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2025 Small Stones Festival of the Arts

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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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Tala and Lark
Tala and Lark
Nancy Russell


Artist statement: I work in a variety of mediums drawing inspiration from nature. Currently working in animal portraits.
Specific medium: Watercolors
Boats in Maine harbor
Boats in Maine harbor
Christine Savage

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: I love the ocean and all things beach/ocean related. I feel at piece when I am there.
Specific medium: Oil on canvas
Great Horned Owl #1
Great Horned Owl #1
James Savickas
$300.00


Artist statement: I've spent countless hours hiking around the dam property over the years. I've had the pleasure of knowing and observing these owls, including rescuing a wayward owlet fallen out of their nest the year before this shot was taken. To watch this bird fly to perch in the golden light felt something like karma, or maybe I was holding my breath too long. Hodges Village Dam Oxford, MA.
River Otter #1
River Otter #1
James Savickas
$300.00


Artist statement: The North American river otter is considered a keystone species by naturalists. The species does not tolerate environmental pollution. To see a family hunting in this river that crosses the interstate, a state highway, a railway, and several residential streets was a pleasant surprise. Oxford, MA
Specific medium: Digital Photography
Sharp-shinned Hawk #1
Sharp-shinned Hawk #1
James Savickas
$300.00


Artist statement: After moving from the city to the greenbelt, I was enchanted by the antics of the hawks that would pass through the swampy area in my backyard. My bathroom window afforded the perfect blind, and the downward angle brings in the beautiful golden grasses lit by the sun.
Specific medium: Digital Photography
Red-tailed Hawk #1
Red-tailed Hawk #1
James Savickas
$300.00


Artist statement: There's two schools thought in wildlife photography. You can go to a beautiful place, and hope the subject shows up, or you can go looking for subjects and hope you are lucky enough to get them in a good spot. This is surely the latter, as I found this bird perched as I drove down the refuge road. Parker River NWR
Specific medium: Digital Photography
Mawu
Mawu
Simone Scholes
$500.00


Artist statement: My art over the years has been mainly focused and inspired by women, fashion, and textiles. I’ve always been Fascinated with people and what’s beneath the surface against how they want to present themselves to the world. I strive to capture a mindful moment or a twinkle that leaves you wondering – allowing the viewer to ponder recognition.
Specific medium: Oil and Silver leaf on Cradled wood boar
Wishful Thinking
Wishful Thinking
Simone Scholes
$375.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: My art over the years has been mainly focused and inspired by women, fashion, and textiles. I’ve always been Fascinated with people and what’s beneath the surface against how they want to present themselves to the world. I strive to capture a mindful moment or a twinkle that leaves you wondering – allowing the viewer to ponder recognition.
Specific medium: Oil and Silver leaf on Cradled wood boar
Cheers
Cheers
Simone Scholes
$650.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: My art over the years has been mainly focused and inspired by women, fashion, and textiles. I’ve always been Fascinated with people and what’s beneath the surface against how they want to present themselves to the world. I strive to capture a mindful moment or a twinkle that leaves you wondering – allowing the viewer to ponder recognition. I’ve spent time over the last few years developing a looser more painterly style and work on a process that gives me the details I crave, in the under drawing
Specific medium: oil on Board with 2.5" silver frame
Aftermath
Aftermath
Bob See
$80.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Aftermath is a joint project between Bob See and the subject, photographer Lisa Shea. Lisa's father deliberately ran his car into a tree on Christmas Day, 2023. He no longer wished to live with his worsening essential tremors. Lisa, who also has essential tremors, designed this piece as a way to express her pain and loss.
Determination
Determination
Bob See
$80.00

Selected for Exhibition
Artist statement: Determination is a joint project between Bob See and the subject, photographer Lisa Shea. The scene is deliberately ambiguous. Is the woman summoning a protective guardian? Or is she defending her community, going up alone against an enormous threat?
Leap
Leap
Bob See
$80.00


Artist statement: Leap is a joint project between Bob See and the subject, photographer Lisa Shea. The silver comb belonged to one of Lisa’s ancestors and has been missing a tine for as long as the family remembers. Life is always full of challenges and hurdles. One needs to keep moving forward.
Sunrise Silhouette
Sunrise Silhouette
George Sermuksnis
$150.00


Artist statement: Being an early morning riser, I've always enjoyed watching the day come to light and the world begins a new day
Specific medium: digital cameraBeing an early morni
Beach Rose-Fortune Rocks Beach, Maine
Beach Rose-Fortune Rocks Beach, Maine
George Sermuksnis
$125.00


Artist statement: The colors of the flower and green leaves against the color of granite are what caught my eye and it's ability to survive in such an environment,
Specific medium: digital camera
Cotton Candy Sunrise
Cotton Candy Sunrise
George Sermuksnis
$125.00


Artist statement: The sunrise would have been nice but with the inclusion of the early risers gave it depth.
Specific medium: digital camera
Sunset-Institute Park
Sunset-Institute Park
George Sermuksnis
$125.00


Artist statement: Driving home from work one day in October, I happened by chance to drive by this park and was awed by the colors of the sunset and fall colors reflected by the water. I was compelled to stop to photograph such a sunset. We do not see too many sunsets over the waters on the east coast.
Specific medium: digital camera
Spring Willow Tree
Spring Willow Tree
Joanne Shapiro
$325.00


Artist statement: In my photos, I strive to capture a Divine Magic that lies in all. For me, the act of making a photograph is a way to recognize and honor this Divine Magic, be it in nature or of human creation; be it on the earth, in the water or in the sky.
Specific medium: Ink Jet Photograph
Shmattah
Shmattah
Joanne Shapiro
$325.00


Artist statement: In my photos, I strive to capture a "Divine Magic" that lies in all. For me, the act of making a photograph is a way to recognize and honor this Divine Magic, be it in nature or of human creation; be it on the earth, in the water or in the the sky.
Specific medium: Ink Jet Photograph
Morocco Stairwell
Morocco Stairwell
Joanne Shapiro
$325.00


Artist statement: In my photos, I strive to capture a "Divine Magic" that lies in all. For me, the act of making a photograph is a way to recognize and honor this Divine Magic, be it in nature or of human creation; be it on the earth, in the water or in the the sky.
Specific medium: Ink Jet Photograph
Entering Buddhist Cave
Entering Buddhist Cave
Joanne Shapiro
$325.00


Artist statement: In my photos, I strive to capture a "Divine Magic" that lies in all. For me, the act of making a photograph is a way to recognize and honor this Divine Magic, be it in nature or of human creation; be it on the earth, in the water or in the the sky.
Specific medium: Ink Jet Photograph

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