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On View at the Dupont Art Gallery
Amazing Coincidence—
or just a random manifestation of the multi-dimenstional universe?
This month at the Gallery in the Bird Room, Gerry Hendershot has organized an exhibit of works by clients of St. Luke's House in Bethesda. Pilgrim Kathy Keler had not yet seen the show when she got a call from one of the artists, Paul Spratlin. Kathy and Paul had exhibited together in group shows in the 80's, and had been in touch only through the early 90's--so this was definitely a call out of the blue. She was just as surprised to learn that Paul's work was being shown at the church, as Paul was to learn that she is a regular at Pilgrims. After seeing the show in the church gallery, Kathy paid a visit to the Ratner Museum carriage house studio, where St. Luke's House conducts an art program on Friday afternoons. There she found Paul at work on a new piece, in the company of two other artists from the Pilgrims' show, and St. Luke's House staff members Elaine Byergoe and Eric Gordon.
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 artwork by Paul Spratlin |
Paul Spratlin |
Catching up with Paul, Kathy learned that he feels "600 percent better" since starting on the program in the carriage house (about a year ago). She was not surprised to learn that he maintains his intense interest
in physics, a subject he studied
at Georgia Tech in the early 80's.
He conveys this passion in the
intricate imaginary worlds he
creates in pen, watercolor, and
colored pencil. She was very
surprised, though, to learn that
he has developed an interest in Buddhism-- he recenly
visited the temple in Poolesville
and has studied about the topic
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Greg Sharp: his work comes from internal
challenges to create a positive feeling. He is
working on a “weaving” series that incorporates
textile themes.
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Andrea Zarranz: learned landscape painting in Louiville, KY. She has been working in her current style of ”deconstructed” watercolor collages for the last fifteen years.
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| Kathy and Paul showed in several group exhibits organized by Kathy in the mid-late 1980's. One of them was a show at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts 1987. At the time the intensity and originality of Paul's work was much noticed and commented upon. |
artwork by Paul Spratlin |
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