A New Atmosphere At Fenn Gallery

WOODBURY — Fenn Gallery’s next exhibition will be “Atmosphaera,” featuring paintings by Karen Green Recor and Tyson Skross through September 16. An opening reception will be on Saturday, August 11, from 4 to 6 pm.

Ms Green Recor’s paintings are moody and compelling. They present reductive, mostly rectangular, forms that are defined by large volumes of lush, earthy color, which has been applied with palpable energy. Using palette knives, fingers, brushes and by scratching, staining, dripping and using accidents to their best advantage, Ms Green Recor constructs deeply layered textural surfaces that range from raw and edgy to tranquil and meditative.

Mr Skross was among the 12 emerging artists chosen for the prestigious Radius award in 2005, presented by the Aldrich Museum. The artist describes himself as a landscape painter who focuses on architectural subjects, “using the medium to express the connection between a particular place and time.” His well-rendered paintings and drawings balance linear intensity with a blurry atmospheric naturalism.

Fenn Gallery is at 345 Main Street South. For information, visit FennGallery.com or call 203-263-3449.