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Ott and St. Charles at Touchstone

Oct. 11, 2008

Mary Ott's work

some of Chuck's new faces

Touchstone hosted openings for solos last night by two DC artists who have found and refined their own voices over time. The work of both Mary Ott and Charles St. Charles (Chuck St.Chuck to moi - he winces but he tolerates it) is instantly recognizable but neither boring nor redundant. It seems to go progressively deeper into its own character.

Mary's delicate monoprints of grasses have been refined to their essence; they are beautiful, simple, shimmering. The best of Charles's monoprints and paintings of faces have, by contrast, become darker, more emotional, more dense, more powerful.

another Ott

Another reason to drop by Touchstone at 7th and D besides Touchstone, Civilian Art Projects and Apartment Zero: the street scene down there is a-mazing. A couple of short blocks from the American Art/Portrait museums, my favorite stop on the official DC cultural train, and the Verizon Center, in a neighborhood busting with new foodie hangouts and a certified nightife. Get thee down for a look.

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