Stetson Gallery will exhibit ""Marie Buckley: A Journey in Color"" throughout the month of April

The opening reception for artist Marie Buckley will be held Sunday, April 2, from 12-2 p.m. in the Gallery.

Marie Buckley says she has "been drawing and painting since I received my first box of crayons as a little girl. I studied studio art at Bowdoin College and I have taken courses at Montserrat College of Art, the Newburyport Art Association and the Rockport Art Association. I began painting in oils three years ago and oils have opened up a new dimension in my painting. I love being able to paint the light on in the final stages and make a painting ‘pop.’ I usually work on a large scale and in bright high-key colors. I think of shapes and shadows as simply an excuse to sneak more color onto a canvas.

"I paint for the sheer bliss it brings," she continues. "Honestly, how wonderful to live in a world where permanent rose and Winsor blue (green shade) come in tubes! Who could ask for anything more? P. S. I dream in color. I hope you do too.”

Buckley, of Wenham, is also a practicing attorney who has written a legal book and now helps other attorneys use language "humans" understand.

Stetson Art Gallery was established more than 20 years ago to showcase the talents of local artists in primarily solo exhibitions. The Gallery is open weekday mornings, during church events, during me & thee coffeehouse concerts, and by appointment. For further information, visit uumarblehead.org. Also visit Stetson Gallery on Facebook.

Artists may email curators Anthony and Jo Ann Silva at stetson@uumarblehead.org. For a special appointment, contact the Church Administrator at 781-639-1215.