I’m happy to report that my new aunt-in-law is a painter. Josie Merck’s recent work is inspired by New England farmers, specifically those on Block Island (a tiny island off the shores of Rhode Island) who make hay within the boundaries of old stone walls. “It is about what lies […]
Tag: Atlantic Gallery
NYTimes art reviews: Talese, Ossorio
“Pamela Talese: Working Waterfront, Paintings of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,” Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY. Through Oct. 20. Talese paints straightforward images of the working ships, tugboats, and docks of the industrial waterfront. Roberta Smith reports that “the total effect is unexpectedly convincing, all the more so because each painting […]