Posted by Oculus Gallery on August 30, 1999 at 18:38:43:
FOR RELEASE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1999:
Contact: Oculus Gallery - (206) 366-2108
WHO: Seattle artist Allison Woods
WHAT: an exhibition of new paintings
WHERE: Oculus Gallery, in Pioneer Square, 163 S. Jackson, Seattle WA
WHEN: September 2 through October 2, 1999, reception for the artist Thursday, September 2nd, 6-9 PM
Oculus Gallery presents an exhibition of new works by Seattle artist Allison Woods. Her current approach to painting is to build a substructure of both translucent and opaque underpainting, and then to paint over this in intense layers of color laid on with a housepainting brush. The results of this process are gorgeous, saturated fields of color, punctuated by glimpses of complementary underpainting, and the occasional peek at bare canvas. Shades of West Coast Abstract painters William Ivey and Clyfford Still can be seen in this series of paintings. The work of Allison Woods was recently added to the Safeco Corporate Collection.
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