Douglas Fryer: Solo Exhibition of Poetic New Landscape Paintings at Meyer Gallery

For his 2022 solo exhibition at Meyer Gallery, Utah artist Douglas Fryer presents a new body of work titled Momentary Reflections, revealing poetic moments in nature near the artist’s home or on previous travels abroad. Inspired by the John Steinbeck quote, “All great and precious things are lonely,” Fryer paints quiet subjects from the landscape that may otherwise go unnoticed, such as a wooded stream in winter or fallen piece of fruit. These discoveries provide the artist with feelings of respite and introspection, which he then fluidly captures in his paintings with rich texture and subtle abstraction. Momentary Reflections opens on Friday, June 24th with an opening reception from 5-7pm. 

"There is poetry hidden in unremarkable places, in ordinary moments, and in memories we accumulate and distill,” says Fryer. “As we reflect upon this poetry, giving it consideration and form, the resulting work must be a reflection of what is…