Jamaica Plain artist Lisa Froment Pushing the Envelope of Color at Agora Gallery NYC

The New England coastline is the main inspiration for Lisa Froment’s paintings. “I am drawn to the coast where storms, the sun, and clouds await interpretation,” says the artist, who grew up near the beaches of Rhode Island. In her images those interpretations have a bold presence. She is sensitive to many textures — from clouds in a sunlit or stormy sky to the brightly painted hulls of boats. By applying her paints with both brushes and palette knives, she heightens the effect of those textures and gives each image’s surface a powerful energy.

Working in watercolor and oils, Froment experiments with color and light, creating patterns that both capture the physical aspects of each environment and transform that environment into a visual statement. She enjoys using non-traditional colors for water and sky in her images, seeing it as a way to “push the envelope of color.” But her experimentation is always at the service of presenting a world that the artist finds beautiful on its own. “Mother Nature inspires me,” she says, “because she has never painted a bad canvas.”

Froment was recently selected by a jury to show her work at the 41st Winter Juried Show in the Duxbury Art Complex Museum.

Exhibition Dates: March 6, 2015 – March 26, 2015
Reception: Thursday March 12, 2015, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Lisa_Froment.aspx

Featured artists:

Mélange of Milieu

Martin Grace | Loukas S. Tsevdos | Marcella Lassen | Edward Bahoric | Tom Notman | Lisa Froment | Paul Juniper | Lucy O’Donovan |

About the Exhibition

The Beauty of the Everyday: The Mélange of Milieu at Agora Gallery

The devil is in the details in the March exhibition Mélange of Milieu at Agora Gallery. Whether focusing on rendering the tiny elements in a painting, or paying homage to the quiet moments that make up daily life, each artist brings a special focus to a part of our world in this exhibition. Returning the focus to the beauty of the everyday, the artists of Mélange of Milieu bring new dynamics to realism. With vibrant colors and penetrating compositions, this collection of works will help any viewer to see the world around them in new and exciting ways.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.