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BY DIANA BIRD Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
“Egg Streams”, the allmedia exhibit by members of the Middle Street Gallery, on show this month until March 28, anticipates Easter and the promise of spring. This is so not only owing to the “eggs” of many varieties on display, but also because most of the works are cheerful and glowing.
A recent oil on canvas by June Jordan, “Beauty and the Egg” is a large painting of a woman seated before panes of glass, beyond which is a snow scene, reflecting the sun. The colors are especially noteworthy, artfully combining purple, blue, orange, gray-white and tan.
The woman’s figure is gracefully relaxed. This is an interesting, imaginative painting which includes a small “brown” egg that might symbolize the germ of a thought.
Facing June’s picture on the left wall is an oil on wood by Chris Stevens, “With Clouds Like Eggs”, trees, shrubs and most conspicuously, an intensely blue sky in a neighborhood of homes. Although not highly pitched in tone as some of Chris’ paintings are, this one shines warmly, the yellow houses, green roofs, and green and red foliage are done to convey a friendly feeling of safety.
Two of Eunice Wenger’s contributions are abstract works, “Empty Nest - Empty Eggs”, hand made paper balls, blue and gold, and looking fragile and ragged with rough textures inside and out. A hand made paper collage, “Isla Mujeres”, reflecting a Mexican inspiration, has many decorated circles, rich and intricately worked. An underlying black paper mat dramatizes the foreground images.
A true “Still Life With Egg”,
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