Welcome to a collaboration from the Granary Gallery family of art galleries on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, including the Field Gallery and North Water Gallery.
artifactsmv is devoted to sharing studio stories from and about the talented artists we represent. In this fast-moving digital age when distractions abound, we're in awe of their discipline and dedication.
Making art takes time. We invite you to take a moment to learn about the artists and what feeds their creative spirits.
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“Art is good for you. But it’s not spinach. Its purpose is not to make you healthier or wiser — although that could happen along the way. The reason to nourish a relationship with art is the same as the reason for bonding with other people: to feel more fully human.” -Daniel McDermon
To Frances McGuire, each painting is a palimpsest of emotion—but not necessarily narrative—expressed without judgment or expectation. The visual equivalent of, “I’m just saying.”
Thomas Hart Benton on his self-portrait: “This is a study from the mirror images of an old artist, ‘Grandaddy Benton,’ as all the kids call me. I had a belly when I did it, but after building a stone retaining wall, 65 feet long and in some places 10 feet high, on our place in Martha's Vineyard, I got rid of it. It hasn't come back.”
It’s about finding oneself in the right place at the right time. With a camera.
In this thoughtful new documentary, filmmakers David and Barbarella Fokos, explores the farm and studio of Island painter Allen Whiting.
One of our Island heroes, Ray Ellis, was recently featured in Anglers Journal.
