April Wotiz Gallery

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

TIME: LOCATION: Wotiz Gallery CONTACT: Jean Hlady, 617.698.5757

During the month of April 2025, the Milton Public Library is hosting a very talented artist in the Wotiz Gallery.  Milton artist and architect J.B. Clancy will present an exhibit of his London travel sketches to be shown from 4/1 through 4/30.   All the drawings in this show were done on location with a simple ink pen and sketch book, generally while sitting in a comfortable café.  The subject may be a famous building or a barge on a canal.  Yet the time spent looking is as important as the subject.  J.B. believes drawing while traveling is the best way to observe the world around you.  Spending time in one place and recording what you see impresses the sights and sounds of that place firmly into your memory.

J.B. studied architecture at a time when hand-drawing was still part of the education of an architect.  While most of the work today is on a computer, J.B. still uses sketches and the drawing process to explore design ideas and in his work with clients.  He is a partner with Albert, Righter & Tittmann (or ART) Architects in Boston.  ART Architects practices the art and science of architecture throughout the northeast, designing houses in New England traditions with a focus on sustainability.  J.B. is a Certified Passive House Consultant and designed Vermont’s first Certified Passive House.  He is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Architecture.  He lives in Milton with his artist wife Dana and their son Barron.

For more information about displaying your art at the Library, contact Jean Hlady, Head of Reference/Adult Services, at jhlady@milton.ocln.org or call the Reference Dept. at (617) 898-4964.  Please come visit our Gallery this month!