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Watercolors by Rita Sklar
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| Award-winning artist Rita Sklar lives and paints in Castro Valley, California. She is a member of the California Watercolor Association, East Bay Women Artists and San Francisco Women Artists. In my recent work, I am exploring the dimensionality- emotional, perceptive and symbolic- of vanishing species and traditions. The wildlife and people are reverently depicted, using maps in unique ways to convey the importance of place. These paintings signal the fundamental dichotomy of the beauty and value of wildlife and the longing for resolution of that which is threatening them. My paintings reflect a balance between the reality of representational shapes and forms juxtaposed with abstract backgrounds. The addition of maps weaves a distinctive tapestry that adds complexity and texture. My affection for wildlife often reveals, at the same time, the violence and the tenderness of our times. I search for new ways to express the singularity and the diversity of our fragile world. To see and hear Rita discuss her work, click on YouTube Interview Or click here Vanishing Birds Or click here to hear Rita discuss the connections between her paintings of birds and climate change Please let me know what you think of my paintings. I enjoy hearing from people who have seen my work or visited my website. Please email me at RitaAtArt@yahoo.com Please join my mailing list By joining the mailing list you will receive previews of my newest work, and announcements about upcoming shows and opening receptions in your area. Please send me your name and address. Click here to join the mailing list. LINKS Dan's Papers About the Artist Rita Sklar’s recent body of works builds on her ongoing exploration of urban and natural life using watercolors and mixed media. “Sklar skillfully juggles organic and geometric forms, transparent and opaque paint - all held together by a basic abstract underlying shape. It is this intricate dance, rendered in strong color and value, which produces her exciting paintings.” “Bay Area artist Rita Sklar depicts birds in her compelling paintings. By choosing species at risk and emphasizing their beauty, Sklar wants to remind us that the diminishing populations not only are a loss to birders but send an urgent warning about the health of our environment.” Golden Gate Audubon 2010 Rita Sklar is an award-winning artist. Sklar’s works are in private and public collections across the country and in Europe. Selected Awards and Honors Alameda County Arts Commission for Juvenile Justice Center California Watercolor Association, Art Concepts Gallery, Third Place California Watercolor Association Exhibit National Show California Watercolor Association at EBMUD, Honorable Mention CWA at Pacific Wildlife Gallery, 2nd Place Filoli Gardens Watercolor Competition Postcard Selection Filoli Garden Estates Annual, Honorable Mention Finalist BBC Wildlife Artist Best of Show, Frank Bette Gallery, Best of Show Muir Heritage Trust, Selected for Greeting Cards and Prints Museum on Main, First Prize (Pleasanton) Oakland Art Association at John Muir Hospital, Second Place Oakland Art Association at MTC, First Place Oakland Art Association at Kaiser Center, First Place Oakland Cultural Arts Grant Orinda Library OAA, First Place Peninsula JCC Community Arts Show, First Place SF Women Artists Gallery, Best of Show San Francisco Flyway Festival, Special Award San Leandro Art Association, First Place San Leandro Art Association, Grumbacher Award Second Place Triton Museum Statewide Watercolor Competition Selected Solo Shows Albany Community Center and Library Artworks Downtown (San Rafael) Cafe del Soul (San Rafael) California State Building, Oakland Castro Valley Library Center for the Arts (Castro Valley) East Bay Municipal Utility District Harrington Gallery Hayward Public Library Lindsay Wildlife Museum Metropolitan Transportation Commission Montclair Gallery Mountain View Center for Performing Arts Oakland Zoo Orinda Library Peace Corps Office, San Francisco Pro Arts Gallery’s Broadway Windows Project Rockridge Cafe (Oakland) Tilden Park Nature Center Wente Vineyards Estate Winery Selected Juried Group Shows Adobe Gallery (Castro Valley) Alameda County Fair (Pleasanton) Art Concepts Gallery (Walnut Creek) Bothwell Arts Center (Livermore) Coastside Land Trust Gallery (Half Moon Bay) Curated by the Sea Gallery(Sta. Cruz) Expressions Gallery, Berkeley Filoli Gardens (Woodside) Frank Bette Art Gallery (Alameda) Georgi Gallery (Berkeley) Gualala Art Center (Gualala) John O'Lague Gallery (Hayward) Museum on Main (Pleasanton) New Museum Gallery (Los Gatos) Oakland Chamber of Commerce Olive Hyde Gallery (Fremont) One Market Plaza, San Francisco Pacific Wildlife Gallery, Lafayette Sacramento Fine Arts (Sac.) San Francisco Women Artists Gallery San Pablo Historical Society (San Pablo) San Ramon City Hall (San Ramon) Sebastopol Center for the Arts Studio Gallery (SF) Sun Gallery (Castro Valley) Valley Arts (Walnut Creek) Membership Art, Inc. California Watercolor Association Signature Member East Bay Women Artists Oakland Art Association P.A.L. Pro Arts Gallery San Francisco Women Artists Privacy Notice: All contact information will be kept completely confidential.
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