Title: Country Road

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size: 40" x 30"

This landscape painting dances with excitement as the yellow flowers beckon one to follow the winding road further into the forest. Salley excels in this large post impressionist landscape in oil. Her bold brushworks in the sky bring a depth to the scene that holds a sense of adventure.

Biography

The oil landscapes of Irene Salley capture the earthy, vibrant essence of North Central Florida through the eyes of a French post-impressionist. Her swirling strokes and shimmering colors seem to swim over the canvas. In some paintings the local beauty of her Gainesville home is captured in animated tones. Each painting explores the boundaries between what is seen and what is imagined to be. Salley, who was born in Guadeloupe, a small, tropical island in the French West Indies, realized her passion for art when she moved to Paris in 1974. Her ties to France and the post-impressionist movement that began there can be seen in her spontaneous, emotional style. Salley's subject matter is now influenced by her American experience.