Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Jeanne Carbonetti

“Artists know that nothing is ever wasted or lost,” writes the Chester watercolorist in her artist statement. Carbonetti believes art is not a luxury but a necessity. The world, as she sees it, is constantly engaged in its own creative process, “dissolving old forms for a new synthesis to take place.” You can see this philosophy play out in Carbonetti’s landscapes: Layers of seeming chaos — expressive splatter over rich stains — add up to something luminous. If you miss her show through March 12 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, catch her upcoming solo exhibit at Chester’s new Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in May. Pictured: “Winter Frost.”