Smith Parada Gallery
Friday, October 20, 2006 at 10:30AM Exhibition: October 20 - November 30, 2006
Smith Parada Gallery
1054 31st Street NW, Canal Square
Georgetown, Washington D.C. 20007
http://www.smithparada.com/
Artist’s Reception: October 20, 2006
These paintings are a good example of my fascination with the epic in landscape painting. It is a quality that I admire in the work of the 19th Century painter Corot as well as the contemporary painter Howard Hodgkins. These pieces attempt to capture the stillness and beauty of the pastoral scene. In my work, this is accomplished through the layering of paint; thinned and varnished, scumbled and dripped. It is an involved process. The balance between the activity of the application and the coherence of the surface is delicate but I think contributes to the depth and mystery of the pieces. The images are concrete, but should disintegrate as the viewer approaches, revealing the abstract soul within. —Kelly Viss
—KV
Georgetown and the Capital
It was inspiring to be in a different part of the country and find such warmth and grace. The opening was well attended, very nice, quite enthusiastic. Margaret Goldsmith of smithparada throws a lovely party and is the picture of hospitality. We found the local sights amazingly elegant and ourselves less jaded than we imagined. Amazing what crisp air and a reminder of the amazing freedom we have because those individuals laid hold of the vision and didn’t let go. Thank the Lord, Hallelujah. . that’s worth building several memorials to.
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