Newburyport Framers is proud to offer Art for a Cause. This is our offering of original works for sale with a twist. When you purchase a piece from Newburyport Framers, 90% of the purchase price goes directly to the artist, 10% of which goes to a cause the artist has chosen. So have fun… look around, and remember that when you make a purchase, you are supporting the artist and doing something good for someone else. Please contact us to set up a viewing appointment.
Bittersweet on Dune
Artist Statement
Painting is my passion; it quiets my soul and renews my spirit. Inspired by my observations of tranquil images in life, I paint to capture this sense of peace through my intuitive use of color and compose my work to convey these calming elements to the viewer.
Donna lives on the North Shore of Boston and summers on the Outer Cape in Wellfleet, MA. She received her education in Fine Arts at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. She teaches Creative Art at Senior Facilities and pursues a professional career in Art.
Donna’s cause is Citizens Inn, a North Shore nonprofit organization working
to provide shelter, food, and the tools to empower families and individuals
to find permanent solutions to break the patterns of instability.
Go to Donna’s website for more details.
Two Trees
Wendy studied fine art and photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her images are intentionally manipulated to create a narrative of wonder that invites the viewer into the experience of place. Currently she is working in both photography and clay.
Wendy has chosen to donate to the nonprofit organization American Civil Liberties Union.
Wendy’s Instagram has more of her work including her beautiful pottery.
Red Barn
Stories are everywhere we look. My photography and writing touch and enlighten my soul. Since a young girl, when my maternal grandfather shared with me letters and history passed down through generations, I have been intrigued by the past and what people fought for, often the betterment of others. My hope is that my work touches and enlightens others and gives back - to war veterans, my communities, the world, and those who follow.
Raised in Syracuse, New York, Sarah graduated from William Smith College. Her photograph, “Walking on Clouds,” was awarded a First Prize in the 2018 Essex National Heritage Area Photography Contest. Sarah lives on the North Shore of Boston with her family and beloved Golden Retriever, “Scout.”
Sarah’s cause of choice is Meals on Wheels, which her grandfather benefited from and for which her mother, son and herself have volunteered.
Follow Sarah on Instagram.
West Village Store
BOXFORD HISTORICAL DOCUMENT CENTER
The Boxford Historic Document Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible a collection of documents, records and photographs that cover the breadth of Boxford's history, from 1685 up to the present day. They use their collection to bring to life the stories of people and places in Boxford from the past 325 years.
A usage fee of $160 per image goes directly to the Boxford Historical Document Center.
Newburyport Framers proudly offers in-house printing of these important historical photographs.
Quintessential
Cara Gonier is a New England based award winning contemporary artist in both painting and printmaking.Her work is collected internationally and is featured in solo, group, invitational, museum and juried exhibitions.
Cara's work is described as atmospheric, meditative and evocative while alluding to landscape in minimal detail, keeping viewers interest in the subtle flux of tones and texture in her paintings.Cara's work is described as atmospheric, meditative and evocative while alluding to landscape in minimal detail, keeping viewers interest in the subtle flux of tones and texture in her paintings.
“The interpretation of Landscape is an infinite quest I must explore; deconstruct, refine, simplify, defy, blur, mark, scrape, saturate, desaturate... in essence, to paint the landscape in various and countless forms is to journal life in all it's tenderness and boldness, it's depth and light.The paintings are open to interpretation and I encourage the viewer to create their own journey in finding personal significance in connection to the art.
Cara’s cause is the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
“My work embodies once-living items into new imagined networks. Drawing from wild materials, my installations and drawings capture multiple possible futures of humans in reckoning with our natural environment. Utilizing foraged bones, feathers, skin, hair, and other dead ingredients to construct worlds, recipes, and drawings, the work acts as re-connective tissue, inviting diverse configurations, contexts, and revisions to what comes next. Through this embodiment and resurrection, I investigate collective traumas and evoke repair through acts of alchemy and new growth. My research investigates how holostic communities of people, trees, birds, fungi, bacteria, and other life forms consume, are broken and re-formed and what they might teach us about living in balance with the wilderness.”
Belle’s cause is the Community Giving Tree.
Visit Belle’s website.
DONNA DELEO
Donna is a seasoned graphic designer who has recently ventured into the art of woodcut printmaking, finding it a refreshing departure from digital design. Woodcut printmaking involves intricately carving into a block of wood, where the carved-out areas remain ink-free and the raised surfaces are inked and pressed onto paper. Donna relishes the meditative process of carving, which provides a tactile, hands-on outlet for her creativity. She began by crafting portraits of her friends’ dogs, skillfully capturing their distinct personalities. Now, Donna specializes in personalized pet commissions, bringing the spirit of beloved animals to life through her woodcut prints.
Donna's cause is the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.
3 Horses
These personally based expressions are a combination of images from my childhood, such as horses, dogs and large expanses of field, that are then woven into elements of dream and subconscious imagery.
Cathy holds a BFA degree from Montserrat College of Art. Her paintings reside in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and abroad.
Her upbringing on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and her connection to Montserrat College, located there, have helped to form her vision for the paintings that are produced today.
Cathy’s cause is MSPCA Angell. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Angell Animal Medical Center provides direct care to thousands of homeless, abused, and injured animals each year.
Check out Catherine’s Instagram for more of her work.
Saguaro Desert - Turquoise
"Color washed Photography inspired by nature."
Kristin Hart is a Florida based artist. Her pieces have a sense of calmness and are dreamlike, almost otherworldly beauty. Often while editing, she adds washes of soft pastel color and accentuates the light to help express the emotions that she felt in that moment in time. Kristin's photography is a self reflective and emotional journey, a way for her to document and visually express what is inside of her, with the primary objective of making the viewer feel a sense of peaceful and spiritual elevation.
Kristin’s cause to donate to is No Kid Hungry.
Laminectomy Scar
Matthew Klos was born on the Northshore of Massachusetts to a family of artisans. He spent his childhood exploring the galleries of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Matthew’s work focuses on the representation of disabled body, art history, and the evidence of the artists’ hand. Loving everything handmade, Matthews’s photographic process is entirely analog. He exclusively shoots film and his printing methods of choice are rooted in 19th century processes such as platinum/palladium and silver gelatin. He also works extensively in mixed media, including life casting with lead, woodworking, and bookmaking. Matthew holds a BFA in Photography from the Art Institute of Boston and an MFA in Photography and Integrated Media with a concentration in mixed media from Lesley University College of Art and Design.
“My images show a tenuous and often perilous relationship between the mind and body that plays out across the array of investigative hand-printed photographs (note: the hand printed). Through doubt, trust, satire, existentialism, faith in the artistic process, and finally elements of my pain, I create a visual essay on existence.”
Matthew’s cause is SCI Boston, whose goal is to support individuals affected by spinal cord injuries and disorders.
Pilgrimage
Painting comes from the sweet spot of being in the moment with my self and the materials. There is no preconception; I want to convey a raw honest expression. That’s when things happen. Horses, landscape and natural elements find their way to the surface. My aim is to capture the visit.
Patricia studied painting at Monserrat College of Art and with Timothy Hawkesworth. She lives in Newburyport with her family and beloved dog.
Patricia’s supports True Self Fund. This is a non-profit scholarship fund Patricia co-founded. The fund provides support for Finding True Self. Run by Master Tao Guide, Chun Shim nim of Body & Brain, this workshop guides people to their heart and true life purpose.
Fields #28
Artist Statement
My process is intuitive. It takes trust and time for the painting to evolve. Memories of being in the natural world inspire the color and gesture of the paintings. Gardens, overgrown fields, open space, the sea and wind are all a source from which the paintings evolve.
Maria lives on the North Shore of Boston. She teaches at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. She has taught in Umbria and Tortola, BVI. Maria’s work has been included in numerous group and solo shows in the Boston area. Maria holds the Diploma and Fifth Year Certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a Bachelor of Science from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. She works in her studio in the South End of Boston.
Maria’s cause is The Alzheimer’s Association.
Go to Maria’s website for more details.
Ships #28
Since 1877, the Museum of Old Newbury has been collecting, preserving, and presenting the history of Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Byfield, and Plum Island. With objects and documents, we tell the stories of local people from the past four centuries. Whether you are a 10th generation descendant or new to the area, we invite you to learn more about this rich history. Our photograph collection is extensive and includes imagery from the dawn of photography to the present day. Subjects include people, houses, streetscapes, landmarks, ships, businesses, schools, churches, landscapes and more. A selection of striking images has been digitized. Prints in custom sizes are available through Newburyport Framers.
A usage fee of $160 per image goes directly to the Museum of Old Newbury.
Newburyport Framers proudly offers in-house printing of these important historical photographs.
For the full collection, visit Museum of old Newbury on Digital Commonwealth
Joppa Flats - Sunrise, Newburyport, MA
Greg has been photographing the world around him since he was a young man growing up in Ipswich, MA. From those early days to the present his work has brought him much recognition in the commercial photography world.
Time and time again Greg has returned to the landscape. His images are deeply personal and nourishment for his creative soul.
Greg supports Our Neighbor’s Table.
Visit sweethavengallery.com for even more of Greg’s work!
untitled blue mushrooms
The reality of constant flux in nature and the metamorphosis of living things are what motivate these images. My love of manipulating surface and color stem from an attachment to the highly seductive nature of the paint.
Marisa studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and holds a masters degree from Cornell University in Painting. At home in Southern New Hampshire, she lives with her family.
Marisa’s cause is Seacoast Family Promise, a non-profit helping families experiencing homelessness to find stable housing and return to self sufficiency.
Altered 1
A visual artist whose interests span drawing, painting, photography and videography, Gordon’s work focuses on the human form. As it has progressed, there has been a shift towards the material itself, with the figure playing the role of an excuse to push paint or pixels around.
Gordon has a BFA from Pratt Institute and has run a life drawing workshop at the Newburyport Art Association for 29 years. He is also a co-founder of the Free Art Program and has collaborated with Exit Dance Theater and Vardan Ovsepian. You can find out more about Gordon here.
Gordon supports Our Neighbor’s Table.
Ocean Moonrise
Katie Swatland is an artist and author living in New England. Her work is as ‘an intrinsic dance between reality and rêverie.’ She approaches the canvas through means of discovery, imparting a sense of playful curiosity throughout a broad range of subject matter. Gestural brushwork combine with areas of transparency, contrasted by passages of thick impasto paint, all intermingle in a symphony of lost and found edges.
Her early training in the sciences as a mechanical engineer, as well as a variety of physical disciplines focusing on the breath, greatly influence her way of painting today. She approaches the canvas in a meditative way, stating that ‘every work of art is built one brushstroke at at time, and one breath at a time. To honor the creative spirit is to be mindful and gracious toward the journey of the process.’ Her first instructional book, Alla Prima II:Companion, is currently in its second printing and explores the numerous considerations and technical nuances that go into the creation of a painting. Her second book, The Eternal Student was just released with a companion Owl Sketchbook this past December and eloquently explores the spirit of the eternal student . . . serving as a reminder to always withhold the innocence and inquisitive curiosity that parallels the pursuits of knowledge . . . remaining forever curious.
She is currently working to complete ‘The Alchemy Visions’ collection of paintings that center around a mystical interaction with light, and the interplay of light energy, as it travels from a source to the canvas surfaces — a series she began while embarking on a 29-month solitary painting retreat.
Katie’s cause is a scholarship for Finding True Self held twice a year at Roots to Wings in Newbury, Ma. This 2-day workshop led by Tao Master Chun Shim nim is focused on opening the heart to connect with your true nature and life purpose.
Stay tuned for more to come!
