December 3 – January 10, 2025

SOL INVICTUS
The Return of Light

“Sol, grant me your sun crown,
those radiant spokes, and lend me
your horse-drawn chariot that I may
harness the sky
for I have survived
the longest night of the year
and unlike you,
I am conquered, vincible.”

— Hollie Adams
excerpt from “Sun Salutations: A Poem for Sol Invictus”

Artist Reception & Poetry Reading
Saturday, December 21, 4–6pm
Poetry Reading Begins at 5pm

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present Sol Invictus: The Return of Light, a group show celebrating the winter solstice through visual art and poetry. The exhibition brings together twenty-five artists and thirteen poets to interpret a theme inspired by Sol Invictus, a Roman sun god whose name translates to “Unconquered Sun.” In ancient times the winter solstice marked the end of a mythical struggle between dark and light forces. On the longest night of the year, the idea of an “unconquered sun” is compelling and evocative.

“See how everything
we have made gathers
the light inside itself
and overflows? A blessing.”

— Stuart Kestenbaum
excerpt from “Holding The Light”

Participating Artists: Janice Anthony, Siri Beckman, Jeffery Becton, Lise Bécu, Judy Belasco, Ragna Bruno, Tom Curry, Heidi Daub, Kate Emlen, Clark Fitz-Gerald (1917–2004), Philip Frey, Rick Fox, June Grey, William Irvine, Philip Koch, Sarah LaFontaine, Frederica Marshall, Holly Meade (1956–2013), Rosie Moore, Emily Muir (1904–2013), Linda Packard, Alison Rector, Caroline Sulzer, Lilian Day Thorpe, Katherine Wilkes.

Participating Poets: Hollie Adams, William Carpenter, Heidi Daub, Kate Emlen, Beatrix Gates, William Irvine, Annaliese Jakimides, Stuart Kestenbaum, Carl Little, Frederica Marshall, Weslea Sidon, Emily Blair Stribling, Caroline Sulzer.

PHILIP FREY Illuminating the Darkness oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches $7400

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EMILY MUIR (1904–2003) Tapestry oil pastel on board, 20 x 28 inches SOLD

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EMILY MUIR (1904–2003) Procession oil on board, 16 x 27 inches $2400

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JEFFERY BECTON Red Sky At Morning photomontage on aluminum 38 x 83 inches, edition of 3 $14,000 Other sizes available on request

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KATE EMLEN Inland Wood oil on linen, 24 x 36 inches $4200

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KATE EMLEN Island Winter oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches SOLD

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SARAH LAFONTAINE Lost and Found oil on panel, 30 inches $1800

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RICK FOX Friday Morning oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches $2000

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RICK FOX Maine Afternoon, Highland Farms oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches $2000

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JANICE ANTHONY Haymock Lake, Nocturne acrylic on linen, 14 x 18 inches SOLD

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TOM CURRY Ice Flo oil on panel, 36 x 43 inches $16,000

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LILIAN DAY THORPE Beacon (Fog) photomontage, 15 x 17.5 inches edition of 15 $1200

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RAGNA BRUNO Flight oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches SOLD

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RAGNA BRUNO Winter Night oil on board, 8 x 10 inches $2000

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RAGNA BRUNO First Light oil on board, 8 x 10 inches $2000

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HEIDI DAUB The Place of Many Suns acrylic on linen, 36 x 36 inches $3800

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HEIDI DAUB The Return acrylic on linen, 36 x 36 inches $3800

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ROSIE MOORE Night and Day mixed media, 16 x 12 inches $1600

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LISE BÉCU Snowy Owl gneiss Stone, 9h x 16 x 12 inches $4800

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JUDY BELASCO Hirundo Wildlife Refuge oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches SOLD

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ROSIE MOORE The Texture of Winter Light mixed media, 16 x 12 inches $1600

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ROSIE MOORE Falling Sun mixed media, 16 x 12 inches $1600

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ALISON RECTOR Harvest Moon oil on panel, 5 x 5 inches SOLD

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ALISON RECTOR Return of Light oil on panel, 5 x 5 inches SOLD

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JUNE GREY The Sun Worshipers acrylic on panel, 24 x 20 inches $3000

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CAROLINE SULZER Within acrylic on canvas, 12 x 9 inches $725

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LINDA PACKARD In the Moment oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches $700

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HEIDI DAUB Walking the Turquoise Path with You acrylic on linen, 20 x 16 $1600

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HEIDI DAUB The Winged Sun acrylic on linen, 20 x 16 inches $1600

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HOLLY MEADE Snow God woodblock print, 9 x 55 inches last 2 in edition of 8 $2100 unframed $2600 framed

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KATHERINE WILKES Magnetic Light acrylic on board, 9 x 12 inches SOLD

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FREDERICA MARSHALL Tree Chi ink and acrylic on washi, 12 x 17 inches $800

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ALISON RECTOR Winter Lights from the Studio oil on linen, 20 x 20 inches $4500

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FREDERICA MARSHALL Yin Yang ink on shikishi, 13 inches $500

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B MILLNER Ram Island Dawn oil on panel, 12 x 24 inches $2500

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WILLIAM IRVINE A Walk With Tam oil on board, 12 x 16 inches SOLD

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WILLIAM IRVINE Solstice porcelain plate with Mark Bell, 14 inches $1800

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HOLLY MEADE Looking Out woodblock print, 10 x 24 inches last in edition of 12 $1800

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PHILIP KOCH Longview oil on panel, 12 x 24 inches $4000

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PHILIP KOCH Houses at the Edge of the Forest oil on panel, 14 x 21 inches $2000

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PHILIP KOCH Scarlet Forest oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches $4000

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KATHERINE WILKES Glimmer acrylic on board, 8 x 10 inches $500

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SARAH LAFONTAINE Owl in a Plum Tree woodblock print, 12 x 9 inches unnumbered edition $150

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EMILY MUIR (1904–2003) Strange Trees oil on canvas, 21 x 30 inches $2400

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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Barbed Wire 1979, steel, 8.5h x 3 x 3 inches $1200

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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Sphere of Rivets steel, 10h x 5 x 5 inches $1200

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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Horns of Consecration 1967 copper, 10h x 8 x 1.5 inches $1000

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SIRI BECKMAN Winter Night wood engraving, 3 x4 inches limited edition SOLD OUT

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SIRI BECKMAN The Two Girls wood engraving, 7.25 x 5.5 inches limited edition of 10 SOLD OUT

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SIRI BECKMAN Winter Garden wood engraving, 5 x 4 inches limited edition of 75 $525 framed

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SIRI BECKMAN Swedish Christmas wood engraving, 4.25 x 3.75 inches limited edition of 100 $300

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