Diversions Sav Best Art Pick May2006
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Maureen Kerstein's new watercolor exhibit at Gallery Espresso, titled "Drama", features ethereal landscapes and forms created through her mastery of the fluid and atmospheric qualities of watercolors. Three of the pieces highlighted are "Ingenious" with its jade textures, "Melodious" with its ruby red waves, and the more representational "Sunflowers". Kerstein reveals light and shadow as a single fluid element in her psychedelic works, which require imagination to see actual pictures but find their beauty in this creative interpretation. The exhibit will be on display until May 25th at the gallery.
Diversions Sav Best Art Pick May2006
- 1. quot;Dramaquot; by Maureen Kerstein at Gallery Espresso Maureen Kerstein Remember how difficult watercolors were to deal with as a child? The chance of actually creating art instead of wet, colored paper was slim to none for most of us, but when it's done right, watercolors can create truly ethereal landscapes and forms. Maureen Kerstein does just that with her new exhibit, quot;Impressions.quot; In each of her pieces resides a degree of tranquility that could never be achieved with straight lines; the atmospheric jade textures of quot;Ingenious,quot; the ruby red waves in the tide of quot;Melodious,quot; and the less abstract depiction of nature in quot;Sunflowersquot; are just a few examples of her command over non-linear art. Light and shadow are revealed as one entity, a single fluid mixture that accounts for most of the psychedelic qualities of Kerstein's work. Like poems doused in metaphors, the paintings require a bit of imagination in order to see actual pictures, but in that creative void is where their beauty is most apparent. - Christopher Miller Maureen Kerstein The watercolorist does more than just create art from paint; she creates art from the minds of those who are willing to look. See the exhibit today through May 25. 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-midnight Friday, 8 a.m.-midnight Saturday and Sunday, free, Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St., 233-5348, galleryespresso.com