NORTHFIELD — Dolly Avery has been passionate about art for as long as she can remember. From making posters in grade school to painting images to fill her home’s walls, there was something about art that Avery could connect with.
“I’ve always been interested in art and I’ve had no formal training,” she said. “It all comes from me … I get so involved that I lose track of the whole day.”
Primarily, Avery makes acrylic paintings of photographs she’s taken of nature scenes.
“I like nature, because it’s all around us,” she said. “I’ll take an actual scene that I like and add my own to it … As an artist, I like to see it come to life on the canvas.”
Many of her paintings — which are all original — feature wild and farm animals, barns, lighthouses and covered bridges, depicted in all four seasons.
“Four Seasons,” then, is the title of Avery’s second art show, which will be held Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cameron’s Winery, located at 105 Main St.
Avery first started displaying her work at Cameron’s Winery in April, when the winery hosted her first art show. Having worked in the building when it had been the Spencer Brothers car dealership, Avery said, she was curious to see the winery that had taken its place, and stopped by in late 2015.
Avery, and Leslie Cameron, who owns Cameron’s Winery with her husband, Paul, immediately hit it off. It was decided that Avery would display her art at the winery, and since then, the Camerons have used eight of Avery’s images as labels on their wine bottles.
“It’s such a beautiful place to show (my paintings), and I’ve had a positive response,” Avery said of the winery.
Leslie Cameron herself loved Avery’s work.
“Her paintings express how people from New England are,” Cameron said. “They have that hospitality, that feeling that makes you feel right at home.”
Cameron said many of her customers will come in, see a painting and feel inspired to remember a place from their past and tell a story.
“They’re buying these paintings because they feel personally connected with them,” Cameron said. Of all the art that the Camerons have sold at the winery since it opened in 2012, Avery’s work is some of the best-selling.
Any paintings that are not sold during the show will remain on display at the winery. Avery said her hobby isn’t profit-driven, but that she feels inspired to simply share her work with others.
“It’s just a pleasure for me to think someone might like it,” Avery said of her work.
During the art show, acoustic duo Corki and Ken will provide musical entertainment. Though there is no admission, Cameron said donations are encouraged. She said the duo donates all of their tips to Relay For Life of Franklin County.
Although it is a coincidence that the art show is to be held on Small Business Saturday, Cameron said there is a certain significance to bringing together a local winery, a local artist and a local band.
“You don’t have to go to Boston to celebrate the fine arts,” she said. “It’s a nice tribute to the culture we have here. What a great way to celebrate where we’re from.”