Recent Paintings by Ross Penhall and Book Signing

Small Break Throughs, Recent Paintings by Ross Penhall

Artist Reception and Book Signing: Saturday, June 11th from 3-5 pm

Exhibition on View: June 11 - 30, 2016

Presenting recent paintings and releasing published book Vancouver: Surrounding Areas and Places That Inspire. The book has a collection of 120 paintings by renowned artist Ross Penhall that celebrates the identity and spirit of Vancouver. Also included are paintings of inspirational places across Canada, the US and Europe, including the California Coast, the Prairies and the Italian countryside.

Nature as shaped and redefined by human hands is the focus of Ross Penhall’s captivating yet enigmatic paintings. His work depicts enchanting, manicured, urban landscapes – groomed lawns, shaped shrubbery, pruned trees – all arranged in eye-pleasing symmetry that speaks of a serene, orderly world.

Drawing upon the influences of such notable painters as Thomas Hart Benton, Georgia O’Keefe, Grant Wood and Emily Carr, Penhall has taken his own turn enhancing the enhancements. He flattens, stylizes and simplifies forms, embellishes colors and exaggerates contrasts. The result is a make-believe, somewhat unreal landscape that although compelling, serves as a gentle reminder that nature is never static, and man’s imprint is transitory unless vigilantly maintained.