Sojourns in Nature


SOJOURNS IN NATURE
Ruslan Khais, Gerry Tuten & Magda Vitale

May 22 - June 16, 2019 

Cerulean Arts is pleased to present Sojourns in Nature, featuring paintings by Ruslan Khais, Gerry Tuten and Magda Vitale. A love of nature and the act of painting drive these artists’ exuberant explorations. For Ruslan Khais, the physicality of paint, color, gesture and form are of paramount importance. Straddling representation and abstraction, his paintings are inspired by a particular place, at a particular time, under specific atmospheric conditions. Inspired by the beauty of the natural world, Gerry Tuten infuses her acrylic paintings with visceral texture, color, and movement. She finds delight and joy in the tension ignited between her intense observations and instinctive mark-making. Magda Vitale’s colorful, gestural paintings become a diary of her life: experiences, dreams and memories infuse her observations of nature. Landscape patterns, sky, flowers and even seed pods become points of departure for her artistic explorations. 


Ruslan Khais, Sonnet, oil on canvas, 36" x 36" 

Magda Vitale, Last Dance, oil on paper, 12" x 9.5"    


Magda Vitale, Salt Sea, oil on paper, 12" x 9.5"  SOLD  


Gerry Tuten, Peony #2, acrylic on paper, 42" x 50" 


Ruslan Khais, Small Waterfall, oil, acrylic on canvas, 46" x 30"  


Gerry Tuten, Garden, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20" 


Magda Vitale, Another Day, oil on paper, 30" x 22"   


Magda Vitale, Making a Garden, oil on paper, 30" x 22"  


Ruslan Khais, Sunset and Blue Shadows, 30" x 40"  Available 


Gerry Tuten, Avonmore River, Co. Wicklow #4, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"  


Gerry Tuten, Avonmore River, Co. Wicklow #2, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"  


Gerry Tuten, Landscape Origin, acrylic on linen, 10" x 10"  SOLD


Ruslan Khais, First Ice on Lake, oil, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 40"  


Gerry Tuten, Woods, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"  Available 


Magda Vitale, Color and Dreams, oil on paper, 30" x 22" 


Magda Vitale, An Escape, oil on paper, 30" x 22" 


Gerry Tuten, Avonmore River, Co. Wicklow #5, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20" 


Gerry Tuten, Avonmore River, Co. Wicklow #1, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"  


Ruslan Khais, Age of Heroes - In the Night, acrylic on linen, 40" x 30"  


Magda Vitale, Intense Moment, oil on canvas, 20" x 20"  


Magda Vitale, Intuitive Journey, oil on canvas, 20" x 20"  


Ruslan Khais, Blue Shadows Coral Pink Sunset, oil and acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"  Available 


Ruslan Khais, Stream Running through Pine Barrens, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"