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Elizabeth O'Reilly
October 1 - 29, 2022

NYC GALLERY - 507 W. 27 Street at 10th Ave., Tuesday-Saturday 11-5pm

ELIZABETH O'REILLY
Artist Statement

_Having worked from a studio in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn for two decades, Elizabeth O'Reilly is at home in the abandoned precincts of the canal with its solidly geometric shapes. The artist alternates between the flexibility of oils and the inherent limitations of collage, with its clearly defined edges. These works provide an intimate view of Brooklyn, combining the dominance of the industrial with the energy of the natural world. The solidly geometric shapes of man-made objects turn loosely broken and beautiful in the mirror of the canal water.

Industrial depictions of the Gowanus Canal are complemented by scenes of Marion Lake on the North Fork of Long Island, where the artist spends weekends. In these paintings, she is similarly interested in the depiction of architecture as reflected in water. A spit of land separates Marion Lake from Gardiner’s Bay, and provides an alternating rhythm of land to water; the partially frozen lake echoes the canal with the geometry of the houses reflected in the water. Both bodies of work exhibit lively brushwork, thick atmosphere and a preoccupation with geometry, combining formal issues with a sense of place.



PRESS

American Art Collector / February 2018
American Art Collector / October 2015
Painting Perception / February 2015
Onviewat / November 2013
Artcritical magazine / November 2013
Painted Landscape, Schiffer Press / 2013
Plein Air Magazine / August/September 2013
American Art Collector / October 2013 
Brooklyn Daily Eagle / October 2011
City Arts / October 12 - 25, 2011
The Glory of Brooklyn's Gowanus / 2011
Watercolor / Summer 2007
The New York Sun / June 28, 2007
New York Observer / November 2006
The Philadelphia Inquirer / November 2002
Art In America / October 2002
Irish America / Dec-Jan, 2002
Daily News / September 5, 2001
American Artist / September 2000

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