Betty Cuningham Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Jake Berthot including both paintings and drawings. This will be the artist's fifth exhibition at the Gallery.
Since the late 1960's Jake Berthot has been known for his distinctive brushwork (an admirer of Milton Resnick), his characteristic softly-drawn line, his sensitive touch, his rich color, and his incorporation of the frame into his painting. These elements are found in his earlier, more formal, abstract work as well as in his recent subtle landscape paintings. The current exhibition includes approximately 14 paintings and 6 drawings, all completed in the last two years. Each painting or drawing, whether a broad landscape, a single tree or a still life, seem to coalesce into a single, deeply felt image. For example, in Night Sea and the Rock, 2012 the elements in the landscape come into view slowly in the dark, night space. Similarly, in Tree, 2013 the tree which dominates the canvas emerges from Berthot's quiet brushwork. Finally, in a still life titled, Table and Skull, 2012 the objects take form creating a poetic dialogue between object and paint.Image: Untitled, 2013, Oil on Panel, 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.
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