There’s a corroded quality to Darren Waterston’s paintings. They seem to be eaten away by some element or exposed to light for too long. The effect is kind of dreamy. Waterston’s work reflects the natural (think landscapes), but also maybe the otherworldly (like dreamscapes). Some of his paintings bring to mind a video I saw on Twitter of someone cracking open what looked to be a plain rock but then revealed layers of swirling, iridescent opal. His smaller watercolor and gouache pieces look like the insides of a geode. Take for example CURRENT STUDY NO. 4 with its large cloud-like white swirls and radiating pink light bursting from the right side—it’s quite literally heavenly. by Jas Keimig