Eco Art Girl

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 11th marks the premier showing of the newest in Gabrielle Senza’s Promise of Light series of paintings at the Kasten Fine Art Gallery in Great Barrington, MA. On view for two days only, The Promise of Light, X will be featured August 11th and 12th, with a public reception on Saturday from 4 – 6pm.

The 6 x 10 foot oil painting was recently completed by the Berkshire based artist in her Great Barrington, Massachusetts studio. “Young trees reflecting in a crisp, calm pond are surrounded by a brilliant golden glow. The morning grove sits quietly just in front of a receding horizon of trees, behind which, the sun promises to warm its way through to a dazzling new day,” writes Senza of painting number ten in the series.

The Promise of Light series was started in 2006, when Senza was commissioned to create a 4 x 12 foot painting of the Catskill Mountains for the Philmont, NY restaurant, Local 111. “The quality of light and its effect on the distant views inspired a whole new realm to explore,” states Senza. “Mountains, rivers and trees all become actors in the play that comes to life on the canvas, offering inspiring new compositions.”

Gabrielle Senza is internationally recognized as an artist, educator, curator, and writer. She exhibits widely and has artwork in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, Fidelity Investments, Paine Webber, and in private collections around the world. One of the country’s preeminent environmental artists, Senza’s work has toured cities in the notable “Toxic Landscapes” exhibition organized in 2001 by the Puffin Foundation. She has taught at Mass MoCA, Cooper Union and Simon’s Rock College of Bard. Senza is the founder and Executive Director of the creative public arts initiative, Red Collaborative.