Energy•Color•Light at the Providence Art Club

Michael Rich, “Waypoint,” oil and wax on canvas.

Energy•Color•Light is the theme of the exhibit in the Providence Art Club’s historic Maxwell Mays and Moitie Galleries now through June 4.

Abstraction prevails with works by Theresa Girard, Michael Rich and Roberta Segal in the Mays Gallery and Eileen Horwitz in the Moitie. The works are being shown together for their mutual love of color in abstract and energetic forms.

Theresa Girard. “The surface lends itself to my way of communicating life. The images I create are a personal interpretation of my energy.” With an energized surface and a soft conflict of color, Narragansett artist Girard becomes part of her painting as she paints, and her presence remains in the final piece. She will be showing her acrylics. See more at tgirard.com

Michael Rich. Time spent around the waters of Nantucket Island and the hills of central Italy helped to shape a love and interest in landscape and natural rhythms of color that remain very much a focal point in his work today.  A dedicated practitioner of yoga, Rich is influenced greatly by Eastern philosophy and art in an approach to nature and landscape as a wellspring for spiritual investigation and meditation.  Currently a professor of art at Roger Williams University in Bristol, he will be showing his large abstracts and prints. See more at michael-rich.com

Roberta Segal. Working in kiln-formed glass, the artist captures light and transmits color and texture on surfaces. The medium needs light to complete its story. As light changes, so does the message.  She will be showing her vessels along with her glass wall hangings. See more at robertasegal.com

Eileen Horwitz. Accomplished in watercolor as well as many other mediums, in this exhibit the artist will be showing her innovative monotypes in her series “Abstractions.”

The Providence Art Club is at 11 Thomas St., Providence. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. Note that the Galleries are closed on Memorial Day weekend.  For information call Gallery Coordinator Michael Rose at 401-331-1114, ext. 5.