Temple Habonim gallery features three area artists in May and June

The May/June show in the gallery at Temple Habonim features works in three styles and media by three well-known area artists: Angel Dean, Michael Guertin and Ruth Samdperil.

Angel Dean showcases her exceptional sense of design as well as her mastery of the technique of encaustics in her work. She was recently accepted into the prestigious “New England Wax,” a selective group of artists who work in the medium. Coupled with her sense of humor and her background in such areas as theater, music and photography, her sophistication adds to her subject matter and her art.

Michael Guertin is a digital media artist whose work is a series of time-mirror photographs. They suggest a surreal world, a glance through a carnival’s house of mirrors.  Each print has been produced from the camera’s recording of the scene.  Unlike traditional photographs, however, these prints have been created by piecing together strips from hundreds of video frames.  His unusual rearrangements of real-world scenes use pattern and variation to dramatically contrast the static and the dynamic.

Ruth Samdperil is a prolific painter who accomplishes big statements with few brush strokes.  She captures the essence of her subject with bold shapes to reveal the personality of her subject whether it is a landscape, a still life or a dear friend.

The Gallery is at 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington, and is open Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and by appointment.  For information, call 401-245-6536 or email gallery@templehabonim.org.