Becky Huff Hunter

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Ginny Casey in Philadelphia

Two Coats of Paint

Becky Huff Hunter writes about the paintings of Ginny Casey, on view in the exhibition Ginny Casey & Jessi Reaves at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, through August 6, 2017. Hunter writes: "This impossible composition [of Moody Blue Studio, 2017], as well as those of the other ten paintings, is reminiscent of art school

Quicktime: Fast, Casual Painting

Two Coats of Paint

Becky Huff Hunter reviews Quicktime at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, on view through April 22, 2017. The show features works by Marina Adams, Amy Feldman, Ann Craven, Melissa Meyer, and Patricia Treib. Hunter writes: "In the show, twelve recent, mostly large-scale, conventionally stretched works share fast-looking brush strokes; few visible layers

Douglas Witmer's Simplicity

Two Coats of Paint

Becky Huff Hunter reviews Douglas Witmer: Dubh Glas at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, on view through March 12, 2017. Hunter writes: "Each work in Witmer’s austere Winterbrook (2015‒17) series of six small panels brings out a different relational quality between paint and canvas: black wash opens up the flawed pores of the canvas grain; dense,