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2025 Small Stones Festival of the Arts

Welcome to the Small Stones Festival of the Arts

THIS WEB GALLERY SHOWS ALL SUBMITTED ARTWORK.  ARTWORK SELECTED BY OUR JURORS FOR EXHIBITION AND PUBLISHING ARE NOTED.

 

  1. VIEWING - Click on an image for a larger view.
  2. NAVIGATION - The images are sorted with prizewinners first (note that most prizes will be awarded on January 25), then alphabetically by artist last name. Note that there are multiple pages in the gallery - use the page selector to see more entries.
  3. SEARCHING - You can enter an artist's first or last name in the search box to find a given artist.
  4. FILTERING - You can create a filtered view to see only paintings or photography by selecting a choice in the Category Filter box. You can see only those entries selected by our jury for inclusion in our exhibition and printed catalog by using the Tag Filter.
  5. PURCHASING ARTWORK - Artwork on display at the in-person exhibition may be purchased if the artist has elected to make it available for sale.

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Zen Garden
Zen Garden
Wendy Fulginiti
$250.00


Artist statement: As a nature photographer, I tend to capture anything from flowers to landscapes. I enjoy capturing unique movements that include reflections, shadows or clouds.
Specific medium: Printed on Photographic Paper and framed
A Peck of Peppers
A Peck of Peppers
Kristi Leigh G. DiSalle
$575.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: A Peck of Peppers is part of a series of paintings I am currently working on which depict locally grown, organic vegetables. The purpose of this series is to call attention to the importance of growing/buying/eating local and organic food.
Specific medium: Acrylic on canvas
Viridescent
Viridescent
Kristi Leigh G. DiSalle
$525.00


Artist statement: Viridescent is part of a series of paintings I am currently working on which depict locally grown, organic vegetables. The purpose of this series is to call attention to the importance of growing/buying/eating local and organic food.
Specific medium: Acrylic on canvas
So Many Blueberries
So Many Blueberries
Kristi Leigh G. DiSalle
$575.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: So Many Blueberries is an acrylic painting I created as part of a series of paintings depicting comfort foods. The doughnuts are coated with opalescent glue to give them more of a glazed look, and the doughnut in the lower right has actual sugar on it. I loved the contrast between the doughnuts and the blueberries both in color and in health! Both are comforting in their own way.
Specific medium: Acrylic, glue, and sugar on canvas
Mother-mergansers
Mother-mergansers
Robin Ganesan
$1,000.00


Artist statement: I work primarily in colored pencil. The images that I select to create are nature based and evocative. I want to create works that bring a sense of belonging and individual dignity to the creatures and locations that I draw. Nature has an endless beauty and power that can be found anywhere if we look and take the time to absorb its meaning.
Specific medium: Colored pencil on pastelmat paper
Madonna in Moss
Madonna in Moss
Robin Ganesan
$1,200.00


Artist statement: I work primarily in colored pencil. The images that I select to create are nature based and evocative. I want to create works that bring a sense of belonging and individual dignity to the creatures and locations that I draw. Nature has an endless beauty and power that can be found anywhere if we look and take the time to absorb its meaning.
Specific medium: Colored pencil on drafting film
Alliums
Alliums
Robin Ganesan
$700.00


Artist statement: I work primarily in colored pencil. The images that I select to create are nature based and evocative. I want to create works that bring a sense of belonging and individual dignity to the creatures and locations that I draw. Nature has an endless beauty and power that can be found anywhere if we look and take the time to absorb its meaning.
Specific medium: Pastel pencil on velour paper
Passion Fruit Calla Lily
Passion Fruit Calla Lily
Christina Giza
$900.00


Artist statement: Every once in a while, I have ann inspired moment where I create exactly the effect I wanted and I produce something that veers from my original idea and exceeds my expectations. I aim for realism, but sometimes I allow the rich hues, textures and shadows to dominate.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Family
Family
Christina Giza
$500.00


Artist statement: My subjects are varied, ranging from seascapes, landscapes, portraits and still life. My strong hope is that my art awakens the childlike wonder within everyone who sees it.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Dangerous Woman
Dangerous Woman
Christina Giza
$500.00


Artist statement: Painting with watercolor my key to my secret garden, to my way down the rabbit hole, to my very own looking glass. Watercolor is a very fresh, intuitive process that involves layering water-based paint on paper. I start with the lightest washes and build successively darker with each wash, leaving the white of the paper showing through the brightest highlights. I want to evoke delight and I want the painting to entertain.
Specific medium: Watercolor
Bucket Hat
Bucket Hat
Marsha Gleason
$600.00


Artist statement: I paint from a mix of observation, instinct, and gut responses. As in everything, I try to be fearless and strong. The human figure still continues to be most compelling to me; working from the model when possible, photo references, or self-portraits in the mirror. Ideas often enter in and make it something more. I use the methods learned from master teachers often. Sometimes their words stick in my head and offer solutions. The searches, the surprises, and the paint itself, keep me in awe and
Specific medium: Oil
Communion
Communion
Marsha Gleason
$300.00


Artist statement: “Communion”, and a few other collages, were recently created from images that I reworked. Using parts of oil paintings done on paper, found papers, color-aid papers, and unfinished starts, the recycled parts became “reseen “. This was great fun, pushing together the abstract and the figurative elements, focusing on color and shape and a new composition. The palette for this piece was borrowed fromartist Milton Avery, whose work I saw at the Wadsworth Antheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.
Diebenkorn in his Santa Monica LR
Diebenkorn in his Santa Monica LR
Marsha Gleason
$600.00

Selected as Alternate
Artist statement: Please see description/statement above as I could not get all of my statement to copy here. I can provide this if needed. Thanks
Specific medium: Oil
Boston Public Library Grads
Boston Public Library Grads
Susan Gomes
$80.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Photography is even more fun when encountering a serendipitous moment that makes the image click. The day I was taking photographs in Boston Public Library's Chavannes Gallery, these new graduates in gowns came to visit the Library. Were they there to thank a librarian, to walk through Bates Hall Reading Room, or take a photo in the Abby Room. Whatever the reason, how fitting for them to be in this repository of knowledge.
Specific medium: Digital Photography
Dory Days
Dory Days
Susan Gomes
$80.00


Artist statement: As a graphic designer, I have been a fan of the works in a simplified, graphic style, but I hadn't had the opportunity to delve into digital design. I decided to try my hand at it with this image. Using a photo I took in Rockport, MA., I created the shapes that made the boats and the dock, working in layers over the photograph. It was a lengthy process, but I feel the bright colors and more dramatic shadows really give the image a brighter, happier feel.
Crossed Wires
Crossed Wires
Susan Gomes
$90.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Photography is all about capturing light, so what better way to do so than to photograph a light source! I loved the gold and white wires and the white bulb outline, but the overall image was missing something. I decided to duplicate the wires and played with them in the background. The grey patterns in the background give the image a more vintage feel, while their juxtaposition creates additional interesting shapes, without distracting from the colored bulb in the front.
Light Waves
Light Waves
Susan Gomes
$130.00


Artist statement: The word photography means "Drawing with Light". This image is literally drawing or painting with light. I love the precision of the arching circles in the background which lead my eye to marvel at the intricate cross-hatched lines which add saturation and depth as the strands fade into darkness. That calm organization is in distinct contrast to the chaotic waves in the foreground, which create a jumble of overlapping light trails. It's a little bit like unpredictable life sometimes.
Pink Parrot Tulips
Pink Parrot Tulips
Libia Goncalves
$1,000.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: “Talent and Excellence are achievable; we must keep seeking them” Libia A. My mission is to share my knowledge. I am attracted to energy in all its manifestations, but the light and its color expression is the one that attracts me the most, I am so grateful, I can see the beauty of the light’s reflections, highlights, shadows, and harmonious expressions. My spirit rejoices, facing the challenges the light presents me with.I keep my eyes attentive, and my mind open, trying, to catch that light.
Specific medium: Oil on Canvas
A sunny morning.
A sunny morning.
Libia Goncalves

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Painting was a hobby, now it is my passion and a necessity. Watercolor was my first love, (1984), the one that told me “You are mine and I am yours, you are my creator, I make you an artist” Each media has its charm and challenges, but they all have two things in common: “Light, expressed in glorious color and my unique approach to dealing with them”. I have lots of things to learn yet, but as of now, I am very excited about my level of progress, and the talent I am unfolding.
Specific medium: Watercolor on paper
Us Girl
Us Girl
Violet Goodchild
$50.00

Selected as Alternate
Artist statement: I am often inspired by darker themes in my art. This painting captures the startled reaction of a character from Us, exploring the duality and conflict between identity and repression. I aim to reflect the discomfort of facing one’s darker self. In support of empowerment and environmental sustainability, 50% of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork will be donated to Green Hut Trust’s Empowering Women Waste Pickers project, a youth-led environmental nonprofit, based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Specific medium: Acrylic on Canvas

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