December '09 At The Maser Gallery

A practitioner of art and design throughout her adolescent and adult life, Gayle Visentine Reynolds "explores mood and emotional nuance using color, dynamic physical gesture and controlled accidents to create large acrylic, bold abstract paintings, as well as works in other mediums."

According to Ms. Reynolds, the effects of light, color and spatial relationships along with variegated surface textures express the passions in our lives. For her, each new work provides a heightened expectation of renewal of nature or of a reflected image. Ms. Reynolds also creates artworks in mixed media, encaustic and collage work, incorporating oil paints, oil sticks, and color pencils.

"Most of my works exhibited at the Maser have been inspired by my love of nature. The brilliant sky, water, and land on a sunny day versus the same elements on a cloudy one, inspires my mood and emotions when I create," explains Ms. Reynolds, who uses textures and strong contrast of light and dark to convey her emotions and passions.

Her collage works are composed of found or recycled materials. She is delighted when a collage comes together to tell a story.â For example, her piece "A Load of Poison Ivy" is an actual hand-written note, which she found in an attic sale in a 1900 period home.