An Affair in the Islands

June 2  - July 30 2012

Inspired by H.C. Westermann's (1922 -1981) lithograph "An Affair in the Islands" (1972), this second

biennial exhibit features an eclectic group of artists for a multi-dimensional and multi-media survey of

the island theme.

DOUG BRITT

Escape from L..A.
2011
found objects construction

Untitled
1983
acrylic on canvas + cardboard
61 ½ X 61 ½ inches

Untitled
1983
acrylic on canvas + cardboard
63 ½ x 63 ½ inches

SHARON BRITT

Ancient ship I
2011
fiber
16x14x10 inches

Ancient ship II
2011
fiber
14x10x 8 inches

KAREN GALLY

Manifestations. Inserting manifestations on paper when the familiar is insufficient to give what I feel.

2012

Rendition two C. even closer 
hb 2b 2h 4h graphite on archival paper
18 x 18 inches

Rendition two B. close up
hb 2b 2h 4h graphite on archival paper
18 x 18 inches

Rendition two A. 
hb 2b 2h 4h graphite on archival paper 1
8 x 18 inches

Rendition one A. 
hb 2b 2h 4h graphite on archival paper
24 x 24 inches

Rendition one B. close up 
hb 2b 2h 4h graphite on archival paper
24 x24 inches

Rendition one C. even closer 
hb 2b 2h 4h graphite on archival paper
24 x 24 inches

A.KIMBERLIN BLACKBURN

The Couple
2012
glass beads, linen, cotton and acrylic on birch
103 x 113 x 2.5 inches
111x 111x 2.5 inches

I find a gentle peace in white, feelings of hope mix with love for 
the future and the past. When the wind blows, the flowers dance; lovely shimmering vivacity.As we plant trees, we will enjoy their fruits which come after their 
audacious, diverse, joie de vivre blooms.

– A.Kimberlin Blackburn

DEYANA MIELKE

Innocent Wisdom
2012
oil on linen,
47 x 36 inches

Sir Loin
2011
oil on canvas
50 x 46 inches

Hope You Like the Fish: Coelacanth & Self
2006
oil on canvas
46 x 42 inches

For me there is a rambling sense of reality where figures, space and ground 
constantly collide, confront and embrace each other, providing, promoting or 
forcing change where contact is made--analogous to a chemical reaction.

These paintings seek or attempt to visually “opt in” to the viewers' "real space" 
(at the specific distance for each viewer) to collide, confront, embrace, examine
and share environments.

– Deyana Mielke