Portrait of Place by West Fraser at Helena Fox Fine Art

Event Details

Helena Fox Fine Art, LLC is pleased to announce the opening of its upcoming exhibition entitled, A Portrait of Place, Paintings by West Fraser. Opening reception, Friday November 4, 2011 from 5PM to 8:30PM ­ Artist will be present and exhibit will continue until November 28th.

Distinguished Southern artist West Fraser has the soul of the South in his blood. A love of the land is apparent in his paintings that evoke a true and honest sense of place. A master of the nuances of light and nature, his work is comparable to the finest of American and European Impressionist of the
past. Nationally recognized, Fraser creates a feeling of timelessness in his work that draws the viewers into his contemporary experience.

This exhibition grew out of West Fraser¹s passion for his landscape, the region his family has claimed as home since colonial times. The South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry is a land of beauty, serenity, history and diversity, which keeps her inhabitants spellbound and seduces all who come to call it home. Since earliest memories, Fraser has explored her hidden places, both by water and by land. He is one with her flora and fauna. A keen observer might find him at work, knee deep in marsh mud with white ibises feeding all around him, running under his easel without a care. A ³Native son of the South² West Fraser captures her soul in his paintings that make A Portrait of Place. The show will be on view and offered for sale at Helena Fox Fine Art.