Don’t Let the %$@#! Get You Down!

Kate Browning likes marks. Little pencil marks. Marks of colored paint. In “Drips of Blue,� she has created a large canvas, leaving depths of color or its absence to the viewer’s imagination. “This upside-down painting is merely an exploration of blue and my fascination with the use of what different marks will do,� she says.

Toby Salkin was brought up in New York in the ‘50s and ‘60s when women were “the weaker sex.� In the early ‘60s, I received a summons for jury duty,� she says. “I guess, because of my name they thought I was male. I sent the summons back saying I was a girl. I learned from Ruth (Bader Ginsberg) that I should have just showed up.

These works of nature in painting, photography, and sculpture will sooth your soul. The people and places represented will warm your heart. The stunning array of color will energize and calm you simultaneously. Take a respite from the daily where, individually and collectively, we have lots of important things to think about and decisions to make. Serious things. We also need to find joy and beauty for balance and art is a perfect channel to do that. For now, our screens provide the channel as an avenue for thought, appreciation, and concrete connection to other human beings. “Don’t Let the %$@#! Get You Down� is being presented for that very purpose.

This art show and sale has something for everyone. Beautiful art to hang on your walls, vibrant glass and ceramic pieces to showcase on your shelves or table. The show will run through Sunday, October 11.

The Topanga Canyon Gallery is located at 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290. For information: (310) 455-7909; Topangacanyongallery.com. Open Saturdays and Sundays Noon-5pm.