WARDSBORO — South Wardsboro artist Jan Elliott is the Wardsboro Public Library's Artist of the Month for July. A display called “Small Works” will be exhibited during the month.
Mostly self-taught, Elliott has been painting since age 10. Her art explores the play of light in different mediums and in a variety of subjects. These include the familiar figures in the landscape, farmers' markets, and items from everyday life that are raised from the commonplace by the emphasis on the patterns created by light.
Elliott will give a demonstration of the process of scratchboard art at the library on Wednesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. Scratchboard art is a form of direct engraving on a hardboard covered in white clay, after which a thin layer of black ink is applied. The artist then scratches off the dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath.