Eclectic rlistry

by Crystal Davis staff writer

Imagine walking into the Holy Spirit Library on Sunday afternoon in hopes of finding that last book you need to finish your homework.

Your eyes are tired from reading lines of colorless text l¥1d you sigh as you trudge up the last couple of steps to the second floor.

You slowly begin to enter the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery and you stop. Suddenly you have entered a room crowded with art critics staring in awe at vibrant paintings filled with reds, greens, yellows and blues. This is the image that was seen at Merle Spandorfer's reception of her recent works of art.

The reception took place on Sunday, Nov.7 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and gave students, faculty and the surrounding community a chance to view the emotion filled masterpieces created by Spandorfer.

Each work that lined the white walls of the Art Gallery told a different story from her life. "Night Song," a beautiful painting featuring flowers and a multitude of colors expressed Spandorfer's fear of being stuck in a rainstorm on a trip to Hawaii.

Many of Spandorfer"s works were influenced by trips that she took to Hawaii. She focused more on the ways that the waterfalls, flowers and jungles she saw there made her feel emotionally not literally.

"Japonica," an acrylic painting, is a perfect example of how her works are an emotional reaction. "Japonica" is a sketch done on the spot that she later made into a collage of a bright red flower. Spandorfer stated that none of her works were "pre-planned."

All of her works are currently on sale in the library and can be purchased and viewed there until December 1, 1999. All are welcome to come out and enjoy these magnificent examples of abstract art.