The first exhibit of the new year is officially underway at Summit Artspace. Women’s Work opened Friday with a public reception for artists Barbara Gillette, Linda Hutchinson, Linda Tompkin and Laura Wagner.
Summit Artspace shows that feature a small number of artists are often installed with the artwork grouped separately. As the current paintings arrived it became clear that these works were destined to mingle in a vibrant display of portraits, still lifes, landscapes and fanciful mixed media pieces. Thankfully, upon delivering their paintings, the artists and helpers were willing to wait patiently while the work was arranged and rearranged and re-rearranged. (Decisiveness does not come easily to me.) Now visitors to this show will find passages that flow with echoing colors and some lighthearted visual combinations. The juxtapostion of the work invites viewers to take a closer look at the individual pieces and affords them a few surprises along the way. Each woman brings a strong, personal vision to her art; together they have given us an inspiring exhibit.
Postcard art was again designed by the talented Liz Remmel of Immix Studio; the opening night line-up pictured below includes Linda Tompkin, Barbara Gillette, Linda Hutchinson and Laura Wagner - my inclusion is questionable. Thanks to Rick Hutchinson for wielding the camera.
