Events at Our Boutique Hotel

Join us on February 2nd from 6pm to 8pm for a reception showcasing the work of Thomas Swanston, our current featured gallery artist. Swanston's current show "A Ride to the Moon" continues his use of migration as the overarching theme of his work. Swanston uses the Sandhill Crane, a species considered one of the world's greatest migrators, as his muse. The current works jump from the canvas through his use of gold, copper and silver leaf applications. Please see the artist's description of his work below.

"In my current body of paintings, the overarching theme of migration carries a multitude of connotations; most notably, migration speaks to the mystical movement through space and time, from one location to another and the ultimate return home. The recurring patterns of sandhill crane migrations remind us of nature’s ability to renew and revive itself, rhythmically changing, yet remaining stable and consistent through the seasons. Such is also the human life, changing with each year and each generation. Like migratory birds, physical and spiritual travelers alike explore new or familiar places, always to return to the one special locale that they call “home.” In their seasonal trips from North to South and then back, and in their victorious return from near extinction back into the cycle of life, sandhill cranes remind the viewer that all journeys have a purpose and an end, no matter how long they might be or how far away from home they may take us."

The reception will give guests a chance to meet and have casual conversations with the artist in the Gallery space. Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Tickets are complimentary, but reservations are required and are now available through our reservations department at 919-447-4050.