The latest color-themed exhibition at the gallery, which opens with a reception on Friday, November 26 from 4 to 6pm. The exhibition is up through December 15th.
<<< Encaustic by Artist Kim Bernard and work by Dustan Knight, Jayne Adams, Michael Palmer, Lauren Pollaro, Jeanne McCartin, Steven Carpenter, and Carol Roll.
The event is actually a twist on the annual “Black Friday” an economic term for the largest shopping day of the year, the Friday after Thanksgiving, that traditionally pushes business “into the black - or profit margin.” We just thought it would be a fun challenge to use the theme to challenge our artists and even our patrons.
Patrons are invited to dress in black and white – with a mere hint of color. The single person whose attire is deemed the most artful will take home $100 – JUROR’s choice final, Bowersock adds.
As it is with the artists a “hint” of other colors may be added. But the challenge is to push yourself within the boundary
, using the most ordinary of colors to create the unordinary.
The artists have certainly met the challenge; there will be encaustics, sculpture, watercolors, acrylic and oil paintings.William Thompson revisited an earlier style for the exhibit, creating works that incorporate collage and encaustics, inspired by the “Lost Brady Photos.”
Sculpture Steven Carpenter will contribute a piece titled “Strange Days, which is finished in a black-bronze patina. Sean Hurly, whose work was recently part of an Ogunquit Museum, exhibition in Maine “also pulled out all the stops.”
The show also feature Jeanne’ McCartin’s wall sculpture from the haunting “Dreams and Nightmare.” “Color would only diminish these pieces,” says Bowersock. “That’s true for all the works. There is no perceived limitation; in fact this has proven to be one of our most intriguing shows to date. Artists have truly stretched themselves pushing their imaginations and creating some incredibly powerful work.”