Parallels: Philip Frey
September 23 – December 31, 2016
Parallels features a new assortment of oil paintings by Maine artist Philip Frey. The artist, most known for his expressive images of the Maine landscape, provides varied glimpses of other subjects and approaches in this exhibition including cityscapes, portraits and abstract compositions.
Frey explains that these works address “a need to explore, discover and stretch my limits as a painter” and that “by design, the explorations in one series influence the other and vice versa.” While the new abstract works allow Frey to investigate a more intuitive and improvisational process, the paintings exhibit color relationships and sensitive brushstrokes that are often seen in his representational works.
![Painting of a woman seated in a chair](https://zam.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2013/09/Frey_Philip_Gesture_Heather_oil_12x12_2016-SL-1024x1022.jpg)