Sounds I Saw exhibit at Gallery One through Sept. 1
Gallery One in Ocean View will display its Sounds I Saw exhibit through Tuesday, Sept. 1.
This month’s theme sounds like nature. Sounds I Saw features paintings illustrating the sounds that surround people at the beach.
A condition called synesthesia causes an association of sounds with colors; in some people, colors are triggered when musical notes or keys are being played. Synesthetes, as they are called, can literally see music.
In every person, each one of the senses stimulates a different area of the brain. Looking at a bright yellow wall, for example, will light up the primary visual cortex at the rear of the brain. Some people may also feel like they can taste the color.
Michelle Marshall’s acrylic painting, “Sounds of a Summer Day,” depicts the laughter of children playing in the waves, an overheard conversation between friends, gulls squawking in the distance and the smell of the sea, all in vibrant hues of yellow, orange and deep blue.
The white noise of gulls in the background creates an ethereal feeling in Lesley McCaskill’s acrylic painting, “Flight,” where the clouds and blue sky swirl like waves around the birds.
The sound of herons is suggested in Cheryl Wisbrock’s acrylic painting, “Dune Flyers,” and Dale Sheldon’s acrylic, “Heron IV.”
Laura Hickman’s “Early Summer Morning, Bethany Beach,” an oil, captures the sound of stillness and gentle waking that the morning evokes, all the more precious due to its fleeting nature. Joyce Condry’s “Woody” in acrylic puts an image to her morning listening ritual.
Marybeth Paterson’s oil painting, “Garden Song” sings with vibrant summer color. Scott Broadfoot brings his classical approach to depict silence in his his still life oil, “Quiet as a Mouse.”
Always staffed by an artist, Gallery One will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., every day. Face masks and social distancing are required. To ensure safety for 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 www.galleryonede.com.
