Current Exhibition | michaelrossart

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Gardens & Forests:

Exhibition at BARBAR, Athens, Georgia

November 18 - December 11, 2021

These paintings are windows into a safe and quiet world. They invite us to place our attention on the everyday actions of a rabbit, a woodpecker, or a hummingbird, as they move through and enliven their habitats, turning forests and gardens into homes and sanctuaries. These protagonists guide us, as viewers, to slow our pace and see meaning and beauty in the landscape. A hummingbird hovers and a woodpecker pecks. A rabbit hops out of a garden bed. A Northern Flicker waits out a rainy spell, nodding to a misty landscape of vines and bamboo. Fog shrouds the forested bank of a lake in winter. An owl pays little notice as a mixed flock of Blue Jays and other small birds tease him. The world keeps changing and keeps spinning, but instead of getting dizzy, we pause and look and enjoy, and take things in, one little thing at a time.

For inquiries or to make a purchase, contact Barbette Houser at BARBAR

Blooms, Dusk 54x49" \| 2019 \| oil on canvas $6000, framed	Installation View	Owl in a Magnolia Tree 42 x 36" \| 2021 \| oil on canvas $3800, framed
Rabbit in a Garden 54 x 49" \| 2021 \| oil on canvas $3600, framed	Flicker in the Rain 30x20" \| 2013 \| oil on canvas Sold	Red-tailed Hawk 18 x 16" \| 2018 \| oil on linen $1600, framed
Fort Yargo in January 8 x 8" \| 2020 \| oil on canvas $450, framed	Black-Chinned Hummingbird 5 x 7" \| 2019 \| oil on panel Sold	Two Ducks 16x20" \| 2018 \| oil on panel $1600, framed

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