Upcoming Events at Seager Gray Gallery
Sat Apr 6, 5:30 PM - Sat Apr 6, 7:30 PM
Seager Gray Gallery
108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
Community: Mill Valley
Description
Seager Gray Gallery presents Into the West, an exhibition of paintings by gallery artist Kim Ford Kitz.
Event Details
The exhibition runs from April 2 – April 30, 2019 at 108 Throckmorton Avenue in Mill Valley, CA. A reception for the artist will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 on Saturday, April 6. A full color catalog of the exhibition is available through the gallery.
In her first solo show, California, at the Seager Gray Gallery in 2016, Kim Ford Kitz emerged as an artist with a fresh new way of seeing the Golden State, from its agricultural valleys, wine country hills and Southern California beaches to its redwood forests and the steep streets of San Francisco. Three years later, Kitz has moved to Inverness at the western edge of the continent and her exhibition “Into the West” closes the lens geographically to zoom in on the area along the coast from the glory of the city to the natural beauty of West Marin - Point Reyes, Inverness and the Tomales Bay.
“West Marin was calling me for quite some time,” said Kitz, “I found myself hopping in the car and heading that direction more and more for inspiration. When I saw the house available in Inverness, I thought why not go for it. I am so happy that I did and that the beach, beautiful trails and quaint old towns are so close me now. I am discovering new places all of the time and visit my favorite haunts as always.” West Marin is to Kitz what Provence was to Cezanne or Collioure to Matisse- a place to explore through the medium of paint. If it is her goal to convey her visual sensations of color, light and space, she is succeeding magnificently, producing works of compelling tactile quality and colorful beauty.
In her first solo show, California, at the Seager Gray Gallery in 2016, Kim Ford Kitz emerged as an artist with a fresh new way of seeing the Golden State, from its agricultural valleys, wine country hills and Southern California beaches to its redwood forests and the steep streets of San Francisco. Three years later, Kitz has moved to Inverness at the western edge of the continent and her exhibition “Into the West” closes the lens geographically to zoom in on the area along the coast from the glory of the city to the natural beauty of West Marin - Point Reyes, Inverness and the Tomales Bay.
“West Marin was calling me for quite some time,” said Kitz, “I found myself hopping in the car and heading that direction more and more for inspiration. When I saw the house available in Inverness, I thought why not go for it. I am so happy that I did and that the beach, beautiful trails and quaint old towns are so close me now. I am discovering new places all of the time and visit my favorite haunts as always.” West Marin is to Kitz what Provence was to Cezanne or Collioure to Matisse- a place to explore through the medium of paint. If it is her goal to convey her visual sensations of color, light and space, she is succeeding magnificently, producing works of compelling tactile quality and colorful beauty.
