Tyndall Gallery is showing new works by Sally Sutton.  "This series of paintings is inspired by the harmony and interdependence of earth and water" says the artist.  The works are beautifully rendered and the color choices are very soothing and inviting.  I was particularly drawn to a small piece,  Field Near La Reserve,  because of its' simplicity of form and pleasing arrangement of the shapes.  The frames on this grouping of small works are cheesy but hey, you leave them on for a while and when you get some money, get them framed at a proper frame store.

Go see this show; your spirits will definitely be uplifted by this inspirational work.  It will be up until February 21 and Tyndall Gallery is located in University Mall, Chapel Hill.

Linwood Hart

Linwood Hart's new works are more somber and neutral in color than his earlier works.  

The subject matter is more mysterious and often layered with other meanings beyond his earlier references to  family and farm life.

Linwood applies paint, scrapes it away and often applies many layers to achieve the ethereal quality of his works.

He recently closed a show at Magnolia Grill in Durham and at the winery in Saxpawhaw.  He will be showing at Craven Allen in September.

The show at the Durham Arts Council is definitely one to see!  The artists are diverse and provide interesting visual images and metaphors.  

Michael Meadors was picked by Barkley Hendricks to have this years solo show and it is apparent that Michael went away to grad school  in the interim and has reacted to some heavy duty themes.  He was concerned that it didn't flow as well as other shows because his old work was different from his new.  I think it is nice to see a continuum of the artist's thought patterns; you get a chance to take the creative journey with him.  Michael has great drawing skills. He is definitely one person I would like to follow in the future.

Ben Bruzac's installation is all over the place and it fun to keep returning to.  It is a whacky house with false door and plants of many different types of recyclables. There is a cabinet full of curios and a fountain that any oil barron would be proud to own.

I want to like Mark Gordon's work but except for a few pieces, I think the work is not pushed far enough. The forms are great but the glazing and surface finishes are not the right colors or textures and do nothing for the pieces.

Titus Heagins takes some stunning large photographs of people from a neighborhood street.  I wanted  to know more about his subjects; where they are from, where do they work, whom do they love?  They definitely pull you in just by their large size.  Titus is a strong photographer with a keen journalist eye - watch him!  You will be reading about him in the near future.

This blog is just getting started and I am experimenting with stories and formats. I am just learning so some of this will be deleted later. If you would like to review a show please send written review and photos to paulh@nc.rr.com

Thank you,

Paul Hrusovsky

Shameless Review by creator of Blog

The Force is an acrylic painting, 36" x 36", by Paul Hrusovsky and is based on early readers from his 50's childhood. Hrusovsky used raised white paint to outline the figure and to denote shadowing: a reverse method of substituting dark colors for shadows which produces a ghost-like quality.

This work was originally shown at Craven Allen gallery in Durham.