Landscape

A few years ago I moved to the edge of the wilderness so that I could be immersed in the beauty of the natural world. My surroundings have since become the inspiration for my work.

Landscape painting, or capturing the “Spirit of a Place” has been a popular form of expression for centuries. In the beginning of the Renaissance it was used as a backdrop for figures telling a religious or mythological story. Gradually as everyday objects and compositional concerns replaced a story theme, the landscape itself took on importance and meaning. I feel this importance and meaning has taken on an especially vital significance in these times.

My paintings sometimes share a feeling of mystical peacefulness with the viewer in a similar way that the landscape paintings of Maxfield Parrish do, but the strength of color and form in these paintings follows more in the tradition of the expressionist movement instigated by Van Gogh and Gauguin. It is for this reason I decided to call the work Naturalistic Expressionism.
—Beth Avary

Afternoon Shadows Red Hill
acrylic on canvas
24"x 30"
2003
Afternoon Shadows Along the Ocean Trail
acrylic/canvas
24"x 30"
2003
Oak Knoll Moon Lit
acrylic/canvas
24"x 30"
2003
Honorable Mention at the 74th Annual Statewide Exhibit put on by the Santa Cruz Art league.
Afternoon Shadows Returning Fog
acrylic on canvas
30"x 40"
2003
Afternoon Shadows Swirling Fog
acrylic/canvas
18"x 24"
2002
Afternoon Shadows Autumn Shadows
Giclee/canvas, hand embellished
18"x 24"
s/n limited edition 295
2004
Oak Tree With Sun

Oak Tree With Sun
Giclée/canvas, hand embellished
s/n limited edition 295
24"x18"
2001
PtLobo2.jpg Point Lobos
$ 3,600.00
acrylic on canvas, 2000
24"x 30"
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