Remember When exhibit at Gallery One to open Dec. 2
Gallery One’s Remember When exhibit will open to the public Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Year’s end is often a time to relive old memories and simpler times. This month’s theme at Gallery One brings a very personal perspective from the artists. In Leo Kahl’s watercolor painting, “Mustard, Ketchup and Relish,” memories of ballgames past, both with his own dad and with his son, come rushing back. The backlit scene of the setting sun creating a glow around a hotdog cart dispensing memory, as well as dinner, stirs the soul.
Boyhood memories abound in Ray Ewing’s oil painting, “Still Running.” What appears to be an antique car is actually a boy’s memory of looking forward every fall to the new car models that would come out each September. I
Another example of a car that isn’t just a car is Joyce Condry’s acrylic painting, “VW Bus.” This little bus lived on the streets of Haight-Ashbury, traveled across country to Woodstock, hauled beer kegs to the Sigma Chi house and is enjoying its retirement in Rehoboth Beach.
Eileen Olson’s childhood memories of growing up in Brooklyn in the ‘50s are brought to life in her acrylic painting, “Last Exit to Brooklyn.” As children, Eileen and her sister would jump from garage roof to garage roof. When they heard their mom’s voice, they would run home many blocks, often looking back to catch the last silhouettes of the houses and stores against the rosy evening sky.
Michelle Marshall’s acrylic painting, “Endless Summer,” shares a similar story. Growing up at the beach, kids would spend the day lying in the sand until the very last remains of the setting sun would illuminate the surfers heading home after their final ride at dusk.
Scott Broadfoot’s oil painting, “End of the Line,” executed in his colorful and stylized manner is a mini history lesson. Four-wheeler trams were built in the 1900s in Wilmington, and they ran up and down the coast between small towns until 1929.
In Lesley McCaskill’s watercolor “Beach Blanket,” the little girl can’t wait to jump in the ocean, and her young mother patiently trails her to set up camp.
In “Summer’s End, Bethany Beach,” Laura Hickman’s pastel painting taken from an old photo shows how the first families of Bethany traveled to the beach before cars. Ruts in the road were formed by horse-drawn carriages that transported their luggage.
Marybeth Paterson’s oil painting “Keeping James Farm Memories” and Dale Sheldon’s “Remembering Tuscany,” an acrylic, are classically lovely landscapes that reflect deep memories of fresh air, walks in nature with treasured friends, and special places to be discovered anew each visit.
Always staffed by an artist, Gallery One is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day at 32 Atlantic Ave., Route 26, in Ocean View. Face masks and social distancing are required. To ensure the safety of all, the number of visitors at any one time may be limited.
For more information, call 302-537-5055, email art@galleryonede.com or go to galleryonede.com.
