Paintings by Michelle Vigeant; Recent Work by Bill Sharp; Glass Souls by Alicia Saxe

Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton (20 West St, Northampton MA 01060)

Art

MICHELLE VIGEANT: Paintings

Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Portraits of big cats on bodies of stars, surreal foxes and colorful swirls of textural “sound” grace the canvas. Michelle Vigeant is a visual artist from Sunderland  who uses a variety of media to paint expressive scenes of animals.

ALICIA SAXE: Glass Souls

I started painting glass in 1999 as my mother had collected a large pile of blue bottles and I wanted to utilize them in some way. What appeared on the bottles were faces, mostly primitive. Over the next 23 years, I refined the faces and added abstract elements. I call them Glass Souls because they are evoking the individual and unique expression within all of us.

WILLIAM SHARP: Recent Works

Recently I turned 80 years old and feel fortunate to be able to paint most everyday in my home studio in Florence. With the recent works included in this show, I have focused on color divisions to create harmony, and color contrasts to create movement. Along with my study of Greek mythology and primitive art, I have been inspired to imagine and paint invented and vibrant compositions.