Arts & Entertainment
Three More Saturdays to Catch Constance Lafond's 'Expressive Visions' in Melrose
The Beebe Estate show runs Saturdays 11 a.m.–3 p.m. through Nov. 28; her Gloucester show closes Nov. 13, and Porter Mill opens Dec. 5–6.
Local artist Constance Lafond's "Expressive Visions" show at the Beebe Estate in Melrose opened Friday night, and after a rainy first Saturday, three Saturdays remain — Nov. 14, 21 and 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 235 West Foster St., with free parking.
The show features Lafond alongside three other local artists: Karen Poon, whose watercolors, acrylics and pen-and-ink work reflect a deep appreciation for nature painted plein air; Elaina Bates-Egan, whose bold, colorful paintings capture the movement of the natural world; and Samantha Barthelemy, whose mixed-media collages translate photographs into layered coastal landscapes, including "Riptides." Lafond has lots of new paintings on view, including a couple painted in Vermont, along with her wearable art.
Meanwhile in Gloucester, Lafond has 10 paintings in a gallery show at the Sawyer Free Library's new gallery space, a five-artist show that closes Thursday, Nov. 13.
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Coming up in December, Lafond holds her annual Porter Mill Open Studios at 95 Rantoul St. in Beverly, where she is on the second floor. The open studios run Dec. 5 and 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., a chance to buy direct from the artist and get a start on holiday shopping.
Her work can also be found in the Beverly area at Offerings, a shop at 719 Hale St. in Beverly Farms, which carries her wearable art women's clothing, cards, prints and small original paintings.
