Visuals 04.28.22

BEAU B. FRANK

Beau Bernier Frank is a California native who lived in Spain, went to school in France, has relatives in Cambodia and shows in Australia… but above all calls Pacific Grove home. Now he has his first solo art show in Carmel: “A Retrospective Introduction; Beau B. Frank’s Perspective.” “What drew me to Beau’s work initially was his ability to paint water, in all its moods and complexities,” wrote Thomas Cushman of Gallery MAR Carmel (Dolores Street between Ocean and 7th), where the show will be displayed. “Beau engages, as few other painters do, with that almost primeval force – the vastness of the ocean and the power of the water moving through it.” Along with more than 20 new paintings, Frank shows a selection of work from previous series. An opening reception happens from 5-7pm on Friday, April 29. [AP]

CORNELIA EMERY

“Yellow Car” (gouache; 5-by-7 inches) by Cornelia Emery is part of the 2022 Carmel Art Association Catalog Show. The show is viewable until Monday, May 2, and if you stop by the gallery to view the show in person (Dolores Street between 5th and 6th, Carmel), you can pick up your own copy of the freshly printed 2022 catalog and revisit it any time. Carmel-based Emery is a contemporary painter whose love of the natural world informs her work. Attracted to the effects of light on the landscape as well as on the interior still life, she invites viewers to experience the pleasures of form, color and the drawn line. Emery is also a founding member of the Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association. More at corneliaemery.com. [AP]