Fans of Green Bean Visual Arts Gallery at Capitol Grounds Cafe

09/02/2022

Sue Stuckey’s wonderful oil paintings will be on display in Capitol Grounds from now until November. Sue is a local painter from Montpelier. She has been painting with oils for much of her life, as time and circumstances have permitted. Her subjects come from the natural world and she often works from photographs taken during travels here in the US and in Europe. She delights in perspective, and strives to draw the observer in to her paintings, and lead them to wonder what is just beyond the horizon. Color and light play an integral part in her work, and provide constant joy and challenge. She has studied with painting groups in the Chicago area, with artists Ann Ponce and Gay Riseborough, and here in Vermont with Sylvia Walker and Linda Hogan at the Montpelier Senior Center. Stop in to see her fine art while enjoying great coffee!

06/30/2022

06/30/2022

Nitya Brihenti has given us a fine exhibit of both fine paintings and sensitively drawn sketches for us to enjoy in the cafe. He also offered a lovely text that I want to share.

…In the Belpaese where I grew up, people tell stories to their children, stories of artists and saints (aren’t they the same?)
The story of Giotto the young shepherd that drew freehand on a rock a perfect circle…was one of the first I’ve heard.
What Giotto painted in Padua and Assisi remained unmatched. He had such a delicate yet profound way
With humanity and the divine. “There was nothing in nature that Giotto could not depict with his brushes” said Boccaccio, although in his Decameron he cannot resist to portray the shabbiness of the master, who always refused to be called a “maestro”. Title often abused and misused in our depraved time. Even more glory to him then! Example of a wonderful artist, guide for all of us.
Dice Dante nella Divina Comedia:
“Credette Cimabue nella pintura
Tener lo campo ed ora ha Giotto il grido
Si’ che la fama di colui oscura”

Be sure to stop by and enjoy his excellent artwork!

04/15/2022

Bringing Light to Life!

Sarah Munro is a Vermont artist with 40+ years of creating imaginative works of art in Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Collage and Silk Paintings. Her stunning show of original and print art, “ Bringing Light to Life” is currently on display at Capitol Grounds Cafe on State Street in Montpelier. Enjoy her art over a cup of great 802 coffee!

01/28/2022

New and gorgeous exhibit by local photographer Ted Dawson is up at Capitol Grounds Cafe. Stop by, grap a hot 802 coffee and enjoy the show!

11/03/2021

PHOTOGRAPHS
by Linda Hogan
on display at Capitol Grounds Cafe November and December

Linda Hogan is a Montpelier visual artist working and teaching in both photography and painting. She is the President of the Art Resource Association and long time curator here at Capitol Grounds. Linda teaches photography and painting at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center and her classes are open to anyone. All photos are for sale at $65 framed. Her contact information is in the cafe on the window. Please come and enjoy the exhibit while sipping some great 802 coffee at Capitol Grounds!