Debra Baxter
Through two concurrent shows, Roq La Rue Gallery shows a pair of artists whose work carries crystalline forms. Debra Baxter‘s “Ghost Heart” and Rebecca Chaperon‘s “Incandescence” take over the gallery in April. Baxter’s sculptures, sometimes wearable, integrate natural forms into objects packed with both centuries-old narratives and humor. Chaperon’s surreal paintings share in Baxter’s fascination with the mystical, while also exploring escapism and the light and dark natures of the world.
Rebecca Chaperon
Debra Baxter
Rebecca Chaperon
Crystals are just one common thread. As the gallery explains, in a statement: “Crystals are an integral aspect to both the hard earth science of geology, as well as a key component in various mystical studies, with an array of attributes and powers attributed to them. Occasionally dismissed as just fluffy ‘woo woo’ mystical mumbo jumbo coming from the New Age movement, crystals actually have been revered by various cultures throughout time both for their perceived occult qualities as well as their sheer beauty.”
See more works from the show below.
Debra Baxter
Rebecca Chaperon
Debra Baxter
Rebecca Chaperon
Debra Baxter
Rebecca Chaperon
The dark surrealist sculptures and paintings of 
Each of Andrea Joyce Heimer's acrylic paintings begins as a written story. Even if the viewer isn't able to know every detail of her narratives, the painter's work gives us the chance to piece her myths ourselves. The artist offers some personal reasons why this process is so integral to her practice:
