The world of color and how it speaks is what painter Bernadette Miller is all about. Her latest exhibit of vibrant landscapes in eye-catching hues of aqua and green and mauve is at the Urbana Library hall gallery. New Market…
Finding Color
Category: Eye on Art
Know Art … No Age
With age, art and life become one, said the French master of cubism George Braque. So, too, is the artwork represented at the Delaplaine’s sparkling show “Over 70,” which highlights the work of 163 of the area’s experienced artists. The…
Goodloe Byron’s ‘Funhouse Mirrors,’ a Refreshing Treat
Artist Goodloe Byron needs no introduction, especially if you’ve seen his murals on the Church Street Parking Garage in Frederick, at the Red Line Metro in Silver Spring, in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon area—or more locally at The Surf House, Kannavis…
Have Your Cake & Eat It Too at Sage Cakery
Baked goods “without all of the hard feelings”–with this mission statement, Sage Cakery seemed like something I had to experience! The newly opened Sage Cakery, the passion of owners Nikkie Byrd and partner Kurtis Esworthy, greets you with the energy…
Shaped Paintings Form ‘Natural Topography’
This summer, the Delaplaine’s satellite gallery at the Urbana Regional Library is showcasing the unique 3D painted canvas creations of Lyndie Vantine entitled “Natural Topography.” Considering the immense natural beauty of surrounding Frederick County, the exhibit provides a cool respite…
Lush Lavender Baking in the Sun
Tucked at the end of West Harris Road at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain in the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve is a unique, family-owned and sustainable 286-acre farm with 26 acres dedicated to the cultivation of lavender. Sophia Watkins and…
Through My Lens: The Photography of Erin Tacheny
Spring brought its images of renewal in the form of photography to the Delaplaine Art Center’s satellite gallery at the Urbana Library through digital photographer Erin Tacheny’s calming and contemplative lens. With about half black and white and half color,…
Frederick County Youth Artists Shine at the Delaplaine
A lively crowd was on hand at the Delaplaine Arts Center on March 2 to view an outstanding display of youth art at the Frederick County Public Schools All-County Student Art Show. The exhibit included finalists for the 2019 Elizabeth…
A Pottery Presence in Harpers Ferry – Washington Street Studios
I was beginning to think that Urbana was the “hotbed” of pottery in Maryland … but now it’s taken off 35 miles from Urbana in Harpers Ferry. For the past two years, Urbana potter Dennis Stark has joined together with…
The Doctor’s Prescription? Let There Be Rock!
When you think of doctors, you rarely picture them with an electric guitar in their hands playing hard rock … and you may not know that one of them lives in your backyard. Urbana resident Frank Becker, an internist for…