Gerard Erley:
Gerard Erley creates his imagined landscapes in oil paint on canvas and panels, and also in pastel on paper. He is influenced by such 19th century American and French landscape painters as George Inness, Corot, and J.M.W. Turner. The artist seeks a sublime quality of light in his romantic landscapes, and says, "Although my paintings present the landscape, I do not paint nature in an attempt to duplicate what the eye sees. I explore landscape imagery for its expressive potential, its unique emotional language. I seek to discover the poetry in a solitary tree or a passing cloud and to communicate that poetry in paint.

An Illinois native who has also lived in South Carolina, Mr. Erley has had several one-person exhibits in Illinois, as well as shows in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. His award-winning artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries from New York to California, and can be found in museum, corporate and private collections both in the United States and abroad

Beyond the Sea - 23 x 17 inches
Golden Finale - 23 x 17 inches
Pines Under Moon - 11 x 23 inches
Sun Rays - 11 x 23 inches
Winter's Realm - 23 x 17 inches