Canal Street Art Gallery presents: Penelope Arms Solo Spotlight, showing new oil paintings from the artist of the changing New England landscape. Penelope Arms Solo Spotlight opens October 20th and is on view through December 9th. Join the gallery on 3rd Friday Gallery Night in Historic Downtown Bellows Falls from 5-7pm, October 20th, for the opening reception. All gallery events are free and open to the public and wheelchair accessible, please call 802-289-0104 upon arrival.

Penelope Arms, based in Westminster, Vermont, works in oil and acrylic to paint landscapes inspired by the light, atmosphere and colors of the changing New England landscape. Arms creates dense compositions emphasizing the shadows, dramatic light, and obscured horizons of her subjects. Arms’s work is a balance between detail, realism, and the artist's own brushstrokes and textures, giving a sense of appreciation and nostalgia to each painting. 

Arms’s painting practice involves the visual beauty of the artist’s environments along with the emotional connection she feels towards them. The artist’s passion for hands-on practice and learning has taken her on many journeys. Arms has traveled to Mexico and the Greek Isles to study different artistic techniques and immerse herself in the unique traditions of these places. Arms has also studied at the Vermont Studio Center where she honed her skills, experimented with new techniques, and built creative relationships with fellow artists.

Artworks in the Show

Penelope Arms

Snowy Meadow

2021

oil on panel

16 x 20 in image, 18.75 x 22.75 in framed

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Canal Street Art Gallery

23 Canal Street, Bellows Falls, Vermont