Sandys Moore & Hannah Bureau

Sandys Moore, The Falls, oil on canvas, 42" x 36"

Last weekend was Open Studios here in Somerville, always invigorating. It was during Open Studios a few years ago that we discovered the painter Sandys Moore. (Visit her website here.) Her works tend to be highly abstracted landscapes. Nothing bleeding edge here, just beautifully composed pieces with complex color palettes and strong brushwork. Just the kind of thing we tend to like. We actually ended up buying this piece, called "Quarry."

Sandys Moore, Quarry, oil on canvas, 16" x 13"

As it turns out, her daughter Hannah Bureau is also a a talented painter, one receiving a lot of positive recognition. Among other places, her work is represented at the Julie Heller Gallery in P-Town, and we always check up on her progress when we stay out there. This image is from the gWatson Gallery in Maine. The petal, it appears, hasn't blown that far from the blossom.

Hannah Bureau, Ebb Tide, oil on canvas, 16" x 24", 2012