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Nocturne: T
By DWIGHT CASWELL
art for the time of mystery
ASTORIA’S RIVERSEA
GALLERY PRESENTS
13 REGIONAL
ARTISTS AND THEIR
WORKS FOCUSING
ON THE SUBTLETY OF
EVENING
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The word “nocturne” did
not enter the English language
until the early-19th century,
meaning a short musical com-
position of a gentle character
reminiscent of the night or
a picture of a night scene.
Astoria’s RiverSea Gallery
has chosen “Nocturne” as
the theme of its November
show, opening Saturday,
Nov. 12, which presents up to
three paintings each from 13
regional artists.
Jeannine Grafton, gallery
director, defi nes the theme
as, “those magical moments
when daylight transitions into
night. Twilight, the blue hour,
the gloaming, vespers, even-
tide, are all terms that relate
to the day giving way into the
THE SHOW
“Nocturne” opens
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12
during Astoria’s
Second Saturday
Art Walk at RiverSea
Gallery, located at
1160 Commercial St.
deepening of night.”
Gilded Age artist James
McNeil Whistler created a
number of paintings that he
called “moonlights” and later
retitled as “nocturnes.” The
tones and character of colors
at this time of day fascinat-
ed him, and he said of this
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‘IT
DOESN’T
SEEM PART OF
OUR NORMAL
WORLD. IT’S
MAGICAL; THERE’S
AN INTIMACY AND
A PRIVACY ABOUT
IT, AND I LOVE IT
SO MUCH.’
“Nocturne III” by Thomas Benenati depicts the lights and mill exhaust of Longview, Washington at night.
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“Woman on Rocks” by Carol Aust, whose paintings show fi gures moving through homes or landscapes as night approaches.
“Omnipresent” by Stirling Gorsuch.