ARS Gallery has announced the opening of a new exhibit will be December 3 as it displays the art of Laurie Schirmer Carpenter. ARS tells us the whole story:
ARS Gallery is pleased to announce the opening reception/exhibition, LAURIE SCHIRMER CARPENTER on December 3, 6-8pm.
Laurie grew up in northwestern Illinois and graduated from Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado with a degree in English Literature in 1967. When her two daughters reached high school age, she enrolled in the University of Colorado, Denver to study art, graduating, With Distinction, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a BA in Art History in 1988. She has been painting full time since then. When her husband was transferred to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1990 she became reacquainted with her Midwestern roots and developed an interest in the flat landscape, especially the skies, which are often depicted in her paintings. Moving to northwestern Indiana in 2006, she continues to paint the land and skies of the Midwest.
She has been influenced by the 19th century German Romanticist, Caspar David Friedrich, and by the Luminist Painters of the Hudson River School. Their ability to convey the universality and timeless quality of the land, while giving the impression of a particular place at a particular point in time, inspires her.
The paintings are based upon on-site sketches, plein air paintings, photographs, and most importantly, memory. Using these references, the pieces are created in the studio over a period of several weeks or months. They may be a composite of several places or, wholly or in part, the result of her imagination.
Russo Sieber states “These works are breathtaking, Laurie’s pieces are awe-inspiring and we are excited to exhibit her work.”
Exhibition title: Laurie Schirmer Carpenter
Opening reception is December 3, 6-8pm,showing through January 28.
