Art teacher and her students share new exhibit at Tupper Arts

by Dan McClelland

It’s not that common that an accomplished artist and teacher shares the stage with her students, but that’s what happened on Thursday, June 1 when Tupper Arts opened its latest show featuring the works of High School Teacher Wendy Cross and the local teens who study under her.

The show by Wendy and her students is called “Fair Winds & Following Seas” and it runs through half of June through the 18th. It’s free so people should definitely stop by to enjoy many types of works. Tupper Arts is open Mondays to Saturdays, 11a.m. to 5p.m. and Sundays from 11a.m. to 4p.m.

Wendy works with mixed media and often on wood to create rich and colorful scenes of landscapes and seascapes- many of which are haunting. Many of her scenes are of windswept and wild places, some with boats and roiling seas.

Her show also features the works of many of her most talented students, in pieces that range from conventional to abstract.