Two Bethel Artists Featured at Bethel Arts Library Show

Bethel artists Carol Gibson and Diana Gubbay have the medium of photography in common, so it seemed natural for the relaunched Bethel Arts to pair them in its first Arts in View event. The two-women show at the Bethel Public Library opens March 25 with a public reception from 2-4 and runs for three months.                                                                   

Photographer Carol Gibson is a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography, although she considers herself basically self taught. Her most famous image is of the U.S. flag painted on six trees at the former property of the late Howard Lasher on the Newtown/Bethel border. The painted trees are a living 9/11 memorial for Lasher’s friends and colleagues who perished in the World Trade Center. It is hanging in the New York Stock Exchange, and copies are in the Utah Jazz Basketball stadium and several restaurants in the area. Other versions are hanging in schools, banks, libraries, and public offices. “My goal is to have it hang in the White House.” Said Ms. Gibson. A winter version will be in the library show.                                  

 Ms. Gubbay incorporates photography in her Nature series layered images – her most recent work - which also includes painted brush strokes and digital media. “I play with opacity and semi-transparency until an image emerges that is recognizable, yet also dream-like, magical,” she said. “Living in a small town in Connecticut, with daily access to the lush natural world of New England, has inspired me to create works through which I express my delight, awe and wonder at the natural world and its links to dream-like visions of a vibrating universal energy.” Pieces from Ms. Gubbay’s Nature series will be on display at the Bethel Arts library show.

Caption: The upcoming Bethel Arts show at the Bethel Public Library will feature works by Diana Gubbay (left) and Carol Gibson.