey Hollow in Bolton, VT is a place of great beauty – rock, moss, mushrooms, moisture, rushing water – and the magical flat glow of light under the forest canopy. The bedrock is tumbled smooth from thousands of years of scour. As the water rushes past the process continues in real time. And yet from my narrow window of time it seems unchanged. A stability that makes me feel anchored to a time beyond my own lifespan – moments that occurred before my existence and moments that will unfold long after I am gone. Because I bore witness, I have a place in the story.
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Gnarly Beech
18 X 24, acrylic on canvas, $750
This gnarly beech tree (and by gnarly I mean “with gnarls”, not “Duuude!” grows at its elevation limit on Mt. Mansfield in Underhill, VT. There’s a whole grove of these with winding trunks and curving branches that tell the story of the harsh conditions they exist within.
Bryan Gallery, 64 Main Street, Stowe, VT, (802) 760-6474, info@bryangallery.org
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Nancy Hanks Vista
24X36, acrylic on canvas, $1,500
This painting is the view of Sugarbush and beyond from atop Nancy Hanks Peak in Lincoln/Warren, VT.
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Winter Beech
20 X 24, acrylic painting on canvas, $865
A young beech tree’s winter-held leaves catch the glow of the winter sun.
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Northbound on the Long Trail
24 X 30, acrylic on canvas, $1,100
The view from Bolton Mountain looking north is such a unique perspective on Mt. Mansfield’s forehead and chin (and Mt. Mayo in between). My son made up a story about how Mt. Mayo got its name, which I bet is a lot more interesting then how it actually got that name, but it involves a lot of condiments and estrangement , so probably better left untold… This painting has special meaning for me as the view is from an epic hiking excursion with my eldest son in the summer of 2024 - for me it holds the spirit of adventure and closeness with my teenager I felt in that moment.
