Matisse Leaves

Red barricade on Zoo Road in Durand Eastman Park, Rochester, New York
Red barricade on Zoo Road in Durand Eastman Park, Rochester, New York

I never noticed this until Peggi pointed it out. The white oak leaves, the ones that look like they belong in a Matisse painting, tend to land with their backsides up in the Fall. The leaf is usually cupped and it must fall like a parachute. The back side of the leaves are duller so you have to turn them over to get the most color.

We didn’t buy anything at today’s Holiday Show at Philips Fine Art. It was one of those shows where you could take the piece home if you laid down the cash so pieces were disappearing as we talked and Warren was quick to rearrange the show, removing the empty hooks and clustering the remaining paintings artfully. I love this space. Warren frames work in the back and rotates work in the main gallery on a monthly basis. Pete Monacelli hangs the shows and is often one of the featured artists. And then there are two other rooms in this gallery with work by big names from Rochester’s recent past, always top quality work that Warren has purchased to resell.

The Holiday Show featured some beautiful watercolor and pen drawings by Kurt Feuerherm, abstracts by Judy Gohringer and George Wegman, and wooden sculptures by Peter Gohringer. Peter is fan of the band and we talked music. If I bought something it would have been Tarrent Clement’s orange and black assemblage. I fell in love with it and it was still on the wall when we left.

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  1. The phrase “unintended consequences” is getting a lot of play these days. Brining home art over the years led to a moment when I was tempted to use it too. I was preoccupied with a renovation project last night. When I walked into the living room the walls were nearly bare. Instead paintings nine works ( including one of Tarrant’s) littered the hallway floor. Barbara said “I just wanted to see it empty”.

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