Lexington Art League
  • About
    • Visit
    • Lexington Art Blog
    • Studio Artists
    • Staff
    • Contact
  • Exhibits
    • Current
    • Upcoming
    • Exhibition Archive
  • Events
  • Opportunities
    • Education
    • Exhibition (For Artists)
    • Collaboration (For Anyone)
  • Give & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
    • Sponsoring >
      • 2020 Sponsors
    • Volunteer
  • The Loudoun House
    • Photo Archive
    • Rentals >
      • Wedding Gallery
  • About
    • Visit
    • Lexington Art Blog
    • Studio Artists
    • Staff
    • Contact
  • Exhibits
    • Current
    • Upcoming
    • Exhibition Archive
  • Events
  • Opportunities
    • Education
    • Exhibition (For Artists)
    • Collaboration (For Anyone)
  • Give & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
    • Sponsoring >
      • 2020 Sponsors
    • Volunteer
  • The Loudoun House
    • Photo Archive
    • Rentals >
      • Wedding Gallery

Art Stories

Tales of inspiration and creativity, behind-the-scenes glimpses at art-making, in-depth arts features, and narrative portraits of LAL artists.
Share your Art Story ideas...

The Quintessent Decade

2/17/2021

0 Comments

 
The Quintessent Decade is Nesseth’s first solo exhibition in painting. For the past decade Lynn Nesseth has been working with oil pastels on plywood boards. These paintings embody the changes Nesseth went through personally, and in their art making. As Nesseth explains, they are time capsules that contain one quarter of their life. Inspired by their ongoing obsession with cut glass prisms, Nesseth’s paintings contrast the softness of the pastels and wood grain with the harshness of geometric shapes and the plywood edge.
Picture

Alfheimr, 2021 Oil pastel on plywood board 30" x 22"

Picture

The Cosmic Tapestry, 2019 Oil pastel on plywood board 32.5" x 25.5"

Nesseth’s decade-long journey through painting created a strong connection between their current work and decisions they made in marks, gestures, colors years before. As you walk through the gallery space, you can see some paintings with glitter, some with no glitter, some darker paintings, somebrighter paintings, some with less geometric shapes, some with more geometric shapes, and the list goes on. It is clear looking at this exhibition that these paintings are the results of years and years of experimentation from Nesseth. We, as viewers, are able to get a glimpse of Nesseth’s quintessent decade.
​

These paintings are a beautiful addition to the Main Hallway Gallery at The Loudon House. Nesseth’s exhibition, The Quintessent Decade, will be up until March 12 and is one that you definitely don’t want to miss. And don’t forget that the exhibition is also available for viewing online at www.lexingtonartleague.org!
Author:  Josh Porter, curatorial intern for the Lexington Art League
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    February 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    October 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    November 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    January 2014

    RSS Feed

Picture
Donate
Public Gallery Hours
Wednesday - Saturday  12pm - 5pm

Viewings also available by appointment
​
Office Hours
Tuesday - Friday  10am - 5pm
The Loudoun House
209 Castlewood Dr.
Lexington, Ky. 40505

Email: LexingtonArtLeague@gmail.com
Phone 859-254-7024
Picture
We are proud to be an adopter of GoodGiving.net.  Check out our portrait today!
Picture
All Lexington Art League programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts. LexArts allocation of $50,000 represents the largest single donation to the operations of the Lexington Art League.
Picture
The Kentucky Arts Council, a state arts agency, provides operating support to the Lexington Art League with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by Lexington Parks & Recreation.