HUMBOLDT 鈥� The Humboldt and District Gallery is reopening with a three month showing of Critical Links, an exhibit with works from the local Artists' Block Critique Group.
The exhibit contains 31 pieces from nine artists. The pieces themselves primarily feature landscape paintings, but also include sculptures and abstract.
鈥淢ostly they鈥檙e focused on Humboldt and area鈥檚 landscapes,鈥� said Yoonjin Park Bott, the gallery鈥檚 cultural programmer.
鈥淔or local people, it will be nice to see the Humboldt and area landscapes with lots of different mediums. They have oil painting and acrylic and others.鈥�
The artists featured include Karen Pask-Thompson, Janet Corcoran, Karen Holden, Karen Maguire, Inger DeCoursey, Kathy Bradshaw, Kathleen Slavin, Sylvia Thompson and the late Del Gradish.
鈥淭he motivation for this exhibition stems from the reason we formed our critique group: the desire to share ideas and draw inspiration from each other in order to grow as artists,鈥� said the Artists' Block Critique Group, in a statement.
鈥淎s most of us are landscape painters, we have worked plein air [outdoors] from a specific location in the Humboldt area. During our multiple sessions, we sketched and painted our chosen landscape using a range of media, suited to each artist鈥檚 individual style and working process.鈥�
Park Bott described the group鈥檚 work as 鈥渕ature.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 not just simple landscapes that anyone can do, their life is kind of melted in the painting 鈥� that鈥檚 what I see. Technique wise, they鈥檙e pretty mature too,鈥� she said.
鈥淎 very deep understanding of Humboldt and area landscapes and the nature, and very deep thoughts. I can actually catch it from the abstract and the collage work as well.鈥�
Select pieces at the exhibit will be on sale.
鈥淵ou can see all the artists鈥� work on the wall and you can buy it too, that鈥檚 the beauty of how we support the local artists,鈥� Park Bott said.
鈥淚 think it's great to see the artwork at the gallery again, after the long COVID-19 break, to appreciate our life again.鈥�
Due to COVID-19, the gallery鈥檚 hours have reduced. The gallery is open this summer from Tuesday to Saturday, at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Critical Links will be shown until Sept. 25.
