BRATTLEBORO — Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main St., will host an ongoing exhibit of linocut and woodblock prints by William H. Hays. His work will be featured during the month of June, with an opening reception on Friday, June 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., during Gallery Walk.
Hays has been an artist since 1971 when he began working in watercolors and in oils, notes a news release. He was a painter throughout his life until his late wife bought him a gift of the simple materials for linocut printmaking. He taught himself this technically challenging technique for reduction printing.
By 2012, Hays had shifted his focus to linocut and woodcut printmaking.
According to the artist's website, he says he often works “more from memory or an impression than from a particular place. The compositions are the framework on which I hang a sequence of layered colors in rhythmic patterns to create a mood and a harmonious image.”
Hays lived on Main Street for 25 years, where he had a gallery adjacent to his studio for exhibiting his work. He now resides in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. His limited hand-inked original prints are in many private, permanent collections and galleries throughout the United States and internationally.
More information can be found at galleryinthewoods.com.