Pam Folsom & Todd Bonita to Exhibit at Gingerbread Square Gallery
Pam Folsom & Todd Bonita’s exhibition of paintings opens on Monday, February 22, 2016 at
Gingerbread Square Gallery with a reception from 5:30 to 8:30 P.M. However, it will be
available for early viewing beginning on Noon on Sat, February 20th. This exhibition of works by
internationally known American artists Pam Folsom & Todd Bonita will continue through
February 29th. Pam Folsom, who paints the architecture and surroundings of Key West and the
Florida Keys, portrays these subjects in her own unique impressionistic style. Todd Bonita’s
unique paintings of boats capture their beauty in a style that is unique and enthralling.
This is Pam Folsom’s ninth show at Gingerbread Square Gallery. Ms. Folsom is an
artist who has garnered much attention from galleries and art aficionados in recent years.
Selected galleries throughout the U.S currently represent her.
Folsom’s landscape paintings are personal interpretations of the scenes she is drawn to as she
works out of doors year-round. Author John Berger shares her vision in a quote from About
Looking: “Shelf of a field, green, within easy reach, the grass on it not yet high, papered with blue
sky through which yellow has grown to make pure green, the surface colour of what the basin of
the world contains, attendant field, shelf between sky and sea, fronted with a curtain of printed
trees, friable at its edges…field that I have always known…” Folsom explains: “Rich, brilliant
colors, and thick brush strokes interpret my connection to the field that Berger describes — large,
positive landscapes reflecting a part of life that is peaceful and reassuring, familiar and
comfortable.
My goal is to capture the grass blowing and clouds moving for viewers to enjoy endlessly.”
Folsom experiments with thick and thin paint; she creates an illusion of movement by giving
distinct areas of a painting the same directional brushstrokes. Her compositions appear active
and alive.
The artist attended the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning,
Vermont Studio Center, Cincinnati Art Academy, and Indiana University. In 2007, she was
commissioned by Woodford Reserve to create a painting for its official, limited-edition Kentucky
Derby bottle of bourbon.
This is Todd Bonita’s sixth show at Gingerbread Square Gallery. Todd Bonita earned his BFA
with honors from the Art Institute of Boston in 1996. His post-baccalaureate study of classical
painting continued at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Todd has
periodically continued his private study of the French Academy drawing and painting tradition.
His career began as an illustrator and mural painter creating works for newspapers, magazines,
book publishers and design firms. Clients have included Disney, MTV, Random House, Simon
and Schuster, McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin and the United Way. Mr. Bonita’s illustrations have
appeared in over thirty books. The wall art, designs, and sculptures he has created can be found
in TJMaxx, Home Goods & Home Depot in all fifty states and parts of Canada.
Gingerbread Square Gallery is proud to represent Pam Folsom & Todd Bonita and is excited
about their new works. This upcoming exhibition begins with an opening reception on Monday,
February 22nd from 5:30 to 8:30PM and continues through March 2nd. However, it will be
available for early viewing beginning on Saturday, February 29th. The gallery is located “Uptown”
at 1207 Duval Street, Key West, Florida 33040 and is open daily10:30 AM to 6 PM. Phone: 305-
296-8900. Email: [email protected] . The exhibitions can also be viewed on
the gallery website at www.GingerbreadSquareGallery.com
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