Drawings and photographs by Williamstown artist Jan Rogers are currently on display in the Gifford Medical Center Art Gallery. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will run through October 28, 2015.
The twelve-piece exhibit features photographs and works in graphite, colored pencil, and pastel.
“Most of my work is done in the fine line drawing method using a soft touch, subtle elimination of lines, and attention to detail,” Rogers explains. “To accomplish this I use various sizes of compressed paper pencils to apply graphite, pastel, and colored pencil to Bristol board, mat board, pastel, and watercolor and vellum paper. All values, tones and textures are constructed by blending with the paper pencils to create depth and shading.”
Rogers attended workshops on fine line drawing at the Ashton Art Institute in Connecticut, but is largely self-taught. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and shows in Connecticut, Arizona, California, and Vermont, where she is a member of the Paletteers art group. Her work is also currently on display at the White River Craft Center in Randolph.
One-of-a-kind note cards by the artist are also available at Gifford's' Garden Gate Gift Shop.
Gifford is a community hospital in Randolph, Vt., with family health centers in Berlin, Bethel, Chelsea, and Rochester and specialty services throughout central Vermont. A Federally Qualified Health Center and a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the country, Gifford is a full-service hospital with a 24-hour emergency department; inpatient and rehabilitation units; many surgical services; accredited cancer program; a day care; two adult day programs; and the 30-bed Menig Nursing home, which was named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best 39 nursing homes in the country in 2012. The Birthing Center, established in 1977, was the first in Vermont to offer an alternative to the traditional hospital-based deliveries, and continues to be a leader in midwifery and family-centered care. The cancer program is accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The hospital’s mission is to improve individuals’ and community health by providing and assuring access to affordable, high-quality health care in Gifford’s service area.
“Adobe Village,”(pastel) and “Summer Blues” (colored pencil) by Williamstown, Vermont artist Jan Rogers