Der Brucer and I attended the season opening reception at the Rehoboth Art League this evening. They have as their home a very lovely historic residence in the richest part of town, which is very lovely indeed.
I can't say that we were impressed with much of the art. One young woman had several rooms filled with landscapes, all of which looked blurry and bland. You know something's wrong when the frame is more attractive than the picture it holds. Another fellow had filled a dozen very large canvasses with portraits of women, all of whom had running mascara. "Come back, mascara, come back!" Nope, there it went, right out the door. A third artist had her canvasses filled with what was supposed to be pretentious symbolism, but looked more to me like a series of lost tic-tac-toe games.
Finally, in a smaller gallery, a local sculptor had his metalworks on display. His work was quite fun, really. A sheet-metal cutout in the form of a woman's leg had been polished to resemble her net stocking. A Viking helmet sat on a stand made from a large valve wheel. A horseshoe and a crab...oh, heck, that just gave away the visual pun. The fellow's work was clever, visually interesting...and beyond our price range.
*sigh*
Still, it made for an interesting evening. Der Brucer got to talk with some women about the problems with the school board and education in the area in general. Good thing, as the school board election is tomorrow. On a Saturday?
