TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO
Visions/Revisions
… stepping into the same river twice
April 22 – August 1, 2021
When creating a work of art, an artist may see her subject one way initially, and then at a later time, interpret the same subject quite differently. This could happen on the same day, from morning to night; or it could happen over a matter of months or years. The artist may use two different mediums to depict the very same subject, resulting in two distinctly different outcomes. Or she may choose to take a fresh look at a realistic work painted on site and create an abstract interpretation later on in the studio. Sometimes it’s not the artist’s interpretation that has changed at all – it’s the landscape itself, altered by nature or changed by man over the years. To quote Anais Nin: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.”
This exhibition gives the viewer a glimpse into the changing perceptions of the TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO artists. By returning to the same location each year these women artists have had the privilege of seeing and interpreting the Truro landscape over twenty-two years.
Who are the TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO?
The answer is best defined by their mission statement:
“We are women artists known professionally as TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO, who convene annually for a week of retreat and companionship. This focused interval offers us the opportunity to express our individual responses to the natural beauty of the Outer Cape. During this time, dedicated to joy and ease, we support one another in meeting the challenges of leading a creative life.”
TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO began when two fellow artists planned to spend a week painting in Truro in the fall of 1999. They invited other artists to join them. The final number of artists (twenty-one) was determined by the number of beds available in the windswept cottages on the crest of Corn Hill. In 2002 they relocated to the cottages known as Sladeville, named after the artist, Arnold Slade, who built them. Located on the banks of the Pamet River, this idyllic setting encouraged greater emphasis on a variety of shared activities including: painting, picnic lunches, walks along the river, art critiques, book or video discussions, demonstrations, hikes on the Outer Cape beaches, yoga outdoors, pot luck dinners, and excursions to local theaters, museums, and galleries. Returning to this location each fall feels like coming home, or stepping into the Pamet River twice.
This annual retreat encourages them to work together, expanding the norm of solo studio time, and to plan for exhibitions. They meet three times a year and have secured close to thirty shows.
In 2005, TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO mounted their first exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. They are honored to return.
Visions/Revisions Curator, Suzanne M. Packer
Co-chairs, Jane Eccles, Jane Lincoln, Joyce Zavorskas
Special Events
Check out the museum website for details to register for the following events, some live, some on Zoom.
www.ccmoa.org
Reception by timed entrance
Thursday, April 29
4 - 7 PM
Two Day Monotype Workshop
With Joyce Zavorskas
In person at the museum
Monday, May 10 & Tuesday, May 11
9 AM - 1 PM
Students will bring images of familiar beloved places, people, or things to each class and create painterly spontaneous images on smooth acrylic plates using small rubber brayers, brushes, and oil base etching ink. Dampened 100% rag paper placed on top of the inked plate, and passed through the press with gentle pressure, produces a unique impression that is intimately and permanently bonded with the fibers
of the paper. The glistening layers of radiant ink create truly unique images with depth, mystery, memory, and delight. Joyce’s demonstrations both days
will help to develop individual explorations. Clean-up will be with baby oil or Gamsol. Students are to bring resource images or sketches to class. Beginner to advanced students welcome. Limited to 8 students.
The recipient of numerous awards, Joyce has exhibited widely and has taught printmaking for 40 years. She holds three university degrees, including an MFA in Painting/Printmaking from MassArt.
Oil Painting Demonstration
With Maryalice Eizenberg
In person at the museum and Zooming
Thursday, June 10
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Maryalice will explore the development of a large painting from a small field study. Maryalice is an experienced teacher and enjoys a lively exchange of ideas and questions from her audience. Attendance at this demo will certainly give new meaning to the phrase, “watching the paint dry”. It will be not only entertaining but informative for both painters and non-painters alike.
Illustrated Lecture
With Kate Nelson
In person at the museum and Zooming
Thursday, July 1
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Comprise, Revise, Open Your Eyes:
On Cézanne’s Mountain Motif and More
Kate Nelson’s illustrated lecture will examine Vision and Revision as it pertains to artists including but not limited to Cezanne, Reuben Tam and Arthur Dove. Cezanne, for example, painted one mountain in France (Mt. Sainte Victoire) many times in his life, and at different phases of his life. What did this "digging deep" do for him as an artist? How did the security of this large and solid mountain give him the freedom of exploration that led him to create a radically new way to paint? Arthur Dove, an American, rivals Kandinsky for being the “first” abstract painter and did so through intense revisions and distillations. Visions/Revisions and distillation can all be see in the current exhibition by the TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO ensemble of women artists, of which Kate Nelson is a member.
Cape Cod Museum of Art
60 Hope Lane, Dennis, MA
www.ccmoa.org
www.21intruro.com