Artist Talk: Patterns Interrupted

From Verdant Gallery:
"PATTERNS INTERRUPTED brings together two Austin artists - Laurie Carswell and Cameron Sands - who celebrate the beauty of interruption and the irregular forms that make landscape and life compelling.
Laurie Carswell reimagines the iconic landscapes of Austin and the Hill Country through collage, fragmenting familiar vistas into layered, colorful compositions. By interrupting traditional representations of these cherished natural spaces, she reveals new patterns: unexpected color combinations, geometric relationships, and visual rhythms that honor the original while creating something playful and unique.
Cameron Sands explores disruption through bold lines, saturated color, and intentional mark-making. His paintings interrupt conventional representation, creating works where color and form take precedence over literal depiction. Drawing from performing arts, architecture, nature, and psychology, he embraces imperfection and contradiction as catalysts for transformation.
Together, Carswell and Sands investigate how interruption creates meaning. Their work suggests that perfection is not uniformity, but rather the beautiful irregularity found in nature and life itself - where disruption enables transformation and growth.
Exhibition runs through September 26th."

Reception August 22, 2026 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Artist talk September 10, 2026 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm

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Austin, Texas 78701
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