Second Sunday Demonstration
June 8, 2025 11:30am -1:00pm
Molly Meng
The Collage Connection
Molly Meng has lived and created art in NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and, lucky for us, she now creates here in NH. Her art is born from her need to recreate a piece of the past, a story, and items forgotten and worn over time. Meanings may not lie on the surface, but are layered, hidden, full of energy that emerges through the layers, reaching those who need it the most.
Molly is motivated by an internal drive, the voices heard from the pieces seen, creating and telling their story, and sending it into the world for the right person to find them. She uses vintage ephemera, found photos, discarded books, and textiles from the past. Molly tells us a new story brought to life by layering and stitching the found objects to create artwork. She is influenced by music, voices, theremins, a single word, discarded objects, a page from a vintage book, random sentences, and overheard statements. Molly strives to “right some ‘wrongs’ in the world.”
Molly will discuss how everything begins in collage, the base of so much artwork that grows and evolves. Specifically, she’ll talk about her evolution in collage from 3-D work to textiles that carry messages within the layers. Molly plans on demonstrating some of her favorite collage practices and prompts and sharing the unique, vintage materials she uses in most of my artwork.
This event is free and open to the public,
Body of Work Exhibit
June 2025
Lynn Krumholz
A Sense of Place
What is it about those unexpected moments in nature that are so breathtaking we stop everything and take notice? All thoughts disappear and our focus rests on the moment alone for as long as possible. Often, it’s times like this that become our favorite and most cherished memories.
The work in this exhibit titled “A Sense of Place” is the result of these unexpected moments and memories. Each piece evolves by building layers of paint or “underpaintings” to create subtle shifts of color and line that hint of landscape, season, and place. My hope is that the viewer makes a connection between what they see and their own favorite memories.
As an Oil and Cold Wax and Book Artist, I enjoy two very different artistic approaches. With oil and cold wax, I begin abstractly based on my natural inclination towards landscapes and nature. I let the color and medium inform me as I work. The work never ends as it begins. Through layering and excavating, it develops a rich history that fully transforms itself over time. With book arts, I love the deliberate act of creating through planning and assembling where the outcome is more obvious to me. In both cases, my work is an evolving practice that allows me to fluctuate between intuition and conscious decision making. I am grateful for these differences and the endless possibilities they bring.
Body of Work Exhibit
June 2025
Brenda Goodearl
All Creatures Here Below
I began drawing in 1948 as a five-year-old child, bedridden with rheumatic fever. Since then, my art projects have expanded to include charcoals, pastels, oils, woodcarving, and sculpture. I enjoy experimenting with various mediums and surfaces, including oils with either encaustic or cold wax, while working on a range of surfaces, such as canvas, wood, marble, aluminum, or plaster.
In 1967, I had a drawing elective with Karl Drerup, and years later, several drawing and sculpture classes with Annette Mitchell and Robert Morton, at what is now Plymouth University. My subjects include the animal kingdom, especially horses, as well as portraiture and an occasional landscape. I enjoy the struggle in attempting to capture their essence and life. That was especially true when I painted the portrait of an elderly woman’s mother who had passed away when she was only 14. In those moments, I pray that the Lord will help me honor the memory of my subjects, as I do whenever I am asked to paint someone’s departed pet.
Richard Schmid’s books and tonalists such as New Hampshire’s Dennis Sheehan have been especially inspirational. Although mainly a hobby, creating art has always been an enjoyable and essential part of my life.
Theme Show
June 2025
For the Love of Animals
“You cannot share your life in a meaningful way with any animals such as a dog, cat, rabbit, bird, rat, pig, horse and so many more and not know that we are not the only sentient and sapient beings on the planet.”
– Jane Goodall
Monthly theme shows are open to all artists – see our SAA 2025 Theme Show brochure (PDF) and entry form (PDF).
Second Friday Reception
June 13, 2025 5-7pm
For our Body of Work and theme shows.
Music by: Jerry Short.
Receptions are FREE and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Meet your local artists!
2025 Plein Air Sessions
- June 2 Odiorne State Park – 10am to 1pm
- June 10 Annick’s Garden, Exeter–10am to 1 pm, June 23 Home gardens of Terry Cook, Newfields – 10 to 1 pm
More venues to come.
Second Sunday Demo Videos
Past demo’s recorded by Exeter TV
- Jane McDonnell – October 2024 – The Painter’s Process ~ Overcoming Creative Block
- Dustan Knight – August 2024 – Lets paint some Big Loose and Easy Florals in Watercolor
- Bill Paarlberg – May 2024 – Watercolor