Artists' Open House Weekend-Studio Tours in Susquehanna County PA

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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 .

 





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