If You Go
* What: “A Few of My Favorite Things” exhibition by Jennie Kirkpatrick.* Where: In-Town Gallery, 26-A Frazier Ave.* When: 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays through March 31* Admission: Free.* Information: 267-9214 or intowngallery.com
Jennie Kirkpatrick believes still-life paintings pose a puzzle for viewers: Why did the artist choose those particular objects? Was it for color? Contrast of shapes?
“For me, it’s the shapes, colors and objects themselves, the memories they bring,” says the artist.
A member of In-Town Gallery on the North Shore, Kirkpatrick’s work will be featured in an exhibit opening this week that includes 10 still-life paintings that are snapshots of her life. “A Few of My Favorite Things” opens with a reception Friday night at the gallery, then the show will continue through the end of March.
Half of her collection is done in acrylic on canvas, three are silverpoint and the others oils. Kirkpatrick has tried her hand at watercolor, acrylics, murals, printmaking and faux wall treatments over a four-decade career. She’s taught art; she’s been the student.