Exhibitions

A New Insight

August 28, 2024

Gallery One is pleased to announce the September show,A New Insight,” open to the public August 27, through September 28, 2024.

Insights are those deeply satisfying moments when a learner goes from “I can’t figure this out” to “Aha! Ive got it!” The end result of a good insight is always a change in mindset, worldview, feelings, or behavior whether for you or for others. This month the artists of Gallery One are exploring and seeking insights through their art. Artist Laurie Fields is a genius at this, in her mixed media piece, “Gulick Series #1,” she explains her process, “I had access to items being discarded from a builders Design Center. Using a cabinet door skeleton as a substrate, I assembled items not usually used in artwork, giving them a new perspective and context.” The insightproblem solving process has long been studied in neuroscience, and is the result of result of two processes, one conscious (working memory problem solving) and one unconscious (subconscious percolating in the background). Two triggers that can lead us to insights are contradiction, and connection. Turning the frustration of an unsolvable problem or contradiction into curiosity, and seeing connections in seemingly dissimilar categories opens the door to insight. For Cindy Beyer the challenge was in creating a more realistic and emotional ocean painting, in her acrylic, “Not so Smooth Sailing. “I have been having fun painting with flexible modeling paste. Because of the consistency, I’m able to build the waves to be very dimensional.” For artist Dale Sheldon in, “Summer Flowers” in acrylic, she was experimenting to up the volume” beyond using just traditional complementary shades of color. “Complementary colors always create attention. Trying a different approach in this painting I have used violet- the complement of yellow, along with blue, the complement of orange, to make sure the painting sings!

When we learn to find insights, we deepen our understanding of life and how to operate well within it. Sometimes the process itself brings insights, and a change in approach can be a catalyst. In artist Cheryl Wisbrock’s watercolor, Storm Over the Water,” she shares, “I enjoy painting the marsh and open waters of our region, typically in peaceful, somewhat gentle settings. This painting embraced the “other” times on our waters.  I switched to a bold, energetic sky painted in a limited palette of stormy darks, and included rain on the horizon to emphasize the rough weather.  This was a departure for me and offers insight into the various moods of our waters.In Lesley McCaskill’s acrylic painting, “Gull Huddle, the artist restricted her palette and chose to concentrate on shapes, both positive and negative, within the rectangle. A departure for her that gained her insight into the close-knit relationship of the gulls.

Oftentimes a change of scenery or locale can bring about new insights. For artist Laura Hickman in her pastel, The Fairy Villa,” the Quartiere Copped provided the opportunity for insight. One of Rome’s best kept secrets, and an unexpected inspiration.  This villa is part of a neighborhood designed by Gino Coppede and it is an architect lover’s dream as it combines Art Nouveau with Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Art Deco characteristics. Artist Joyce Condry’s temporary abode next door to a beekeeper, gained her insight into the strange life of honeybees, resulting in her acrylic, “Bee at Work.”

For an insightful outing this September why not pay a visit to Gallery One in Ocean View, Delaware! Gallery One is open daily 10am – 5pm.