The Color Blue exhibit at Gallery One opens Jan. 8
Gallery One in Ocean View announced its next show, The Color Blue, will be open to the public Wednesday, Jan. 8, to Tuesday, Feb. 25.
While some may find themselves with the post-holiday blues, the artists at Gallery One are taking the idea of blues in a more optimistic direction. Representing both sky and sea, blue is associated with open spaces, freedom, intuition, imagination, expansiveness, inspiration, and sensitivity. Blue also symbolizes meanings of depth, loyalty, sincerity, wisdom and stability. As the color of the spirit, blue invokes rest and tranquility.
On the color wheel, blue is considered to be cool; it is the only cool primary color. Its warm complement is orange, so viewers will often find compositions based around those two colors, as in Laura Hickman’s pastel painting, “Tyrrhenian Blues."
In Lesley McCaskill’s watercolor, “Blue Hydrangeas,” blue is a cool color surrounded by other cool colors, greens and purples. Her painting exudes a peaceful quality in addition to the crisp beauty of the floral image. With many shades of blue, the large, rounded blooms are eye-catching.
Dale Sheldon’s acrylic painting, “Blue Flowers of Keukenhof,” illustrates a blue stream of flowers flowing down a bank between trees in a garden near Amsterdam.
“Blue Skies Ahead,” an acrylic painting by Cheryl Wisbrock, was created on the Bethany boardwalk as gray skies were clearing over the ocean after a stormy weekend. Wisbrock said watching the blue sky emerge was a joy.
In Joyce Condry’s acrylic painting, “Great Blue Heron,” the artist immortalizes the iconic marsh bird in shades of cool blue. The heron is a solitary creature, and the color blue seems a good fit for its cool nature.
“View from Oakwood Street" is a water media with collage piece by Eileen Olson. Cerulean blue depicts the ocean, while azure blue represents the sky.
Always staffed by an artist, Gallery One is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, seven days a week, at 32 Atlantic Ave., Route 26, Ocean View.
For more information, call 302-537-5055 or go to www.galleryonede.com.
