John Skeets Richards

John "Skeets" Richards, fine art painter from Adams, MA will be the featured artist at Banknorth, Great Barrington for January 2008.The exhibit is entitled "Realism in the Berkshires; the Oil Paintings of J. Richards, Jr."

The Housatonic Valley Art League, a non-profit organization, promotes the appreciation of fine art in the community.The HVAL membership, now over 200, includes artists working in many media as well as non-artists who appreciate and support art in the community.Members of HVAL come from all of western Massachusetts from Adams to Sheffield, northwest Connecticut, and east central New York.Information about the art league is available at http://www.hvart.org or P.O. Box 296, Great Barrington, MA 01230.

John "Skeets" Richards of Adams, MA. "Realism in the Berkshires; the Oil Paintings of J. Richards, Jr." will be on display in the public area of TD Banknorth, 271 Main Street, Great Barrington.The exhibit runs Jan 2-31, 2008.