Welcome spring with luminous floral and fruit paintings of Kathrine Lemke Waste and the succulent botanical art of local favorite Dyana Hesson. Both artists pay homage to the light that illuminates their meticulously observed subject matter in this show of new works.

Waste, who works in both watercolor and oil, celebrates the simple bounty of nature and in the process, turns a handful of cherries or a branch of olives into a light-filled meditation on color, line, texture and form. You’ll see influences in her work from the pop art of Janet Fish to 18th-century Spanish still life painter Luis Meléndez who turned mundane kitchen fare into powerful images.

Likewise, no matter the actual size, every painting Dyana Hesson creates feels monumental. Larger than life, her cacti and succulents draw the viewer into the nuances of nature shifting our perception in much the same way Georgia O’Keeffe drew the eye into the heart of a single flower.

Join us as we welcome these two artists to celebrate the recent vernal equinox and the coming of spring. This is a particularly opportune time to add their paintings to your collection because both women have recently been featured in three nationally curated museum exhibitions in Vermont, Arizona and Northern California with upcoming museum shows in Steamboat Springs this summer and Atlanta in 2020.

Their joint exhibit is now showing at Bonner David Galleries Scottsdale through April 22, 2019.