expressions; and, photographers shooting in film, digital or wetplate, or fiber artists, potters or jewelers who create masterful pieces that enchant and delight. The singular element that unites them is their “being present at the scene!” Perhaps, secondly, is a return to the foundation of their artforms. Trish Crowe grinds pigments to create watercolors, John Berry started in film, then moved to digital, and is now firmly ensconced in wetplate. He created an 11 x 14 wetplate, the lens came from Germany, the silver tank from Maine, and using fellow artist, Barb Wallace’s 100 year old glass from a greenhouse in England he creates his final images. John Berry quoted Freeman Vines, “I prefer to do it by hand for one simple reason. It takes all of the glory out of what you’re doing when you’re using a lot of modern tools.” The land has always been its muse. From the first exhibition: The Legacy of the Land that received a grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and had then-Governor Tim Kaine arrive by helicopter to inaugurate. Now home to many plein air painters who meet at various locations to paint together and return to critique. Firnew’s creativity, c ommunity, collaboration and compassion have seen numerous artists through its door, garnered many awards for their artwork, spear-headed scholarship awards and judged Greene County and Madison County school Art Shows. A five year collaboration with the Vir ginia Master Naturalists and the University of Virginia’s Poison Control Center fueled two exhibitions: “The Socrates Project” in 2019 followed by “The Cleopatra Project” in 2022 .
Art Purchases
All art is offered for sale. To purchase, please send an email to FirnewFarmArtistsCircle@gmail.com with the name of the artist, title of the artwork and your phone number. You will be contacted to discuss method of payment, delivery or pick up of the art, and any additional charges for mailing art via UPS.
To learn more about the Firnew Farm Artists ’ Circle and its members , please visit https://www.firnewfarmartistscircle.com/
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