Wine Country Living · Art Exhibit

At The Upstairs Art Gallery

Sonoma County artist, Willow LaLand, presents Wine Country Living, a collection of wine-inspired paintings: sweeping vineyard landscapes to still-life renderings that one can almost taste. Working in acrylics or oils, she creates three dimensional illusions through layers of translucent color washes. “It’s a joy to be an artist in Sonoma wine country – inspiration abounds, from the vineyard vistas to the cellars, to that perfect glass of cabernet,” noted LaLand.

Works include paintings started in the opposite color of the finished image, such as bright red under a soft blue sky. LaLand’s Fauve painting series grew out of the popularity of these paintings in primary colors. Much of LaLand’s original work is commissions to paint vineyards or a favorite wine cellar collection. These hyper realistic works inspire collectors to say, “I feel like I just installed a window.”

Meet the artist: LaLand will be hosting the Gallery on July 3, 2021, from 11am – 3pm.

Guest Artist: Local artist, Phyllis Rapp, is back as a guest artist. A popular Upstairs Art Gallery member over the years, she presents a collection of new works painted during the pandemic. Created to lift her own spirits, these works combine pattern, color and texture to present diverse subjects – figure, animals, florals – in a stylized expressionistic mode. These colorful jewels can’t help but strike a happy note with viewers. Rapp guest artist exhibit dates: June 28 – August 29, 2021.

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