CURRENT EXHIBITION:

For April, the Knox Gallery will continue exhibiting the

current show, Radiant Light, paintings by Carla

Rogozinski and Eva Schuster. This two-person exhibit

will be on view through April 26.

As described in last month’s issue of the news, these

two artists enjoy painting together, but their locations

require that they do so via zoom . They schedule a

session each week! The artists feel that exhibiting

together, reflecting their practice, emphasizes the

shared artistic dialogue and enhances their pieces. 

We appreciate their enthusiasm for the Knox Gallery:

Schuster comments: “We especially appreciate the

wonderful light in the room, which brings our paintings

to life and highlights the joy and light we strive to

capture in nature. “

Both artists focus on naturalistic scenes, along with

flora and fauna, and they call the colorful style they

work in “contemporary impressionism.” We’ve had

enthusiastic response from library visitors so far, so

please come and see it!

NEXT EXHIBITION:

Monterey resident Susan Gilbert’s My Kitschy World opens on May 2,

and the artist’s reception will be that evening – May 2, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Please join us that evening to see Gilbert’s detailed and colorful

paintings, and talk with her about her work.

With Gilbert’s detailed depictions and fine craftsmanship, her work

captures worlds that seem to be make believe, but, upon closer

inspection the viewer sees that these scenes reference iconic activities,

events, American traditions and culture, and aspects of everyday life.

Within the images are stories, which can reflect anything from a visit to

a coffee shop or her father’s love for the Red Sox. She characterizes her

style as “cartoony-figurative.” This allows for “the use of lots of color,

exaggerated activity between the characters and my own sense of

humor” she adds.

Gilbert paints in acrylic and gouache on many different grounds -- most

recently Masonite, plywood, and roofing aluminum. She enjoys

assembling these canvases to add dimension, and shaping them to relate

to the imagery of the piece. She cites such artists as Red Grooms, Roy

Deforest, Chicago’s Hairy Who, Florence Stetheimer, and Frida Kahlo as

inspiration. I am reminded, too, of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and

Hieronymus Bosch, who painted vast, elaborate, detailed scenes of daily

and imaged life of the 16 th century in the Netherlands.

The artist was graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts,

and right away began showing her work in venues such as

Massachusetts College of Art, Clark University, and the University of

Massachusetts. With exhibiting success under her belt, she took time

away from art-making for family time. While raising two daughters she

began a baking business as a self-taught pastry chef and cake decorator!

However, making art is her first love, and she returned to her studio as

soon as life permitted, and has been working there full-time for fifteen

years.

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