“For I Am Fierce” by Ann Young

“For I Am Fierce” by Ann Young

An artist reception for “Sunshine and Shadow,” an exhibit of paintings by Ann Young, will be held on Thursday, May 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. at River Arts, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. Young’s interest lies in realism, especially of people and the variations afforded by the human condition and the same basic emotions shared by humanity. Rather than light and dark in a literal sense, these paintings consider the good and bad sides of human nature. Young was raised in Illinois and Nebraska but has lived her adult life in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. From her first job illustrating the varmints of the Nebraska plains, through her stint as an illustrator for The Center for Northern Studies, to her abstract closeups of pond vegetation and the shells of crustaceans, she has looked to nature for inspiration. She spent years in a fruitful career making miniature porcelain figurines for the wholesale craft market. An interest in large wooden sculpture occupied several years, culminating in large-scale gallery installations combining the large cedar sculptures with the miniature porcelain figures. Young now devotes all her time with studies of people, in portrait and social interactions, enjoying the exquisite hues and textures which oil on canvas allows. The exhibit runs to July 10. 888-1261, riverartsvt.org.

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