Robert Flanary: oil paintings

Currently residing in Chehalis, Washington, Robert Flanary has spent the last 25 years painting, drawing and etching the Washington, Coastal Oregon and Northern California landscapes.

The most recent paintings are designed for the home environment, to function in understatement as part of an environment shared with other objects. They are low-key in tone to harmonize, analogous with furniture and accessories of natural tone and texture.

Conceived to rest quietly on the wall, each speaks in low light, from a particular distance. The paintings, through means of design, allow the viewer to experience his or her own thoughts and feelings while in the visceral state brought about by such harmony.