Ideally Real

The Paintings of Mary Kline-Misol

March 29, 2005 - May 20, 2005

Ideally Real The Paintings of Mary Kline-Misol

This exhibition examined the style and motivation of well-known Des Moines area artist, Mary Kline-Misol. Drawing from her extensive body of extraordinary, life-size paintings, guest curator, David Wells provided insight into the works’ ideally real settings. The artist’s unique perspective and thick impasto creates a definite air of mystery and magic in subjects ranging from portraiture and still-life to Alice in Wonderland and botanical series.

Image: Wintertree (Blackbird), 2000, Acrylic on canvas, 40×60 in., collection of the artist