Sandra Hildreth catches 'Winter Light' in ADK Artists Guild solo show

SARANAC LAKE | What is "Winter Light"? It's when the snow-covered mountains turn magenta with the last rays of the setting sun. It's when the dark forest is suddenly bright as beams of light cut through the bare trees and reflect off the snow. It's when the pink and gold of a brilliant sunrise pours color onto ice, snow, and open water. And it is on the crisp, frigid, bright days when intense blue shadows rake across the blanketed ground. The oil paintings in "Winter Light," the December featured artist exhibit at the Adirondack Artists Guild, are by longtime member Sandra Hildreth. The exhibit will be on display starting Dec. 1, and the opening reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. Spending much of the year outdoors doing plein air paintings, which often capture the passage of time over the course of the hours it takes to complete a painting, Hildreth completed most of the paintings in this exhibit in her studio. This allowed her more time to study and focus on the unique qualities of light in the Adirondack winter. The paintings also illustrate the many different colors of snow other than brilliant white (and NOT dirty brown!). Sandy taught high school art for 31 years, retiring from Madrid-Waddington Central School in 2001 to finally become a full-time artist. She joined the Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery in 2003 and bought a house in Saranac Lake in 2004. Besides exhibiting in the gallery and other regional shows, Hildreth also helped create Saranac Lake ArtWorks in 2008 and launch the Studio Tours, as well as organizing the first Adirondack Plein Air Festival in 2009, in which she has participated every year since, and which inspired other nearby plein air events in Keeseville, Malone and Tupper Lake. Stop by the gallery in December to see what the other Guild members have created as well. The Holiday Salon: Art Under $100 will be a separate display of small, gift-sized works, with a special cookies and cocoa reception on Friday, Dec. 5, 5 - 7 p.m. The Adirondack Artists Guild is a cooperative retail art gallery representing a diverse group of artists residing and working in the Tri-Lakes region of the Adirondack Park. The gallery is located at 52 Main St., Saranac Lake. Phone 518-891-2615. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 - 5 and Sundays 11 - 3. The Guild is on Facebook, Instagram, and on the web at www.adirondackartistsguild.com.

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Sandra Hildreth catches 'Winter Light' in ADK Artists Guild solo show

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