Veda Reed exhibit at the David Lusk Gallery is called From Dusk Till Dawn. Many of Reed's works give the impression of being dreamy, fantastic depictions of moods rather than concrete objects in the atmosphere. Her signature work From Dusk Till Dawn is a study in blue. There is a dark, midnight blue background that soothes the viewer's eye which is adorned with a contrasting blue strip of swirling yet symmetrical lighter blue. It could be clouds or haze, or simply the effects of sunlight upon the sky, as the light breaks through the darkness. The swirls are feminine and ambiguous in meaning. They resemble both the swirls of a woman's hair as well as clouds, as if Reed is illustrating a depiction of Aurora, the goddess of dawn, simultaneously with her impressions of real, natural phenomena. Another of Reed's paintings is entitled...
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