Vistas: New work by Sarah Beitler
December 6th, 2006 Posted in Visual Art, Cultural District, Uncategorized
This Friday, Sarah Beitler will premiere her new work, a series of wax-based or encaustic paintings centered on the Western Pennsylvania countryside, called “Vistas,” at 707 Penn Gallery in the Cultural District.
In her artist statement, Ms. Beitler writes: “Instead of photo realist representations, my landscapes come from my own interior perspectives as well as exterior vistas that I shoot with my camera. Clearly defined structures and objects often accentuate the landscape. Traditional landscape artists strive to obtain a likeness to the particular place they are painting. I choose to focus on the luminous qualities of light present, and the irregular but natural marks that result from using a medium that is so hard to control.”
Free and open to the public, the exhibit closes on New Year’s Eve. 707 Penn Gallery hours of operation are Tuesday through Thursday, 12-8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, noon-10 p.m.