The Daily News writes up an exhibit of local art dedicated and inspired by Brooklyn, which features neighbor Brocha Teichman:
When longtime Brooklyn resident Brocha Teichman, 48, walks out her Kensington door, she sees a world of artistic inspiration.
"We don't have the Rocky Mountains or open spaces, but we have those gorgeous shapes that, for example, the el train tracks make when the sun comes through them at McDonald Ave.," said Teichman, a native New Yorker who runs a Long Island art school. "That's scenic, too."
Teichman's portraits of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cherry blossoms - painted on site - and of a snow-covered Ocean Parkway are among about two dozen pieces in a new exhibit focused on the borough as a creative muse. The Z Space Gallery's "BROOKLYN: Local Perspectives" show features the work of 14 Brooklyn-based artists.
Teichman, who often takes her easel outdoors to paint, said she loves the unique challenges of city painting.
"You start something, and you like what you're doing, and then a UPS truck obstructs your view," she said. "You say, 'Can I fit this into the composition?'"
The show runs until May 24 at Z Space Gallery, 2291 Nostrand Ave, behind Brooklyn College.