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During the month of March, The Gallery at Central Congregational Church will exhibit the work of painter Cathy Chin, of Riverside, R.I. There will be an opening reception – and opportunity to meet the artist – on Friday, March 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. in The Gallery. (Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell Street, Providence, 401-331-1960. Please use the side entrance on Diman Place).
Chin’s work is “abstract realism.” She focuses on harmonious color and active brushstrokes to make ordinary subjects come alive. Every painting starts with drawing. Chin is fascinated by visual relationships in her subject matter – which can be anything: cats, dogs, houses, people at the beach, flowers, etc. She prefers flat color with visible brushstrokes, and uses brushwork to express energy. She wants to capture rhythm and find a balance between control and gesture. In her show for Central, Chin has worked exclusively in acrylics. Sometimes temperamental and tricky to work with, acrylics allow for layering and result in paintings that are full of interesting marks.
Chin has exhibited her work throughout the country in both solo and group shows. She is a member of Art League RI, New England Watercolor Society, and Urban Sketchers Rhode Island. See more of Chin’s work at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport and on Instagram @realandplastic.
