(Marcellus, NY – Sept. 2013) Through Oct. 18 paintings and drawings by Skaneateles artists Barbara Delmonico and Rachel Harms will be on display in the Art Gallery at Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus.
The exhibit will include drawings and paintings in oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor. Skaneateles Lake and the surrounding region have inspired both artists in their creative process, and the show reflects each artist’s interpretation.
“The mood and nature of Skaneateles Lake, whether driving by, walking by or swimming in, is reflected in my recent drawings and paintings,” says Rachel Harms. “I am influenced by place, by color, by light. Not in a direct landscape sense but as memory and sense.”
Harms describes her work as becoming more organic in nature since moving away from cities to a rural area, and her artwork leans toward the abstract. Delmonico’s work has a realistic quality, often depicting local landscapes; much of her work has an impressionistic feel.
“Painting, for me, is an honor, a privilege, a struggle, and most often, pure joy…To attempt to capture a scene or the essence of nature and create something interesting and exciting with light, texture and color is what motivates and defines this ongoing journey for me,” says Delmonico.
Harms earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the Parsons School of Design in New York City and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Chelsea School of Art in London. An English-born artist, Harms has exhibited throughout the United Kingdom and the United States, including London and New York City; and recently in Syracuse, Aurora and Skaneateles.
Delmonico received her B.A. from Boston College, majoring in Studio Art and Elementary Education, and a M.S. in Elementary Education from Syracuse University. Delmonico has exhibited widely in Central New York and nationally, in venues such as the Everson Museum, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Museum, and the Pastel Society of America’s Annual Exhibition.
Harms and Delmonico both currently reside in Skaneateles with their families.
Images provided courtesy of Barbara Delmonico and Rachel Harms