Meet artists Kevin Box & Nathanael Gray at the Opening Reception for Nature's Architechture, September 22, 2023 from 5-7pm

Kevin Box sees a single piece of paper as a clean slate, white as light, perfect and full of potential. This potential is activated by light and shadow as decisions crease into the surface. Composition emerges through the paper as it documents these decisions, remembering, revealing and recording the experience of creation. By combining wax and contemporary casting techniques, each piece is cast into bronze, stainless steel or aluminum and finished with refined patinas that recall aged parchment. Origami themes of flora and fauna are transformed into museum quality metal to create new interpretations of our natural world.

Nathanael Gray hikes deep into the landscape whether on mountainous trails or deserted beaches, the artist works quickly. He sets up his easel as the sun is setting, capturing the fleeting golden moment of light drenching the landscape. He applies thick amounts of oil paint onto the canvas using a large palette knife in order to create paintings that are textured and tactile. Painting on location allows the natural elements like gentle breezes, the moisture of the fog and the birds singing to add to his impression of the place. Gray hopes to capture the feeling of an existing landscape rather than an accurate, detailed rendition.

IMAGE: Nathanael Gray • Waxing Gibbous Over the Oak Tree • oil on canvas • 24x30"

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