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at Middle St. s sn By LISA G. CURRIE Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer Tanya Richey’s upcoming show at Middle Street Gallery in Washington began four years ago. 1 Opening July 4, the 20-piece show — mixed medium on various surfaces — brings about a whole new realm of artistic expression for Mrs. Richey. Moving from still life and watercolor scenes, MrsV Richey moves into symbols and myths in acrylic, oils and metallic ink on papyrus and masonite board and canvas. Not only has the surface Changed, the medium has changed and the meaning has deepened. “These are symbols of my own personal thought,” she said, waving her arm around her own Windflower Fine Arts Gallery workroom in Washington. In other rooms, Mrs. Richey’s work brings to life places, familiar and unfamiliar. The show pieces bring symbols — both real and personal, like a painted deer skull or a horseshoe crab shell — to life. “These are things people may not relate to,” she said with a smile, adding for an artist this is a giant stef! forward. v “This is jumping over the edge and opening up and letting people really see you,” she said, adding not only are the 20 pieces representive of her symbols and experience, they are her own myths and feelings. “It’s thinking about your life and telling a story?" that’s the ‘gateway into the myth,’ ” she said. The first room shows a series of 10 pieces on papyrus. ' “I got the papyrus in Egypt,” the artist said, adding for this reason she feels the show began in 1987. “I wanted to do something with the paper but, I did' not want to paint someone elses symbols,” she said. Over the years, her own symbols materialized. With detailed lines of gold and black, pyramids and sacred cats with haunting eyes and birds and images, Mrs. Richey moves from using familiar primary symbols to personal and story symbols. As each piece progresses, it moves to a more personal angle. “The gateway to her own personal myth” exhibits Mrs. Richey’s ability to express herself on various mediums, using various techniques and materials. “This is just the gateway,” she said, adding the next show will extend deeper into her own myth. “You never know when it all will come about,” she* said with a smile. . Pieces range in price from $125 to $1,500. A limited edition print of “Ciaro Cat” is available.
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