Local Artist Displays Work At Patchogue Library

Anne T. Baum, a local Long Island artist, will have her solo exhibition, "Doors That Amaze," on display at the Patchogue-Medford Library in the Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery.

The art series consists of stylistic, watercolor renderings of various doors, portals and entryways that Baum has come across throughout her life.

Baum, a fine artist photographer and watercolor painting, focuses on a variety of different subjects, ranging from portraiture and nature scenes to abstraction. Baum received her BA in Ceramics in 1991 from Empire State College.

According to the library, each image in the series represents "new possibility as one wonders what is behind the closed door."

One work on display, Untitled #1, depicts a peach-colored, weather-worn facade and a set of green doors within an ornate arch. One wonders what is on the other side, until seeing overhead a frieze of what is undoubtedly the Virgin Mary on a cloud of cherubs. The brick road suggests that the building is located in an old-fashioned urban center. But, there are no other marks that indicate the building’s location.

Another work, Untitled #2, depicts a simple, colonial-style, white paneled building with a pair of red-brown doors. The pediment over the entrance is plain and bell-shaped. The orange, yellow, and green leaves on the ground suggests that the work was painted in the fall. Aside from that, there are no other distinguishing features that reveal any other information to the viewer. One is left wondering where this building is and why the artist decided to paint it.

Baum's artwork has been exhibited across Long Island with select exhibits at the Long Island Craft Guild, the Gillette House in Sayville, and the Patchogue Arts Gallery.

The display will be up through December 31, 2018. An artist reception will be on Sunday, December 9, from 2 – 4pm.

Photos: Patchogue-Medford Library