Installation view of Nell Waters' The Language of Moving Towards. Today is the last day to view Nell Waters' exhibition of somber, meditative and deeply connective paintings on view at Brethren Gallery in Ridgewood, Queens. In this exhibit Waters has stepped away from her recent, improvisational black and white paintings (akin to automatic writing) to present familiar images with associations that have long taken up space in the universal mind. The resulting paintings evoke a meditative symbology that explores the concepts of duality, energy and the connection and repulsion between closely aligned forms. The artist will be at the gallery today from 4 - 6 pm so don't miss the chance to see these tough, gritty paintings in person. "I am interested in our personal and universal need to find something to believe in, something to look up to—the moon, the sun, a simple shape, God, love.” -Nell Waters on her current body of work. Install...