Betty Bryden and Tom Canouse
have permanent studio space at their home at 21 Ridge Street in
Montrose. That is where you will find them on the 12th Annual Artists’
Open House Weekend. To get to their home, turn across from the purple
house on Church Street in Montrose onto Ridge Street. Their house
is gray with ivory trim on the left hand corner of the second block..
Lost? Call 278-5077
Tom
will be showing the woodcuts that have been his primary focus
for this year. Chickadees, herons and crows along with a unique
“Samba Series” are among the new images. Of course he will also
be showing his carved work: pins, utensils, walking sticks and
sculptures. He will also demonstrate carving all weekend.
Betty
will show her ink and watercolor paintings on handmade papers
from Japan and Thailand. Garden splendors, wildflowers and weeds
will be shown along with recent collages. Betty has been working
with collage for several years. They are landscape based, inspired
by the beauty of Susquehanna County and its seasons. They are
an extension of her work with painting handmade paper and with
paste paper, a technique of adding color and texture that achieves
a bold and beautiful richness. The uniqueness of Betty’s collages
is that she uses very few commercial papers, wherever you see
color or texture it has been created by her.
Tom and Betty are owners of The Butternut Gallery and Second Story
Books at 42 Church Street in Montrose. The gallery is open year
round and exhibits work by many of the “tour” artists on an ongoing
basis. They are indebted to the AOHW for establishing an active
art awareness in Susquehanna County .
Tom
will be showing the woodcuts that have been his primary focus
for this year. Chickadees, herons and crows along with a unique
“Samba Series” are among the new images. Of course he will also
be showing his carved work: pins, utensils, walking sticks and
sculptures. He will also demonstrate carving all weekend.
Betty
will show her ink and watercolor paintings on handmade papers
from Japan and Thailand. Garden splendors, wildflowers and weeds
will be shown along with recent collages. Betty has been working
with collage for several years. They are landscape based, inspired
by the beauty of Susquehanna County and its seasons. They are
an extension of her work with painting handmade paper and with
paste paper, a technique of adding color and texture that achieves
a bold and beautiful richness. The uniqueness of Betty’s collages
is that she uses very few commercial papers, wherever you see
color or texture it has been created by her.
