Landscapes
and Still Lifes:
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Landscape and Still Life Show at CARRIE
HADDAD GALLERY - OCTOBER 28 to DECEMBER 4
In celebration of the onset of
Autumn, Carrie Haddad Gallery will be presenting an exhibition of
landscapes and still lifes by longtime Carrie Haddad exhibitors
Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Judith Lamb, Craig
Johns, Laura Von Rosk, and Yolanda Shashaty, as well as
photography by Eric Slayton. In a show of opposites, the paintings
on display range from realistic to fantastic, with little in
between.
The work of Bloodgood-Abrams
has long been prized for its resemblance in tone and quality to
the work of Hudson River School painters. Golden tones and
expressionistic clouds abound in her paintings, often exhibited in
elaborate gold or heavy dark frames of the period.
Craig Johns creates landscapes that
are very realistic and still contain an expressiveness that shows
through in the sunlit golds of a field or the rich reflection of
trees in a mountain lake. In a total departure from the previous
two artists, Laura Von Rosk’s small,
delicate oils depict landscapes seen only in the mind’s eye, yet
are inspired by actual locations in the Adirondacks. Her paintings
exhibit a pleasing symmetry which doesn’t end at the edge of each
panel but continues onto the sides of her pieces, so that all
visible parts of the work glow with paint that still appears
fresh.
Judith Lamb
specializes in smooth, vividly colored still lifes that seem
almost to continue growing right before the viewer’s eyes. While
Lamb’s work is detailed and hyperrealistic, the floral works of
Yolanda Shashaty are fantastic and
expressionistic, made up of loose, soft brushstrokes.
The Upstairs Photography Gallery will be showing the
Glass Eye Series by Eric Slayton. He
presents black and white photographs of taxidermied wild animals
in dioramas. At a glance, it is impossible to tell that these wild
animals are frozen in time and not actually running free in their
native habitats. Slayton leaves it to the viewer to draw
conclusions about the message of his work and whether it is
critical or whimsical.
The exhibition will run from Oct. 28 to Dec. 5. A
reception for the artists will be held at the gallery on Saturday,
Oct. 30 from 6 to 8pm. All are welcome to attend. Carrie Haddad
Gallery is located at 622 Warren Street in Hudson, NY. The gallery
is open Thursday through Monday from 11a.m. to 5p.m. For more
information, call (518) 828-1915, or go to the website,
www.carriehaddadgallery.com.
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