Arleen
Targan
Late Afternoon: The Stream
oil on canvas, 16" x 20", $700 |
Arleen
Targan
GALLERY IX
Arleen Targan’s landscapes in oil are either naturalistic
or abstract, or both, or neither. They tend to evoke the overall
sense of place rather than to evoke its mere image, with the intent,
as the artist puts it, "to kindle the feeling of being there.
I’ve always had an intense interest in the natural world,
which I think is reflected in my landscapes," says Targan.
"I am interested in the path the eye takes between earth and
sky, which leads to the horizon. I will return again and again to
certain motifs: the ‘push’ of a field of sunflowers
between earth and sky, the zigzag of a plowed field sandwiched between
land, hill and sky." Her paintings combine the color and form
and liberty of an abstract painter’s work even as they capture
the essence of exact places and things. |
