Cynthia Cutter and Peggy Thomas at The Brevard Museum

Sunday, 23 July 2006 20:02

Melbourne, FL – The Brevard Museum of Art and Science presents In the Garden with Cynthia Cutter and Peggy Thomas. The exotic tropical plants of Florida inspire Vero Beach artists Cynthia Cutter and Peggy Thomas.  Cutter amplifies strong shapes and heightens color by popping bright floral blossoms against darker foliage in her large-scale paintings.  Thomas uses clay to create platters, vessels, and boxes which emulate plants and sea life.  Both artists are art educators in Indian River County; together their work resonates with life that celebrates Florida’s unique landscape. 

“The Florida landscape provides endless inspiration for visual interpretation, however,” says Cutter, “my focus is about edges and the space in between.”

Of her work, Thomas remarks, “it is a love affair that begins with the manipulation and feel of the earth in my fingers.  Terra cotta slabs become the format for paintings inspired by the plants and birds of Florida.” 

The exhibition is on view through August 13, 2006.

The Brevard Museum of Art and Science is a non-profit organization supported in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; Brevard County through the Brevard Cultural Alliance; the Tourist Development Council, and by members of the Brevard Museum of Art and Science.

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