Westport River Gallery

Westport, Fairfield, Weston Maps, Circa 1856

Need a historical repro of a 1856 map of Westport (see left), Weston or Fairfield (right)? Nice ex-pat gift, for the study, or for your second home. Westport River Gallery has several, already matted and ready for a frame. Only $60 each. Some of the earliest known maps date back to 16,500 BC and show the night sky instead of the Earth. Ancient cave and rock carvings depict landscape features like hills and mountains. Archaeologists believe these were used to navigate the areas they showed and portray the areas that the people visited. Maps were also created in ancient Babylonia (mostly on clay tablets) and it is believed that they were drawn with very accurate surveying techniques. These maps showed topographical features like hills and valleys but also had labelled features. The Babylonian World Map is considered the earliest map of the world but it is unique because it is a symbolic representation of the Earth. Click for more info.

Landscapes & Life by Caudron, Doctor, Pilot

Dr. Caudron's (French diabetes physician) paintings are based on a perfect match between the diverse structures of motifs - through skies forcefully crushed to grounds which offer surprising perspectives - and, while the artist is wandering on the chromatic scale with enthralling boldness, there is nothing he dares not do. Such balance in his works allows the eye to travel nowhere else than on the painted surface and trace the detail of some knife-shaped pattern which clears the space for flat tints so that the eye is focused on what is of the essence.

The Impressionist eye of Sage on Rural Vermont

New rural Vermont images just arrived. Each is 8x10 or 11x14. B. Sage, born in '74, grew up boating, drawing, and playing sports in a quiet New England town. He showed an early interest in art which was encouraged by his mother, an accomplished watercolorist, and grandfather, an architect and oil painter. Sage continued his visual arts studies at Rollins College where he earned a degree in fine arts. When asked how he knew he wanted to be an artist, he replies, “For a long time I didn’t know. It was a struggle. After college I worked a variety of jobs and moved around a lot. I was restless and unsatisfied and then, through all the uncertainties, I became increasingly committed to my artwork.” Sage devoted himself to his work while advancing his techniques and letting his style unfold. He had the good fortune to meet American Impressionist John Terelak in Rockport, MA who inspired Sage and became his mentor and friend.