Peace Time

Art Uptown Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, February 25 – March 31, 2023.

Artist Statement

I usually focus on the horizon and the sense of meditative peace that brings. Now, for the first time ever, I sometimes look away from the horizon. With the more dynamic composition of curving shorelines, I want to sweep the viewer quickly away from today’s troubled world, into a serene sensation of floating above an unspoiled coastal environment. I hope I have succeeded in preserving the feelings of peace while adding a new uplifting sense of exhilaration.”   —Maro Lorimer

"North Shore" 36 x 36, acrylic on canvas
“North Shore” 36 x 36, acrylic on canvas
"Coast 1" 36 x 36, acrylic on canvas
“Coast 1” 36 x 36, acrylic on canvas
"Coast 2" 36 x 36, acrylic on canvas
“Coast 2” 36 x 36, acrylic on canvas
"Big Bay" 48 x 36, acrylic on canvas
“Big Bay” 48 x 36, acrylic on canvas
"To the Point" 48 x 36, acrylic on canvas
“To the Point” 48 x 36, acrylic on canvas
"Around the Island" 48 x 36, acrylic on canvas
“Around the Island” 48 x 36, acrylic on canvas

In addition to the new curving shorelines, the large triptych Three Views of the Gulf will be presented in Peace Time. Painted as a group to be viewed either together or separately, the canvases will be sold only as a triptych until March 17, after which they will be available to purchase separately.

"Into the Water," 30 x 48, acrylic on canvas
“Into the Water,” 30 x 48, acrylic on canvas
"Water's Edge," 30 x 48, acrylic on canvas
“Water’s Edge,” 30 x 48, acrylic on canvas
"High Beach," 30 x 48, acrylic on canvas
“High Beach,” 30 x 48, acrylic on canvas

A small version of 3 Views of the Gulf was created as a study for the final large piece and will be shown for the first time in the Peace Time exhibit.

"3 Views of the Gulf, study" 36 x 16, acrylic triptych on canvas
“3 Views of the Gulf, study” 36 x 16, acrylic triptych on canvas