Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Michael T. Jermyn

Storm clouds roil above a vintage sign for fries at the fair. Two blossoms, one red and one yellow, stand in a clear vase against an inky background. An emerald and yellow field glows in springtime behind a budding tree. From livestock to landscapes to still lifes, the images captured by Montpelier photographer Michael Jermyn look lush, the colors so saturated you want to reach out and pet them. A selection of recent works, collectively titled “New American Impressionism,” adorns the capital city’s Savoy Theater through August; a self-published coffee-table book, Surfing the Light, is on its way. Jermyn describes the volume as “the artist’s 10-year photo-safari into the heart of Vermont.” Pictured: “The Three Sheep.”