Unique Holiday Shopping Gifts: For the Art Lover

We’ve wrapped up your holiday shopping, sourcing some of the area’s most unique gift ideas. We think you’ll agree; there’s no time like the present!

(Image above: Drifting, Anna Cincaide, Eisenhauer Gallery)
The alluring work of painter (and Cary Grant aficionado) Anna Kinkaide speaks to the breadth of The Eisenhauer Gallery. The artist’s experience in interior design and fascination with old Hollywood result in paintings that mingle vintage couture with experimental portraiture. Kinkaide opts for anonymity for her subjects, allowing the viewer to share a deeper connection with the work.
38 North Water St., Edgartown, eisenhauergallery.com.

Just a Little Chit Chat, Michael-Che Swisher, Eisenhauer Gallery

The playful yet elegant Eisenhauer Gallery on Martha’s Vineyard prides itself on its eye for contemporary art and works that speak to the soul. You’ll find more than four calling birds among their coveted collections, like the fanciful works of Michael-Che Swisher, shown above. At 6x6 inches, this diminutive darling masterfully blends palette and personality.
38 North Water St., Edgartown, eisenhauergallery.com.

Three Stones Gallery

Rich and majestic, hand-turned wooden bowls by Bob Hale are part of Three Stones Gallery’s holiday show “Color, Grace & Passion,” on view through Jan. 13. Hale creates these decorative forms from found pieces of wood. Like a snowflake, no two are alike, making them an inspired gift for the nature lover.
115 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, threestonesgallery.com.

Three Stones Gallery

Vintage music photographs are also part of Three Stones Gallery’s multitalented show “Color, Grace & Passion.” Make a note: music mavens will treasure concert photographer Marv Goldschmitt’s striking black and white images of legends like Arlo Guthrie, the late Leon Russell, Ronnie Earl and Catherine Russell, pictured above.
115 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, threestonesgallery.com.

Well Balanced, Robert Bolster, 11”x 17”, oil on linen, Renjeau Galleries

Renjeau Galleries carries a wide selection of smaller, framed works of art that will knock the boots off your secret Santa. These little paintings have a big impact as gifts, and Renjeau has a wide inventory of winter works from artists like Zeigler, Dunkel and Bolster, pictured above. The bundles of joy will easily fit under the tree, or, suggests the gallery’s creative director, can be an artful surprise for each night of Hanukkah.
79 Worcester St., Natick, renjeau.com.

Corvus II, Marcia Taylor, Cassidy Gallery At Jackson Village

Interior designers are scooping up the extraordinary works of award-winning ceramicist Marcia Taylor, reveals gallery owner Nancy White Cassidy of Cassidy Gallery At Jackson Village, and now you can, too. Taylor’s masterful and unusual pottery will score you a permanent seat on the “nice list.” It’s completely hand built and thrown, and reflects themes found in nature crafted with intricate detail. 95 Main St., Jackson, N.H., cassidygallery.com.

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