One Raffle… Two Winners!

Purchase your raffle ticket today to win an original, personally-commissioned oil painting by renowned local landscape painter Petria Mitchell or Paul Stone. All proceeds from this unique raffle, which will feature two lucky winners, benefit Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Winners will meet with the artists to specify elements they wish to be featured in these original paintings, based on their personal taste and preferences. The retail value of each painting is estimated at $5,000, so don’t pass up your opportunity to win! Tickets are on sale today for $25 (or 5/$100) at the following outlets: Brattleboro Museum & Art Center,
Newfane Country Store, Putney Inn,
Ruggles and Hunt in Walpole,
Toadstool Bookstore in Keene,
Village Square Booksellers in Bellows Falls,
and Vermont Artisan Design in Brattleboro.

Brattleborotix.com for tickets online.

Drawing will take place Friday, October 3 during Gallery Walk. Winners need not be present at the drawing.

Petria Mitchell creates rich, somewhat abstracted New England landscapes with strong yet wispy brushstrokes, diffused lighting, and subtly contrasting, brilliant colors. Her compositions seem to stretch for miles across fields, water, and high hills, conferring a wonderful rhythm between foreground, middle, and background.  Mitchell’s paintings are in private and public collections all over the U.S. and overseas and have been featured in Vermont Life Magazine, The New York Times, Art New England, and other prestigious publications.

Paul Stone’s paintings capture the vital essence of the New England landscape and vernacular architecture. However, the way in which he handles these subjects is far from traditional. Stone employs vibrant colors that add brilliance to lights and darks. Old farm houses at sunset are not represented plainly with his brush; every color is amplified to expose the spirit and feeling of his subject.  Stone has been painting for over 40 years in oil and watercolor. His work is in private and corporate collections across New England. Stone lives in Vermont with his wife and enjoys sailing, all of which is reflected in his painting.