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05/16/2019 12:01 AMCooper & Smith Gallery will present Wild Inside: Paintings by Laura Westlake through July.
An opening reception will be held at the Cooper & Smith Gallery, located at 10 Main Street, Essex, on Saturday, May 18 from 5 to 7 p.m.
In the exhibit works, Laura Westlake plays with composition, color, and pattern to hint at the intersecting boundaries between art and nature. Her paintings frame birds in interior spaces. They perch quite at home next to animal figurines, and among china and fabrics designed in motifs drawn from the natural world. As a licensed rehabilitator of migratory birds, Westlake brings to her art a keen eye for avian details and an affectionate sense of humor.
Westlake studied at Santa Barbara College in California and The School of Visual Arts in New York. Her interest in commercial illustration led to a 15-year career, which included work for television, magazines, and print ads, portraiture, and book illustration. She then returned to the fine arts and has been exhibiting in galleries for more than 30 years.
For more information, email art@coopersmithgallery.com or visit www.coopersmithgallery.com.