“Self-portrait,” pencil on paper A show of new works by Red Bank artist Evelyn Leavens will open at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery Friday.
“Linear Configurations, new and unknown works by renowned artist Evelyn Leavens” will run through May 17 at the gallery, located on the second floor at 12 Monmouth St. in Red Bank. An opening reception will be held 7 – 10 p.m.
In an artist statement Leavens ties her prolific career to a childhood impulse: “My first pencil marks, made when I was around two or three years old, were followed by pencil marks on absolutely everything, indiscriminately, from then on. “A self-taught artist, now 87 years old, I still make these marks, still indiscriminately, on everything from canvas to paper, in disciplines ranging from realism to nonobjection.”
Leavens notes that her work is currently concentrated on small watercolors, which encourages stylistic “looseness, fluidity and spontaneity, completely free of any preconceptions.” Gallery hours are Wednesday and Thursday, 1–7 p.m., or by appointment
“Interjectional Movements,” watercolor on paper For information, contact the studio at 732-842-2272, [email protected] or visit www.mckayimaging.com.