Peter Anderson, It Looks Like Rain in Stanley, 2025, mixed media on panel, 48 x 60; Lois Cremmins, At the Pond, 2023, acrylic and sumi ink on paper, 18 x 24

Artist Statement – Peter Anderson

“Terrain”
These works approach terrain as something assembled rather than depicted. Built using a process I call Rock / Paper / Scissors, the surfaces are constructed from monoprinted papers that are cut, torn, rotated, and reassembled under simple, repeated constraints. Each action alters what follows; no layer remains intact, and no single decision is allowed to dominate.

What emerges is not a landscape in the traditional sense, but a stratified field—formed through accumulation, interruption, and return. The work holds the memory of its making, allowing structure to surface gradually through use rather than design.

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Over the past two years I have been working on a new body of mixed-media work I refer to as Combines. I use the term deliberately—borrowed from Rauschenberg—because collage doesn’t fully describe what is happening. These works are built through a layered, physical process that draws from monoprinting, drawing, and painting.

I call this process Rock / Paper / Scissors. The name refers both to the childhood game of chance and to the materials and actions involved. Unpredictability and interruption are essential; each step alters the conditions for the next, producing outcomes that cannot be planned in advance.

Rock refers to graphite in multiple forms—batons, tailor’s chalks, and kneadable graphite putty. All of the color in these works comes from these materials.

Paper refers to the surfaces: traditional printmaking papers and large mulberry or calligraphic sheets used to produce monoprints.

Scissors describes the act of cutting, ripping, and tearing those prints into hundreds of fragments, which are then reassembled. No layer remains intact, and no single decision is allowed to dominate.

Terrain: Peter Anderson + Lois Cremmins

Exhibition Reception Date:

Thursday February 26 at 5:30pm

Exhibition Opening:

February 26

Exhibition End Date:

March 26

Exhibition Year:

2026

Artist Statement – Lois Cremmins

In my artistic journey over the years, I continue to be deeply sensitive to environment. The art I make seeks to encapsulate the ephemeral and stimulate an atmosphere of place. It asks the question: What does it take to provide us with a sense of both the dynamic and calm? It is my hope that in the contemplation of that question, we may find a path towards balance amidst the chaos that often surrounds us.

The paintings are born from close observation yet rely heavily on memory. They distill the essence of my happiest moments—those spent fully immersed in nature. I know a work is complete when it triggers a synesthetic experience of sound and smell, transporting the observer to the heart of the environment.

Having been a painter since the age of 15, my experience spans various mediums, including acrylic, watercolor, oil, and collage. For the works presented here, I return to acrylic paint, pushing the boundaries of the medium to not only create good art but to strive for greatness. My focus remains on creating interesting abstract paintings, using the landscape as a framework to anchor the work in a context that is both familiar and expansive. My ultimate goal is to craft pieces that not only captivate the eye but also resonate deeply within the soul.