Tim Carrington is a journalist and painter, living in Rappahannock County. He paints in oils, and his works feature landscapes, individuals and groups. The paintings mix description and abstraction, and many suggest a story or a memory, without fully explaining it.
The paintings in this show are part of a series called “Diversities.” Carrington notes that diversity, currently something of a scare-word, is basic to nature, basic to the human psyche, basic to the human family. Artistic expression recognizes this reality, and often aims to capture the particularities of moods, times of day, and variations among people as they age, rage, celebrate or simply wait. In one composition, a late-day golden light briefly graces Virginia’s foothills; in another, Turkish dervishes turn; Kenyan women explode in a celebratory welcome, and black men, long thought to be a threat to white women’s virtue, dutifully protect a blonde porn queen from aggression.
Carrington’s paintings are regularly exhibited at the Middle Street Gallery in Little Washington, and have been shown at the Waverly Street Gallery in Bethesda, Md., at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Va., and in group shows in Keene Valley, N.Y., Millwood, Va., and Christ Church Georgetown. His stories regularly appear in The Rappahannock News.
