Henry Manning, Artist

Valley Farm

Valley Farm, 40×30"

Moving through the foothills from the Coast to be greeted by the mega-dirt farms of Central California. Could be Monterey to Salinas, but further south, San Luis Obispo. The surprise of the fields fanning out beyond the foreground ridges, the tug of the far off earth/sky boundary, the subtle edges of [...]

Ridges

Ridges, 30×30"

This landscape/skyscape is an imagined space. Rows of flora against layers of sky; a threatening sky as it darkens to the horizon. The perceptual effects of banded changes in intensity and saturation provide a buoying, pillow-like, feel to the whole affair.

Snowy Road

Snowy Road, 40×30"

This art work shows an uphill road running next to snow covered hill. I have lived outside the snow zone for many years but still remember the beauty of snow covered terrain hard against the deep blue sky of a northern New England’s bright winter day.

Spring Crop

Spring Crop, 30×40"

This abstract landscape shows the sprouting spring crop with a gestural brush treatment of the field furrows in the foreground. That brush treatment is combined with the color splash treatment of the hedges bordering the foreground field and the solid color treatment of the side fields and the banded sky. This [...]

Not Vibrant Hills

Not Vibrant Hills, 30×30"

The darker fields, banded in the foreground, of themselves are not vibrant, but the juxtaposition of the fields against the higher intensity background sky layers produces a perceptual vibrancy that feeds back into the fields. The hard edges of the banded fields and layered sky create interesting color interactions [...]