Gallery aims to show
artists’ indiyidualism
By Sean McCarthy
Staff Reporter
Rubbing his wiry, steel wool-gray
beard, Lincoln painter Howard Kaye
tries to explain how his rendition of a
salmon-colored mountain range is so
bright to the eyes.
Watercolors have typically been
typecast for their lack of depth and
dullness, Kaye explained, but his
have been said to rival the oil-based
acrylics of other painters.
“You put it on in layers. You add
the darker colors on top,” Kaye said
about his approach to painting.
The public now has the opportu
nity to see for itself Kaye’s final pro
ductions, as the painter is one of four
featured artists this month at Noyes
Art Gallery, 119 S. 9th St.
One of Kaye’s favorite techniques
for painting comes from the use of
complementary colors, he said.
Although unusual in watercolor,
using colors such as purple and yel
low is a recurring theme in Kaye’s
work, he said.
“If you can manage to mix them,
you get an interesting tension,” he
said.
Prizes he has received for his
watercolor painting career include
the Northeast Watercolor Society
American Artist Award in 1988 and
first prize from the Cheyenne Artists’
Guild for Watercolor in 1990.
Throughout his experiences at
regional and national juried exhibi
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tions, Kaye’s focus on painting has
remained constant, he said.
“First off I need a subject,” he
said. “You need a subject to get start
ed, even in the abstract (paintings).”
Along with Kaye’s work, that of
Michelle Weston, Max Cox and Igor
Longinoff will be featured in Noyes
Gallery’s Focus Gallery this month.
Weston’s blown glass, Cox’s display
pottery and Loginoff’s series of
Russian photographs complete the
gallery’s showcased art.
Noyes’ second gallery, the Main
Gallery, will feature artists Tom
Palmerton and Karen Neppl, whose
exhibit features two interchangeable
puzzles. Neppl drew inspiration from
Mad magazine to create the bug-eyed
characters she painted, Noyes said.
For the September exhibit, Noyes
is displaying the work of 55 artists.
Unlike past exhibitions, however, the
current one doesn’t have a central
theme, she said.
“This is more of a showcase for
the individual artists,” Noyes said.
Noyes Gallery will play host to an
opening reception for all September’s
featured artists on Friday from 6:30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The reception will
be open to the public, and artists will
be available to answer questions from
patrons. The exhibition will run
through the month.
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