Artist Reception and Exhibition of Regina Saura: Recent Paintings

ST. HELENA, CA - Caldwell Snyder is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition for Regina Saura of recent works. Reception for the Artist on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Exhibition will be on view through May 31, 2015.

Playfully and unexpectedly, Catalan artist Regina Saura transforms sleepy landscapes and still lifes alike into art-objects. She invites us to relish the joyful simplicity of the everyday. Regina’ s loose, whimsical brushstrokes and bold washes of color lend her paintings an instinctual, child-like spontaneity that belies her sophisticated command of composition, balance, shape, coloration, and line. Singing with energy and vibrancy, her paintings capture the wonder and magic of life.

As with flowers and trees, in her use of newspaper scraps, Regina introduces pieces of her own daily life into her work. The touch of newsprint that comprises the houses of her native Catalan countryside–relate the paintings to a specific time and place, and serve as a reminder, no matter where they might be seen around the globe, of home. Refreshing in their quirky originality, yet profoundly symbolic, Regina’s paintings capture the brilliance and exuberance of the human spirit.

Regina studied graphic design in school, and worked in photography for several years before finding work in translating photographs into paintings. Regina is able to resolve the problems she finds in painting alone by utilizing other techniques such as scraping, silkscreen, lithography, and collage. Regina has had exhibitions across Europe, in Japan, and the United States.