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DESCRIPTION:For its late winter exhibition in Brookline\, Athan's Caf&eac
 ute\; Art Gallery\, one of the best venues for contemporary art in Great
 er Boston\, proudly presents: Ruth LaGue: &nbsp\;&ldquo\;Vanishing Persp
 ectives&rdquo\;\,  a solo exhibition with 18 encaustic paintings by Bost
 on artist Ruth  LaGue. In this exhibition\, &nbsp\;curated by John Quatr
 ale\, the artist  captures the horizons of our lives. The public opening
  reception is Sunday February 24 from 7:00-9:00 pm|  The exhibition conc
 ludes on March 31\, 2013. &nbsp\;All of the paintings on  exhibit can be
  purchased at the opening reception and throughout the  exhibition run. 
 &nbsp\;Athan&rsquo\;s\, which has &nbsp\;been exhibiting some of the top
   regional artists at both of its locations for the past year\, is locat
 ed  at 1621 Beacon Street in Brookline&rsquo\;s Washington Square and is
  open everyday from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm.\nThis  exhibition of encaustic 
 paintings presents familiar linear horizons or  skylines separated by sk
 ies\, water and land. &nbsp\;The encaustic paint is  basically the use o
 f colored pigments added to heated beeswax. &nbsp\;Ruth  likes using thi
 s medium for her landscapes as they require &ldquo\;attention\,  manipul
 ation\, spontaneity and like nature itself\, it can be  unpredictable.&r
 dquo\; Sometimes\, she adds oil paint and even a concrete cement  mixtur
 e to the wax. First\, she begins each painting by drawing the  horizonta
 l line that will become the horizon and then uses her memory or  a photo
 graph to capture a bold and colorful response above and below  that line
 . Many of her newer paintings an elevated level of wax texture  that add
  a greater sense of realism to the panorama. Sometimes\, as in Desert Wi
 ldfire\,  she adds muted flowing clouds and a mix of rippling sea colors
  to  create a greater sense of mystery and the present moment for these 
 &ldquo\;vanishing perspectives&rdquo\;.  Ruth then &ldquo\;mimics the br
 ightness found in nature\, such as a warm sunset  or the minimal stillne
 ss of a northern oceanscape\, with its cool  blues&rdquo\;. &nbsp\;The r
 esult is a simple but mesmerizing picture of one of  nature&rsquo\;s mos
 t profound and contemplative vistas. To Ruth\, &nbsp\;true horizons  &ld
 quo\;represent fragments of time that will never be again\; intimate mom
 ents  shared with something greater than myself\; quiet meditations to w
 hich I  bear witness. They compel me to paint.&rdquo\; &nbsp\;As such\, 
 she prods the viewers  to look beyond trying to identify the specific ho
 rizon in favor of  &nbsp\;experiencing and feeling the stillness as well
  as the unifying power of  those fleeting skylines.\n&nbsp\;\nRuth LaGue
 \,  a native of Alaska\, resides in Boston and maintains her studio in t
 he  historic Gorse Mill Studios in Needham. &nbsp\;She received her Bach
 elor of  Fine Art (BFA) from the Rhode Island School of Design. &nbsp\;S
 he also earned a  Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Simmons 
 College. &nbsp\;Ruth  has been painting for over 20 years and has exhibi
 ted in many local  galleries in &nbsp\;Massachusetts\, including the Gal
 atea Fine Art and  Bromfield Galleries in Boston&rsquo\;s SoWa district\
 , the Cambridge Art  Association&rsquo\;s gallery\, the Fuller Craft Mus
 eum in Brockton\,  Provincetown&rsquo\;s Kobalt Gallery and the South Sh
 ore Art Center in  Cohasset. &nbsp\;As an exhibitor in the Pawtucket (RI
 ) Foundation Prize  Exhibit she was selected as the Prize Winner.\n&nbsp
 \;\n&nbsp\;
URL:http://brookline.patch.com/events/ruth-lague-vanishing-perspectives-a
 rt-exhibition
SUMMARY:Ruth LaGue: &quot\;Vanishing Perspectives&quot\; Art Exhibition
LOCATION:Athan's Bakery: 1621 Beacon St\, Brookline\, MA
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