Where talent lives,
Sunshine is dimmed
By its brightness, and
Creativity is the grounds keeper.
Active thought precedes
Meaningful work. This
Work is not a struggle, but
An effort towards beauty.
Beauty in the eye
May seem to be enigmatic
For all see it differently.
Is an elephant a wall?
A fire hose? Or
A snake?
3 blind men want to know.
For beauty may just be in the direction from which it is viewed.
The direction from which it is viewed
When viewing this months 2nd Saturday showing by Parkside Senior students Kelly Witte and Rebecca Yelle at Artworks it would be well to keep this phrase in mind. I found that a straight on full frontal view of the absurdly outrageous flamboyance of Kelly’s subject matter worked best for me. You will have a better understanding of Kelly’s art if you will take two moments to read her apologia as you enter her show space. And please read what Rebecca has to say about her presentations. I was quite taken by the degree to which she has honed her art talent. I loved the ceramics and three dimensional paper presentations. This artist has mastered several disciplines in the broad field of “art”. I did find that I needed the prism, I obtained by reading her apologia, to gain a better understanding of her flat work: prints and such. A more oblique “direction worked best for me in viewing these selections.
All in all this is one of the better shows I have seen in a long time. And, by all means, pick up one of Kelly’s “Dinowhors” or “Slutasauresses” while you have the chance.
The Nook
The crowd here at the Nook always seems to be more like a family gathering for fellowship than just a bunch of art lovers fostering their favorite pastime. Artist Dean Talwwater has mounted a very nice show here. Very nice indeed. His sort of realistic but obscured style fits here nicely. It could be the pictures on the ceiling. The music was good and Rick had the kitchen humming taking care of this “family”. When you go to the nook you might try mentioning my name and see if there is any complementary lemonaid still to be had.
Lemon Street
Mary Neely, Tom Budzinski and Richard Keller are the points of focus for the Lemon Street offering to this months 2nd Saturday art goers. I was happy to be among them. I had another very nice chat with Maryllyn Sterling. What a charming lady. Sorry, back to the art. Mary’s photographs are just breathtaking as well as very well thought out. I wanted to take all of them home with me. Tom is quite a potter. He uses a gas fired kiln that gives him some options and latitudes not to had with an electric kiln. His work is beautiful. Richard is a master artist who indulges his flights of fancy. Fore some unknown reason I was more drawn to his sea creatures. Another friendly crowd was on hand here to enjoy these offerings.
Lester Pitz
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