Vivid Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit for featured artist David Keel during the month of April. Please note that there will not be a traditional First Friday for this exhibit, with an alternative event potentially being held later in the month. Entitled The View from Here, the show will be a display of a variety of Keel’s newest work, which consists mainly of large abstract landscapes, though several smaller pieces are included as well. 
 
Keel has been painting for nearly 30 years but continues to find new inspiration. In describing his work, Keel says, “I still feel as though I am exploring a world that offers so many options and things to learn. I started painting because of the mystique around it and I continue to do so, following abstract concepts like feelings, laughter and aesthetics.” 
 
Keel paints using a variety of materials to create his work. This results in a number of different textures and colors permeating his paintings, leaving much to the imagination. With each viewing, one can find new, hidden features.  Regarding this aspect of his work, he states, “People have described my paintings as dreamlike, haunting, colorful, nostalgic, and whimsical. Onlookers are constantly telling me they see things in my paintings I don’t see myself. It always amazes me that people can have wildly different interpretations of the same physical space.” Discussing the impact of hearing the variety of interpretations, he says, “Because of this, I am constantly trying to see the painting another way, from another perspective. I step away, I step back, I turn the painting on its side, I lay it on the table. When I do this successfully and get used to changing my mind and perspective, creativity flows easily and the painting process becomes natural.” 
 
Please stop by the gallery for the opening or during the month of April to see this unique new work.