Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents a fine art exhibition of digital media by Dorothy Freudenberg, oil paintings by Ann Ruttan acrylic l scapes by Gary Vincent continuing through March.
Continuing through March in the upper gallery, Dorothy Freudenberg exhibits digital media. The artist, whose art appeared as the feature article of a Cascade A&E recent issue, presents color-saturated, digital photo collage, parts deconstructed recombined into new imagery.
Beginning her photography career as a B/W photographer, the artist learned to simplify her image to create a clear striking statement. Harnessing this finely honed skill to visualize the completed image, Freudenberg began to experiment with color. As digital photography progressed, so did her experimentation for the technology offers almost unlimited opportunity to capture photos. Her once-feared exhaustion of possible imagery disappeared.
Her art became increasing layered patterned, encouraging careful inspection to interpret the multiple images combined to complete the final product. While using realistic digital photos as material, the beginning images are often unrecognizable upon completion of the work as the color, size, detail even the perspective shift.
She combines r om bits from photos into complex, intriguing inviting visual narratives. The art reveals both Western Eastern influences reflecting the artist’s juxtaposition of still, empty space with profuse imagery intense color. The confines of her initial, traditional photography pursuits virtually disappear in the limitless possibilities of the complex digital media.
Other works on the upper level include large acrylic l scapes by Gary Vincent. Vincent presents multi-hued, expressionistic l scapes interpreting Central Oregon. Painting in successive, often visible layers to create depth interest, he follows the tradition of former instructor Sergi Bongart who stressed, “Spirit can trump technique.” Affection for his subject matter is clearly evident in the finished work.
Ann Ruttan presents oil paintings in the lower level gallery of the Sunriver Lodge. Artwork in her current feature characterizes her painting styles over the past four-plus years ranging from impressionism to abstraction. Images include a loosely impressionistic rendering of spring flowers in pastel hues progress through boldly colored expressionistic l scapes to abstract color field paintings with a broad reference to Mark Rothko. The artist is widely collected throughout the US appeared in the OPB series Art Beat.
Also showing are oil l scapes by Joanne Donaca acrylic l scapes by Michael Kelly.
Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery welcomes the public to the exhibit in the upper lower galleries. Billye Turner, art consultant, organizes gallery exhibitions for the Sunriver Resort provides additional information at 541-382-9398.