Gallery HOP Reception with the Artist: "Offerings: Vignettes from the Earth" watercolors by Deborah Slone
Mill and Max Contemplative Arts Gallery 385 S Mill St, Lexington, Kentucky 40508
A Gallery Hop reception featuring refreshments and a chance to meet the artist behind the newest exhibit by local Lexington artist Deborah Slone. These astounding watercolor works are the perfect match for an early summer night out!
The exhibition will also feature select floral arrangements by Ikebana master Brooke Pohl.
NOTE: An inventory of rare and one-of-a-kind prints of the artist's work will also be available for purchase!
Located at the corner of Mill & Maxwell Streets inside the Shambhala Meditation Center, the gallery has FREE PARKING and are only a 2-block walk to the heart of downtown.The Lexington Shambhala Meditation Center's Mill & Max Contemplative Arts Gallery will also be open 12-3pm on Saturdays and Sundays during the show's run, or visit the Virtual Gallery Tour at MillAndMaxGallery.com
A formal Meet-The-Artist Reception will also take place on June 2nd 4:30-7:30pm, and you can sign up for a Watercolor Workshop with the Artist June 11th 2-4pm.
FROM THE ARTIST: In Middle English offering (offring) means " the presenting of something to a deity; to present, bestow, bring before".
I believe each painting begins as an offering from nature, and through my painting practice I offer the gift of these moments to others, in return. I strive to capture the transitory moments when the play of light brings a leaf or a petal into sharp relief, and creates a dramatic presence that is never exactly replicated. I view my painting life as a practice of presence and observation, which for me is paramount to the final result of any of the individual paintings. I invite you to spend time with this exhibit in a similar spirit of presence and observation.
Each painting is created using a multitude of glazes over a period of days. As the washes build up, the transparency of the watercolor mimics the play of light on the objects, and they become more complex, and the source of light more nuanced, over time. I attempt to present each object as is, in an imperfect state of being with many details that delight and surprise as a closer observation reveals them.
This exhibit is my offering to you, and I invite you to join me!
www.DeborahSloneArt.com