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Kiernan Hall Nature Art Gallery
Marjorie Morrow

Artist Reception, Sunday, May 17, 2009
1 - 4 pm

Morrow's paintings are the result of an intense process, which often starts with the making of small drawings. She reiterates the same subjects -fields, limbs, clouds, mountains-until she achieves complete intimacy with them. This acquisition of knowledge allows the artist's perception to mature, and enables her to apprehend the essential nature of the things she observes. Therefore the paintings, though retaining recognizable references, are in essence abstractions, no longer renditions of a specific landscape or subject. They are about movement, rhythm, energy, tension.

Some of the lines may suggest boughs or tendrils that sway gracefully in space, weaving in curvilinear movements. Others become graphic patterns of jagged, twisted lines, full of dramatic torsion and energy. We are always reminded that the controlling force is the artist's hand. These works are about the artist's attempt to grasp nature's mutability. She has created a unique personal calligraphy. ~ Fatima Bercht, Independent Curator & Writer, NYC.

Titles function as an important element in the work. "Kissing Clouds" and "Winter Solstice '07" are inspired by changing atmospheric conditions like rain, mist, snow and clouds or by seasonal transformations.

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www.marjoriemorrow.com
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The Kiernan Hall Nature Arts Gallery is located inside the Kimberlin Nature Education Center, open to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, every day of the week. Click here for directions to the center.