The hundred mile diet is all the rage! and it works! It also works to buy art for yourself and for your friends, here in this province, which has more good artists per capita then anywhere else in Canada! ( we think so at any rate) Artists of all stripes, potters, painters, sculptors, woodworkers, printmakers and others need your support.

For some people, the idea of actually owning a piece of art - choosing a sculpture, for example - presents a bewildering problem. But when you finally make the decision and begin to live with your work of art, you will realize how it starts to change the way you look at the world. It is like listening to music. Having art in your home can be life altering. A payment plan can always be arranged.

Our gallery is an interesting place to visit; unlike many art galleries there is a variety of work in it. Paintings and sculpture from very small to large, drawings and collages, masks, prints, historical maps and clay and wood pieces.

Sue Hooper, has a range of strongly coloured, emotional work, mostly acrylic paintings on paper and canvas. Her work is evocative of her life, filled with a great love and growing understanding of the place all of us play in this world. She is also a graphic artist and has worked for many years in this profession. At present she manages Hooper Studios and works on her paintings. Sue is currently working on her piece for a second group show; joining with the same artists as the Beyond Words exhibition of 2008-2010. Her solo show sponsored by the Lorenzo Society, opens at UNBSJ, Saint John, September 2010.

Kathy Hooper has worked for many years as a painter and sculptor and her work is in many public and private collections. Her art, often done in series, explores an idea or emotion she is interested in. Sometimes the imagery in these paintings gives rise to small, clay sculptures, drawings and prints or the design for a large platter! She is also is part of the second group show, with the same artists as the" Beyond words" exhibition of 2008-2010.

Kathy is part of a group show with Toby Graser and Suzanne Hill entitled "Invisible worlds" which will open at the Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton on the 17th April 2010

Terry Graff the curator of the show writes of her work.........

"In the three distinct groups of recent work presented here - "Landscapes Restored," "Icon Series," and "Iconic Beings" - the artist evokes recognition that our ordinary human existence is encompassed by a previously unacknowledged plane of being where the unseen is the ground of the seen. She states, "We don't 'see' what is really there." Her focus is not on representing the external landscape but on bringing to the surface hidden structures and forgotten images buried deep within the self that have not been erased, only covered up."

George Fry, who is a regular contributor to our gallery; has had a long and illustrious career in the Arts of New Brunswick. For many years he was the Director of the NB School of Craft and Design where he successfully raised the profile of the arts of New Brunswick, both politically and publicly. His wild and wonderful masks and drawings create a very colourful atmosphere in the gallery. He too is involved with the latest group show and is currently working on illustrations for his latest book. Link to his web site www.GeorgeFrycreates

Darren Byers, is a regular contributor as well, and has often worked with Kathy on commissions. He is a fine sculptor and artist. At present he is working on a large commission and on his private work in his studio in Sussex. In the gallery he has some beautiful carved hanging pieces; moving gently these works are filled with his wonder and a love for the incredible world we live in. www.byersstudio.com

This year we have a great line up of shows, starting with our own on the 15th May "Milagros" inspired by our stay in Progreso, Yucatan Mexico.and continuing with the annual Kings County Studio Tour on June 12th. Through the summer we will have changing work in the gallery and then in September - October shows by Artist Toby Graser and Sculptor Jim Boyd. We will end the season in November with a special Christmas exhibition. Please watch the web for opening times.