Land Shapes

Barbara McIlrath

March 9 - April 20, 2019

Barbara McIlrath "September Evening: Hicks' Valley"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 16 x 16" | frame: 17.5 x 17.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Summer Afternoon, Florence Beach"
2018 | oil on paper | SOLD
image: 8 x 11.5" | frame: 17 x 20"

Barbara McIlrath "Sailing from Pepin Marina"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | SOLD
image: 29.5 x 48" | frame: 31 x 49.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Frontenac Nocturnal Gift"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | $900.00
image: 9.5 x 7.5" | frame: 18 x 16.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Nocturnal Lake Light"
2018 | oil and cold wax on linen | SOLD
image: 7.5 x 9.5" | frame: 16 x 18"

Barbara McIlrath "Green Driftless Formations from Below"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | SOLD
image: 30 x 24" | frame: 31.5 x 25.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Rainy Day: Maiden Rock Park"
2018 | oil on paper | SOLD
image: 5.5 x 11.5" | frame: 14 x 20"

Barbara McIlrath "Blue Driftless Formations from Below"
2017 | oil and cold wax on linen | $2,800.00
image: 30 x 24" | frame: 31.5 x 25.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Florence Beach Diagrammatic Drawing"
2017 | graphite on paper | $650.00
image: 8 x 10" | frame: 17 x 21"

Barbara McIlrath "Rainy Afternoon: Frontenac"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 12 x 12" | frame: 13.5 x 13.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Lake Pepin from Lake City"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | SOLD
image: 29.5 x 48" | frame: 31 x 49.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Vespers: Hicks' Valley"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 6 x 6" | frame: 7.5 x 7.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Foggy Day, Hicks' Valley"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 8 x 8" | frame: 9.5 x 9.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Prairie Pattern"
2018 | oil on panel | $500.00
image: 6 x 6" | frame: 7.5 x 7.5"

Barbara McIlrath "October Meeting Place"
2018 | oil on linen | SOLD
image: 11.5 x 15.5" | frame: 20 x 24"

Barbara McIlrath "July Land Shapes"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 8.5 x 8.5" | frame: 17 x 16.5"

Barbara McIlrath "July Prairie Light"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 10.5 x 10" | frame: 19 x 18.5"

Barbara McIlrath "July Prairie Fulmination"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 8.5 x 8.5" | frame: 17 x 16.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Big Bluestem Improvisation"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | SOLD<
image: 23.5 x 23.5" | frame: 27 x 27"

Barbara McIlrath "Prairie Song Improvisation"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | SOLD
image: 23.5 x 23.5" | frame: 27 x 27"

Barbara McIlrath "July Morning After Rain"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD<
image: 8 x 8" | frame: 16.5 x 16"

Barbara Mcilrath "July Afternoon: Hicks Valley"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 10 x 9.5" | frame: 19 x 18"

Barbara McIlrath "July Meadow: Hicks' Valley"
2018 | oil on panel | SOLD
image: 8 x 8" | frame: 16.5 x 16"

Barbara McIlrath "June Morning: Hicks' Valley"
2018 | oil on panel | $1,500.00
image: 16 x 16" | frame: 17.5 x 17.5"

Barbara McIlrath "August Evening: Hicks' Valley"
2018 | oil on linen | $1,800.00
image: 24 x 18" | frame: 25.5 x 19.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Frontenac Nocturnal Dreamscape"
2019 | oil and cold wax on linen | $4,800.00
image: 29.5 x 48" | frame: 31 x 49.5"

Barbara McIlrath "Hicks' Valley Study"
2017 | graphite and cold wax on TeraSkin | $300.00
image: 5 x 5" | frame: 15 x 12"

Barbara McIlrath "Hicks' Valley Neighbor"
2017 | graphite and cold wax on TeraSkin | $300.00
image: 4 x 5" | frame: 15 x 12"

Land Shapes

Barbara McIlrath’s current body of work is centered on two locations: the village of Old Frontenac which sits along the Mississippi and the rural Hicks Valley which neighbors McIlrath’s studio and home in Pepin. For McIlrath, the artistic process begins when she first becomes aware of a unique feature in the landscape. She then spends time lingering and wrestling with her observations. Ultimately, McIlrath comes full circle by creating the painting and revealing something new.

As she explains, “My recent paintings are like landscape puzzles of the rural valley outside my studio window. They contain shapes of prairie and nearby farm fields. I try to solve the mystery of these scenes by taking the pieces apart and putting them back together. It’s trial and error…over and over, with different compositions, different color harmonies, different scales. … The myriad of puzzles in these places will forever keep me wondering.”

The artist will be present at the opening reception Saturday, March 9 from 2-5 pm. The opening reception and exhibition runs concurrently with Painting in Place by Fred Anderson. Both shows continue through April 20, 2019.

Land Shapes

Barbara McIlrath

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