Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Haley Bishop

A lone sailboat bobs in the blue-green waves of Lake Champlain. The moon rises over a block of Church Street that looks as if it’s been made of paper. An intricately patterned fish spills over a row of houses in a wash of color. In her mixed-media drawings, Haley Bishop marries a dreamy surrealism with a rooted sense of place. The artist, who was born in California but has spent most of her life in Vermont, uses pen-and-ink illustration, watercolors, acrylics and computer scans to explore the houses, neighborhoods and outdoor spaces that have shaped her. Bishop’s work is at Vintage Inspired in Burlington through December 31. Pictured: “Swimming to Work.”