Cheryl Clinton is January Artist of the Month

Capturing the moods, colors and patterns of the landscape, Cheryl Clinton's paintings reflect her passion for art and nature. The Friends of the Dover Library is pleased to announce her works of these images will be on display at the Dover Library in January, where Clinton is Artist of the Month. Her exhibit, titled, "Blooming - Thoughts of Spring in Winter" will feature acrylic paint and acrylic based mixed media pieces.

"My work has always been inspired by nature and my place in it," said Clinton. "As my situation changed - from student to teacher, single to married, child to parent - so has my view of the landscape. As the landscape of my life changed, so did the nature of my artwork. Always grounded in observations of the natural world - sky, water and earth, this new series is also inspired by the sadness of loss as well as the joy of birth."

Clinton continued: "While initially many of my paintings take their cues from the natural world, all of the paintings are created in the studio, as are much about the nature of paint and painting as they are reflections of nature. My goal was to create a contemplative visual space - a space that embodies a spirit, a space that acts as a passage between our world and one that may exist beyond ours."

Assessing one of Clinton's exhibits, the Boston Globe's Cate McQuaid noted that, "Any one of her works is a wonder to look at: Its sleek surface, built up with many layers of glaze, recalls beautifully veined and faceted marble."

Clinton has had solo exhibits at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham and the Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston. Recent exhibits also include a three-person show entitled "Natural Forces: Three Artists Exhibit the Landscape," as well as annual participation in the Massachusetts College of Art's Benefit Auction. Her paintings are included in the corporate collection of Meditech and in numerous private collections throughout the United States and abroad. 

The artist has also been active as a promoter of the arts in the Metrowest Boston area, in particular as the creator of the successful Fountain Street Open Studios in Framingham, now in its eleventh year.

Clinton first became passionate about art growing up in Framingham. After earning a bechelor's degree from the Massachusetts College of Art, she traveled to Europe, where her sense of the natural world was inspired by the waterways of Venice and the surf of Skopelos Island. She then went on to complete her master's degree from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Moveing to Boylston with her husband, Frederick A. Randell, renewed her childhood memories of the unspoiled beauty of rural New England. 

For more information, please visit her web site at www.cclinton.com.