We’re delighted to present this special online exhibition “Spring” Art by Artist Members originally published in March, 2020. We asked our members to submit one of their works of art they feel represents the meaning of Spring — literally or metaphorically — and to submit an accompanying statement if they desired. We hope you enjoy this beautiful and inspirational showcase of art which reflects the artistic excellence and diversity of our members. Finally, the quotations about Spring have been added by our editor to add another positive dimension to the visual presentation.
The artist members’ names will take you to their individual pages where you can view more of their artwork and read about their creative vision and art career achievements. Please visit the artists’ websites and contact the artists directly to purchase their artwork.
Banner image: Detail of painting by Valerie Patterson.
Leanne Fink
Gift of Spring, oil and cold wax on linen, 6″ x 8″.
“My daughter brought me a bouquet of peonies that was begging to be painted. So soft in hue. I set the vase in the kitchen on my mother’s old strawberry tablecloth. The afternoon sun did a magical dance over the scene. Memories of childhood came flooding into my heart.” ~ Leanne Fink
Andrea Robinson
Spring Abundance, oil on canvas, 10″ x 8″.
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” ~ Ruth Stout
Mary Chaplin
Dream of Spring, acrylic on canvas, 39.37″ x 39.37″.
“The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Ruth Soller
Cherry Blossoms National Capital Park, oil on linen, 30″ x 24″.
“Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.” ~ W. Earl Hall
“The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs
Nancy Staub Laughlin
Sprinkling of Spring Sparkle, pastel on paper, mounted photographs, 30″ x 42″.
“Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
“It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want—oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” ~ Mark Twain
Sandra Belitza-Vazquez
A Grass Bouquet”, scanner photography, 18″ x 26″
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ~ Pablo Neruda
“The force of Spring – mysterious, fecund, powerful beyond measure. “~ Michael Garofalo
Valerie Patterson
Resting, watercolor, 27″ x 35″.
“As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Joan Metcalf
Chrysanthemum Garden, oil and metal leaf on canvas, 36″ x 48″
“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” ~ Neltje Blanchan
Peter N. Van Giesen
Spring Lilies, Hint of Spring, acrylic on canvas, 40″ x 30″.
“Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.” -W. Earl Hall
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