"In Color" and “Susan Petty: Drawings"
Anne Ward, Supported, oil, 16×16 in.
April 9 through June 13, 2021
In Color
Paintings and photographs of landscapes, flowers, still life, and abstracted nature flood the gallery with striking color.
Expanses of sky, ocean, and fields create plains of deep blues and intense greens. Dawn and dusk transform vistas into visions of yellow, orange, and magenta.
Cropped from the larger landscape, enlarged flowers are cut by sharp green leaves. Slices of yellow fruit float on pastel ceramic plates.
Bright blue stripes form a fence backdrop to a crayon-colored hen and rooster. A blue tarp drapes over a tractor like a scarf.
Further leaving realism behind, buildings flatten into colored squares, a red forest and green water of a quarry appear to be from another universe.
By focusing on color, these artists prompt us to re-examine how we view the world.
Michael Ferguson, Iris with Fence, acrylic, 33×25 in.
Susan Petty: Drawings
Employing the most basic of mediums, Susan Petty transforms graphite on paper into trees, buildings, and waves. Precise, delicate line complements cross-hatched shading. Intense detail elevates cast-off feathers, nests, and rocks into sublime subjects worthy of study.
Susan Petty, Mary’s Grove, graphite, 23 x 30 in.
