Abbi Canney
Mid Season...

Caren McAhern
The Survivor

Melissa Ostro
Jerico

Margaret Weber
By the Charles

Hariot Elliston
Bermuda Palms

Sue Memhard
On Retreat

Willard Traub
Cypress

Trees have been the subject of all forms of art and myth throughout history. In New England, October is a prime month to admire the beauty of our local trees. With all this in mind, we asked the artists in this region to submit original art on the subject.

Roots hold the soil, keeping it from eroding. Shade from trees keeps us cool in summer. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen into our environment. They diffuse strong winds and release moisture that becomes the rain. Trees provide shelter for birds, humans and other animals. Their wood becomes fuel and material to build our homes, our furnishings, the paper we write on, the books we read. Trees produce food in seed and fruit. They connect the ground with the sky in a grand variety of beautiful forms and colors. Their leaves become a blanket in winter, keeping their roots warm and protected.

Exhibitions Committee was so pleased with the large response to this call to artists, that they worked together to include as many artists and pieces as they could hang. It makes this a very full gallery, with 44 artists showing one work each. We hope new relationships take root from the seeds of this exhibit!

Each work is as varied as the trees themselves, each artist and each tree, an individual expression. Art, as nature, focuses our souls, helps us pause to reflect and perhaps stimulates us to ponder our relationships with our human community and our environment.