Artist's paintings, collages on display

By Virginia Wageman
Advertiser Art Critic

Jacqueline Chun's watercolor collages are among the works shown at Hawaii Tokai International College. Jacqueline Chun Jacqueline Chun Library, Hawaii Tokai International College. Through May 25. 983-4146.

The library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Calling ahead will get you access to guest parking, but so will a stop at the security office at the front entrance.

The library's limited display space puts many of the paintings in the glare of light from windows, and some are too high to be comfortably viewed.

But despite these limitations (which would be difficult to overcome were the art of lesser quality), this varied show is well worth a visit.

Chun's works are in several styles: watercolor landscapes and seascapes, abstract oils on canvas, a figurative painting in acrylic on paper, and both abstract and figurative watercolor collages.

It is the last work that is especially interesting, with layers of collaged papers of varying textures painted with luminous watercolors. Here, pattern, texture and color interact in carefully organized, vibrant compositions.

Virginia Wageman can be reached at VWageman@aol.com.