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John Goodrich’s most recent paintings include some forty landscapes and still lifes
animated by heightened colors and rapid brushwork. The artist explains the show’s title:
For each motif I sought an embracing pictorial rhythm. All needed to be energized: a rock’s huddling permitted a tree to stretch; clouds pressing the horizon released the flow of plains below. Sunlight became both illuminating entry point and (with luck) the cohering outcome. As I worked I often recalled my advice to students: express in color the “descending light.”
The exhibition also includes several large interpretations …