Unlicensed Optimist, 30” x 40”, mixed media on canvas

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Gold Fish, 12” x 12”
mixed media on cradled wood panel

Lifeguard Chair, 12” × 12”
mixed media on cradled wood panel

Permission—Paintings by Noel Danforth

October 15th — November 15th, 2025
Bedford Free Library, Bedford MA
Reception: Sunday October 26th, 5-6pm

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I’m excited to show this new body of work in the light-filled, and soon-to-be newly painted, atrium space of the Bedford Free Public Library in Bedford, MA, starting October 15, 2025.

It is fitting that the work will be on view at a Library, a place of quiet contemplation and reflection. I hope you have a moment to visit.

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“We all have a lot in our lives that depletes us, so seeking that which is generative is an act of optimism about the future.”

— Krista Tippett, Journalist and Writer

My painting Sardines was accepted into the 26th Annual Frances N. Roddy Exhibition and will be on view through October 19th at Concord Art in Concord MA. It includes over 100 artists, in all media, and was juried by Sarah Montross, Chief Curator & Museum Director at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Come see the show!

Reception:
Thursday, September 11 at 5:30pm

On View:
September 11 – October 19, 2025
Concord Center for the Visual Arts
37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA
Hours:
Tues – Sat: 10am – 4:30pm
Sun: 12pm – 4pm

Sardines, 30” x 30” x 1.5” Mixed Media on Canvas

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Inspiration from the islands.

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Sometimes you long for the lost images, the ones that got painted over...