Opening Reception: Frank Bruckmann and Gar Waterman at Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven

Seminal Journey: Bruckmann interprets his perspective of CT highways and busy roads through his paintbrush; Waterman’s wonder of nature and obsession with exquisite organic forms is expressed with stone carvings of feral seeds. Open to the public, join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, June 1st, 3-6pm. Other events, detailed at www.kehlerliddellgallery.com , dispersed throughout the month include: •Let’s Play: Story + Craft Time, ages 3-8 with Muffy. Sunday June 2, 10:30-12 noon •Painting Demonstration by Frank Bruckmann. Saturday June 8, 10:00-12 noon •Feral Seed: the intersection of Art/Science, with Gar. Thurs June 13, 5:30-7pm •Let’s Play: Story + Craft Time for Father’s Day with Gar. Saturday June 15, 10:30-12 noon •Pride Month Sip n’ Create with Muffy + Thea. Thursday June 20, 5:30-7:30pm Frank Bruckmann delivers a moving anthem to riding the highways with a series painted from the driver’s seat. Focused on the journey itself, this body of work results in paintings that are so energized and texture laden, it’s like rush hour on the canvas. About his process, Bruckmann states: “The first step is to pore over the hundreds of photos that I have taken while traveling the highways. Next is looking for the most interesting design using the relationships of cars, trucks, and bridges, combining various photos to create a new image and a stronger composition. … [then] the process of using the paint to subtly sculpt the color onto the canvas, while building up textures layer over layer, continues, until the desired effect is accomplished.” www.fbruckmann.com Gar Waterman’s feral seed sculptures are inspired by the genesis of exquisite organic forms, and become an art/science conversation in stone. Waterman’s sculpture is inspired by the intoxicating beauty of the natural world and throughout his career, Gar has applied his artistic voice to issues that challenge our world’s ecological balance and future. He further believes we should switch our focus and not look to the earth for what we can extract from it, but instead on how nature has sustained and inspired us. Recent exhibits at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk and Yale’s Peabody Museum engaged his artwork to help illustrate and focus attention on environmental crises, from warming oceans to the collapse of biodiversity in the insect world. www.garwaterman.com Kehler Liddell Gallery (KLG) is a cooperative gallery in the heart of New Haven’s Westville village representing 22 of the area’s most notable emerging and established artists. Established in 2003, KLG is one of New Haven’s longest running retail galleries to date. All of the artists are juried into membership. Monthly exhibitions are highlighted by free community arts programming presented by www.ArtEconInitiative.org. The gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery hours: Thursday- Sunday 12 to 5pm, or by appt.

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