Encountering local art at Vernon Street Studios was one of the most fascinating experience of this past weekend. Many artists open its doors to welcome guest with crackers, wine, and creative works. I first came across Sheila Rice and Elizabeth Flemings who were very welcoming and discussed some of their acrylic painting techniques Sheila Rice's work was full of textures and vivid colors which she kept abstract while layering paint to give her pieces dimension. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Flemings worked both with acrylic and prints with soothing colors complementing Rice's work as the pieces were displayed side by side.
Some of my favorite pieces were those that seemed to be inspired by a dream malleable to be interpret in different ways. Bekka Teerlink exhibited a palette of neons highlighting otherwise average landscapes as if seen through the lenses of a night owl with fluorescent vision. One of the paintings can be seen in the collage as a man with no face leans on a tree photographed by an anonymous shadow. Who could that man be? and Who is the anonymous figure? numerous answers to be left open to interpretation. Similarly, John Rice's simplistic shapes with out of the norm proportions such as the tulip seen below only leads us to think of an imaginary land where the flowers intermingle with fluffy clouds. However, paintings were not the only means to create a dreamy landscape since I came across a small wood village which hung from the ceiling as if levitating in thin air titled "Terra Not So Firma" the artists studio was also vibrant with Brazilian music perpetuating an escape from the everyday Boston settings.
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