Rotunda Gallery Shows

This exhibition focuses on the representational artwork of four artists and their distinctive personal approach to realistic subject matter. The talents of James A. DePietro, Jack Dickerson, Albina P. Herron and Keith Vogrin shows their figurative artwork clearly derives from real object sources, be they, nature studies, human forms, still lifes, or landscapes. Yet their application of the painting media and their individual methods to honor their subjects vary under the visual realm of artistic expression.

James A. DePietro is a visual storyteller who uses a series approach to incorporate his realistic subject matter to express a host of sociopolitical contemporary themes. His oil and/or acrylic media work highlight figurative images against stark contrasting  backgrounds with a vibrancy reminiscent of the Pop Art Movement. Albina P. Herron’s exquisitely detailed work encompasses the natural world. Her media is gouache and watercolor and her depiction of plants and animals take on a photorealistic approach inspired by life on our planet. Jack Dickerson’s hyperrealism serves as a direct link to his realistic subjects. His acrylic and oil paintings are rendered with astonishing accuracy as he skillfully layers and applies his paint to create the illusion of reality on his canvas. The paintings of Keith Vogrin show his  neo-romantic tendencies. Nature and architecture reflect his love for the outdoors in his rural scenes or cityscapes, using texture wherever needed with visible brush strokes with a “controlled looseness” to maximum effect.

This quartet of artists show an amazing range of expertise and mastery which they convey to the viewer in their close examination and appreciation of our “real” world.