Ken D. Resseger's 'Plein Meandering' exhibition at Canada Gallery showcases visionary landscapes

Ken D. Resseger presents 'Plein Meandering' at Canada Gallery's Project Room in New York through May 9, 2026. The exhibition features 16 small-scale paintings, primarily fantastical landscapes, created with oil and acrylic on wood panels measuring 7 x 9 inches. Resseger's labor-intensive process involves aggressive addition and subtraction of paint, often executed en plein air on homemade easels. His work draws comparisons to American naturalist Martin Johnson Heade for its visionary quality and to Albert Pinkham Ryder for its rough, crusty textures. Specific paintings include 'Some Other Time' (2024), 'Vertical Wave' (2025–26), 'Clouds IV' (2025), 'Mind Cave #53' (2024), 'Atomic Lounge' (2024), 'Corner Suite' (2026), and '1,000,000 B.C.' (2021–26). The artist's evolution from a student of contributor Michael Brennan over 25 years ago to a seasoned painter is noted. References extend to historical works like Heade's 'Orchids and Hummingbirds' (1875–90), Ryder's 'Lord Ullin's Daughter' (1905), Constable's 'Study of Sky and Trees with a Red House at Hampstead' (1821), Hercules Segers' 'Rocky Landscape with a Road and a River' (ca. 1622–25), and Stanley Kubrick's film '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968). The exhibition explores themes of creation, with some paintings depicting interiors reminiscent of Kubrick's futuristic visions.