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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (RIDGELY, MD—APRIL 8 , 2008)

SENSE OF PLACE, PAINTINGS BY TERRY WOLF, ON VIEW AT ADKINS ARBORETUM

Sense of Place, an exhibit of paintings by Church Hill artist Terry Wolf, invites viewers to explore nature through landscapes that expertly capture a vivid wilderness of color. The show is on view through May 30, with the public invited to a reception on Friday, April 18 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The oil painting Mill Stream is one example of Wolf’s facility with color, celebrating the interplay of water, light and forest with impressionistic brushstrokes and a palette awash in golden overtones. In Apple Tree, the artist uses egg tempera to lighten the bare and twisted limbs of an apple tree with a spray of pink blossoms set against an eggshell blue sky.

Wolf’s palette greets the ice of winter in his oil painting Deer Run, featuring a frozen landscape of blues and indigos barely warmed by the magenta glow of sunset. Our House in Snow offers a less chilling view of winter. In this painting, heavy white flakes are offset by the warmth of a cottage nestled between sheltering evergreens and a horizon edged in gold.

In his two paintings depicting animals, Snow Geese and Fox and the Eagle, Wolf gives voice to the wordless. The lonely flight of the snow geese against a black night sky speaks of determined endurance, while the eagle in Fox and the Eagle asserts dominance with hunched shoulder and piercing eye over a red fox tensed against an icy background.

The artwork in Sense of Place reflects scenes from the Church Hill and Chestertown areas, scenes that, the artist comments, “people might drive by without noticing.” Wolf’s paintings encourage viewers to do just the opposite: slow down, look again, and revel in the supreme artistry of nature. Wolf, who studied at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, lives with his wife in Church Hill and is the owner of Eastern Shore Irrigation. He paints figurative works as well as landscapes.

This show is part of Adkins Arboretum’s ongoing exhibition series of work on natural themes by regional artists. It is on view through May 30 at the Arboretum Visitor’s Center located at 12610 Eveland Road near Tuckahoe State Park in Ridgely. Contact the Arboretum at 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or info@adkinsarboretum.org for gallery hours.

Adkins Arboretum is a 400-acre native garden and preserve at the headwaters of the Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline County. Open year round, the Arboretum offers educational programs for all ages about nature and gardening. Through its Campaign to Build a Green Legacy, the Arboretum will build a new LEED-certified Arboretum Center and entranceway to broaden educational offerings and research initiatives promoting best practices in conservation and land stewardship. For additional information about Arboretum programs, visit www.adkinsarboretum.org or call 410-634-2847, ext. 0.

Quail Run, a painting in egg tempera, is among the works of Church Hill artist Terry Wolf now on view at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. The public is invited to a reception to meet the artist on Friday, April 18. Click here for a full-size image.