Last Chance

Catch it or Regret it

by Monica Weymouth

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Using acrylic, metallic pigment and pencil, Natalie Alper transforms canvases into large-scale, textured swirls of shimmery color. Huge swaths of seafoam green tangle through rich blue currents in Blue Sounding (pictured). In Blooming Red, a checkerboard of gashes interrupts thick, messy swirls of coppery reds and iridescent blues.

Incorporating everything from richly polished wood to industrial scraps, Mike Stifel's mixed-media sculpture is playful and charming. The components of 4 Wedges cluster haphazardly in a corner, the chunky nylon blocks adorned with bright green pegs. Across the room, electric blue vinyl tubing dangles from a purpleheart plank in A Little Something for Eva.

Combining traditional photography, digital photography and painting, three artists work together to bend the rules. John Schenk's "Daniela" series uses triple-exposure photography to examine its nude subject in pale yellows and muted reds. In Pete Checchia's digital print Michi Wiancko, a violinist rocks out, her hair suspended above her bow. Mixing up oil paint and jet ink prints in Italian Arches, Checchia and Anthony DeMelas distort the soft curves of classic architecture with harsh lines and psychedelic colors.