Last Week for ‘Spring Forward’ Exhibit

The first thought for this title is the tedious resetting of clocks all through the house.  How else to remember which way to set them for Daylight Savings:  Fall back; Spring Forward!

However, when local art group, A.R.T., INC. takes over the Castro Valley Adobe Art Center, and titles the show “SPRING FORWARD,” visions come to mind of leaving cold weather and hopefully  covid behind, and surging ahead with a return to normalcy.

Running from April 1st to April 16, this exhibit is a wonderful combination of gauzy, ethereal scenes, contrasted by a wide variety of precise and realistic detail.

The soft, translucent flowers and butterflies of Maria Luisa Penanranda are rivaled by the colorful, impressionistic Fall trees and reflective ponds of Barry Miller. This ambience carries over to joyful party-goers dancing to a very mellow guitarist by Doyle Wegner.  

Yet vivid, realism abounds throughout the show.  Holly Adamic’s dragonfly,  Debra Collins’ “Brother Bill,” and Margaret Davis’s cat Penelope display brilliant adherence to detail.  Paul Turner’s “Hallowed Halls” seem alive and walkable,  and botanical painters Anna Nichandros,  Kate Hardwig, and Pat Doyne make you want to stop and smell the flowers. 

Adobe’s Open Hours are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm.

The Adobe Art Center is located at 20395 San Miguel Avenue.  A welcome sign leads you down a long driveway to the Gallery.