Friday when I was out, one of the places I stopped at was Gallery One on Baltimore Pike in Concordville. It is across the street from the Briton Lake Shopping Center. I had passed by it several times on the way to I-95 and I had always wanted to stop.
I talked with the owner, Lanette Badel for quite awhile. Very nice lady. I did find out that techincally they are located in Concordville, but officially it is Glen Mills. She had gone to school in Iowa, so she was very familiar with grid vs spaghetti road challenge I am faced with here.
I was quite pleased to see a variety of art. Traditional, contemporary, bright and somber. I saw some pieces by an artist named Markov. Heavy textured earthtones with shots of bright cadmium reds. I asked if it was caustics (melted pigmented wax), but Lanette said that it was oil.
She also sells alot of Mitch Lyons work. He does prints using clay as a base. His studio is not far from where I live. I had stopped at his open house over the holidays. Thought he had an interesting technique.
I was surprised to find that Lanette does printmaking & engraving, but also does large sweeping abstracts. Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum. I would think that it would be a bit of a challenge to go from fine detail to broad strokes -- hmmm. Maybe not a challenge to go from one to the other, but a challenge to keep the styles consistent.
The gallery definitely had an artists feel to it. I would have liked to stayed and talked more, but it is a business after all. So I left when some customers appeared at the door. I am sure I will be back.
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