ART SCENE S P O N S O R E D B Y V er m ont ener g y by j enn i f er rose s m i t h
Davis Studio FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN A SUPPORTIVE SPACE With its sunny gallery, paint-spattered rooms, and location in a creative Pine Street neighborhood, the Davis Studio is steeped in art. The studio occupies two buildings housing four studio spaces filled with adult classes, open art sessions, and children’s workshops. Students of all skill levels come to hone their knowledge of everything from fashion design to fused glass and leave with work that is as varied as the artists themselves. One recent morning, artist and educator Debbie CarlandPurdy guided a group of adults through the basics of still-life watercolor painting. They clustered around their subject—a vivid, informal still life of navel oranges and indigo glass— and created paintings that ranged from impressionistic swirls of color to minutely detailed replicas of the bright scene. Next door, a children’s art workshop had an entirely different feel, as students evoked imaginary landscapes on wide paper sheets. Dillon, 5, daubed a few final strokes of emerald green onto his own bright canvas, while two other young artists used theirs as a backdrop for finger puppets. 4
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