
Theodore Polos and David McKay
Legion of Honor
Happily, Polos’ knowing use of subdued purples, pinks, reds and rich greys enriches the otherwise uninteresting surfaces of these recent works. The paintings seem fragmentary and in some indefinite state of confusion which might be resolved in more time spent on each canvas.
McKay, a working commercial artist with the San Francisco Chronicle, paints his watercolors with bright translucent washes overlayed with slashing black lines. Each painting has a surface virtuosity which seems vacant and purposeless.
