We're squeezing in a late March show at the Stetson this month! Through late April we will be exhibiting vibrant color works by regional artist Barbara S. Naeser. On exhibit are her newer works, both pastel and oil with many inspired by a trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Pastels are a relatively new medium for Barbara Naeser. About a year ago she traveled to Mexico for a pastel workshop where she experimented daily; learning to love the huge array of vibrant colors, the immediacy, the results and feel of a pastel in her hands. Naeser's artwork is uniquely hers. “I have developed my own style using loose, bold strokes and mark-making, unafraid color”. She paints because she needs to paint. “Creating art fulfills me. Each new painting presents a personal challenge to capture the image, gesture or idea (the “why”) that made me want to paint it, how I felt when I first saw my subject”.

A member of Marblehead, Swampscott, Salem and Newbury Arts Associations (to name a few), Naeser’s art grew from early lessons on Martha's Vineyard to a Studio and Art History major at Smith College. She has studied with various artists on the North Shore and beyond including the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, WI. Additionally, she has been designing her holiday cards for more than 50 years!

Join Barbara and friends at the opening artists’ reception Sunday, March 25, from 12-2 p.m.