Davis Te Selle

Davis Te Selle

Grace
2004
etching
5.75"x9.25" (image)
Value: $300

Davis Te Selle holds an MFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute and received the 2003 James D. Phelan Award for printmaking in California. He has shown his work in group and solo exhibitions on both the east and west coasts. His illustrations have been published in Wild Earth, Orion, Turning Wheel, Inquiring Mind, and Wild Duck Review; his lithographs also appeared in The Attentive Heart: Conversations with Trees, by Stephanie Kaza. He teaches nature drawing with the Environmental Program at the University of Vermont and maintains a printmaking studio in Burlington, Vermont.

Lance Richbourg

Lance Richbourg
Untitled (Mad Dog series)
1999

monoprint with chine-collé
24"x18"

Value: $500

Though Richbourg has been painting and drawing "Mad Dogs" since the '80s, his earliest works were pop art pieces, mostly of cowboys. Nicknamed the “painter laureate of baseball,” Richbourg is perhaps most famous for his renditions of America’s favorite pastime during the golden age of the sport. His father, a professional player in the Major Leagues in the 1920’s, was a great influence in Richbourg’s earlier work, which was created mostly in vivid watercolor. His mother, a teacher and amateur artist, encouraged Richbourg in his early creative endeavors. Richbourg, whose work has been shown at multiple New York City galleries, is an artist and professor emeritus of fine art at St. Michael’s College in Colchester.

Beth Pearson

Beth Pearson
Untitled
2004

monoprint woodblock
7"x7" (image)
Value: $400

Beth Pearson has a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and Writing from Skidmore College and since moving to Vermont in 1991, has explored dual pursuits in creative writing and abstract painting. Beth's premier solo painting exhibit was at Burlington City Arts' Firehouse Gallery in 1999. The response was immediate and the community enthusiasm for her images convinced her to place more focus on painting. Her work became recognized for its rich surfaces and poetic compositions. Her painting gained local popularity and other exhibits followed in galleries throughout Vermont.

Although Beth's creative energies have focused more on painting and printmaking over the last few years, the narrative imagery inspired by writing is still present in most of her compositions. There is a story behind every image and the lustrous surface buildup and selective removal of paint is evidence of a history of stories beneath. As with a human life, each layer of experience does not replace a previous one but builds upon and responds to its complexities.

Beth lives and paints in the Burlington area and is an active member of Burlington City Arts and the BCA Print Studio. She has participated in many workshops, print projects, and artist exchanges in the local and greater Vermont area. Her works are included in the collections of Skidmore College, Bailey Howe Library of the University of Vermont and the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park.