FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Michael Newberry
Newberry Gallery
1549 11th Street, #100
Santa Monica, California 90401
www.NewberryGallery.com
mn@NewberryGallery.com
310 913 8986

Landscape with a Modern Edge

Contemporary Artists Rethinking the Landscape

Opening reception for the artists:  Saturday, October 17, 7 to 10 p.m.

Santa Monica, CA, September 14, 2009 - Landscape with a Modern Edge, at the Newberry Gallery, is an exhibition by contemporary artists rethinking the landscape. Curator and gallery owner Michael Newberry comments that "fresh color harmonies, modern subject matter, and inventive compositions are the themes guiding the selection for this show." The exhibition will be held October 17 - November 21, 2009.

Sometimes the perception of representational artworks is considered old-fashioned, but this exhibition will show that when artists express their unique visions they bring a freshness inventiveness to the genre. Watercolors, paintings, photos, and pastels will be displayed by the following seven artists of national and international repute:

Melissa Hefferlin

Robin Purcell

William Wray

Daud Akhriev

Michael Newberry   

David Scherrer

Cathey Cadieux

The Newberry Gallery opened in June, 2009 to show the works of its founder Michael Newberry and the works of his favorite living artists. Newberry has extensive knowledge about the creative process, art techniques, and aesthetics; he has lectured, written, taught and exhibited in California, New York, Illinois, Holland, and Greece. He regularly shares his knowledge through tutorials, and writes commentary on http://artistsvoice.wordpress.com/

For more information, email Michael Newberry at mn@NewberryGallery.com, or call 310 913 8986

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