Pastel paintings and monoprints by Mark Price

Mark Price’s intimate connection with nature has always provided inspiration for his work. To transform his pastels from imagination to reality, he uses primitive tools introduced centuries ago coupled with new techniques learned through experience. He has traveled extensively in the Rocky Mountains, the Caribbean, and Europe where he immersed himself in the urban landscape creating a large portfolio of work. He also enjoys painting plein air,  capturing the mood, light, and character of a location. From a distance his paintings appear as a landscape or figure, but as the viewer gets closer, the piece may look abstract and often features a pixelated or cube-like pattern. Mark also creates one-of-a-kind monoprints using the pure pigments of pastels creating yet another entirely unique form of art. Mark recently earned membership into the prestigious International Association of Pastel Artists Master Circle which honors artists whose work has been accepted into the organization’s esteemed juried exhibitions. Less than 250 members worldwide are awarded this designation.

Mixed media paintings by Kittie Yohe

Kittie’s paintings are a response to her environment, the culmination of her life experiences, the beauty of the natural world, and the ideas and emotions within her. The need to express and communicate her thoughts drives her passion to paint. She paints a variety of subject matter but is consistently inspired by the elements of our universe — creatures of the earth and sea, the endless variety of landscapes and bodies of water, and natural-formed objects both great and small. She searches for the interface of patterns and relationships in these natural elements and translates those impressions into paintings.

On View through November 6.

PHOTO CREDIT: Leaving Fall, 30 x 20, Pastels on Thai Gossamer Paper by Mark Price