Telluride Arts HQ West
August 1 – September 29, 2024
Telluride Arts Presents:
Observed By Nature
By Lucy Peveto
“Over the past year I've focused on a series of paintings based on beloved Aspen trees and flowers using many built up layers and 3D textures. The process starts with stacking colors of paper and print that decide when they want to peak through creating light and shadow. You may recognize hints of past issues of the Telluride Daily Planet’s articles and advertisements revealing itself between the fabric of trees and flowers. This work was done in my small, chaotic studio in solitude; however, the feeling was not lonely at all as I was surrounded by finished pieces patiently waiting to be framed. Similar to how a sleepy pathway can break way into a hike, a unity with nature unfolds before us. The eyes of the Aspen tree become deep pools of emotion, the leaves quiver in the breeze, and the flowers peek open to stretch towards the light. To savor this moment is to know you are not alone. This series encourages you to see what’s in front of you today because it might see you too."
-Lucy Peveto
Although far from a naturalist, Lucy Peveto’s fandom of the menagerie of trees, flowers and butterflies show in her work over the years. She utilizes mixed media formats including many layers of fabric, newspaper, compound, canvas, resin, acrylics, oils and alcohol inks.
Her work was featured at Art to the Power of Ten, sponsored by McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum, McNay Art Museum; Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum Red Dot; Southwest School of Art ROYGBIV (catalogue); AnArte Gallery (yearly solo exhibitions); Neiman Marcus, Spring Trends (solo exhibition) and in other shows and galleries across Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii and Florida. Corporate collections include San Antonio University Hospital, The University of Texas at San Antonio, The University of the Incarnate Word, La Cantera Resort and Spa, Estancia del Norte by Hilton Hotels, Scaleworks and GFR Development Services. Her work was also selected for print by The Exquisite Rainbow Corpse by Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association as well as featured in magazine publications of American Art Collector, La Prensa Texas Newspaper, The Houston Chronicle, Telluride Daily Planet, The Society Diaries, and Austin-San Antonio Urban Home among others. Her wearable art collection by Evocateur Style can be found in fine jewelry stores nationwide including the Met Opera Gift Shop.
Follow her on Instagram: @lucypeveto