(July 7, 2016) Victorian Charm in Berlin marks Arts Night on Friday, July 8, by joining Patrick Henry in his celebration of 50 years as an artist with a book signing of his reflective work, “Still Images of the Eastern Shore.”
The book is a collaborative effort, joining the art collector, artist and poet in a journey through life on the Eastern Shore: Life as it was, as it is and as it will be.
The book is filled with images that are both universal and unique. The paintings and their poetic interpretations remind those who view them that as we move through life, we choose the moments we pause to observe and the moments we nurture.
Each image represents a special rendering of the land that inspired it, each contains more than it seems. There is the heron hidden in the marsh as the Assateague ponies feed on the marsh grasses. There are the glimpses of light on the mooring lines. There are the almost hidden houses and everywhere there are the trees, shrubs and fields that combine to create the quiet beauty of the Eastern Shore.
Henry has captured what we have seen and, sometimes, what we have overlooked as we race toward the ocean beaches. Henry’s brush overlooks nothing.
The poems, written by local resident Karen Prengaman, gather the reactions of one who has come to join shore natives in the quiet beauty of their small towns, to spend a moment with the watermen, to be still for a time in the back bays of the Eastern Shore.
The return of Henry to Victorian Charm has great significance to owner Debbie Frene, who along with Henry, started Berlin’s very first Arts Night over 20 years ago, which has grown into the immensely popular Fall Arts Night in November.
Join Henry and Prengaman from 5-8 p.m. at Victorian Charm on July 8 for Berlin’s 2nd Friday Art Stroll for a book signing and enjoy live acoustic music from The Country Grass and Friends outside on the corner of Commerce and Main streets.
Copies of Henry and Prengaman’s book are available for purchase at Victorian Charm for $25.
For more information, contact Steve Frene at 410-641-2999 or Steve@VictorianCharm.biz.
The book is a collaborative effort, joining the art collector, artist and poet in a journey through life on the Eastern Shore: Life as it was, as it is and as it will be.
The book is filled with images that are both universal and unique. The paintings and their poetic interpretations remind those who view them that as we move through life, we choose the moments we pause to observe and the moments we nurture.
Each image represents a special rendering of the land that inspired it, each contains more than it seems. There is the heron hidden in the marsh as the Assateague ponies feed on the marsh grasses. There are the glimpses of light on the mooring lines. There are the almost hidden houses and everywhere there are the trees, shrubs and fields that combine to create the quiet beauty of the Eastern Shore.
Henry has captured what we have seen and, sometimes, what we have overlooked as we race toward the ocean beaches. Henry’s brush overlooks nothing.
The poems, written by local resident Karen Prengaman, gather the reactions of one who has come to join shore natives in the quiet beauty of their small towns, to spend a moment with the watermen, to be still for a time in the back bays of the Eastern Shore.
The return of Henry to Victorian Charm has great significance to owner Debbie Frene, who along with Henry, started Berlin’s very first Arts Night over 20 years ago, which has grown into the immensely popular Fall Arts Night in November.
Join Henry and Prengaman from 5-8 p.m. at Victorian Charm on July 8 for Berlin’s 2nd Friday Art Stroll for a book signing and enjoy live acoustic music from The Country Grass and Friends outside on the corner of Commerce and Main streets.
Copies of Henry and Prengaman’s book are available for purchase at Victorian Charm for $25.
For more information, contact Steve Frene at 410-641-2999 or Steve@VictorianCharm.biz.