From December 15 through February 17, 2017 Coos Art Museum will be hosting a dual exhibition by artists Jean Kyle and Sunny Kudo in the Mabel Hansen Gallery. Both artists were chosen for exhibition after tying for the “People’s Choice” prize in the 2016 CAM Biennial. Jean Kyle of Coos Bay, Oregon produces nature inspired watercolors and Sandy Kudo of Bandon, Oregon creates carved and painted gourds. As stated by Kudo, “I picked up my first gourd about 4 years ago and after painting and carving the gourd, the end results that emerge are always a surprise and delight for me. The beauty of nature is my inspiration and combining that with the uniqueness of each gourd has been my main focus.” According to Kyle, “I prefer to work intuitively. Most of my pieces are watercolor ‘pours’. I enjoy the creative challenge of bringing a piece into focus after finding the suggestion of a subject, an emotion or a mood in a ‘pour’. By letting the paint ‘do its own thing’ it adds depth and an organic quality to my work. For me it is the perfect personal expression of freedom.”
