Bonsack Gallery: Friday, 31 August 2012

“Luscious Lavender,” 30x40 inches, by Tracy Turner Sheppard

“Favorite Places: The Spirit, Color and Light of Provence and the Southwest,” featuring landscapes and still-life paintings by Tracy Turner Sheppard, will be on display in the Bonsack Gallery from August 31 through September 25.

A resident of northern New Mexico who studied in Aix-en-Provence, France, Sheppard uses color as the universal language to express the “magical reality” of two of her favorite places. “As a native of the West, I grew up surrounded by landscapes of astonishing diversity, light and beauty,” she says. “Coming into the world this way, I developed a great passion for wild places and a love for the infinite ways color and light manifest with form on this earth.” Sheppard begins her paintings on location and completes them in her studio, glazing and layering the colors to achieve maximum brilliance.

All are invited to a public reception hosted by the artist from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, on Friday, August 31. Regular gallery hours are 8 am to 6:30 pm, weekdays. The exhibit is free to the public.

The Bonsack Gallery
on the campus of John Burroughs School
755 South Price Road
Ladue, Missouri
314/993-4040
www.jburroughs.org