Spinning The Color Wheel

Two shows currently on view in Litchfield County, Conn., take their prismatic canvases to the opposite sides of the rainbow's end. At Furnace Art on Paper Archive in Falls Village, Conn., Jennifer Riley's series "Arches and Arrows" gravitates to mechanical imagery — assembly lines of magic marker-colored patterns, domed acorn nuts whizzing by, the holes in a rivet spacer expanding, the inner world of a blinking circuit board. At Standard Space in Sharon, Conn., Louise Sheldon conjures ghosts from behind the yellow wallpaper in "Daisy Dew Diamond," part Victor Moscoso's psychedelic rock posters, part Takashi Murakami's super flat postmodern "Happy Flowers." Eyes, teeth, and glossy lips peak through a dizzying kaleidoscope of wild daisies and butterflies shaken in a souvenir snow globe. In Sheldon's "Slanque," look close within the falling florals to find the petal's disc where a rude face smiles back like Georges Méliès's man in the moon.

"Arches and Arrows" is on view through July 9, "Daisy Dew Diamond" is on view through June 25.

Slanque by Louise Sheldon Photo by Alexander Wilburn

Slanque by Louise Sheldon Photo by Alexander Wilburn

Slanque by Louise Sheldon Photo by Alexander Wilburn

Slanque by Louise Sheldon Photo by Alexander Wilburn

Latest News

Racecars roar in NASCAR’s return to Lime Rock Park

High-speed action made for a weekend of excitement at Lime Rock Park Friday and Saturday, June 27-28.

Photo by Simon Markow

LAKEVILLE — For the first time since 2011, Lime Rock Park hosted National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events June 27 and 28.

It was billed as the largest event in modern track history with an estimated 20,000 fans attending.

Keep ReadingShow less
Joseph Robert Meehan

SALISBURY — Joseph Robert Meehan the 2nd,photographer, college professor and nearly 50 year resident of Salisbury, passed away peacefully at Noble Horizon on June 17, 2025. He was 83.

He was the son of Joseph Meehan the 1st and his mother, Anna Burawa of Levittown, New York, and sister Joanne, of Montgomery, New York.

Keep ReadingShow less
Florence Olive Zutter Murphy

STANFORDVILLE, New York — It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Florence Olive Zutter Murphy, who went home to be with the Lord on June 16, 2025, at the age of 99.

She was born in Sharon, Connecticut on Nov. 20, 1925, and was a long time resident of the Dutchess County area.

Keep ReadingShow less
Chore Service hosts annual garden party fundraiser

Chore Service hosted 250 supporters at it’s annual Garden Party fundraiser.

Bob Ellwood

On Saturday, June 21, Mort Klaus, longtime Sharon resident, hosted 250 enthusiastic supporters of Northwest Corner’s beloved nonprofit, Chore Service at his stunning 175-acre property. Chore Service provides essential non-medical support to help older adults and those with disabilities maintain their independence and quality of life in their own homes.

Jane MacLaren, Executive Director, and Dolores Perotti, Board President, personally welcomed arriving attendees. The well-stocked bar and enticing hors d’oeuvres table were popular destinations as the crowd waited for the afternoon’s presentations.

Keep ReadingShow less