{"id":6658,"date":"2014-07-10T14:41:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T21:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6658"},"modified":"2014-07-10T10:44:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T17:44:39","slug":"artist-julie-b-montgomery-at-michaelkate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6658","title":{"rendered":"Artist Julie B. Montgomery at MichaelKate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Painting by Julie B. Montgomery<\/p><\/div>\n

She’s had her paintings featured on Mad Men<\/em><\/a>, Glee<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Scandal<\/em><\/a>, and throughout the U.S. and Europe\u2014<\/span>now artist Julie B. Montgomery<\/a> brings her work to\u00a0MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery<\/a> in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone.<\/p>\n

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Painting by Julie B. Montgomery<\/p><\/div>\n

Born in Germany and now making her home locally, Montgomery’s paintings are described as “like poetry,” by gallerist Donna Seager.\u00a0“Her subtle, warm palette of layers added and removed from the canvas, have a power that is felt long before any literal information is taken in. They bring to mind something Jorge Luis Borges <\/a>said about poetry, ‘I know for a fact that we FEEL the beauty of a poem long before we even begin to think of a meaning.’ These paintings unveil themselves slowly, akin to the work of JMW Turner where the eyes have to adjust before all the subtle detail can be taken in.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Encountering Montgomery\u2019s paintings is like staring out across the fog-covered Pacific and seeing the Channel Islands revealed as the ocean mist lifts on a sunny Santa Barbara day. Gazing westward, we know the islands are there, even when they are obscured by haze. Contemplating Montgomery\u2019s art, we know the poetry is there, but the elegant erasures and ellipses force us to look further, to look deeper, to look within, in order to perceive the shifting strata of meaning,” wrote art critic\u00a0Betty Ann Brown.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Painting by Julie B. Montgomery<\/p><\/div>\n

See the work for yourself. It’s on view at MichaelKate, 132 Santa Barbara St., from July 11 to August 30, with an opening reception on Friday, July 11, from 5-7 p.m.\u00a0Arts writer Charles Donelan<\/a> will moderate a discussion that evening with the artist.<\/p>\n

The Funk Zone 2nd Saturdays Art Walk is Saturday, July 12 from 1-5 p.m., with art exhibits, live performances and special events all around the Funk Zone. For more information click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>\u00a0on July 9, 2014.<\/p>\n

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