It was November 2024, when the fine art exhibition Return of the Light was being organized for a newly renovated space at Memorial Episcopal Church. Curator John Seeley realized that the show was short on sculptures. With necessity being the mother of invention, Seeley went to work on a large piece of walnut wood, with an idea and a chain saw.
Bolton Hill resident Mark Luthringer is a photographer, painter, and writer who is busy documenting the world in which we live in a most unique and engaging way. His body of work consists of a string of projects that are commentaries on our times, focusing mainly on the human-made landscapes of American suburbia.
“Someone, Somewhere, Something,” is the title of Karen Warshal’s solo exhibition, currently on view at Gallery Blue Door. In the cozy and bright front room of the Mount Vernon gallery (833 Park Ave.). Warshal’s paintings are glimpses into intimate spaces, where a bowl of lemons, a bouquet of roses, and a basket of vegetables are portrayed with precision and careful attention.
Upon entering Linda DePalma’s studio in Woodbury, one of the first pieces to catch the eye is a graceful, lilting and leafy branch, a powder-coated aluminum cut out representing the foliage of a ginkgo tree. There are other pieces like this, the main feature of a large-scale public art piece, “Ginkgo Canopy,” installed at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton. The piece provides both shade and aesthetic interest within the garden’s natural landscape.
It’s summer! Get ready for BHCA’s 2nd annual neighborhood-wide potluck picnic, 10 free Thursday music concerts in different neighborhood parks and a crab feast and picnic that honors first responders, in August. No sign-up, just show up.
“Painting reflects life, it helps me to be more aware that I am part of a diverse global community.” This is Kyoungho Isaac Kim, Bolton Hill resident and a recent graduate of the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute of Art.
The mayor thinks Artscape downtown on Memorial Day weekend was a smashing success thanks to “visionary leadership.” Bolton Hill fans of the four-decades-old festival had a more nuanced reaction.
Imagine being in a space where you can feel the warmth of the sun, the breeze through a field, and the stillness of glaziers, all around you. This is one way to experience the art in the parlor room of Leopoldo Cuspinera Madrigal’s newly renovated workplace in Lauraville. Part gallery, part studio, part elegant home, this has been Cuspinera’s most recent project, and his paintings grace the walls and hallways of the first and second floor.
One of the things I love about Bolton Hill is having the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in our midst. The energy and creativity of our student neighbors, as well as the many opportunities to participate in MICA programs and events, add to the vitality of our neighborhood.
It is impossible to view Isabel Pardo’s work without becoming intrigued by its imagery. Working primarily with gouache on paper, Pardo’s work overwhelmingly references mythology, history, and religious iconography. With fluid lines and clear colors, Pardo paintings include images of coiled snakes, overflowing fruit bowls, vines with thorns, hands gesturing, and, in an homage to St. Lucy, eyes on a plate.
