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For No Good Reason
Deborah Addison Coburn
Go With The Glow by Deborah Addison Coburn
No concept, no cause, just painting.
After surviving two years of pandemic and political pandemonium, the artist has concluded that the joy of doing something is reason enough to do it. So Deborah Addison Coburn has combined watercoloresque washes with decorative iconography to create her latest paintings, unapologetically devoid of message.
Reception:
Saturday, June 11th
3-5 pm
In the Lower Gallery
Closer to Home
Thierry Guillemin
Bench After The Rain by Thierry Guillemin
As Covid lingers and another war started, exposing once more the brutality of the human species when it is hypnotized by greed or hatred, I dedicate this work to the possibility of peace and to the profound connection one can feel with the world when the stillness of nature is also experienced within, when we can let go of the noise of our boisterous and belligerent selves.
Like a Coda to my 2021 show “When Time Stops”, these paintings are another invitation to pause, to breathe and be grateful for the gift and wonder of life. All places represented here are dear to my heart and “closer to home”, either in Maryland or Northern Virginia.
All artist proceeds from sales of these paintings will be donated to war relief organizations.
Reception:
Saturday, June 11th
3-5 pm
Saint Michaels by Thierry Guillemin
Earthworks
Jo Levine
“Earthwork”: n. a work of art made by altering an area of land or a natural geographic feature, especially on a large scale.
This show celebrates the earthworks created by farmers and others who labor on the land. Nature provides their raw materials: the Earth itself becomes the canvas; and soil and plants in shades of gold, tan, brown, and green become the paint. When they select and plant crops, plow furrows, or leave behind their vehicles’ tread marks, humans wield paint brushes to create the fundamental elements of art: color, line, and composition.
The result is a transformation of nature into works of art – waiting to be discovered by anyone looking for beauty in unexpected places – and to be captured by the camera.
Triangle by Jo Levine
In the Garden Gallery
A Stolen Kiss by Wayne Paige
Be Careful What You Wished For
Wayne Paige
“The Digital Age has brought upon us a binary kaleidoscope fog blanketing both perception and reality. I think of my artwork as not only beyond the fog, but also behind the curtain of technology. “
Wayne Paige creates dream-like drawings and paintings which feature mythical but familiar landscapes of mountains, waterways, and woodlands inhabited by expressive silhouette-like figures that seem to pulsate with energy and inner light. The artist deploys elements of science-fiction, humor, and visionary imagery to slyly comment on digital technology’s transformation of our psychic landscape. To depict these scenes, Paige uses a pointillist style of mark-making, recalling the work of artist George Seurat while also referencing the pixelation of digital imagery.
In the drawings featured in this exhibition, Paige’s characters are in the midst of crisis, as a celestial armada and its invading forces attempt to colonize their lands and entice the unsuspecting inhabitants with gifts of digital devices.
Artist Talk:
Friday, June 10th
3-4 pm
Silicone Hills and Valleys
Harriet Lesser
Harriet Lesser focused heavily on materials and the scientific side of art when creating this exhibit. Discovering characteristics of silicone
was an adventure for her and influenced thoughts of climate possibilities and wishes. Some unique traits that she discovered while working with silicone are the following:
-Low chemical reactivity
-Low toxicity
-Excellent thermal resistance
-Excellent resistance to attack by oxygen,
Ozone and sunlight
-Resistant to particle radiation
Silicone Valley 1 by Harriet Lesser