The Glass Fortress:
A Study of Life in Urban Landscapes by artist Vicky Gooch
Artist Vicky Gooch will open her show called The Glass Fortress: A Study of Life in Urban Landscapes with an opening reception on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 6-8:00PM at the Christ Church Cathedral's Cloister Gallery located at 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002. She will share a series of 26 original oil paintings depicting people and landscapes inspired by the modern city skyline of Houston and those living in and around its imposing presence. Free parking will be available on the street all evening or at the Christ Church Cathedral Parking Garage for those arriving before 7:00. Artwork will remain on view Mondays through Fridays 11:00-2:00PM September 29- October 26, 2017. All artwork is available for purchase through the artist. For more information please contact the artist: Vicky Gooch at 832-457-9621 or vicky@vickygooch.com
Artist's Statement:
When I first started creating paintings depicting life in and around Houston two years ago I could never have imagined that my solo show would follow a flooding disaster called Harvey.
I was used to thinking that artists needed to go far away from the city to find anything worthy of a painting. It is human nature to take the immediate surroundings for granted. My challenge was to find the beauty of what we Houstonians might think of as commonplace.
But Harvey changed all of that. The whole country watched as floodwater rose to cover the parklands along the bayous that inspired so many of these paintings. The flood seemed to swallow up the entire city. Now the water is gone, leaving mountains of destruction. Mountains of work.
I thought I would inspire an appreciation for the mundane, everyday scenes of Houston. I didn't know how we might all feel being confronted with the possible loss of these places.
VICKY GOOCH
Portraits & Fine Art
"Art is a window between souls"
