5/8/2026 Reception for "Crossroads" by Maureen Gasek at Water Street Studios in Batavia, IL; Open through June 6, 2026

Lynne Kornecki
May 4
1 min read

"Fleur de Fleur" acrylic on canvas and board by Marueen Gasek....scroll down to view a few more pieces from her 15-piece collection at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water Street. The work of other artists will also be on display.

MAUREEN GASEK “Crossroads”

Crossroads is my journey on canvas—a series about choice, disruption, and finding my own way. It moves through those moments where life splits into forks and detours, where loss and possibility meet, and everything feels uncertain.

The surfaces hold memory. Marks disappear and return. Some paintings aren’t finished—they’ve been painted over, broken open, carried forward as something new. Like me, they hold what came before, shift, and insist on moving forward, even when the way isn’t clear.

Hard lines push against fluid movement, tension between control and release. Between following a path and carving your own. Between staying safe and stepping into freedom.

This work is personal, messy, unapologetic. It traces rupture, reinvention, and the stubborn pursuit of freedom on my own terms—not a clean journey, but a series of bold, uncertain moves.

Each piece asks me, and asks you: Do you follow the road—or make your own?

"Crossroads" Maureen Gasek