Art Center

Mary Jane Gabrielsen

But first it is necessary to explore one’s ignorance, to feel about in the darkness ignorance makes.Mary Kinzie, “A Poet’s Guide to Poetry”

Artist at Work:

Images appear at the sight of

a canvas, hidden in a busy world.

Strokes find direction beyond grasp.

Expression expands, born of whiteness.

Exhibit:

A patron takes refuge in a

seat in the middle of the room.

Sits quietly, with effort.

His gaze draws closer to unrest.

Art Theory:

The artist and observer, alike,

enter a corridor of darkness

before a door of knowing appears.