Our three featured artists in this month’s exhibition, presenting new landscape paintings, are inspired by the vigor, spirit and character of natural open spaces. Depicting a variety of vistas from regions across the country and throughout Europe, their work encompasses close observation and natural light to create realistic views, which, in some instances, convey a sense of romantic solitude and at other times generate an energy evoking the lyrical spaciousness of the landscape.

 

 
Early Rains, Copyright 2004, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
Early Rains
Pastel, 2004
20" x 25"
Farmhouse by Stelling Vineyards, Copyright 2004, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
Farmhouse by Stelling Vineyards
Pastel, 2004
25" x 20"
Light and Shade, Copyright 2004, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
Light and Shade
Pastel, 2004
20" x 25"
Morning, Copyright 2004, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
Morning
Pastel, 2004
20" x 25"
The House that Julia Built, Copyright 2003, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
The House that Julia Built
Pastel, 2003
20" x 25"
Romantic Riverside Walk, Copyright 2004, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
Romantic Riverside Walk
Pastel, 2004
19" x 26"
Tomorrow Sacramento Delta, Copyright 2003, Kristine Bybee -- Click to Expand...
Kristine Bybee
Tomorrow Sacramento Delta
Pastel, 2003
19" x 25"

The landscapes of Kristine Bybee encompass the viewer into idyllic scenery. Her pastel renderings depict sweeping vineyards, elegantly reflected waterfronts and gently dappled land. Her dusty mood and deft drawing present richness in color, the application of which is soft and painterly.

Amador Harmonies I, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Amador Harmonies I
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Amador Harmonies II, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Amador Harmonies II
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Dreams Eastward I, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Dreams Eastward I
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Dreams Eastward II, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Dreams Eastward II
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Ione Horizons I, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Ione Horizons I
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Ione Horizons II, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Ione Horizons II
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Latrobe Nocturne, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Latrobe Nocturne
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Oh Latrobe, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Oh Latrobe
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Poetic Glow, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Poetic Glow
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Quiet Rhythms, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Quiet Rhythms
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
West Yolo Spirits, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
West Yolo Spirits
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Yolo Savannah, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Yolo Savannah
Oil on Panel, 2005
16" x 48"
Twighlight Matriarch, Copyright 2005, Chris Newhard -- Click to Expand...
Chris Newhard
Twighlight Matriarch
Oil on Canvas, 2005
28" x 70"

Christopher Newhard is known for his elegant plein air tonal paintings marked with romantic solitude.  The colors depict the soft tones of mountainsides, valleys and withering oak trees of the California landscape.  Paying careful attention to the majestic oak trees native to California, he produces a series of long sleek, narrow oil on panel paintings of this landscape. He gives special attention to open space and natural lighting in the foothills adding special lighting of the sky ever changing moods. 

Read his personal statement for this series here...

Coloiare, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Coloiare
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
40" x 32"
Paris Skyline, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Paris Skyline
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
40" x 32"
Fountains, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Fountains
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
40" x 32"
Tower and Rampart, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Tower and Rampart
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
40" x 32"
Terrace Landscape, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Terrace Landscape
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
40" x 32"
Sacramento, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Sacramento
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
40" x 32"
French Road, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
French Road
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
24" x 19"
Roadside Trees, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Roadside Trees
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
24" x 19"
Orchard, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Orchard
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
24" x 19"
Figeac Skyline, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Figeac Skyline
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
32" x 40"Piece is sold
  Lakeside Garden, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Lakeside Garden
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
19" x 24"
Paris Street, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Paris Street
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
32" x 40"
Bibao, Copyright 2005, David Post -- Click to Expand...
David Post
Bibao
Acrylic on Linen, 2005
53" x 46"

David Post structures his landscapes in colorful abstraction.  His use of color blends images intuitively responding to the non-objective to what is a recognized landscape picture plane.  Post plays with numerous colors blending them with brush creating those special splashes needed to create the appropriate landscape statement.

 

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