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 .
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.
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 . 
