Something in Return

Shot's from Poogy Bjerklie's exhibition at The Phatory (www.thephatory.com)




"The paint and the image and the memory mingle fluidly until, eventually a feeling surfaces that liberate an emotion that may produce a painting." Her work recalls the romantic ideals pursued by artists of the Hudson River School, whose idealized depictions of nature offer momentary respites from mankind’s reckless dance with modernity. Her multi-layered wall and framed paintings entice viewers to enter serene renditions of the Maine landscape that she is able to recall from childhood memories to quieting and ethereal affect.