Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 11:00pm - Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 9:00pm
The Field Gallery is delighted to present the brilliant watercolors of artist and designer Greta Corens in Irises and Roses, a show which gloriously illustrates her master botanicals, rich with careful nuance and majestic elegance. Her flowers invite you to lean closer, the images calling you to revel as the magnificent, full bloom renderings couple with your own fragrant memories.
Corens found the nurturing quality of beauty, art, and nobility in Dutch Baroque floral paintings during her early years at boarding school in Belgium, and first studied at the St. Lucas Architectural Institute in Brussels. After a move to New York City, Corens became a sought after fashion designer, while high demand for her portrait paintings was decisive in her recognition as an artist. After returning to Belgium to study at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Art, Corens explains, "I had an intimate rediscovery of the effects of flowers on my psyche that became a major inspiration in my paintings."
Location:The Field Library, 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill NY
Contact:Alicia Morgan, Curator (914)862-3297 www.peekskill.org
Admission:FREE