“Flight of Fancy,” the newest exhibition at Kenmore Square’s Panopticon Gallery, is an ode to the spirit of summer. A group show featuring the works of Claire Rosen, Stephen Sheffield and Kerry Mansfield, each of the artists’ work use color and whimsical imagery to perfectly portray and encapsulate the meaning of the season and in one way or another represent the title of the show. Rosen chose to photograph live exotic birds in front of Victorian wall paper. Right off the bat, one notices her superb use of color. The backgrounds of each photo are not only beautiful in their own right, but they serve the photograph. The colors help bring attention to the bird while creating a whimsical world that only exists in that photograph. The photographer also personifies these birds through the way in which she captured them. When photographing the birds, she did not attempt to pose them or get … [Read more...] about FLIGHTS OF FANCY AT PANOPTICON GALLERY