“WOMEN IN TRANSITION”

Inspired by artists such as Wolf Kahn, Leroy Neiman and Jonas Jones, three Suffield watercolorists have stepped out of their comfort zone to produce an eclectic body of work which will be on display at the Kent Memorial Library for the month of January. Carolyn Caldwell, Laura Lucia, and Lynn Malec have made the transition from watercolor paper to canvas of all sizes, using a palette built on rich colors of blue, purple, and red along with metallics and whites.

With the addition of tactile substance, they have enhanced these colors creating texture and movement, pitting matte against gloss, light against dark, warm against cool, and visual against emotional.

Carolyn Caldwell is a Suffield paramedic and a ski patroller at an area mountain. She has studied art at Smith College and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Carolyn has a thought-provoking, ethereal style running through her works.

Laura Lucia, owner of Affordable Framing in Windsor Locks, CT has studied with Howard Beresford, Lynn Malec, Mary Rosman and Joyce Washer. Along with framing, Laura is a jewelry designer with a zest for life that is evident in each subject and brushstroke.

Lynn Malec, trained graphic artist, has studied throughout the country and internationally with many well known artists. A member of the Connecticut Watercolor Society and the Wickford Art Association of Rhode Island, Lynn teaches class at her studio in Suffield and at the Windsor Locks Senior Center. Lynn’s work vividly depicts light and shadow.

The artists will host a reception in the gallery from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, on Thursday, January 7^th. The public is invited.

This show is made possible through the efforts of the artists, the Suffield Arts Council, and the Kent Memorial Library staff.