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Curator's Statement:

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Katheleen Callery’s works examine flowers  — sometime very realistically – sometime in the abstract – and sometimes both in the same painting. Marsha Staiger describes her process as a combination of mediation and struggle – yet the resulting abstract acrylic paintings are often loose bands of color suggesting peace and tranquility. The floral and the linear present an elegant juxtaposition in this two-person show at the Atheaneum Gallery. What brings the show together is a shared color sensibility and a feeling of playful exploration in their respective works. —

Twig Murray

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Artists' Statements

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Kathleen Callery

On a daffodil painting: I enjoy the tactile sensation of drawing and playing with my hand-eye coordination. I am interested in creating a painting that is complete, but still shows some of its inherent structure. I correct the emerging image using my imagination, thinking of the many daffodils I have seen in my lifetime, a sort of “universal” daffodil and draw now with a free hand. This work shares my emotional response to the nature of daylight in this geographical area. — Kathleen Callery

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Marsha Staiger

As I work I encourage the child in me to reinvent the delight of repeating the cadence in the mark making that begins my process .... Layers of color talk to and influence each other. The balance between warm and cool, the rhythm that is created as a color travels through the work .... New colors added or taken away that change all the relationships .... The way an accidental drip leads to the next large mark. Mixed signals and ambiguity are part of my process of creating. —

Marsha Staiger