Sunday evening, May 1st, 7pm at C.X. Silver Gallery, the closing reception for Susan Brearey’s Elemental Images exhibition featuring the works of Brearey from the past 20 years including many never before exhibited and several done in the past year and a book launch of this 20-year retrospective. This event, open to all, also features a short film, music of Tim Eriksen, and a forum/conversation.
Brearey is featured in the film showing, entitled “The Magic Lantern Along the Pennine Way” (17 minutes). “This was my summer collaboration with artist, Dylan Stone, and American musician, Tim Eriksen in England,” says Sue. “We spent 12 days working in the northern Peak’s District of England along the scenic national trail called the Pennine Way, which stretches across 286 miles of mountain tops and crosses Hadrian’s Wall.
British photographer and film maker, Claire Nathan, made a film of us making magic lantern slide paintings and drawings while Tim created the music on site. It’s a journey of sorts of three artists finding inspiration in this amazing landscape with a nod to John Constable and his wonderful sky paintings.” The film, produced by Barbara Stone, participated in festival circuits in Europe and in the states. Tim Eriksen will be there to play a song or two from the film. Putney alumna, Willa Van Nostrand, took part as production assistant and on-site chef on the film site.
Susan Brearey is an internationally acclaimed artist whose nature-inspired work has appeared in galleries abroad and throughout the United States. She is also a singer, and has performed in one of the Club 47 concerts that brought musicians David Amram and Judy Collins to the Putney School. Susan teaches drawing and painting at Putney, curates the exhibitions in the gallery of the Michael S. Currier Center, and coordinates performances and music festivals. Susan works with the students who design and hand-craft a unique diploma for each graduating senior at The Putney School.
