‘Between expectation and desire’

“She’s a luscious morsel,’’ by Saxtons River, Vt.-based artist Whitney Barrett at Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls, Vt.

He says:

“Using pattern, mark making and collage, I have been integrating found text and hybrid/abstracted human figures in static poses. These pieces explore questions of identity, story, and how we present to the outside world. I am interested in the way stories are told and implied, assumptions and miscommunication, as well as the tension between expectation and desire.’’