Green Chalk Contemporary: Francie Hester & Anne Marchand
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Green Chalk Contemporary in Monterey's Lighthouse District is proud to present two concurrent exhibitions, March 15 - May 3: Symbolic Spaces by Francie Hester and Threads by Anne Marchand.
Francie Hester: Symbolic Spaces
Francie Hester's new work examines time as infinite, fluid, without discrete beginning or end. She uses fabricated steel, plexiglass disks, solid aluminum disks, and aluminum panels with a honeycomb core to create this work. Successive layers of acrylic paint are applied, sanded, heated, and then reapplied to create the depth of the surface. Some surfaces are etched with brain scans, and others are drilled. A final layer of wax and raw pigment pulls out the patina and richness of the layered colors.
Ten percent of the sales for Symbolic Spaces will be donated to The Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in Washington, DC, in honor of Brendan Ogg, a poet who died of brain cancer at age 20 and whose life and work served as an inspiration for these pieces.
Anne Marchand: Threads
Anne Marchand's work originates in the movement of energy…energy that animates and connects all physical things. Often inspired by NASA photography from telescopes in deep space as well as by the macrocosm and microcosm of the human body, Marchand's paintings suggest connections of the visible with the invisible. With layers upon layers of colors, materials, words, and forms, inspired by sources as disparate as astronomy, nature, and poetry, Marchand's imaginative and fascinating work is akin to a complex and abstract puzzle, drawing the audience into her mesmerizing visual landscape.
Green Chalk Contemporary art gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 3:30pm-7pm and by appointment. For more information, please phone Ami-Sue Lawless at 831-601-0534.
