099PREVIEWwaiting for inspiration.”
The title of the work refers to a poem,
which the artist writes for each new
piece. The poem reads, in part: To let go
the sparkling cracker / flying in a sudden
debacle / is like propelling a thought to
the heavens / to engulf the stars in a
battle / To stand there sketching a smile
/ looking a far inside of my mind / is like
digging close to my heart / to find my soul
so close by.
Wilson’s works in the show include
Spiraling of Hexes and The Keeper, both
of which feature young female subjects
looking out upon the viewer. “I think my
work is such that it can be interpreted
in many ways. When I paint darkness,
there is a small spark of hope imbedded,
and vice versa,” Wilson says. “I keep
my titles a bit loose and poetic so that
they lend to any interpretation, without
telling someone how to feel, or what to
see. My work holds stories that must
be deciphered by the viewer, and this is
by design. Art that I cannot ‘make my
own’ is boring to me. It is so important
to allow and encourage the viewer to
participate—and Richard at RJD Gallery
is very good at encouraging the viewers’
imagination!”
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Pamela Wilson, Spiraling of Hexes,
oil and 24k gold leaf on canvas
over birch panel, 18 x 18"2
Armando Valero, The Cracker of
Fire, oil on canvas, 25 x 31"3
Andrei Zadorine, Girl on the
Stool, oil on linen, 47 x 47"4
Katie O’Hagan, Refuge,
oil on linen, 60 x 48"5
Margo Selski, The Land of Plenty, oil
and beeswax on canvas, 16 x 12"6
Pamela Wilson, The Keeper,
oil on canvas, 48 x 48"456