Betsy Krebs
PO Box 564, Chestertown, NY 12817
Phone: 518-260-5405
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Birds of a Feather Studio and Gallery
6375 State Route 9
Chestertown,NY 12817
The “AlmsHouse” 30”x30”, Oil on canvas and water slide decal. The image shows the original building(which still exists today)with some of the inhabitants on the porch, names float in the sky that lived and died there. The spirits and souls are shown in sepia above the house. There is a “room” image repeated across the image that resembles a tomb stone. Almshouse is housing for the needy.
The Alm’s House was a home,in the Warren County area near the Stone School House that helped the homeless, all ages and all kinds. It was directed by a well known gentleman from the Stone School House area.
Additional Information
Moments of the day became my friend, fast yet changing, yielding to the temporal, delicate light in my rooms, I started to ponder and “ruminate”. A frozen world of my own personal feelings evolved and pooled within, contemplating the world, politics, trends etc. Hunger for life, color, freedom, tribal connection, love, growth, positivity, abundance and happiness swirled in my thoughts.
The paintings in this show represent how I spent my time during the pandemic.
Focus was undeniably easy. Everything seemed to have an undisturbed awkward presence in my holed up world. I started to feel grateful and thankful for the smaller things that were givens, like the sunlight and the everyday things that surround me. The kitchen, the light dancing over my counter of daily sundry chach, kept me innately focused on its new beauty. It somehow seemed very satisfying, somewhat beautiful, and a definite path away from the daily scourge of the current politics and sickness.
Light heals.
Materials and Medium
- Oil on Canvas
