Delta Center for the Arts
LH Horton Jr Gallery presents
Horizons & Landscapes
November 13 – December 17, 2008
Reception: November 13th, 5 – 7p.m.
with paintings by:
Barbara Crawford
and
This exhibition beautifully contrasts the luminous, mood-filled skyscapes of Barbara Crawford, with the colorful, impasto painted landscapes of Paul Ferney.
Raised in Logan, Utah, Paul Ferney received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University. The majority of Paul's paintings during this time were inspired by the mountains and valleys of Northern Utah. In 2004 Paul moved to San Francisco where he currently resides. Paul is a part of the Belcher Art Studio community, where he keeps a studio. In 2005 he became involved in the Plein Air painting community and has participated in the Sonoma Plein Air Festival, and the Copia Art Festival in Napa. Paul’s work is inspired by the beautiful local wine country, as well as the vibrant cityscapes of San Francisco. “I love that feeling when you know you’re seeing something amazing,” Paul reflects. “Painting is a way for me to
Barbara Crawford received her MA from James Madison University and an MFA from Vermont College. Barbara is Professor of Art History and Studio Art at Southern Virginia University.
Early on, Barbara’s landscape paintings included minimal landmasses, with the low horizon line sinking lower. Her most recent works have eliminated all reference to land. The sky stops and the land mass is missing.
“It is not just a painting of all sky,” Barbara states. “There is a void, an emptiness where the earth was. Historically all landscape paintings, in one-way or another, refer, by nature, to a time or place. These works, by refusing to identify a place, by refusing to locate themselves, become universal. Like the clouds themselves, or a particular atmospheric effect, the unique moment of elements is never to be repeated again.”
