Berkshire Botanical Garden proudly presents UNBORN SUN, THE PAINTINGS OF JOHN GORDON GAULD on display through February 7 in the Center House Leonhardt Galleries. 

Please join them for a “Meet the Artist” Gallery Presentation and Tea Service on Sunday, January 19, 2-4 p.m. in the Leonhardt Galleries. Free admission.

A New York City based artist, John Gordon Gauld’s compositions depict assemblages that seem unintentional at first, but with sustained attention, reveal a myriad of calculated, symbolic associations. Gauld incorporates water gilding into his work, a labor-intensive process requiring many steps to achieve the desired effect, and for many of his works, the he employs rare, historic pigments—cinnabar, lapis lazuli, malachite, and madder root, to name a few. In combination, these pigments produce a unique visual experience that beckons time-honored, firsthand observation as he references an artistic timeline spanning more than four thousand years. “My painting practice is founded on technique and allegory. I am connected to the past through the rituals of the old masters and to the present through an investigation of life’s contemporary issues.”