September 2014


Upstream opens its 2014-2015 exhibition season with solo shows by Ed Lessing and  Maralyn Matlick.  Lessing's disarmingly gentle watercolors often deal with his childhood experiences during WW II and the hardships of being a survivor.  Matlick's vigorous abstractions intriguingly convey the natural landscape from which they are drawn.

Come meet the artists at their opening reception Sunday, September 14th
from 2-5 pm.


Ed Lessing, Delft
Lessing, Delft, 1940 (With Apologies to Johannes Vermeer)Watercolor on Paper, 2014

Ed Lessing  

An Interesting Life: 50 year Retrospective 

 

Lessing was born in the Netherlands.  As a youngster, he and his family were forced into hiding in the Dutch countryside, surviving the war with great effort.  After living in the US and then Israel for a number of years, he and his wife and daughter returned to the United States, where he graduated from Pratt Institute in Industrial Design.  After a long career as a successful graphic designer, Ed has now turned to a new medium, watercolor.

 

Lessing's watercolors often reflect his wartime memories, and his simplified figurative work conveys a sense of the childhood that informs those memories.  Underneath the surface, there is a denser, more adult perspective, conveyed by strong graphic composition and sophisticated use of color.  

Maralyn Matlick, Rythms # 4
Matlick, Untitled (Rythms #4), Mixed Media on Paper, 2014
Maralyn Matlick
Circadian Rythm: Abstract Paintings of the Temporal World

Matlick's new work explores the cycle of life as it flows through a 24 hour day.  Her expressionistic approach to the natural world arises from her perspective: " I am much more interested in the essence and feeling of my subject than the subject itself" says Brooklyn born Matlick.

Matlick has won numerous awards for her work.Her paintngs have appeared in newspapers and magazines including The Palette, among others.  She is also an artist member of the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan, where two of her paintings were on view in August.


Upcoming Exhibits:   

 

September 12th through October 5th:  Ed Lessing and Maralyn Matlick.  Opening Reception Sunday September 14th 2-5 pm.

 


October 9th through November 2nd: Dora Tomulic and Louise Cadoux.  Opening reception Sunday, October 12th 2-5 pm

 

Music:   

Saturday, September 13th at 8 pm:  The Raina

 

Saturday, September 27th at 8 pm:  Matt Turk

 

 

 

About Upstream: Since 1991 Upstream has been a unique community of arts professionals whose members work together cooperatively.  Artist members look to Upstream as a venue for experimentation, mutual support and artistic growth. In that spirit, we engage with other artists through a regular program of juried and invitational exhibits. The gallery embraces all fine arts media and all styles from realism to abstraction. Upstream is an established resource for new or experienced art collectors, as well as area curators, designers and art consultants.

 

The current artist members work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, collage / assemblage, print-making and photography.  Styles range from the representational to the abstract.  Members have shown in a wide variety of venues throughout the United States and Europe. Upstream encourages artists to submit their work for review.  Submissions are reviewed on a monthly basis.

 

 
 
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