Frankie Brackley Tolam "Isolated Places"

Corridor Gallery
Frankie Brackley Tolman
"Isolated Places"
Explorations in Watermedia
May 14 - June 19, 2009
Artist Reception on May 27th, Wednesday from 4 -7 p.m.

Artist Statement
I am constantly bowled over by the heartbreaking beauty of the world and am compelled to translate the emotional response that I experience (what Milton Avery called "the ecstasy of the moment") to paint and paper. Watermedia provides me with the luminosity and vibrant colors to create an atmosphere that celebrates the joy of life - and hints at its transitory nature.

My inspiration primarily comes from the fields, farms, forests, and seacoasts of the Northeast. The subjects of my paintings are reduced to simplified shapes that provide clues to their history and our ties to them.

About the Artist

Frankie Brackley Tolman is a professional artist and a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society and the Rhode Island Watercolor Society. She is a faculty member at the Sharon Arts Center in Sharon, NH where she teaches Watermedia. Her vibrant paintings have been accepted into many national, regional, and local juried exhibits. She is represented by the redmond/bennett Gallery, Mill Brook Gallery, Art3 Gallery and the Sharon Arts Juried Members' Gallery in Peterborough, New Hampshire.