Northwind Art is presenting “Earth, Water, Sky: Paintings by Hart James, Photographs by Paul Shapiro” at the Jeanette Best Gallery.
The two artists of differing mediums are united by …
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Northwind Art is presenting “Earth, Water, Sky: Paintings by Hart James, Photographs by Paul Shapiro” at the Jeanette Best Gallery.
The two artists of differing mediums are united by their shared interest in rendering the splendor of nature, and the exhibit reflects that vision.
Anacortes-based painter Hart James captures close-up views and far-away vistas of the Northwest. Her paintings have an immediacy about them that places us up front and center to the various landscapes she portrays.
Growing up on a farm, James absorbed the natural world around her. She spent the daylight hours studying the beauty, transience, processes and cycles, and the details of construction in nature. In these surroundings, she became attuned to the natural world in a way that seems more connected to earlier societies than with our present-day world.
Based on Whidbey Island, Shapiro’s panoramic photographs convey expanses of local, regional, and Southwest scenes, with the added layer in some images of an antiquing of their surfaces and amplifying their timelessness.
Shapiro uses multiple images to frame a 180-degree view, much like the eye can see. He is passionate about exploring the natural world, and pays particular attention to scale, capturing the shared connection between people and the breadth and depth of our landscapes. He hopes his ultra-wide photographs inspire the viewer to embrace and explore an extended pictorial representation of the landscapes we inhabit.
“This is a wonderful exhibit to have here this spring, offering wide-angle and close-up views of landscapes, reminding us of the beauty all around us,” said Kathleen Garrett, Northwind Art’s exhibits director.
“Earth, Water, Sky: Paintings by Hart James, Photographs by Paul Shapiro” will be available for viewing until June 5 at the Jeanette Best Gallery on Water Street.
Both Shapiro and James will have an artist talk via Zoom about the exhibit at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, which will be free to attend after registering at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvf-yrpj4uHt2rKW4JeMdEc-ZQtBkYW-IN.
To learn more about the exhibit and Northwind Art, go to www.northwindart.org.
