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Small Business Saturday with Erin Ragheb – At Gifts Inn Boonsboro

The Art of Seeing: Three Perspectives

“Where Local History and Scenery Inspires Art”

Opening Reception: November 28th, 2026, from 11 AM to 2 PM
Location: Gifts Inn Boonsboro (16 N Main St, Boonsboro, MD, United States, Maryland 21713)
Featured Artist: Erin Ragheb

Meet the Artist

Erin Ragheb is a visual illustrator hailing from Frederick County, specializing in hand-crafted portraits of historic structures and homes in Central Maryland. Utilizing watercolor, pen, and colored pencils, she creates timeless pieces that encapsulate the memories and emotions tied to place and belonging.

Erin began her professional journey as a field biologist, focusing on critically endangered birds. Her love for beautiful spaces and meticulous attention to detail enrich her artistic process. Selected as the artist-in-residence at the E. N. Huyck Preserve in Upstate New York, she completed several works that celebrate the area’s natural history. One of her notable paintings, “Saturday Stroll,” featuring Carroll Creek Park, was donated to the Delaplaine Arts Center Oz Gala to support the arts in downtown Frederick.

Recently, an article highlighting Erin’s artistic journey was published in the winter edition of FiNDiT Frederick magazine. She is also the owner of Dendroica Studio, a custom illustration business where she collaborates with private clients to produce hand-painted artwork that reflects their family’s unique legacy. Many of these projects incorporate historic reference images, creating vivid representations of times gone by.

Join us for a delightful and engaging event at Gifts Inn Boonsboro, where we proudly present “The Art of Seeing: Three Perspectives.” Discover the unique talents of Erin Ragheb, whose captivating works beautifully blend historic buildings, intricate animal portraits, and striking machinery, offering a rich contrast that appeals to diverse tastes. Whether you are enamored by the structural beauty of machinery or the tranquil elegance of florals, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 28th by supporting local artists and businesses. Join us for this inspiring event and explore the creative offerings at Gifts Inn Boonsboro. Let’s come together to shop local, shop small, and make a positive impact on our community. We can’t wait to see you there!

When the Camera’s Close at Hand

Laura Reeth has made her mark in the shop and the Inn with her photographs, which run the gamut from hauntingly beautiful to surprising and cheerful. We’re thrilled to have corralled her long enough to put together an exhibit for us, titled When the Camera’s Close at Hand, on display from October 30 through November 29.

Laura shares, “Is a walk a walk without a camera? For me, a camera is my personal filter to express what I see, even in the routine and the familiar.

Over the last decade, it’s a rare day I set out on a morning walk without at least a smartphone in hand to capture what I see along the way.  I prefer to walk just after sunrise when the world is quiet yet still brimming with anticipation, moving along regular routes, almost without thought.  Actually, that’s not true – I put some thought into the daily decisions:  go right or left?  Toward the sun or away?  Busy street or quiet park?  Each answer partially dictates where I go or what I see.

Seasons and light and flowers and trees change, but my feet remember the routes and my eyes seek out something new in the familiar.  Are there clouds or is the sun a stark, singular light?  Is there reflection?  How does the light affect it? Those questions bundle themselves up tightly until they are part of the instinctive awareness of my surroundings. No concrete answer, just a looking, a seeking, then lifting the camera to capture.  Some days the image is exactly what I saw.  Some days I return home and there’s a surprise in the photo, a nuance that only comes forward with quiet contemplation.

I share what I see in the routine and familiar with the hope that it brings the viewer a sense of calm, and perhaps a small drop of early morning anticipation in seeing what’s around the next corner.”

We can’t wait to see either, Laura!