Pat Berger • Landscapes • Page One

Landscapes

In a recent statement Berger announced, "I am a realist. My work alternates between nature and social commentary." Clearly, these poles form the boundaries of her own art, which has spanned the last five decades. But in a larger sense, her core concerns articulate the range and function of realism itself. Realism in art – the idea that pictorial imagery should reflect the visible world around us – inherently involves both nature and society.

~Michael Zakian, Director, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University

Hassayampa, 2007
acrylic/canvas, 24 x 30 inches

Rocks and Branches, 2004
acrylic, framed, 24 x 30 inches

Fallen Mesquite, 2007
acrylic/canvas, 24 x 30 inches

Mark of the Hohokam, 2004
acrylic/canvas, 24 x 36 inches