Janet Baldi Exhibits Paintings & Scuptures at Les Beaux Arts

“In Rhythm and Perspective,” Opens at Les Beaux Arts Gallery 

Janet Baldi, a long time resident of Greenwich, and a nationally known artist, will exhibit her paintings and sculptures in a show entitled, “In Rhythm and Perspective,” at Les Beaux Arts Gallery at Round Hill Community Church. The exhibit will open on Sunday, February 17 and run through Thursday, March 21, 2013. The Gallery will be closed on Monday, February 18 for Presidents' Day.

Baldi is best known for her large-scale elaborate paintings of architectural landscape, still life and abstraction. Though her abstract work showcases her creative process and her keen eye for design, architectural landscapes are closest to her heart and her trips to Spain and Italy inspired her latest series of paintings. Baldi's mastery of design is about rhythm and relationships - providing meaning to mass versus space; repetition and variety in design elements create patterns that are visually compelling.  Whether it is a row of houses or buildings or windows, they all take on a new perspective and pattern that is analogous to rhythm in music. Rhythm in Baldi's work satisfies her desire for order, for it brings a familiar sense of the pulsing of life. Baldi sought to express the underlying unity she has experienced in nature and she has felt as a “unity of movement,” that same movement in evidence in her paintings. 

Baldi holds a BA/MA in Art History and Master of Library Science. She began painting in the 1950's when she and her family lived in Madrid, Spain. Baldi studied sculpture as well as painting during her stay in Madrid. Upon her return home, she continued working in both media and became a member of Silvermine Art Guild. She is a scholar on the work of the Renaissance artist Piero Della Francesca.

Throughout her career, Baldi has received numerous awards and honors from the Art Society of Old Greenwich, Stamford Art Society, Silvermine Guild and The Kuriansky Foundation Award. She is widely exhibited and is represented in many collections such as GE, IBM, Greenwich Hospital, Xerox, Connecticut Bank and Trust and many others. 

Les Beaux Arts Gallery at the Round Hill Community Church, is located at 395 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT.  The Gallery is open Sunday, 11 a.m. to Noon; Monday thru Friday, 9am to 3pm; and closed on Saturday.  “In Rhythm and Perspective” will run from February 17, through March 21 [closed Monday, Feb. 18]. For more information, visit www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org  or call, 203/869-1091.