Carmen Sasso and Dan Hofstadter return to offer two solo shows suggesting two different approaches to representational art. // Dan offers a sampling of thirty years of freehand drawing. These show a variety of subjects, including portraits of friends and family, figure pieces, and a suite of monotypes. The latter, composed from fantasy in a direct technique the artist picked up while teaching primary-school art classes, explore several shadowy themes that have haunted his imagination. Other drawings, executed in willow charcoal, pen-and-ink, and ink wash, create a concrete impression of people known and places lived. // Carmen’s show offers mixed-media paintings that explore off-beat stylistic combinations. Some of the pieces juxtapose northern Renaissance perspective and abstract expression ; others pair conscious rendition with unconscious discoveries or the visual translation of sound. Still others quote historical masterpieces in a resonant decidedly present-day context. Join both artists on Saturday, May 8, when they will lead an open discussion on art-making.

DAN HOFSTADTER: “Light & Shadow / Drawings 1990 – 2020”

CARMEN SASSO: “A Study in Contrasts”

Saturday May 8 through Saturday June 12, 2021

** OPENING RECEPTION: May 8, 2-5:00 pm; Artists Talk 3:30ish **

Gallery hours: Fridays and Saturdays 2-6:00 pm, or by appointment (857-302-8363 during gallery hours)

Free parking on premises. Masks and social distancing required.