Great news from my friend Gwyneth Leech, educated in Scotland, where I shall be sampling Scotch whiskeys not many months hence. She's got a terrific show going on at the New York Public Library. Check her out, she's got kind of a sweet Alice Neel kind of thing going, muscly brush strokes and a delicate color sense. I love in particular the way she treated the sulfur area in the painting above, its faint hints of structure consumed by the yummy heat.
Here's the info, gleaned from the email she sent me. Check it out now.
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FAMILY ALBUM: OIL PAINTINGS BY GWYNETH LEECHSphere: Related Content
Mixed-race and Alternative Family Portraits
The New York Public Library
Columbus Branch
1st and 2nd floor
10 Avenue between 50th and 51st
New York, NY 10019
I am pleased to mark the beginning of Barack Obama's presidency with an exhibition of paintings of mixed-race and alternative families, at the New York Public Library, Columbus Branch.
The exhibition opened on Inauguration Day and will run through March 30th
Open library hours:
Mon /Wed 10 AM - 8 PM
Tue/Thur 10AM - 6PM
Fri/Sat 10AM - 5PM
The paintings are dedicated to the memory of Mildred Loving, who died in 2008 (of Loving Vs Virginia, the 1967 landmark Supreme Court case which finally ended all laws against inter-racial marriage.)
Mildred Loving was black and her husband was white. After a lifetime of keeping out of the public eye, Mrs. Loving issued a statement on the 40th anniversary of Loving Vs Virginia in 2007, which ended:
"I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people’s civil rights.
I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about."
Further information from
Gwyneth Leech
gwynethl at earthlink dot net
http://www.gwynethleech.com
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