Katherine Bradford at Canada New York

Pleasure starts to look like panic in Katherine Bradford’s large painting of beach-goers frolicking in turquoise waters when you learn its title, ‘Fear of Waves.’ Themed on swimmers and water, the show’s paintings entice as they demonstrate a range of moods from the ominous to the magical. (At Canada New York on the Lower East Side through Feb 14th).

 Katherine Bradford, Fear of Waves, oil on canvas, 84 x 72 inches, 2015.