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Artist Gigi Barrett reception Atria Darien 02-18-17

Reception for Artist Gigi Barrett on March 9 at Atria Darien

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An art reception in honor of artist Gigi Barrett will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, at Atria Darien, 50 Ledge Road. Although primarily a portrait artist, her latest collection expanded her focus to include the beauty of nature. Born and bred in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, N.Y., she is moved by the bleakness of New York City of the 70s with its haunting black, white and grays. Many works are in charcoal, stressing the lines, flaws, light and shadows while her bright acrylic and oil work has definitive characteristics one might see in a sketch. Her work has been shown in galleries in New York and throughout Connecticut.

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Gigi Barrett painting horse

Artist Gigi Barrett’s Mystical Horses and Faces on Display at Darien Rowayton Bank

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Artist Gigi Barrett’s dramatic paintings, often with luminous skies are on display this month at Darien Rowayton Bank at 1001 Post Road, and it’s hard to take your eyes off them. A horse gallops across a vast plain, mountains in the distance, a luminous sky above that might remind you of El Greco. More horses in another picture, with — if you’re watching carefully — clouds in the shape of horses above them. The Charles W. Morgan whaling ship. Large faces, partly obscured.

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Gigi Barrett 2015

Opening Reception Thursday for Artist Gigi Barrett at Darien Rowayton Bank

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An art opening and wine and cheese reception in honor of artist Gigi Barrett will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10, at Darien Rowayton Bank, 1001 Post Road, where her new series SKY will be on display throughout December. Although primarily a portrait artist, her latest collection expanded her focus to include the beauty of the world under the magnificent sky. Born and bred in Bushwick, Brooklyn, she is moved by the bleakness of New York City of the 70’s with its haunting Black, White and Grays. Many works are in charcoal, stressing the lines, flaws, light and shadows while her bright acrylic and oil work has definitive characteristics one might see in a sketch.