It’s Out There: Artists and the Natural/Human Environment

March 2024 – February 2025
Opening reception: Saturday, March 23rd, 4 – 6pm
Remarks: 4:30pm

Paul Thiebaud Gallery and St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery are pleased to present It’s Out There:  Artists and the Natural/Human Environment, a group exhibition featuring the works of Jeff Bellerose, Stephen Coyle, Eileen David, Arthur Okamura (1932-2009), Celia Reisman, and Suong Yangchareon at St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery in Rutherford, CA.  Opening March 23, 2024, with a reception from 4-6pm and remarks at 4:30pm, each of the exhibiting artists shares their unique perspective on the human and/or natural environments in their paintings, variously conveying feelings of awe, wonder, nostalgia, transcendence, and spiritual resonance, to name a few.  The exhibition will be on view through February 28, 2025.

The human world is a constructed realm of buildings, streets, and ordered space, and has been a prime source of inspiration for Eileen David, Celia Reisman, and Suong Yangchareon.  San Francisco based, Eileen David’s paintings of her home city depict the dramatic perspectives found atop the rolling hills of the city, as well as the captivating views found on the bay waters surrounding it.  Suburban house-scapes have long been a subject of interest for Philadelphia Based painter Celia Reisman, with their complex geometries and expansive perspectives.  Suong Yangchareon’s paintings of bygone roadside cafes and historic buildings reveal his fascination with rundown, disused, and abandoned buildings, some of which only exist now in the memories of those that knew them firsthand. 

On the flip side, the natural world with its irregularity and organic beauty, has long been a muse for Jeff Bellerose, Stephen Coyle, and Arthur Okamura.  An avid hiker in his younger years, Jeff Bellerose’s views of the coastline and mountains employ a dazzling light to convey the profound sense of wonder experienced while exploring nature.  Stephen Coyle’s expansive views of the National Seashore on Cape Cod convey calm, reflection, and transcendence about the passage of time.  Lastly, Arthur Okamura’s Zen infused canvases conjure a sense of the spiritual through their deft brushwork and serene color palette. 

Finding inspiration and meaning in the world around us, whether natural or human made, is something artists have done from the beginning.  The unique perspectives presented by the artists in this exhibition are resonant examples of many views that have been put on canvas. 

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