The L'eau Down:
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Maybe it's because an aqueous sensibility has permeated my own artmaking recently, but I'm more attuned to painting in which water is reference or theme.
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Paintings from Darla Bjork's Water Series had the main gallery at SoHo 20 Gallery. With a cool palette and a fluid gesture, Bjork creates an environment in which water seems to roil, wave, break and flow. Using encaustic, she takes full advantage of the medium's fluid qualities, allowing paint drips to develop the compositions and enhance the sensation of liquid. The show ran through September 26, but you can see more on Bjork's website.
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At Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, Kylie Heidenheimer shows eight paintings that reference the elements. Two stand out as particularly topical. The show has been extended to October 17.
Port, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 38 x 38 inches
Installation showing Port and Raceway
Below: Raceway, 2008, acrylic on panel, 46 x 46 inches
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