Meredith Brooks Abbott

MEREDITH BROOKS ABBOTT AN EXHIBITION OF NEW PAINTINGS AT SULLIVAN GOSS

MEREDITH BROOKS ABBOTT AN EXHIBITION OF NEW PAINTINGS AT SULLIVAN GOSS OCTOBER 7, 2010 - JANUARY 2, 2011 White-washed adobe, red tile roofs, and painted tile have come to define Santa Barbara’s architecture.

Eucalyptus, cypress and olive trees have come to define our arbors. Our mountains are known to be purple and our meadows are usually seen as gold. We grow a lot of nasturtiums, matilijas, roses and orchids.

We grow lemons and oranges and avocados. We make and drink our share of wine. We take our time with anything pleasurable. Such is life in Santa Barbara.

For over thirty-five years, Meredith Brooks Abbott has celebrated the virtues of life in this, our secret

paradise. She has preserved what might be called the native style - plein air Impressionism. With beautiful color harmonies and a quick facile brush, she has done her part to define the Santa Barbara aesthetic. Indeed, her biography reads like a history of Santa Barbara art. She painted with Clarence Hinkle (1880-1960) and Douglass Parshall (1889-1990) and, in 1985, she helped found the Oak Group with legendary painter Ray Strong (1905-2006).

Both the artist and the Gallery are pleased to invite you to Meredith’s first solo exhibition at Sullivan Goss.

MEREDITH BROOKS ABBOTT PRIVATE COLLECTOR PREVIEW & SALE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 FROM 7:00 - 8:30PM 11 EAST ANAPAMU STREET | SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA Wine & hors d’œuvres will be served. ThE ARTIST WILL ALSO BE ON HAND. PRESALES LIMITED TO WORKS IN CATALOG.

Canada, Large Cow, 2010 12 x 15ž inches | oil on board

Aloe and Bucket, 2010 16 x 20 inches | oil on canvas

Red Wheel Barrow, 2010 11 x 14 inches | oil on board Four Western Saddles, 2009 20 x 24 inches | oil on board

Coreopsis and Garlic, 2009 11 x 14 inches | oil on canvas Lemons, 2010 16 x 20 inches | oil on canvas Farm, 2010 30 x 40 inches | oil on board

Farm, 2010 30 x 40 inches | oil on board Magnolia Leaves and Pods, 2010 30 x 40 inches | oil on canvas

A Clearing, 2010 9 x 12 inches | oil on canvas Snowball, 2010 12 x 16 inches | oil on masonite Wisteria, 2010 30 x 40 inches | oil on canvas

El Estero, 2010 9 x 12 inches | oil on board Carpinteria Old Town, 2010 11 x 14 inches | oil on board Still Life with Ribbon, 2010 24 x 30 inches | oil on canvas

ABOVE: Peonies Study, 2010 9 x 12 inches | oil on board

AT RIGHT: A Turn in the Path, 2010 18 x 24 inches | oil on canvas

PAGE 1: Matilija Poppies - Study, 2010 12 x 24 inches | oil on masonite PAGE 2:

Still Life with Blossoms, 2010 24 x 36 inches | oil on canvas COVER: Eucalyptus Blossom, 2009 36 x 48 inches | oil on canvas

BACK COVER: Plums and Mexican Bowl, 2010 12 x 16 inches | oil on board The Model, 2008 14 x 11 inches | oil on panel Special thanks to Edgard Rincon for the fine photography.

MEREDITH BROOKS ABBOTT AN EXHIBITION OF NEW PAINTINGS AT SULLIVAN GOSS TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT THE EXHIBITION*, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.sullivangoss.com/Exhibits/SGTV_MEREDITHBROOKSABBOTT2010/ You can also watch the gallery’s first video about Meredith and her work: http://www.sullivangoss.com/Exhibits/SGTV_MEREDITHBROOKSABBOTT/ TO PREVIEW THE EXHIBITION ONLINE*, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.sullivangoss.com/Exhibits/meredithbrooksabbott.asp *Full Exhibition Video and Online Preview will not be available until Thursday, October 7th.

Sullivan Goss A N A M E R I C A N G A L L E RY

7 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 730-1460

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