On September 9, three artists open their exhibitions of two-dimensional artwork at Packer Schopf Gallery. New drawings by Bill Harrison are presented in Outlaws and Patriots, and new paintings by Lorraine Peltz and Doug Smithenry are exhibited in Dazzling and Bright and Alexandra Walrus respectively.
Outlaws and Patriots
Harrison offers highly realistic life size charcoal pencil renderings to create “unsympathetic portraits” of aging bikers. Fascinated by the tribal aspect of the biker subculture, Harrison compares today’s bikers with cowboys of the Old West; seeing them as tough independent men who often are misfits and generally want nothing more than to be left to live their lives as they see fit.
Dazzling and Bright
Described as a painter of pleasure, Peltz’s paintings of chandeliers, flowers, and painterly events reference both past and present and provide a visual and sensory experience about the nature of private identity and public persona. For the artist, the chandelier conjures a remembered culture and her patterned flowers and decorative flourishes suggest the celebration of significant events.
Alexandra Walrus
Smithenry adds prose to his paintings which hint at life after a bad (or bored) relationship.
The three exhibitions run until October 22, 2011 at Packer Schopf Gallery on 942 West Lake Street. Gallery hours are 11:00 am to 5:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.packergallery.com or email packer@packergallery.com.
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