Southport Channel by Jarvis WilcoxPleasantville, N.Y. (July 12, 2019) - The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve presents "Reflections", an alluring odyssey in landscape, still life and seascape images. Artist Jarvis Wilcox and sculptor Edward Walsh realize the poetry of our present world, creating impressionistic images that animate our transient quests.

As a student of Goya and Velaasquez, Wilcox revels in the density of rich colors applying layers of oil paint in dynamic patterns. Shimmering seas, vary from the peaceful to the monumental imposing compositions of unavoidable density of the paint upon canvas. The mysteries of landscapes rest in pictorial substance that are familiar depictions fraught with symbolism.  Edward Walsh experiences vivid impressionism that he translates in dense mediums manipulated in volume, shape and line suggesting both human and animal forms that excite the imagination.  A personal aesthetic which emerged from childhood drawings reveals his passion for nature in a mature series of Bas-reliefs offering meditative visitation of islands and woodlands.

Curated by Audrey Leeds, the exhibit premieres with an artists' reception, open to the public, on July 20th, 1:00-3:00 PM and concludes on September 8th, 2019. The gallery is open to the public daily, 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM, or by appointment.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, which are visited by 74 million people annually. A recent study found that New York State Parks generates $5 billion in park and visitor spending annually, which supports nearly 54,000 jobs. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit http://www.parks.ny.gov/ #nystateparks.

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Photo: “SOUTHPORT CHANNEL” - oil/linen - by Jarvis Wilcox

Exhibit Contact: Audrey Leeds |  proleeds@aol.com  |  201-767-0582