| September 2 – 27, 2025 |
| Gallery I & II |
| Carlyle Upson SUBMERGED September 2 – 27, 2025 Receptions: Thu Sept 4, 5:30-8pm Sat Sept 27, 1-4pm |
30 x 22 inches
| Ceres Gallery is pleased to present Carlyle Upson‘s saturated paintings of kelp, seaweed and seagrass, inspired by the loose freeness of floating in water – a sensation experienced through kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving and swimming. This new work represents both an expansion and deepening of the artist’s approach embodying immersion in nature. The gentle movement in these oceanic watercolor images evoke the feeling of being submerged under the water’s surface, watching dappled light filter through the waves. Upson’s rounded, swirling brushstrokes depict an undersea realm suspended in transition and in time. Engulfed in charging energy, the artist’s loose compositions evoke a sense of submerged tingling with paintings like Scuba Leaky Goggles and Scuba Bobbing – where the viewer feels inundated and overwhelmed by the sea. Carlyle Upson’s iterative “looping” process of repetitively painting the same subject, serves to strip imagery down to its simplified forms. A field of drenched seagrass is reduced to an energetic composition of delicate sinuous lines drawn with long gestural brushstrokes. “I feel inspired by the drawings of Charles Darwin, a travel scientist, who documented subtle variations in creatures by repeatedly drawing them to document both consistencies and exceptions.” Through direct observation, the artist strives to paint the ineffable qualities of mundane natural creatures like kelp, horseshoe crabs, scarab beetles and grasses…. seeking to draw out beauty in lesser-appreciated creatures. Artist website carlyleupsonarts.com |
| Gallery I |
Marcy Bernstein
EVOCATIVE ABSTRACTION
September 2 – 27, 2025
Receptions:Thu Sept 4, 5:30-8:30 pm
Sat Sept 27, 1-4 pm
Art in the Afternoon artist meet and greet
| Bridge, 2025, Mixed media on wood panel, 18 x 24 inches |
| Ceres Gallery is thrilled to present Evocative Abstractions, a compelling solo exhibition featuring new works by contemporary painter Marcy Elise Bernstein. Bernstein’s latest collection presents an intoxicating fusion of paint, photographic abstractions, and wax on distressed surfaces. Her bold stripes and bars emerge through primitive, instinctual brushwork that commands attention and invites deep contemplation. These large-scale, dreamlike canvases pulse with lush, slashing brushstrokes and unexpected color combinations that create visual poetry about creativity, sensuality, and the human experience. “These paintings invite viewers to look inward,” says Bernstein. “They’re filled with allusions to the raw energy of creation itself” About the Artist: Marcy Elise Bernstein is a contemporary painter and arts advocate whose work explores the intersection of physical and creative boundaries. As Executive Director of Roost Studios and Art Gallery, she continues to champion community-building through the arts while maintaining an active studio practice that challenges viewers to engage with their deepest impulses and desires. EXHIBITION EVENTS: Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 4, 5:30-8:30pm Author Talk & Book Signing: Sept. 11, 6-9pm Michael G. Garber presents “Songs She Wrote: Forty Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music,” featuring vintage jazz, ragtime, and blues performed by Miss Maybell and Charlie Judkins with support from the Tin Pan Alley American Popular Music Project. Closing Reception: Sept. 27, 1-4pm Art in the Afternoon artist meet and greet Artist Website marcybernstein.com |
| UPCOMING September 30 – October 25, 2025 Heidi Kumao Fabrications: Stitched and Animated Elizabeth Myers Castonguay Unraveling (Tapestry of Nature) |