ARCHIVE 2005

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From the Outside | November 26 - December 18, 2005

Suzanne Howes-Stevens Estuary #4, 2005 oil on map on panel 66" x 24"

Elisa Tenenbaum Lemons No.2, 2005 mixed media on panel 7" x 11'

Daniel Feldman BQE at Dusk , 2005 oil on linen 36" x 48""

 

The Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery in Kent, CT, opens a wonderful exhibition on Saturday, November 26th. It will feature three exceptional painters who draw from nature or the urban landscape for their subjects: Daniel Feldman, Suzanne Howes-Stevens, and Elisa Tenenbaum.

DANIEL FELDMAN is a strong painter whose urban images are as bold and vibrant as the city itself. Nighttime highways, congested buildings, and crowded streets are his subjects. Painted with smooth layers of rich oils, they are beautifully lit. Feldman is a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston. He has had several shows in New York and is in numerous corporate and private collections.

SUZANNE HOWES-STEVENS is a unique and fascinating painter. She relies on many sources to layer her works, literally with maps and oils, emotionally with memories of her travels. Her atmospheric landscapes, some panoramic in scale, are gorgeous tributes to the “places where land meets water, luminal places, vibrating with new life”. Howes-Stevens holds a masters degree from the Hartford Art School and has a long list of shows and awards since 1973.

ELISA TENENBAUM paints beautiful croppings from nature: lemons, melons, peapods, etc. She also paints from a larger view: an inviting path through a field. All of her works are subtly rendered with a classic, romantic spirit and colored in quiet, earthy tones. In describing her work, she has said, “They’re dreamlike, almost metaphors for a state of mind.” Tenenbaum is also a graduate of the Hartford Art School, with studies in London. Since 1981 she has had numerous exhibitions.

 

 

The Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery in Kent, CT, opens a wonderful exhibition on Saturday, October 22nd, featuring four exceptional artists: Marianne Barcellona, Dean Fisher, Kathryn Frund, and Anne Huibregtse.

MARIANNE BARCELLONA is an exciting new artist for the gallery, an accomplished painter with many years of exhibitions. Her home is New York City which inspires her work. From her rooftop studio, she makes bold, energetic, cramped and colorful paintings as captivating as the city itself.

DEAN FISHER is an amazing painter with numerous shows and awards. His still lifes are exquisite compositions, beautifully balanced and colored in subtle, warm tones. In some there are figures; in others, there is a glimpse through a window of the outside. In all of them, there is a quiet narrative that seems to take place.

KATHRYN FRUND’s landscapes are gorgeous meditations on nature. They are textural oils, often collaged with old survey maps, deeds, pieces of metal and cloth. Through her multi-layered process, she connects both visually and emotionally to the land she loves. Since 1992 she has had many shows in Boston, New York, and Ct.

ANNE HUIBREGTSE is a sculptor whose singular subject carries great weight: the cow! She describes them as “lovely, lyrical, funny, earthy and peaceful”. . . making “ever-changing patterns of movement”. Her bronzes, so richly patinaed, are all of that. She has been showing her work since 1991, and in 2000 she completed a great commissioned piece at the Wassaic train station for the MTA/Arts for Transit.

Past and Present | September 17 - October 16, 2005

 

The Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery in Kent, CT, opens a new exhibition on Saturday, September 17th, featuring three exceptional artists: Kirill Doron, Sandra Filippucci, and Leigh Palmer. All of them bridge the past and present, not only with imagery, but at times with technique.

KIRILL DORON is a timeless artist of the most exquisite works. A prominent painter and professor from Moscow, he has lived in CT for twenty-two years. He is a master of light who was called by The New York Times a “magic realist”. And indeed, his works are magical, painted with amazing precision. Most are still lifes on old wooden panels. Doron describes his subjects as “simple, beautiful, but forgotten”: a tin can, a dusty crate, an antique shoe form, a ball of twine. And, like a magician, he turns his humble objects into gems!

SANDRA FILIPPUCCI is a dynamo with limitless imagination and talent. Her current show is entitled the “PAX Series” and is a continuation of her work based upon the life of Joan of Arc. In narrative paintings and mixed media box constructions, Filippucci explodes with the powers of a true visionary. Her wood boxes combine elements from the past and present: antique figures and animals, vintage found metals, 3D computer modeling, and rich layers of paint. Filippucci has exhibited widely, and her boxes are becoming highly sought after. It is fascinating to observe their evolution.

LEIGH PALMER paints far-reaching landscapes that are romantic celebrations of nature. Also joining past and present, his affinity to the 19th century Hudson River School is natural; he lives along the river in upstate New York. Beautifully lit in gorgeous, glowing colors, these large-scale paintings are truly majestic. Palmer is a graduate of RISD with numerous shows since 1983. His works are in many collections, both private and public.

 

 

DAVID EDDY is a self-taught artist whose paintings explode with power. His figures, in bold colors, are drawn from the heart, telling tender stories with a simplicity that is captivating. Reviewed by The New York Times as “notably reminiscent of Paul Klee," Eddy paints with a combination of innocence and sophistication.

RISA KORRIS is a realist whose paintings are luscious! Her brilliant, ripe fruits and vegetables are part of a series that emerged from the farms near her former home in Litchfield County. An MFA graduate of Columbia University, she has studied with the notable realist painters Alfred Leslie and Neil Welliver.

MICHAEL PILON has been reviewed in The New York Times as “deeply indebted to Anthony Caro and other masters of welded art, but when it comes to concern for craft, the sculptor is way ahead of his mentors.” His abstract sculptures of discarded steel are extraordinary. Created with gusto and grace, they have an energy that soars.

BJORN RUNQUIST has been exhibiting his works for twenty years. Earlier this year, he was honored by the renowned painter, Will Barnet, who wrote (in part), “A certain air of romanticism permeates his work reinforced by a wonderful feeling for light and color. Runquist has entered into the contribution that celebrates the great American tradition of landscape painting.”
 

Sophisticated Simplicity | June 4 - July 3, 2005

Carol Anthony Connecticut Barn, 2005 oil pastel on paper 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Melissa Stern Secret, 2005 mixed media 39 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 11"

Willard Lustenader Cutouts with Skyline, 2004 oil on linen 26" x 18"

The Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery in Kent, CT, opens a wonderful show on Saturday, June 4th. Carol Anthony, Willard Lustenader, and Melissa Stern are each delightfully different, but all three combine elements of simplicity with the sophistication of truly accomplished artists.

CAROL ANTHONY, formerly of Litchfield County and now in New Mexico, returns to the gallery with radiant warmth. She is a magnificent painter, represented in some of the most prestigious private and museum collections across the country. Her works on paper, both landscapes and still lifes, revere the commonplace. An old majestic barn is bathed in the same glorious light as a plain dog biscuit. Executed in oil pastels, each work is an exquisite, little gem.

WILLARD LUSTENADER, while new to this gallery, is a masterful painter with many exhibitions since 1979. His works are beautiful and quirky, full of rich details, and all part of a recent series called “cutouts”. The are still lifes that combine predictable objects with utterly surprising ones. A polished, real table holds paper cutout bottles, with a paper cutout chair. His colors, like his subjects, are both subtle and bold, making painting that are entirely original.

MELISSA STERN, returns here with a group of sculptures and works on paper. She too, holds a long list of shows and international awards. She creates a world of figures who summon memories of awkward moments, often from childhood. Her materials are an odd lot: clay, wax, wire, glass, paint, paper, etc. Painted in black and white, “Secret” is a stark and tender sculpture, hands held behind its back, and a straight black line for a tightly closed mouth. Its simple form speaks volumes.

 

Doorways | April 30 - May 29, 2005

Richard Chamberlain Bouyon Door, 2005 casein on panel 30" x 20"

Cole Carothers Old Paint, 2005 oil on wood 22" x 18"

Elaine Housman Threshold, 2005 bronze 15 1/4" x 11 1/2" x 7"

Constance LaPalombara Contemplation, 2003 oil on linen 32" x 28"

The Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery in Kent, CT, celebrates its eighteenth season on Saturday, April 30. With a blast of fresh spring air, sixteen artists come together in a group show entitled “Doorways.”

A delightful exhibition of wide open views, from inside and out, the doorways are limitless. There are paintings, sculptures, and mixed media works, from super real to abstract and everything between. The variations and imaginative talents are simply amazing! Most of the artists are familiar friends, having shown at the gallery before, while two are exciting, new introductions: one from nearby in Connecticut, the other from West Virginia. Together, all sixteen are truly great! Bascove, Mary Ann Cannella, Cole Carothers, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Cronin, Kirill Doron, Lisbeth Firmin, Dean Fisher, Joan Griswold, Elaine Housman, Silvius Krecu, Mallory Lake, Constance LaPalombara, Matthew LaRose, Bjorn Runquist, Judith Wyer