Last weekend the North Texas SAQA group headed to Dallas to see a new exhibit by Laura Owens. Owens is a mainly a painter, but she uses embroidery and appliqué techniques in some of her work.
Many of her paintings feature very thick impasto:
I like the "Bayeux Tapestry" style painting:
It is always fun to spend a day with friends:
I loved this view into another gallery:
One gallery was full of furniture (made by another artist) and paintings of bees and beehives. The bees were described in the catalog as "technically complex." Hmmmm.
We enjoyed viewing the exhibit. It generated a great deal of debate during lunch.
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