Barbara Morse Gallery Opening Night

In April, the gallery will feature the works of the late artist Barbara Morse. 

A Connecticut native receiving her formal art training at The Paire College of Art in New Haven, Barbara was a long-time resident of New Hampshire.  Beginning her career as an illustrator, she worked for many of the top publishing houses and national publications, like Houghton-Mifflin and Yankee Magazine.  She had a vision that her drawings could be more dynamic when created as works of fine arts; and she could pursue her passion of working primarily in graphite, while developing a style, she considered unique and challenging, In Sharp Focus.  With time the work has become more refined adding hints of color in acrylics to bring attention to a portion that enhances the entire image.  Of her process, Barbara said, "Working in graphite and sometimes adding a hint of color to attract attention to an area enhancing the entire image, no matter the level of labor intensity, I find joy and satisfaction watching a piece come to life before me.  My reward, though, is not having the viewer see the work through my eyes, but their own; creating a personal and long-lasting image to be timelessly viewed and shared."

The works featured in the gallery are provided by Barbara’s husband, Alan Morse, who will be offering an informal conversation with the audience about his late wife's body of work.