Daily Planet Restaurant

Art at the Daily Planet: April - June 2013

 

In the bar and solarium: Jim Thompson

 

Jim Thompson’s unique kites are a wonder to see: a menagerie of
beasts and birds and an occasional human. These are traditional
diamond-shaped kites constructed of brown craft paper on a frame of
wooden dowels and fish line. On each Jim uses acrylics to paint a
face with eyes staring directly at the viewer, so when in the gallery
you have the sense that it is you and not them who is being viewed.
Some gaze at you with curiosity, some with pleasure, some with
caution, and some seem to stare in judgment. These kites are designed
to fly, but few owners dare to take them outside. Those who do fly
them report that they take on an even stronger personality when the
wind breathes life into them.

Jim Thompson is an educator, musician and artist who has lived most of
his life in Montpelier, Vermont. Although he made a few kites in the
early 70’s, it wasn’t until March of 2011 that he took up the craft in
earnest after a neck injury left him out of work and unable to perform
music. Since then he and his kites have been featured in many
publications, on radio, and on WCAX TV’s “Made in Vermont” segment.

 

 

In the dining room: Matt Gang

 

Matt Gang lives in Winooski, Vermont with his wife Moe.  Matt started Grey Owl Design in 2012.  He specializes in custom wood cutouts and cork art, which are sold at the Burlington Farmer’s market.  Grey Owl Design is located in the 4 Howard Building, at the center of the Burlington’s South End Art District. 

The cork designs are inspired by the 5 years Matt spent working as a bricklayer, using simple patterns to lay patios, driveways, and walkways.  The same patterns, herring bone, running bond, and basket weave, are mixed together and accented with handmade frames, made from locally sourced reclaimed lumber.  

Art at the Daily Planet: March / April 2013

 

Come for dinner or a cocktail

and enjoy the work of these local artists!

 

In the bar:

Elise Pecor 

 'Everything changes except the past, even our memories change, but the events remain the same. By exploring memories, I believe that we can see how they've grown and evolved over time. The subject matter behind what I draw stems mostly from my childhood, and every image can bring back to life a plethora of memories - the innocence of ambition the absolute feeling of content, the frustration of depair.'

 

 

 

In the dining room:

Richard Haesler

 Richard Haesler is a local attorney who resides in the town of Charlotte.

 

 

 

In the solarium:

Jacques Burke

 Jacques Burke is a Vermonter that lives in Milton on his little "farm".
He love animals and the life that comes with them.
The days are busy, but the nights are his to create art and edit photos on Photoshop.
No TV or internet makes great time for him to just fall into his love of colors.
He has been making abstract for about a decade and sees no reason to stop now.

Art at the Daily Planet : January / February 2013

   

New art to kick off the new year...

Come in for dinner or drinks and enjoy our newest exhibits!

 

 

In the dining room: Brian Drourr

Rileybri@hotmail.com

Brian Drourr lives, works, and plays in Burlington VT. He is a 4th generation photographer with real passion for landscape and nature photography.

"I bring a “documentary style” to what and how I shoot, and do my best to be able to bring the viewer into my images to provide a sense of “being there”. I want people to see my photos and be able to smell the flowers, hear the bee’s buzzzzzz or watch the bud open. I want to provide you the viewer with a tangible emotional connection to the image similar to the one I felt when I captured it.
For this exhibit, "Macro Flowers",  I used a combination of techniques to get the shots. My goal was to present a fairly common subject matter (flowers) in a new and unique point of view. I used both a standard 105mm macro lens and macro extension tubes for some shots. For others, I hand held a 50mm fixed lens on the camera  (referred to in the photography world as reversed lens macro). To enhance the beauty and dimensionality of the images, all photos in this exhibit are presented on high quality photographic paper with metallic processing."

 

In the bar: Jane Ann Kantor

vermontmermaid@gmail.com

 

 

 

In the solarium: Beth Boquel

www.bethboquel.com

Art at the Daily Planet : December 2012

Come enjoy dinner or a cocktail

among our newest art exhibits!

In the Solarium: Amanda Schirmer

"My work is greatly inspired by graphic designs and patterns; visuals the viewer will find for a device wallpaper or background. My intention is for them to see what they want to see. Their perception of a piece may be different from mine and it is desirable they may see subjects that were never my intent. I enjoy randomy piled layers of paint, sporadic lines that break planes, and solid color shapes that create voids. All these elements combined with the ability to create a distinct composition ultimately creates a chaotic but contained work of energy."

 

 

In the Bar: Melody Bessett

"This work is a representation of the meditative freedom that occurs during the process of creating.  The end result is relevant but the therapeutic quality of painting is what creates the outcome. Most of the pieces are derived from a landscape/place in nature enriched with inspiration. These places capture an emotion that becomes translated into an abstraction. Some are based off of a stone called a 'Chinese picture Jasper.' These rocks resemble surreal landscapes that allow a visualization of more intricate scenery to develop."

 

 

 

In the Dining Room: Jen Kristel

"The spontaneity of Monoprint has allowed me to address issues pertaining to the spiritual, physical and emotional aspects of our human experience, often by utilizing leaves, feathers, and other flat objects that come alive and interact with each other in deeply human scenarios. The lake and mountains of Vermont often are deep resources for me.  I celebrate it all, allowing nature to speak its story- as well as our own."

Art at the Daily Planet : October / November 2012

Come enjoy dinner or a cocktail among our newest art exhibits!

In the Bar: Melody Bessett

"This work is a representation of the meditative freedom that occurs during the process of creating.  The end result is relevant but the therapeutic quality of painting is what creates the outcome. Most of the pieces are derived from a landscape/place in nature enriched with inspiration. These places capture an emotion that becomes translated into an abstraction. Some are based off of a stone called a 'Chinese picture Jasper.' These rocks resemble surreal landscapes that allow a visualization of more intricate scenery to develop."

 

 

 

In the Dining Room: Jen Kristel

"The spontaneity of Monoprint has allowed me to address issues pertaining to the spiritual, physical and emotional aspects of our human experience, often by utilizing leaves, feathers, and other flat objects that come alive and interact with each other in deeply human scenarios. The lake and mountains of Vermont often are deep resources for me.  I celebrate it all, allowing nature to speak its story- as well as our own."

 

 

 

In the solarium: Molly Schaefer

Art at the Daily Planet : August / September 2012

 

Come in for dinner or a cocktail and check out the fabulous art in our August / September exhibits!

 

Jessa Gilbert in the bar

"Jessa Gilbert is a visual Artist who uses painting as a primary means of articulating movement and action.  Her work uses color, shape, and line to create a rhythm that emphasizes change within each piece.  She is always searching for different ways of representing motion similar to the ever-changing world.  The way in which objects and figures move through space and time is a great inspiration, and she is fascinated by the way one’smind and eyes function to make sense of these things in motion.  Her work investigates a depiction of multiple moments coming together on the same plane at the same time."

 

Tatiana Kusheva in the dining room

"Art is more something sacred and magical than just a strict succession of strokes, proportions and perspective. Art needs to be free...There should be Harmony, Love and Spirit in the Art to disturb people's minds and touch the strings of their souls. I create only if I have something to share, when I have a strong desire or necessity to "let out" the beauty that generated inside of me for a short period of time or even instant. That is probably the reason why I cannot create on someone's order or make the copies. You cannot step into one and the same river twice. As well as you can never feel or think the way you did a moment ago. The conclusion is that every coming work is original and unique."

 

Molly Schaefer in the solarium

Art at the Daily Planet : June / July 2012

 

Our current exhibits feature Kathy Hart in the Solarium, Michelle LeBoeuf in the Dining Room, and Jodi Whalen in the Bar.

Come by for dinner or a cocktail and enjoy!

 

 

Kathy Hart

The medium I have chosen and my methods for expression will change as my experience in the evolution of color and light change, ranging from pastels to watercolor and acrylics. I love art - the people involved in painting, the process, and the results. The love of color and beauty created in the heart of a human being is such a gift. If beauty isn’t all around us, I want to put it there to create a better world where beauty is found in every corner.

 

 

 

Michelle LeBoeuf

Michelle LeBoeuf has a degree in Interior Design and works in the Burlington area. Art is her passion and means of inner expression. Watercolor was her first love. She loves the challenge of this difficult medium and often combines it with pen and ink for a more defined end result. Her watercolors are created both from photographs and on site painting plein air. Only recently has she discovered pastels and is drawn to them for their ability to capture a scene quickly and expressively with their rich vibrant colors.

 

 

 

Jodi Whalen

Jodi Whalen is a self-taught artist who lives and works in Burlington, Vermont. Born in Reading, PA in 1967, Whalen was raised by her grandparents, and lived in the small town of Gibraltar, PA throughout her childhood. In the late 1980’s she designed menus and signs for local restaurants, and worked as a sign maker for IKEA, when signs were still made by hand. She moved to Vermont in 1991, and attended Trinity College. She then worked for Catamount Brewing and Magic Hat Brewing in sales, marketing, and graphic design. In addition to painting abstract landscapes, Whalen is also the creator of Letter Box City, a comic strip chronicling the foibles of her life. She is the co-owner of August First Bakery and Stacks Sandwiches. Whalen paints out of her studio at 4 Howard St. in Burlington.

JUNE ART

June at the daily planet features the following artists

 

Melody Besset in the grenhouse

Lyna Lou Nordstrom in the dining room

Adam Devarney in the Bar (featured piece shown below)

 

 

APRIL ART

In the Bar, Jaclyn Bishop, 25, lives and works in
downtown Burlington, Vermont.  She has been creating art her entire life and enjoys working in different mediums.  Future plans include attending graduate school to continue studying Graphic Design.   This series combines acrylic paint with collage.  Much of the inspiration can be attributed to hours spent leafing through National Geographic and Smithsonian magazine dating as far back as 1988.

 

 

David Davidson in the dining room.   My goal is to create evocative images reminiscent of those found in the parlors of Shangri-La; provoking a comfortable sense of familiarity, coupled with a profound sense of the unexpected.  

My pieces are meant to be emotive, containing tiny landscapes for you to discover, and they are meant for you to contemplate. Fine art can flawlessly convey our most ebullient optimism and our most overwhelming tragedies, as well as the subtle grace that resides effortlessly at the confluence of the two. A true masterpiece can also simultaneously say absolutely nothing at all.   

“The curious mind of Niki Frankenstein” New Encaustic/Mixed-Media works in the Greenhouse Space @ The Daily Planet April 1st-30th.   

 

Artist’s Statement: After taking years off from painting to focus on her spawn, Ms. Frankenstein has been able to approach her art in new ways, experimenting with as many materials as she can dig up.  Typically known for much larger works, the artist has purposefully confined this series to a smaller space, focusing more on detail and the process.  You will find reoccurring

themes:  genetics, destiny, astrology, metaphysics, anatomy and its relation to nature, death…and robots.  But, as always, you’ll mostly find the random thoughts that perpetually kick around this kooky girl’s brain.  

Reception:  Sunday, April 25th 3-4pm    

March Art

Tom Barber began shooting black & white photos with a Kodak Brownie camera in the mid 1950s around his home near Philadelphia. He fell in love with the North Country while vacationing along Lake Champlain in 1959 and has lived in Vermont for 26 years. He continues to shoot with a variety of both film and digital cameras. 

Tom's work explores the range of color, forms and moods found in nature, as well as the roles people play and the art we make in our daily lives.  "I look for the often unintended play of light on and in the things we build, the light that surprises us and awakens us to the world. I also seek to capture people in their innocence and thoughtfulness, in their attempts to make sense of things."

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Ashley P. Flanagan is the creator of Industry6, a design and illustration project started in Burlington, Vermont. Ashley focuses on gathering unique events and representing them through colorful digital illustrations, photographs, pen & ink, and collage media. Her work is an ongoing "mindscratch" of daily experiences, meant to provoke the creative process. As a graphic designer she collaborates with clients from all media platforms including web, print, video, and animation. Check out more of her daily mindscratch at www.theindustrysix.com or email her at design@theindustrysix.com.

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Adam DeVarney, 26, creates graphic and illustrative works through the use

of painting, drawing and collage; often pulling from an eclectic and

assorted subject matter with a contemporary urban aesthetic. His work has

been published multiple times in Art Map Burlington, including the cover

and an artist profile in the January 2010 issue. He received a Bachelors

of Fine Art at the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, and currently lives and

works in Burlington, Vermont.

 

January Art

"A collection of paintings" 

tribalien. biorganic. spirit. graffiti

Originally from Upstate New York Adam Heckle brings his modern psychedelic art to Burlingtons Daily Planet . His works allow us to see that there are no boundaries to making art with his abrasive intentions and meditative attempts in using experimental techniques.  Adam expresses new senses of dimensions, portraying rejuvenation through colorful layers of pastels, acrylics, and spray paints.

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Painting with light is the art of using light other than that supplied by nature or a flash to light a scene. All of the photos within this gallery are creating using a digital  camera, simple LED lights, Pen Lights, and a couple other methods.  The two of us have been going around local spots in Northern Vermont and working with local businesses experimenting with different methods of “light painting.” The images that you see are our results. Enjoy!"

 

LIT Photographs!
Mark Smith and Pat O'Neil

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The Dining Room features paintings by Heather LaPietra.

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December Art

The bar features mixed media gelatin capsules by Alan Alejo

 

 

The website does not do these pieces justice, definitely come check them out in person while they are here.

Sarah Robinson is showing her photography in the greenhouse

"Sarah Robinson views art as a process of rendering the unseen visible and the unheard audible. The art experience for the artist and the viewer can, at its best, enable the Touching  of that juncture between the culturally conditioned quotidian and our inner spirits, and, thereby opening the doorway between the everyday and the universal in our lives.  As an artist, Ms. Robinson finds this process deeply moving and motivating.

Ms. Robinson was born in Grand Isle County, and, is a VT Native with ancestors dating back to the founding of Bennington, the Revolutionary War, and the subsequent settlement of South Hero, and history.  She has been a photographer and fine artist all her life, and was accepted into fine arts 4 yr college program based on her painting and drawing portfolio from High School, but chose to enter an anthropology career at that juncture, subsequently her art was, until recently, more of a hobby than a vocation.  Ms Robinson continued to paint and draw over the years but did not show her work, choosing rather to give it as gifts, and her photography was focused heavily on her academic interests with some art photography taken now and then as it struck her, and she did a stint in photojournalism, in conjunction with a journalism reporting job in the 1990s.

Ms. Robinson’s Photography covers a wide range.  Her landscapes are characterized by the openness of sky and the use of line.  Her portraits are candid and have a sense of spontaneity.  Her nature work has a keen eye for design in detail, as well as enigma.  Her paintings and charcoal, pencil, and pastel are full of emotion at the same time that they attend to the details of nature, light, and (often the human) form.  Ms. Robinson looks forward to sharing her new creations with the public in the coming years."

The dining room features photography by Christopher Lisle "This series of photographs was inspired bu the diversity of the Vermont landscape and challenging preconceived notions of aesthetics.  It is the duality of modern landscape as man interacts with nature often dismissed as mundane, that jumps out at me in its irony.  I use the camera frame to abstract the natural world as it interacts with man made objects from their reality gives a new interpretation on the seemingly insignificant."

November Art Exhibit

Cristin Manner showing in the bar:

"As I reflect on my most recent work, it's apparent that nature is an

underlying theme, with a keen focus on trees. Although there is a common  thread of subject matter, the application and the way I chose to represent trees varies greatly. This is because I believe the emotional qualities of nature are not concrete.  They are ever changing with a significant individualized interpretation. Bright colors and the unrealistic depiction of nature inspire me, and I hope to communicate a feeling of being immersed in an enchanted land; surrounded by energetically magical trees where one can imagine themselves within."

 

 

Sarah Robinson is showing her photography in the greenhouse

"Sarah Robinson views art as a process of rendering the unseen visible and the unheard audible. The art experience for the artist and the viewer can, at its best, enable the Touching  of that juncture between the culturally conditioned quotidian and our inner spirits, and, thereby opening the doorway between the everyday and the universal in our lives.  As an artist, Ms. Robinson finds this process deeply moving and motivating.

Ms. Robinson was born in Grand Isle County, and, is a VT Native with ancestors dating back to the founding of Bennington, the Revolutionary War, and the subsequent settlement of South Hero, and history.  She has been a photographer and fine artist all her life, and was accepted into fine arts 4 yr college program based on her painting and drawing portfolio from High School, but chose to enter an anthropology career at that juncture, subsequently her art was, until recently, more of a hobby than a vocation.  Ms Robinson continued to paint and draw over the years but did not show her work, choosing rather to give it as gifts, and her photography was focused heavily on her academic interests with some art photography taken now and then as it struck her, and she did a stint in photojournalism, in conjunction with a journalism reporting job in the 1990s.

Ms. Robinson’s Photography covers a wide range.  Her landscapes are characterized by the openness of sky and the use of line.  Her portraits are candid and have a sense of spontaneity.  Her nature work has a keen eye for design in detail, as well as enigma.  Her paintings and charcoal, pencil, and pastel are full of emotion at the same time that they attend to the details of nature, light, and (often the human) form.  Ms. Robinson looks forward to sharing her new creations with the public in the coming years."

The Dining room features "Hand Prints" by Morganne Ray

 

October Art Exhibit

The dining room features an exhibition by Genevieve C. Cole entitled “Glass Roots”

The work exhibited in the “Glass Roots” Series was inspired by my everyday surroundings and my travel experiences in both Europe and the U.S.   Many of the images are scenes that I see through my studio window or while walking in the woods behind my house. The many layers found in these pieces are made up of sheet glass, liquid and powdered enamels, mica powder and bits of colored glass called “frit,” which are cut, stacked, painted then fired (or fused) in a large kiln, sometimes two or three times each. Glass is a natural material, both complex and versatile, requiring intense heat and gentle handling. Like in nature, the color and “mood” of the glass will change depending on the ambient light. I hope you enjoy viewing the Glass Roots Series as much as I enjoyed making it.  - Gen Cole

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The Greenhouse features photography by Lauren Goldstein.

This series of portraits are a collection of photographs that I have been working on for a few years.  I enjoy photographing humans because portraits allow a photographer to reveal something about a person.  There is always a sense of intrigue when viewing a portrait of someone you don’t know. What is their story? How did they get there? What is happening in this photograph?

I create images that intrigue viewers by making the subject of each photograph hidden in some way.  Instead of revealing information about my subjects, I try to hide their information within the photograph.  Whether the model is blurred due to movement, the focus is too soft, or only half of the body is visible, the viewer will still know that this image is a portrait because that is what the human form implies.  Portraits are supposed to tell a story or imply information about the model, but in my portraits I try to eliminate, or confuse this personal information by using techniques such as soft focus, long exposures and encouraging my models to move as they would naturally.  Because the results are not a traditional type of portrait, viewers must look closer at each photograph to try and understand the image and its subject. - Lauren Goldstein

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Returning artist Emily Wilson will be showing her mixed media pieces in the bar.

August Art Exhibit

The dining room features 2 artists this month, Shelle Bailey & Vel Capewell  Shelle Bailey is a life long resident of the Adirondack Mountians in Northern New York. A visual artist and metal sculptor, her paintings and designs in  silver reflect the natural beauty of the area, and echo the haunting solitude of the deep forest. Most of Shelle's work is very organic in form and texture, fossils and gems from the Adirondack and New York State area are common focal pieces.

All pieces are made exclusively by the artist, using only raw materials of the highest quality. This means that no pre-fabricated parts, such as ear wires, clasps, jumprings, etc are used. All components of a piece are hand made.

 

Vel's statement  "I am foremost a colorist. I live for the richness of pure color and nuanced tints whether found in nature or manufactured by the unknown. If there is light there is color and I fly to it as the moth to the lamp. Living in the Adirondacks has given me access to the secrets of the ages hidden in the flora and fauna, reflected and refracted through the clear crisp light. My palette has grown as I sit and watch the light change the scene over the course of a day hiding, then revealing colors I never knew existed before. These hues are reproduced to the best of my humble ability in both figurative and abstract forms.  Currently I am working on raw sheetrock (plasterboard) with oil paint, finding the plaster absorbs the oil leaving almost pure pigment, resulting in eye-popping color. The compositions are abstract and lively, married with music, mostly jazz, as this lends itself to the freedom I feel in the studio to be completely free and a part of the process. The results are explosive and joyous expressions of the magic of making art."

Paintings by Ali Richardson in the bar

Photography by Michael Levy in the greenhouse