Palette
Palette: Four Takes on Five Colors, an exhibit presented by 13FOREST Gallery featuring new paintings by Linda Cordner, Bonita LeFlore, Deborah Peeples and Heather Pilchard.
On view March 18 - May 12, 2023
Palette began with an unusual assignment given to the artists: create a series of paintings using a limited palette of five colors. The inspiration for this parameter came from Peeples, who had once challenged herself to create a series of paintings from a group of wax pigments she happened to have stored together on a shelf. For this show, the artists themselves settled on a common palette of five warm and cool colors from the painting Sandwich #2 by Zoey Frank, then set out to create their own paintings comprised of those colors.
Imposing restrictions on an artist might seem detrimental to the creative process, but for an adventurous painter a limitation can inspire new ways of working or modes of expression. Working with an unfamiliar color palette can inspire a painter to abandon familiar techniques and explore new ideas, producing work that feels fresh and exciting. The four artists of Palette gamely took on the challenge and created an exhibition with a unifying visual motif that simultaneously highlights the uniqueness of their individual perspectives.
Sat 3/18, 4-6 pm: Opening Reception
Sat 4/15, 4-6 pm: On Assignment - a conversation with the artists of Palette
