Tag Archive for ‘Lawrence Arts Center’
Step by Steps: Rita Blitt
The interplay of elements within each piece is critical; they support and complement each other, “moving” to inner and implied rhythms that give even the darkest works a flowing grace … and, yes, hope and bravvery.
Numbers Game: Jennifer Jarnot
“Real art” and “paint-by-numbers” are largely incompatible phrases. Largely, but not entirely, as Jennifer Jarnot’s show at the Lawrence Arts Center demonstrates.
Sweet Peas : Rachael Sudlow
Rachael Sudlow has an obvious affinity for living and growing things … and for presenting them in ways that are both eye-catching and fun.
Ad Astra Per Art: Molly Murphy
The works in “Greater Kansas” continue Molly Murphy’s exploration of women’s themes, particularly in her drawings, while melding that imagery with impressions of tall grass and wide-open skies — sometimes blue, sometimes stormy and sometimes both.
Twisted Fun: Danielle Yakle
There’s a certain macabre fun to Danielle Yakle’s organic constructions. And, as with all abstractions and semi-abstractions, those with a penchant for allusion and hidden imagery will have a field day.
(ARTKC365) Trainshooting: Andrea Fuhrman
Through Fuhrman’s lens, and in her hands, the train paintings are deconstructed into their basic elements of color, line and curve. (Sometimes a bit of context seeps through, as in the clearly visible “G” in today’s featured image.) Her arrangement of the shots highlights the complements and contrasts of those key components.
(ARTKC365) From Others’ Hands, Through Her Hands : Lynda Andrus
Looking at the sheer variety of materials that went into Andrus’ work, it quickly becomes apparent that each finished piece has passed through a lot of hands. The list for “Circus Time” alone includes Double Bubble Gum wrappers, paint, fringe, trinkets, balloons, ribbon, an umbrella, a wooden chair, a child’s pull toy, a table, a metal plate, and a toy bird.
Heavy Mettle: Donika Wiley at Lawrence Arts Center
Donika Wiley Heaviness 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lawrence Arts Center 940 New Hampshire St. Lawrence, KS 785.843.2787 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday Runs through: Oct. 16 Gallery site: http://www.lawrenceartscenter.com/exhibition.html “Heavy” isn’t a word one associates intimately with watercolor painting, drawing and printmaking. Sculpture? Absolutely. Ceramic? Sometimes. Thick layers of oil or acrylic? That works. There is an [...]
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