Saranac Lake, NY – The Adirondack Artists Guild will present “The Hearth,” an exhibit of recent watercolor paintings by Michael Burpoe during the month of February. The show will open with a reception on Friday, February 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., and will run through March 14.

Artist Michael Burpoe. Photo provided by Eleanor Sweeney of the Adirondack Artists Guild.

The space in front of a fireplace is where family and friends pass their time in northern locations. From the deep Alaskan wilderness to the icy cities of Nordic Europe, a home is only as welcoming as its hearth. Michael seeks to convey the feelings of his personal hearth with stories of places visited, things seen, and feelings felt, collectively and individually. He writes, “The hearth is a space for comfort, warmth, and peace. And there’s no space that epitomizes this quite like my parents’ fireplace.”