Canal Street Art Gallery presents: Deedee Jones The Ways Of Water, on view from June 16th through August 12th. Join the Gallery on 3rd Friday Gallery Night in Historic Downtown Bellows Falls from 5-7pm, June 16th, to celebrate the opening of the show. All Gallery events are free and open to the public. 

In the The Ways Of Water solo show Deedee Jones exhibits pastel paintings of landscapes from around the world and shares the artist’s passion for water. Jones includes works showing scenes of Southern Vermont, Canada, Maine, Florida, Puerto Rico and Italy. “Water has always been a point of interest in my life. I have loved living near it, spending vacation or travel time in or near it, crossing the ocean by boat, sailing on lakes, anything to see it, hear it, feel it.”- Deedee Jones.

Soft pastel is an artist material made of mostly pure color pigment mixed with small amounts of water, and binder, such as clay, pressed into sticks. Applied to paper, Deedee Jones uses sandpaper, gesso and pumice to create varied surfaces to receive the pastel. The artist’s paintings are vibrant and textured. Jones follows water throughout the landscape, finding inspiration in its allure and challenges. “In these paintings, all in pastel except two small watercolors, I have tried to capture the majesty, the movement, the color, the drama, the peacefulness of water, wherever I have found it.” -Deedee Jones.

Artworks in the Show