By James Foritano Boston, MA - I found myself at the opening reception for the Copley Society of Art’s 2017 Winter Members Show, “Shaken and Stirred,” strangely resonating with its title. I seemed to have left my wife back at the Park Street Red Line station under a misunderstanding too complicated to explain, so I suffered some suspense while waiting for her to reappear. The incident ended well, but I still wonder if the muse of art had a hand in preparing me with empathy for those scenes of art which capture the fragile relationship we humans have with each other and our enfolding environment. “Just Hanging Out,” a warm and vividly colored oil painting by Gail Sauter, struck notes of intimacy as a few friends bent their elbows together at a local bar while the white-shirted bartender, close enough for conversation, put sparkle in just washed glasses. As in all art, it was … [Read more...] about SHAKEN AND STIRRED & SHAKE IT UP AT THE COPLEY SOCIETY OF ART