Inspired by Nature
"Nature Walk," a two-person exhibition that pairs pastels and watercolors by Mats Gustafson with jewelry and decorative objects by Ted Muehling, will open Saturday at the Drawing Room in East Hampton and continue through Dec. 23.
The immersive installation highlights the affinities between the sensibilities of artists whose work, inspired in part by the natural world, is marked by restraint and mastery of their materials.
Mr. Gustafson is a Swedish artist and illustrator whose work is characterized by silhouette shapes and muted palettes. Mr. Muehling's decorative objects, inspired in part by organic forms, are made from precious and semiprecious stones, metals, pearls, plastic, horn, and wood.
Bay History
This year's Parrish Road Show, the Parrish Art Museum's offsite series of exhibitions, features a site-specific outdoor mural by the Shinnecock artist Denise (Weetahmoe) Silva-Dennis depicting the history of Shinnecock Bay.
Ms. Silva-Dennis will be at the Parrish on Friday at 6 p.m. to discuss the mural with Corinne Erni, the museum's deputy director of curatorial affairs; their talk will be live-streamed. On view at the Sisters of St. Joseph Villa in Hampton Bays, the mural, titled "Wunne Ohke—The Return to Good Ground," continues Ms. Silva-Dennis's lifelong practice of intergenerational education and storytelling through the arts.
Handmade Books
“The Oarsman’s Journey,” an exhibition of handmade illustrated books by Barry McCallion, will open at Colm Rowan Fine Art in East Hampton with a reception Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. and remain there through Nov. 27.
The Oarsman, a man and a boat “shimmering like tinsel and hovering in the air of my living room,” according to the artist, appeared in his work many years ago.
At first Mr. McCallion’s narratives were pictorial, but he subsequently included texts by notable authors, using a wide range of materials and techniques, including white ink on black pages, cutting out sections of each page to reveal the drawings behind it, and creating three-dimensional pop-up tableaux.
All About Trees
An artist-led workshop, a documentary film, and a gallery tour highlight "A Celebration of Trees," the current exhibition at the Southampton Arts Center.
Dan Welden, whose work is in the exhibition, will conduct a workshop on how to paint trees on Saturday at 3 p.m. He will work with black, either in the form of charcoal, crayon, or Stabilo 8046 pencil, before introducing color with crayons and acrylic. The cost is $45, $40 for members of the center.
In the film "The Hidden Life of Trees," Peter Wohlleben, a forester and writer, travels through Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Vancouver, explaining the process of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in woodlands. The film will be shown Saturday at 6 p.m. The cost is $10, free for members.
The curators will lead a free gallery tour of "A Celebration of Trees" on Sunday at noon.
For Brooks-Park
The 30th annual Landmarks Luncheon of the East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society, set for Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Maidstone Club, will focus on the preservation of the Springs home and studios of the artists James Brooks and Charlotte Park.
Mike Solomon, an artist who spent much of his childhood with Brooks and Park, will offer a unique perspective on living and creating during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism. Many AbEx artists had vacation or year-round houses in Springs.
Lunch will follow Mr. Solomon's presentation. Tickets are $175; all proceeds will benefit efforts to preserve the future Brooks-Park Arts and Nature Center.
Old and New
Mark Borghi, who has galleries in New York City, Bridgehampton, and Sag Harbor, is showing "Abstract Monochrome Figures" in the last space through Nov. 17. From newcomers to oldtimers, the exhibition mixes up artists such as Albert Simpson and Ilknur Demirkoparan with Keith Haring and Richard Artschwager. The gallery said it had found continuity in their "paint treatment and visual style," while celebrating their eclectic and experimental qualities.
