Block Island Times

ART AROUND TOWN – Photography by Scott Barrow at Spring Street Gallery

“Great Waves From Tiny Ripples Grow,” a new exhibition of photographs by Scott Barrow goes on view at The Spring Street Gallery on Saturday, June 24th, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through July 6.Barrow says, “I am drawn to fresh water and my soul has always seen itself as a deep, spring-fed lake. Calm, reflective and peaceful. Capturing the quiet images of ripples on a lake at sunrise is a collaborative affair. The water is patient and you have time to observe and respond.”“The dance of light on the world around me is what powers my creativity. I love taking photographs and I can make a beautiful image anywhere. The challenge for me as an artist is to go beyond beauty and find my connection to a scene, to become part of it in the moment that I release the shutter. That coming together is what I strive for, the moment when “beautiful becomes remarkable.”“Now though, after shooting while crossing open water to frolic on the ocean beaches of Block Island my photographer’s eye has embraced a

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