Art reception for Susan Webster set Aug. 4 at Gallery 50
Gallery 50 announces an exhibit by Maryland artist Susan Webster and an opening reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 4, to kick off the show and meet the artist in person. The exhibition runs through Thursday, Aug. 17.
Webster's acrylic paintings are compilations of collagraph prints, charcoal, fabric paints, collage and impasto. Her style is vivid and mobile, an expressionist abstraction of the mundane with a strong fauvist bent.
She finds her greatest inspiration in the German Expressionists. "They show how to portray one’s inner self without words, using striking colors to express their feelings and to make their point," she said.
The bright colors and expressions she creates in her art reflect her personality and life perspective. Her paintings present an event with a deceivingly simple statement rather than a specific focal point. Her love of traveling abroad is often represented with various scenes she creates from her memories and experiences. "Reality is an everyday task; I prefer to paint an invitation for people to explore how I see my world and to bring their own personal interpretation," said Webster.
Webster lives on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay where she works in her studio. She was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up living throughout the United States. She graduated from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 1986 with a degree in printmaking. Webster worked as a cartographer for an environmental firm, an adjunct art instructor at a community college and a freelance designer before focusing on her own artwork full time.
Gallery 50 is at 50 Wilmington Ave., Rehoboth Beach, next door to Henlopen City Oyster House. For more information, call 302-227-2050, email ed@gallery50art.com or go to gallery50art.com.
