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August 5 to August 27, 2023
DeBlois Gallery's 39th Annual Members' Show

Welcome to our online exhibit!
Click the tabs below to view each member artist's work. Enjoy!

Our Show
Barber
Caplain
Day
Debrule
Howe
LeBlanc
Lynch
May
Morton
Nash
O'Donnell
Padmanabhan
Seigler
Stone
Touhey
Williams
Wilner

Here's who we are and what we do:



Jillian Barber

Fanciful sea creatures to dance across the walls in any room you choose.

Jillian's Ceramic Sculpture

Alia's Garden
Ceramic sculpture

Alia's Garden
20"x 18"
750
Grande Blue Sea Turtle
Ceramic sculpture

Grande Blue Sea Turtle
16"x 14"
225
Lion Fish
Ceramic sculpture

Lion Fish
18 " long
165
Green Sea Horse
Ceramic sculpture

Green Sea Horse
17"l
175
Mermaid
Ceramic sculpture

Mermaid
12.5"l
85
Clockwise from top: Mandala Turtle, Blue Sea Horse, Small Turtle, Green Sea Horse
Ceramic sculpture

Clockwise from top: Mandala Turtle, Blue Sea Horse, Small Turtle, Green Sea Horse
7"
65, 75, 45, 75



Ron Caplain

After seeing the Hokusai exhibit at the MFA, I became obsessed with Japanese art and papers.


Ron's Photographic Vision

Untitled I
Digital photographs composites on Asian paper

Untitled I
11x14
200
Untitled II
Digital photographs composites on Asian paper

Untitled II
11x14
200
Untitled III
Digital photographs composites on Asian paper

Untitled III
11x14
200
Untitled IV
Digital photographs composites on Asian paper

Untitled IV
11x14
200
Untitled V
Digital photography and AI

Untitled V
20x24
300
Untitled VI
Digital photography and AI

Untitled VI
20x24
300
Untitled VII
Digital photography and AI

Untitled VII
20x24
300
Untitled VIII
Digital photography and AI

Untitled VIII
20x24
300


Michael Day

My daily ritual is to walk several miles, watching and listening, trying to capture in light, color, and form in what I see. I have a special affection for wild creatures, especially birds, whose colors, shapes, and poses captivate me, and I have worked hard to identify the birds around me even through their songs. Through my work, I want to share the many faces of nature, the wildness of spirit, and the interplay of light and shadow woven into the tapestry of the natural world. I recently visited the cloud forest and Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, so my newest collection showcases some of those photos.


The Natural World through Michael's Lens

Frigate Bird, Galapagos
Printed digital photograph

Frigate Bird, Galapagos
16" x 20" framed
150
Prancing Fawn
Printed digital photo

Prancing Fawn
11" x 14" framed
100
In the Heart of the Rain Lily
Printed digital photograph

In the Heart of the Rain Lily
11" x 14" framed
100
Peekaboo Raccoon
Printed digital photo

Peekaboo Raccoon
11" x 14" framed
100
American Pelican, Galapagos
Printed digital Photograph

American Pelican, Galapagos
16" x 20" framed
150
Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos
Printed digital photograph

Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos
16" x 20" framed
150
Violet-Tailed Sylph Hummingbird, Ecuador
Printed digital photo

Violet-Tailed Sylph Hummingbird, Ecuador
16" x 20" framed
150
Andean Emerald Hummingbird, Ecuador
Printed digital photo

Andean Emerald Hummingbird, Ecuador
11" x 14" framed
100
Crimson-Rumped Toucanet, Ecuador
Printed digital photo

Crimson-Rumped Toucanet, Ecuador
11" x 14" framed
100
Choco Toucan, Ecuador
Printed digital photo

Choco Toucan, Ecuador
11" x 14" framed
100
To His Koi Fishstress, Kobe
Printed digital photo

To His Koi Fishstress, Kobe
16" x 20" framed
150
American Toad Singing
Printed digital photograph

American Toad Singing
11" x 14" framed
100
Ring-Necked Pheasant, Sachuest Point
Printed digital photo

Ring-Necked Pheasant, Sachuest Point
11" x 14" framed
100


Valerie Debrule

If I were to check out the American life, I would ask, What happened to compassion, empathy, caretaking? Maybe it was turned over to paid institutions, Maybe in large, extended families a duty to compassion still exists. I hope it will make a comeback.


Valerie's Painting

Blessed are the Compassionate
Acrylic on canvas

Blessed are the Compassionate
36" x 48"
1600


Mandy Howe

As a landscape painter I spend a lot of time outside, looking at nature, up close, or from far away. I become fascinated with a particular place and then focus on how to paint what I see there. My response leads to a series of paintings that explore the spaces, colors, marks and energies of that place. I try to describe it from different perspectives: the season, time of day or weather that I experience there. A sense of place is present in all my art. It is my ongoing exploration of paint and painting, always anchored in the natural world. Every year I go Out West to visit my brother’s family who live up on the Western Slope of Colorado. The wide open space and huge distances of tha landscape always inspire me. The ancient histories of the continent are echoed in what I see and feel there, the light and colors so different over the landscape they fade in memory when I come home. My “ Out West “ Series is ongoing. Recent mixed media paintings include linoleumcut prints done directly on the canvas, or on plastic applied to the canvas la create layers- of time, notes, textures and drawings. Buffalo Painting #4 includes the actual carved linoleum block rolled up with gold ink and screwed directly onto the painting.


Mandy's Art

Buffalo Map, from "Ghosts" by Mary Oliver
Mixed Media incl. acrylics, collage, chalk, tape, charcoal, ink c.stamps etc

24"x36"
750
Buffalo Painting #6
Mixed Medium incl. linocut print on canvas, with acrylic, Duralar, stamping etc.

Buffalo Painting #6
18"x24"
450
Buffalo Painting #3
Mixed Media

Buffalo Painting #3
12"x12"
250
Bears Ears painting on Topo Map
mixed media

Bears Ears painting on Topo Map
11"x14"
NFS (from the collection of Sarah Howe)
Bierstadt's Buffalo Trail 2023
Mixed Media collage with linocut print on canvas

Bierstadt's Buffalo Trail 2023
16"x20"
400
Buffalo Painting #4
Linocut prints and acrylic on canvas with Linoleum Block

Buffalo Painting #4
24"x36"
600
Bears Ears from Elkhead Creek
acrylic on canvas with pastel

Bears Ears from Elkhead Creek
12"x30"
500
Wolf Ridge/Wolf Moon
Acrylic with collage on canvas

Wolf Ridge/Wolf Moon
20"x20"
450


Meredith LeBlanc

I am both an artist and a realtor, living in Newport, RI. Having returned to my easel in recent years, painting is a journey into myself and a meditative process. Feeling the sensuousness of the paint, the vibration of blending the colors, and the emotion that arises as I work has lessened my need for perfection and lets my life flow more naturally. As the daughter of an artist, I was fortunate to have the encouragement to explore being creative in every possible way. My goal as an artist is to share what brings me joy and happiness.

Meredith's Paintings

Poppy Party
Oil on Canvas

Poppy Party
12x16
250
Cosmic Petunia
Oil on Canvas

Cosmic Petunia
10x10
200
Wild
Oil on Canvas

Wild
12x12
225
Flora
Oil on Canvas
Flora
18x24
375


J R Lynch

Using a digital camera I capture special moments that I discover.


J R's Discoveries

Eyes
Color Digital Photograph

Eyes
22" X 30"
350
In Port
Black & White Digital Photograph

In Port
22 x 30
350
Form
Black & White Digital Photograph

Form
22" x 30"
350


Lisa May

I like a challenge (in sculpting!). So after eyeing all the random Lion sculptures standing guard, thought I'd make my version.


Lisa's Cast Paper Sculpture

Don't Get Too Close!
Cast paper
Don't Get Too Close!
38" Height, 34" Length and 16" width
250


Kathleen Morton

To me producing a piece of art is one of the greatest joys of life. It is what drives me to continue to work, experimenting with different are forms and mediums. Whether making paper, painting with oil, acrylic or watercolor, printmaking or creating and binding my own books I continue in my search for new subjects, materials and inspiration. My love of nature provides a constant stimulus. I usually begin with a pile of leaves, bark, shells or feathers or photos. The colors and textures test my ability to match and use them in my own creations.


Kathy's Artwork

Abstract
Monotype

Abstract
15x18
300
Black Cat at the Gate
Monoprint

Black Cat at the Gate
12x16
250
Black Cat in the Garden
Monoprint

Black Cat in the Garden
12x16
250
All in a Row
Monotype

All in a Row
12x18
350
Trajectory
Monotype

Trajectory
17x20
300


Karen Nash

I've always said that the materials I use in my assemblage have a way of talking to me, but none quite like this rock from the west shore of Portsmouth. This rock somehow got into my head, telling me to use it in another sculpture, since disassembled. But the rock still hung around, nagging me, so I've decided to let it have its say once and for all, about the island that birthed it over so many millenia. Hence the outline of Aquidneck Island arising like ritual smoke from the bedrock.

Karen's Assemblage

Aquidneck Spirit Rock
natural rock, aluminum

Aquidneck Spirit Rock
10"w x6"d x 12"h
198


Michael O'Donnell

My inner art pendulum has swung towards representation, leaving abstraction for a bit. I can’t help it. When I get an idea for an image, I have to follow it up. Some of these works incorporate music related themes, and they all spring from life experiences and relationships.


Michael's Paintings

The Snake House
Acrylic on canvas

The Snake House
32 x 28
600
Rooftop Divertimento
Acrylic on canvas

Rooftop Divertimento
30 x 24
500
My Way or the Steinway
Acrylic on canvas

My Way or the Steinway
15 x 24
350
Pirate Jenny
Acrylic on canvas

Pirate Jenny
21 x 25
400


Manjula Padmanabhan

These birds are part of a continuing series, exploring the shapes of pigeons.


Manjula's Paintings

Disturbed Birds
Acrylic with 3D dimensional paint.

Disturbed Birds
16"x20"
150
Pigeon Field
Acrylic with 3D dimensional paint.

Pigeon Field
4' x 4'
2000


Rodie Siegler

Rodie is one of the earliest members of DeBlois Gallery. Now in her 90s, she is retired and living in New York. This is an editioned print that Rodie Siegler did when she got her MFA at URI in 1987. Rowena Burke has donated the work to DeBlois to benefit the gallery.


Rodie's Print

Shelf Life
Lithograph

Shelf Life
30 x 22
250


Virginia Fishburne Stone

These drawings are of people and books. I love to read. They are about people and books.


Virginia's Drawings

Bedtime reading
Watercolor and prismacolor

Bedtime reading
11 by 14"
125
Contemplating thePlot
Watercolor and prismacolor

Contemplating thePlot
11 by 14"
125
A Good Book
Watercolor and prismacolor

A Good Book
11 by 14"
125
Rereading Beatrix Potter
Watercolor and prismacolor

Rereading Beatrix Potter
11 by 14"
125
The Next Chapter
Watercolor and prismacolor

The Next Chapter
11 by 14"
125
Bibliophile
Watercolor and prismacolor

Bibliophile
11 by 14"
125


Felicia Touhey

My recent monoprints are inspired by the sights, shadows and patterns of the natural world around me. This Daffodil series began with hand cut stencils that were inked on multiple plates and overprinted many times to create these "one of a kind" monoprints.


Felicia's Art

Daffodils 1
Monoprint

Daffodils 1
11 x 15 (image) 16 x 20 (frame)
300
Daffodils 2
Monoprint

Daffodils 2
11x 15 - print, 16 x 20 - frame
300
Daffodils 3
Monoprint

Daffodils 3
11x15 - image, 16 x 20 - frame
300
Monstera Leaves - White
Monoprint

Monstera Leaves - White
7x5 - image, 11x14 - frame
175
Monstera Leaves - Green
Monoprint

Monstera Leaves - Green
7x5- image, 11x14-frame
175


Nick Williams

Exploring the natural beauty of our island


Nick's Paintings

Rocky Shore #5
Epoxy and acrylic
Rocky Shore #5
4" x 12"
225
Easton's Surfers End
Acrylic

Easton's Surfers End
9" x 12"
350
Slice of the Fort
Acrylic
Slice of the Fort
4" x 12"
200


Marion Wilner

Here I am once again in a place that I love.The beauty of this natural world inspires and excites me. The ocean meets the sky and reveals the day, the rocky shore speaks to me of endless time and the trees bend with the wind. I need to draw and paint it all.


Marion's Paintings

My Happy Place
Ink & Watercolor, varnished paper

My Happy Place
8 x 8
375
Woods in Shelburne Falls
Ink & Watercolor, varnished paper

Woods in Shelburne Falls
8 x 8
375
Inlet at Sachuest
Ink & Watercolor, varnished paper

Inlet at Sachuest
8 x 8
375
Sailboat Glow
Ink & Watercolor, varnished paper

Sailboat Glow
8 x 8
375
Summer Symphony
Watercolor

Summer Symphony
10 x 10
400
Country Daylillies
Watercolor

Country Daylillies
10 x 10
400
Ruth's Garden
Watercolor

Ruth's Garden
10 x 10
400