Dagny Quisling Myrah
Hill and Dale
February 4-26, 2005
Opening Reception on Friday, February 4, 6 to 8 p.m.
Wisconsin landscapes are a perennial theme for Dagny Quisling Myrah as she presents her 10th show at the Gallery. As she travels through Wisconsin, she says, ''One cannot help but feel alarmed at the large numbers of houses and developments swallowing up the rural landscape. I hope to preserve some of my favorite views through my paintings."
Her show, ''Hill and Dale ", will include several large (50" x 40") vertical vistas in the Baraboo Hills area. There are roads that travel up and down the hillsides that keep the meandering Wisconsin River hidden from view, as in Towards the River, which is vibrant with the dusty reds, bright yellows and oranges of autumn. The driftless area west of Madison is another favorite landscape for Dagny, in these paintings she captures summer views of green, gently rolling hills.
Always looking for a change in perspective, she has some views of houses and their back yards from the vantage point of the South West bike path. Dagny paints with expressionistic brush strokes in oil on canvas and finds color the most important aspect to express the mood. Also included in the show are a series of small (9" x 12"), rural farmhouse images. Dagny's work was featured in the 2004 Dane County Cultural Arts calendar.
Peggy Flora Zalucha
A Zalucha Sampler
March 4-26, 2005
Opening Reception, Friday, March 4, 6 to 8 p.m.
Peggy Flora Zalucha has been painting for over 30 years. In that time, there have been a series of subjects that have been revisited by her many times. This show, A Zalucha Sampler, presents a variety of themes including swimmers, flowers, apples, red checks, musical instruments, and items reflected in foil. Working with watercolor to create vivid light-filled representational paintings, Peggy offers at least 20 new paintings for the show. The largest will be 26" x 40" and the smallest will be 8" x 8". Most will be watercolor on paper, but several will be a new idea - transparent watercolor on cradled board. These paintings do not have to be framed under glass and will bring a different dimension to the coming exhibition. One of the highlights of the show will be Brass and Bouquet, 2004, 26" x 40" transparent watercolor. It is a symphony of color depicting two tubas, sheet music, and a bouquet of flowers. This painting was used as the 2004 poster for the Concerts on the Square.
Peggy is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the National Society of Transparent Watercolor.
She is president of Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in all Media.
Charles Munch and Randall Berndt
Out of the Woods : Paintings and Drawings
April 1-23 2005
Opening Reception on Friday, April 1, 6 to 8 p.m.
Charles Munch lives in the hills of southwestern Wisconsin, in the middle of endless woods and un-farmed fields. His work often explores how humans fit with the rest of nature, specifically their relationship to other animals. Suggesting the wild animals are in a losing battle with their human cousins, some paintings have a darker tone, sadder than his previous work, and some show the animals winning or at least holding their own in an attempt to maintain some optimism.
Charles uses luminous color and simplified forms to express the drama of nature. He explains, "I use oil paint thinly applied in both opaque and translucent layers. The contrast between opacity and translucency both maximizes the possibility of luminous colors but also helps create significant depth of space in what would otherwise be a fairly flat, patterned visual world." Charles offers twelve new paintings, mostly oil plus a few watercolor and crayon drawings.
Munch's Fantasy painting was reproduced for the 2004 Dane County Cultural Affairs poster.
Randall Berndt continues to explore visual narratives related to our various attitudes toward nature. Weather, animals, trees, shelter, and human figures conjecture in visual form without verbal explanations. He invites viewers to travel into these story pictures in their imaginations.
Randall's work will include acrylic paintings on panel and some pencil drawings. He says "This is the first time I have shown so many drawings, with which I have been very involved lately - the transparency and luminosity seem to work well with the images, ideas and light sources."
Berndt is co-director and curator with the Wisconsin Academy's James Watrous Gallery in the Overture Center for the Arts. His work is represented in American Art Collector 2004, a juried exhibition in print.
Gallery Notes
The gallery continues to show work at the Verex Building, 150 East Gilman Street next to James Madison Park. Pastel works by Alberta Marana on display January through March, 2005. Viewing hours are Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18 through May 5.
William Weege, Sam Gilliam, Peggy Flora Zalucha, and Karin Ketarkus have donated their time and talents to create unique violins for the "Art of Note" Wisconsin Youth Symphony fundraiser. The violins will be featured at the gallery
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Framing
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Art Corner: Artist's Proof
An artist proof (A/P or A.P. in pencil at the bottom of a print) was originally a trial or test print. Today, it is one of a number of prints, generally no more than ten, made for the artist's own use and/or private collection. Artist's Proofs, made in addition to the numbered edition of prints, are often numbered in Roman Numerals.
Exhibition Schedule
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 1 - 23
Charles Munch and Randall Berndt
Out of the Woods : New Paintings and Drawings
Opening Reception, Friday, April 1, 6-8 p.m.
April 18-May 5
Art of Note - Violins
Opening Reception, Friday April 22, 6 to 8 p.m.
May 6 to 28, 2005
Yong Jo Ji & ellsworth snyder
Recent Paintings
Opening Reception, Friday, May 6th, 5 to 9 p.m.*
This is the night of the Spring Gallery Walk.
June 4 to June 25
JoAnna Poehlmann
Artist's Books and Other Creations
Opening Reception, Saturday, June 4th, 2 to 4 p.m
July 8 to July 29
Jean Crane & Anne Miotke
Watercolors
Opening Reception, Friday July 8th, 6 to 8 p.m.
Contributors:
Karin Ketarkus
Joan Nugent
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