Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sit - Stay Paintings by Don Gray

July 2nd - August 3rd, 2013

Artists Reception will be First Wednesday, July 3rd, 5-7pm
Located at 335 State Street, Salem, Oregon  97301




Sit - Stay

Paintings by Don Gray


For the month of July, the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery will be featuring paintings by Union, Oregon artist, Don Gray.  

"Dogs have always been part of my life.  In earliest childhood there was Rusty- a beautiful russet colored spaniel.  In my teens we had taffy - loving and gorgeous golden cocker.  In heartbreakingly brief appearances, others have enriched my life over the years, often named after artists:  Andy (Wyeth), Rembrandt (van Rijn), Maya (Angelou), Pablo (Picasso).  

And now it's Windslow (Homer), my beloved friend and constant companion.  I had already done several paintings of him, and when Mary Lou told me of her idea for a show called "Sit/Stay", the thought of doing a focused series of works centered around my canine pal seemed irresistible.  

On the surface, of course, these paintings are about a dog.  But so much of art is about intangibles that go beyond subject matter alone.  Visual language picks up where words leave off.  In formal terms I've tried to find fresh and exciting abstract relationships of color, shape and design.  But I also hoped to discover an emotional tenor-equilvalents for things that can't be expressed any other way; the simple elegance of a shaft of sunlight filtering through a window: a sense of sound or of silence in a room; qualities of space and air; a feeling for the passage of time; the fleeting sensation that something just happened or is about to occur.  

In short-these paintings for me are a way to speak not only of love for a dog, but of love for the great mystery and profound beauty of life itself. " 

Don Gray
painter

Please call the gallery for more information: 503-581-3229 or 503-510-4161




"Doorway"
oil on cradled board
32.5" X 48.5/8"
$4500




"I Own the Place"
oil on cradled board
13.5" x 20"
$950




"Late Morning"
oil on cradled board
16 3/4 x 22 3/8
$1150




"Light Wedge"
oil on cradle board
35 x 27
$2950




"Listen"
oil on cradle board
10 x 9
$350




"Under the Table"
oil on cradle board
25 x 20
$1700




"The Tunnel Inspector"
oil on cradle board
23 x 23
1850



"The Visitor"
oil on cradle board
15.5 x 20
$1100



"Sunchaser"
oil on cradle board
20 x 20
$1600


"Quizzical"
oil on cradle board
9.5 x 20
$600








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