‘Silent Landscapes’ Will Speak

 At Deborah Davis Nov. 29

 

2col footloose

Connie Fiedler, “Footloose Imagination,” oil on linen, 20 by 30 inches.

1 cut scanned 11-15

Typesetting copy

FOR 11/23

‘SILENT LANDSCAPES’ WILL SPEAK AT DEBORAH DAVIS NOV. 29 w/1 cut

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HUDSON, N.Y. — Deborah Davis Fine Art, Inc, will feature the oil paintings of Connie Fiedler from a body of work titled “Silent Landscapes,” on view Thursday, November 29, through Monday, December 31.

Despite family objections, Fiedler, a resident of Stone Ridge, N.Y., was drawn to a career in fine art. Her indirect path involved 16 successful years as an award-winning professional photographer, before she became a full-time professional painter.

Painting in her expressive, though realistic style, Fiedler’s power is often felt in the large brush strokes in her paintings, which are both rich in color and abundant in texture. She begins her process by choosing an inspirational scene. Drawing on her memories and several photographic elements of this landscape, she creates a large, more abstract painting in her studio. Inspired by Kahn, Whistler, Wyeth and Sargent, Fiedler admires their contemplative manner and their ability to capture the mood of a landscape in a moment in time.

Fiedler tries to reflect the fleeting sense of time and the changing light of the seasons in her work. She is sensitive to the muted tones and the flowing minimalism of spring, fall and winter, and is challenged by summer’s overpowering greens. Although Fiedler has painted landscapes throughout the world, she especially loves the Northeast and Tuscany, where variations in light and landscape continually inspired her.

Deborah Davis Fine Art is at 510 Warren Street. For information, 518-822-1890.