It is the land that attracts the painters to Jeffersonville, Vermont. The mountains, bridges, farms, lakes and beautiful rivers are but a few of the visions in the area that are so paintable. And that is what has attracted and continues to attract so many “plein air” painters to the area.

Greats like Charles Curtis Allen, Chauncey Ryder, Aldro Hibbard, Emile Gruppe and Alden Bryan made their way to Jeffersonville to put on canvas their representation of what they saw in these wonderful landscapes. The time of year did not seem to matter since these men and many others would brave the zero degree winters, the colorful falls, the light green springs and the warm summers to paint in this area of Vermont.

It is the tradition of the “plein air” painter and the love of the local landscapes that has inspired Visions of Vermont Art Gallery to be born. Jane Shaw, the prime mover behind the creation of the Visions of Vermont gallery, is no stranger to the Vermont art community. In 1980, with the support of many local folks, Jane put on a retrospective show for the great local artist and friend, Tom Curtin, who had died in 1977. The venue for the exhibition was a local inn. The show was such a success that local artist and entrepreneur, Alden Bryan decided to build a “proper gallery” to memorialize his artist wife, Mary who too had recently died. So in 1980 the Mary Bryan Memorial Gallery was built. Jane worked as it’s curator and manager for 20 years and remained a board member until March of 2006.

In April of 2006 a friend asked Jane if she had any ideas on how to attract people to a new business she had started at her farm nearby. Since the farm included five gorgeous Pecheron horses and a new barn with pristine box stalls, Jane said sure. Let’s have an art show for local painter Eric Tobin in the barn, give carriage rides, sell food and hire a bluegrass band. On Memorial Day weekend at the end of May 2006 the Eric Tobin “Visions of Vermont” exhibition was held at the Raven Ledge Farm in Waterville, Vermont. The show was just as successful as the Tom Curtin exhibition Jane hosted in 1980. And just like the Mary Bryan Gallery that was started as a result of that show Jane now brings Visions of Vermont to her beautifully restored carriage house on Main Street in Jeffersonville.

Just as it is the land that brings great painters to the Jeffersonville; it is Visions of Vermont intent to bring the painted interpretation of those landscapes to those who appreciate fine art. And for that reason we are proud to exhibit Eric’s works in our gallery and we hope to show many more painters who fairly represent our land.

Jane and I welcome you to our website and hope to see you in our gallery sometime in the future. If you are interested in purchasing any of the paintings shown here please email us for pricing and shipping information.

Thanks for looking,
Jane and Terry Shaw

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This file posted April 2, 2007, revised 4/2/2007