 Canvas and Stone - Art of a Friendship
August 15th through Octboer 11th
Nancy Diefenbach and Salee Lawrence first collaborated when teaching summer art classes at the Fairbanks Museum. Throughout the years the continued friendship between Salee and Nancy has been a mutual source of support in teaching, learning and making art. The current show celebrates this dedication to sculpture, painting and the pursuit of two artistic talents.
Nancy Diefenbach has concentrated on exploring the possibilities of sculpture in marble since she first studied stone-carving at The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in W. Rutland, VT in 1989. Nancy’s sculpture is represented by galleries in Stowe and Woodstock, VT, Concord, NH and Columbus, OH.
“I bring a lifetime engagement with art to my work in marble. By combining abstraction with figurative carving I often express in gesture a human experience, a personal relationship, or a reaction to the natural world. It is fascinating to me the way the stone responds to the chisels, the way the tools can create texture and contrasts, and the way marble can be finished to take on a life of its own.”
Salee Lawrence is an artist, educator and art consultant who has resided in Vermont since 1964. In the last several years she has focused on painting from her studio in Waterford, Vermont, Italy, and the Florida Keys. Salee studied fine art under Alton Pickens and Lewis Rubenstein during undergraduate work at Vassar College. She has exhibited in many shows locally over the past 30 years.
“Being in nature, capturing the light and atmosphere of a dawn or sunset, shadows on a Tuscan dooryard, reflections in a pond, the play of light and shadow on a bowl of grapefruit are the essence of my art. I am also exploring the relationship between composition, or design, and the enduring qualities of nature.”
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