ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens

Reflecting the heroic spirit of Teddy Roosevelt’s provocative “Man in the Arena” speech, ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens creates captivating spaces that celebrate the work of over one hundred emerging to internationally renowned artists who fearlessly express authenticity and integrity their work.

“It is not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”
- Theodore Roosevelt

ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens’ uniquely beautiful art and design venues feature contemporary art and sculpture, as well as finely-edited collections of furnishings, objects and curiosities dating from the 18th century to the present.

Quietude by Alison Haley Paul

MAY 1ST - MAY 31ST

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ÆRENA Galleries and Gardens invites you to celebrate Quietude, an idyllic exhibition of the paintings of Alison Haley Paul. Join us as we uncover new vistas and revisit favorite places - all masterfully brought to life in the artists rich and extraordinary style.

Alison Haley Paul has developed a dynamic style of painting inspired by the harmony of nature and the pulse of the earth. Using only palette knives, she layers and sculpts oil, wax, pigment, and graphite into rolling hills, luminescent clouds, serene surf, or calming vistas. These mixed media, blended and applied with vitality and panache, give each artwork passion and serenity, focus and scope, a sense of near and far. Paul’s work beguiles the observer to stand back to savor the view, then come closer to bask in the nuanced hues and textural softness.

Alison Haley Paul reminds the viewer of those places that resonate in the memory. Each image is a recollection, a familiar place, a flashback to ethereal impressions. Each viewing of her work is an escape into the viewer’s own longings and remembrances.