March-April 3/1 - 4/28, 2019
Meet the Artists
Opening Reception Saturday, March 9, 4 - 7pm
More than Meats the Eye
Amber Maurer Farran & George Maurer
Amber Harte Maurer Farran
Beauty and Loss
I grew up at my father’s butcher shop and living on my grandfather & uncle’s dairy farm. I have always felt very passionate about local agriculture, its importance to American culture, and its survival for future generations. I draw and paint what I know, and what I think is important to our society. When I’m not at work as a graphic designer, drawing, painting, or taking photos, I enjoy taking ballet lessons and hanging out with my husband, family, and corgis.
I display the destruction of nature and agriculture and its importance to American culture. My art depicts both Mother Nature and the local agriculturalist, along with the difficulties both face competing with the corporate man. Destruction of nature is represented by the omission of the environment; farm and forest animals are rendered on a white abyss. Counter to the removal of naturally occurring art, the pieces focusing on agricultural skills and trades, specifically butchery, bring to light these disappearing artisans. This catalog of endangered Americana is my attempt to remind us that what we have may not always be if it is cast aside.
Off Track Art Gallery
A Fine Art and Gift Gallery in Westminster, Maryland owned and operated by the artists.
Gallery Hours:
Monday through Thursday
by Appointment*
Friday 12 - 4
Saturday 10 - 4
Sunday 12 - 4
Stop by to see our
show "Life in Focus" in October
*offtrackartgallery@gmail.com
443-821-7355
Gayle Mathues
Gayle Mathues calls herself a fiber artist. All her life she has been fascinated with textiles and fibers of every kind. Her medium of choice these days is wool. Needle felting /sculpting wool into animals, flowers, gnomes, mermaids... anything is fair game and it is what makes her heart go pitty pat. Gayle makes small animals like bunnies, chicks, songbirds, squirrels, and many others, as well as larger animals like horses and bears and most recently dragons. Most of her work is realistic with a touch of whimsy. She also wet felts and dry felts 2-D "paintings" with wool. She has taught needle felting at Common Ground on the Hill in Westminster.
