Upcoming Show: Recovering The American Sublime

April 21, 2017 laurensansaricq1 Comment

I am very excited to announce the following upcoming show. Please read below the press release for more information:

Recovering the American Sublime

New Paintings by Erik Koeppel and Lauren Sansaricq in Historical Context

Pace Galleries of Art at Fryeburg Academy

Fryeburg, Maine

Opening Reception – May 6, 2017 from 4 to 7 p.m.

The essential thesis of the 19^th century American landscape painter was that by deep reflection upon the beauty of nature, one may ease their weary soul of the troubles inherent to a social being thrust into the industrialized world. Today, as humanity travels further from nature into stark modern interiors and cyberspace, artists Lauren Sansaricq and Erik Koeppel believe that a powerful vision of nature is more needed than ever before. They have thus devoted their minds to reviving an art whose intention is to bring the beauty of nature back to the forefront of human consciousness.

In this exhibition, the paintings of Koeppel and Sansaricq are displayed in juxtaposition with 19^th century landscape paintings of the White Mountains. As the couple shares a studio in Jackson, NH, White Mountain subjects are prominent among scenes of New England, and even works from their travels west. The historic paintings are on loan from the collections of the Jackson Historical Society, and Bethel Historical Society, as a promised gift of Randall H. Bennett. Many of the contemporary paintings are available for sale.

The Pace Galleries of Art are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm (or by appointment). Call the box office at 207-935-9232 to schedule a visit.

https://www.fryeburgacademy.org/page/event-detail?pk=6633776&fromId=211475

Paintings of the Catskill Mountains, Following in the Footsteps of the Hudson River School Painters

July 18, 2016August 9, 2016 laurensansaricq2 Comments

This past June me and my partner Erik Koeppel traveled to the historic Catskill Mountains, to paint many locations that were popular among the 19th Century Hudson River School artists. We had a marvelous time , here are some of the images of my works created from the trip!

Lauren Sansaricq “Kaaterskill Falls” 12x16in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “Sunset At Inspiration Point” 12x16in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “View From Tip Top of RoundTop and High Peak” 9x14in.

Lauren Sansaricq “View From Twilight Park” 12x18in.

Lauren Sansaricq ” View of Kaaterskill Clove” 9x14in.

Lauren Sansaricq “Artist Seat” 6x9in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “Clouds Passing in The Catskills” 5x7in. oil on panel

18 day Artist trip to The Catskills , The Adirondacks , NYC and Gettysburg

June 23, 2016July 19, 2016 laurensansaricq3 Comments

I just returned home from a wonderful trip to The Catskills , The Adirondacks , NYC and Gettysburg with my partner Erik Koeppel. The first stop was NYC , where I taught a plein air workshop in Central Park , through The Grand Central Atelier. Here is a photo of the class at Gapstow Bridge , which is such a beautiful spot. The class was actually full with 12 students!

Here I am working on my demo painting from the workshop , I always like to have my drawing on had has you can see.

We then headed down to Gettysburg P.A. we we both participated in The History Meets The Arts Show. Here is some of my work from the show:

“Early Morning on The Hudson River” 12 x 18 in. Sold

“On the Beaten Path” 11 x 14in.

“Scene of Sunset” 6 x 11 in. Sold

“Le lever de la lune” 16 x 20 in.

Here are some photos of the event.

After Gettysburg , we then journeyed to one of our favorite places in the world , The Clove in The Catskill mountains. These mountains were home to one of the best movements in landscape painting , The Hudson River School. Their is nothing like visiting the same spots that Thomas Cole , Sanford Gifford , and Asher B Durand had spent time painting.

This time we were fortunate to paint at Artist’s Seat in Onteora Park, Inspiration Point , Twilght Park and Kaaterskill Falls. Below is a photo of all of my paintings made on the trip, all works in progress of course.