View works from members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery.

View works from members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery.

View works from members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery.

Photography by Claire Wright

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 7, 2-4 pm | The artist will be at the gallery on April 6, 12, and 28

Secret Places weaves the macro and the micro, the static and dynamic, the cold and the warm. Each image in this collection represents a special place, special in a personal sense. Wright believes places are primarily experienced, and the best pictures are taken in familiar places that are truly known. A place can be a memory, a feeling, a physical experience; and the image created is an effort to convey these feelings or experiences. In addition to the external aspects of weather and the season, every photograph carries with it traces of mood, the worries and pleasures of that moment. These places are secret because, even if you knew the location, your experience there would be different. Wright uses classic macrophotography techniques, drone photography, multiple exposures and intentional camera movement to create her interpretation of ephemeral glimpses of her world.

View works from members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery.

View works from members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery.

Works by Members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 9, 2:00-4:00 pm

“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape.

Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.”

—Andrew Wyeth, American painter.

As we move toward winter, a certain quietude falls over us. It is time for contemplative thought and a different perspective. We dream and we reflect. Then, as the Solstice arrives, and days lengthen, a new vision begins. Sometimes it takes the eyes of an artist to usher us into this quieter world. We at Washington Printmakers Gallery offer up our visions of this introspective time as we invite you to celebrate this season and its sense of promise.