Dot Turnipseed Svendson

Wow, what a name! And an excellent painter as well. Even in these bizarre, cut-and-paste times of new-media saturation, we still crave an old fashioned oil painting with four sides and no pretensions. We’re new to Svendson’s work, but we like what we see. Here, she shows some lush landscapes painted at the southern terminus of the mighty Mississippi to complement a show last year that depicted our end of the storied waterway. These are bold, impressionistic pieces, sure to appeal to grumpy old anachronists who believe painting died the day Manet joined the big academy in the sky. Don’t miss the opening, May 10, featuring–what else?–a festive Cajun theme. Shelley Holzemer Gallery, (612) 824-3902