February
Art Highlights
Through 2/25- LITTLE BIG THINGS, a group show at Van Brunt
Gallery, Beacon. Nine different artists explore the potential
largeness of the small, packing big ideas into compact spaces.
Colin Barclay scales down his landscapes to fit seven 3”
by 9” paintings. Thomas Sarrantonio offers a series
of a single tree at different times of day, reflecting on
the cycles of time. Scott Daniel Ellison confronts big fears
in small settings, while Juan Garcia-Nuñez combines
shadowy figures with abstractions and. . . teeth. Susan English
goes fully miniature while keeping interest (down to 4”
by 5”), Katherine Streeter contributes humorous narrative
paintings, and Julie Tooth explores abstractions with her
signature oval shapes. Carol Struve’s color meditations
take the form of monoprints, while Simon Draper makes found
wood that’s been repainted and time-worn into oddly
revealing boxes. Some have doors to open, multiple layers.
Van Brunt Gallery, 460 Main St., Beacon, www.vanbruntgallery.com,
845.838.2995. Th-Mo 11 AM- 6 PM
Through 3/25- STYLES AND SUBJECTS, solo show by Karl Volk
at Montgomery Row Second Level, Rhinebeck. Karl Volk has been
a tireless artist, educator, and curator in this region for
years. Though born in Brooklyn, he spent his formative years
in war-torn Germany, returning to New York as a teen, and
going on to get his degrees from Brooklyn College and NYU.
He’s taught for 25 years in the Spacenkill School system,
and presently curates for the Unitarian Universalist Society
in Poughkeepsie, while studying (still) at the Woodstock School
of Art and Barrett Arts. This collection of landscapes, still-life
watercolors, multi-media collages, and prints encapsulate
a lifetime of skill and experience. Montgomery Row Second
Level, 6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, www.montgomeryrow.com,
845.876.0543. Mo,We,& Fr 9 AM- 7 PM, Tu & Th 9 AM-
8 PM, Sa & Su 10 AM- 6 PM
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