Our May exhibit brings tidings of another exciting addition to the exhibit year at Artists' House Gallery. Featuring the works of six outstanding artists, presenting a distinctive blend of figuration and tradition, this exhibit has something for a wide variety of tastes.

 

 DAVID GRAEME BAKER's paintings are realist scenes:  interior and still life, landscape and portrait.  Through exploration of the links between his sense of visual harmony and emotional response, his paintings become vehicles for examining and preserving the moments when those visual and emotional elements create a dialogue.  In the process of painting and creating the illusion of space, Baker pursues the moments when his aesthetic sense and reality converge.

 

 GREGORY HALILI's lovely miniature watercolor paintings reflect the images that linger in his heart and mind.....reminders of the past.  Nostalgia is the foundation of his work, the inspiration for his creative process.  Each tiny painting, seemingly fragile in its jewel-like presence, reflects a complete world of its own.  Each one is a window to an intimate world, a glimpse of memory.

 

 ROSEMARIE CUNNIFFE's memories appear in random combinations in her work.  Each painting begins with a color or shape, developing in form and structure until a satisfactory chord is struck.  There is, in all of her works, a striving for grace, a restrained sense of humor, and a lyrical feeling that satisfies her sensibilities.

 

 LAURA RUTHERFORD RENNER's paintings reflect her surroundings.  Light, or absence of light, reveals shape and movement.  Her exploration of contrast, pattern, and  perspective, creates an introspective voice in a world in flux, an intimate observation of the world in which we exist.

 

 SARAH VAN DER HELM's compositions are direct and simple, incorporating only two or three elements in each painting. She arranges the objects in a shallow setting, further emphasizing the simplicity of the image. This technique has resulted in the very real sensation that the canvas is virtually a vase for containing the flowers.....flowers that are sensual and strong, but are also vulnerable.

 

 JESSE HARRINGTON's artistic exploration is a continuing search for beauty. Extending his search beyond the surface of his subject matter, his focus is on the representation of the human form, with emphasis on movement, sensuality, emotion, and strength. His finished product is the manifestation of his search for truth and beauty.