August 2010 “Tracks of a Thought”
Presented by the Jefferson Cutter Gallery in Arlington, MA

Opening reception August 1st from 4 – 8
Closing reception August 29th from 4 – 8

Artist Gallery Hours: Wednesdays 12:30 – 6

Location: Jefferson Cutter Gallery, Corner of Mystic St. and Mass. Ave., Arlington MA
Near the Arlington Farmer’s Market

Press Release:
Jefferson Cutter House August Art Exhibition

Local artist A.E. Irvine’s paintings inspired by the sky will be featured during the month of August in the Jefferson Cutter House Gallery. Open to the Public and Family Friendly

A.E. Irvine, Elizabeth to friends and family, grew up in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia, where she developed an innate love of nature. “While the city fascinates me, a part of me needs calm and introspection,” says Irvine. “I find that calm through my art.” The artist received her BFA from James Madison University and currently paints, teaches and works at ARTBEAT, Your Creativity Store located in East Arlington. Irvine’s painting Morning Moon over Spy Pond was recently awarded second place in the Arlington Center for the Arts seventh annual People’s Choice Awards.

Using the sky as inspiration, Irvine created a collection of pieces that speak about vastness, transience and those deeply rooted thoughts that are difficult to put into words but are intimately felt. “For me paintings are living things. They breath, they speak, and they share themselves with the viewer,” Irvine explains. The paintings are often delicate with fine wisps of line or color in a vast organic space. Some are dark with illuminating points of light and still others are representational, but all have a feeling of life and movement hidden in the paint.

Exhibition Hours
The public is invited to attend the opening reception which will be held on Sunday, August 1 from 4:00—8:00pm to be held at the Jefferson Cutter House Gallery, located on the lower level of the Jefferson Cutter House at the corner of Mystic Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center. The gallery is accessible at the rear of the House via its ground floor entrance. During the month gallery hours will be held on Wednesdays from 12:30-6:00pm to coincide with the hours of the Arlington Farmers Market, as well as by appointment. The closing reception will take place on Sunday, August 29 from 4:00—8:00pm.

To learn more about the artist’s work, visit her website at: http://www.aeirvine.com.