Traveling Exhibit Makes Its Way to the Kamas Library
The Summit County Traveling Exhibit has made the Kamas Library its newest temporary home.
In this grouping of pieces from the Summit County Art Collection the viewer is given an opportunity to jump into a story prefaced by the visuals on the canvas. Whether created based on an existing story or lays the groundwork for a story to tell, each work has the ability to captivate and ignite one's imagination or memory.
In Cliff Vernon’s Summit Stake LDS Tabernacle, the contrast of the moonlit sky and the warm overflowing glow spilling out of the external windows and onto the ground sets a dramatic tone and diving board for a story that could be written in a million different ways. Dedicated in 1899, and demolished in 1971, the Tabernacle was once a regional landmark. Cliff Vernon captured the majestic structure at the height of its glory so that the memory of the building, and the stories it held, could live on.
Dean Vernon’s The Doctor’s Wives features two victorian dressed figures in a dreamy impressionistic seascape. Vernon painted this scene based on a story he knew of two doctors who married sisters. The doctors had a friendly competition and always argued over which of their wives was the prettiest. In the piece, Vernon portrayed the two sisters with their faces turned toward the sea so that the viewer isn't permitted to settle the gentlemen's lifelong debate.
Serenity in the Woods by Beth Brierley approaches a cabin past a rocky bank, through a wooden buck rail fence. Though some trees still exhibit the marks of autumn, others are already bare. The warmly lit windows of the cabin seem to contrast with the chill of the snow-covered ground. Two children and a dog frolic in what could very well be the first snow of the season. This appealing scene is filled with a sense of nostalgia and an understanding of the joys of a simple life.
Stop by the Kamas Library through April 28th to check out this exhibition and let your imagination run wild.