George D. Green was a founder of Abstract Illusionism, an art movement that uses shadow and perspective to create depth and dimension. His piece Gateway Star gives a sense of the elements popping out at you as you feel pulled in through the center of the painting. He also uses a technique called impasto, where paint is built up thickly, often achieved by mixing paint with another medium like cold wax. You can come see Gateway Star in our exhibit, Dr. Drab's Lab, now through August 24. #topeka #l

Navarro’s dynamic work captures the mystique of abstract illusionism. Jerry Elizalde Navarro has made a substantial reputation as an artist whose singular oeuvre is one of the most complex by anyone of his generation. Navarro creates vivid mash ups of color and gestural strokes. Navarro’s art contains elements of Japanese, Balinese and Western painting traditions that merge to make singularly intimate works. Gestural painting draws its sources not only from surrealism but from Asian aesthetics a