Subtle Reality | January 8 - February 28, 2015

The North Coast, 12" X 36", $1,900.00

Christaphora Robeers

Christaphora Robeers is a Dutch born fine artist currently living and working in the United States. Her work has been shown both locally and around the world in a number of galleries, museums and fine art shows. She specializes in medium to large oil paintings but is well versed in a variety of other mediums and techniques. She has spent her life dedicated to researching and exploring traditional and contemporary artists and techniques. Making color the focus in her work, she captures the beauty of the world around us.

The scope and versatility of Christaphora Robeers’ artistic vision has been recognized at dozens of national and international exhibitions, including the European Fine Art Fair, the International Pastel Show and as an Artist Signature Member of the Virginia Watercolor Society. Christaphora's work is on display in museums, schools, government buildings, corporate offices, galleries and homes in the United States, Canada, Taiwan, and throughout Europe. 

The Moors, 21" X 21", $1,800.00

Dedicated to arts education, Robeers has inspired and instructed others through artist-in-resident positions with a number of Virginia organizations. For over twenty years, she has participated in the Artist-in-Education program with the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and she has served as coordinator and curator for an international children’s exhibit between schools in Venlo, Netherlands and Richmond, Virginia. Robeers has also led international workshops in Italy, France, Scotland, Norway and England.

Artist Statement
 
Old and foreign film making is the inspiration for my current group of paintings. Their simplicity in content and mastery of cinematography is fascinating to me. The slowing down of the camera work gives me a richer visual experience. It provides me with and opportunity to engage and reflect.



Penny Hill, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in, $1,900.00

In 2013 I began a series of paintings that translated this concept into my own visual images. I simplified the subject matter. Limited the palette to a few colors or one color surrounded by neutrals. I blurred out the subject matter and kept the implied texture to a minimum.  I am able to get this result with mixed media which includes mixing my own paints.
 

The slow build up of the layers of paint resulted in paintings that have and interesting panorama. They are an honest expression of my encounter with a variety of landscapes. Most were started on location and were finished in the studio.

I continue to explore this process in depth. The understanding of simplification is becoming more complex while the imaging making has taken on a quiet and strong voice.        

Poetry in the Sky, 23" X 23", $2,900.00

“My painting dialogue has always concentrated on color. Color is light, 

and light represents and supports life. They are a spiritual 

memory of the past and of the future.”

 

 

 

 

The Sound, Oil on Canvas, 39 x 39 in, $6,500.00

 

About the Show

 

Christaphora's work in her solo exhibition, Subtle Reality, includes mixed media, oil paintings, bronze sculptures, and monotype prints. The show will be on exhibit from January 8 until February 28. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 8 from 5:30-8:00pm. At the reception, the artist will hold a short lecture describing her work and career as a nationally and internationally recognized artist. We will also be hosting a second opening for the show, where the artist will preform a demonstration of her work. The second opening will be on Thursday, February 5, from 5:30 to 8pm.