Forged by Drought, Flood, and Fire: Scenes of Remnant Landscapes
February 27 - March 22, 2004

This solo exhibition of landscape paintings by Philip Juras was held at the Circle Gallery at the University of Geogia. The gallery is part of the HB Owens Library at the College of Environment and Design. An opening for the exhibit was held on Friday, February 27th 4pm - 7pm. The 46 paintings in the exhibition were comprised of both field studies and studio work painted over the last few years. Much thanks to Rene Shoemaker who was very much responsible for making this show happen, and to John Allen for helping me frame it, and to Bill Paul for helping me hang it.   Click for an up to date list of images for sale. View a list of the paintings shown, or view the pricelist from the show (download pdf)   Contact the Artist: Philip Juras 233 Dubose Ave Athens, GA 30601 (706) 227-0422 philip@philipjuras.com Contact the Gallery: The Circle Gallery René D. Shoemaker, Director (706) 542-8292 rds@uga.edu

Artist's Statement:

These paintings explore the visual qualities of natural landscapes that derive their unique characteristics from the limiting stresses of repeated natural disturbances, in particular: fire, flood, and drought. Due to these natural stresses, landscape features that would normally be obscured by vegetation become clearly legible. The resulting spatial configurations are often suffused with abundant light and atmospheric effect, but it is typically the coherent patterns and textures of the endemic vegetation that establish the essence of the scene.

As natural landscapes go, these environments are, on the whole, not very complex from a visual point of view, and it is in part their simplicity that attracts me to them. On the other hand, understanding that their visual attributes, and indeed their very existence, are a result of thousands of years of natural disturbance, for me, adds a great deal of significance and even mystery to the imagery.

I find I am drawn repeatedly to visit and to paint these places where the bend of an opening around distant trees invites exploration as the mind wanders over sunlit grasses.

Philip Juras

List of Images - Updated 3-18-04

(organized by order hung in the gallery)

Image	#	Name	Location	Media	Size	Date	Price
	1	Greenwood Plantation	Thomasville, GA	Oil on Canvas	22 1/2 x 16	October, 2003
	2	Savanna in Evening Light	Apalachicola National Forest, FL	Oil on Board	5 1/5 x 14	May, 2001
	3	Out in the Savanna	Apalachicola National Forest, FL	Oil on Canvas	16 1/2 x 22 1/2	October, 2003
	4	Long Leaf in the Big Woods	Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2002
	5	Sandy Creek Trunks	Oconee National Forest, GA	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	March, 2003	NFS
	6	Floodplain Forest	Reed Bingham State Park, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2002
	7	Rock and Shoals Flatrock	Clarke County, GA	Oil on Canvas	30 x 36	February, 2001
	8	Savanna in Early Morning Fog	Apalachicola National Forest, FL	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	May, 2001
	9	Pine Stand	Seminole State Park, GA	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	May, 2002
	10	Savanna in Morning Light	Apalachicola National Forest, FL	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	May, 2001
	11	Morning Mist	Apalachicola National Forest, FL	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	October, 2003
	12	Edge of the Grassy Bald	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Paper	7 3/4 x 7 5/8	May, 2003
	13	Chalky Bluestem	Seminole State Park, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2003
	14	Laurel Fork Drainage #3	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	September, 2003
	15	Vernal Pool #2	Heggie's Rock , Columbia County, GA	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	June, 2002
	16	Heggie's Rock	Columbia County, GA	Oil on Canvas	48 x 60	March, 2001
	17	Peabody Woods	Dover, MA	Oil on Paper	6 1/2 x 10	June, 2003
	18	Blood Mountain	North Georgia	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2002
	19	Graveyard Fields #2	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Paper	6 x 8	September, 2003
	20	Graveyard Fields #1	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Paper	6 x 7	September, 2003
	21	Laurel Fork Drainage #1	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Canvas	12 x 16	September, 2003
	22	Desoto Falls	Chattahoochee National Forest, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2003
	23	Sandy Creek Boulder	Oconee National Forest, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	April, 2003
	24	Vernal Pools at Heggie's Rock	Columbia County, GA	Oil on Canvas	48 x 66	December, 2001
	25	Smith River Rangeland	Cascade County, MT	Oil on Paper	9 1/4 x 14 1/8	May, 2001
	26	Black Balsam Knob 6,200 Feet	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Paper	10 x 13 7/8	September, 2003
	27	White Cliffs Sunset	Missouri River Breaks, MT	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	May, 2001
	28	The Front Range	Cascade County, MT	Oil on Paper	7 7/8 x 14 1/8	May, 2001
	29	Eagle Creek Cliffs	Missouri River Breaks, MT	Oil on Paper	7 3/8 x 14 1/8	May, 2001
	30	Belt Park	Little Belt Mountains, MT	Oil on Paper	14 1/8 x 18 1/8	May, 2001
	31	White Cliffs	Missouri River Breaks, MT	Oil on Paper	12 3/4 x 17 1/2	May, 2001
	32	Gulf Dunes #2	Deer Lake State Park, FL	Oil on Paper	7 1/2 x 10	October, 2003	NFS
	33	Gulf Dunes #1	St. Joe Beach, FL	Oil on Paper	5 1/4 x 8	October, 2003
	34	Gulf Coast Marsh #3	Steinhatchee, FL	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	May, 2001
	35	Fore Dunes	Cumberland Island, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2002
	36	Chehaw River	Colleton County, SC	Oil on Canvas mounted to Board	8 x 11	July, 1995
	37	Gulf Coast Marsh #1	St. Marks NWR, FL	Oil on Board	11 x 14	May, 2001
	38	Crooked River #2	St. Marys, GA	Oil on Paper	7 5/8 x 7 3/4	May, 2003
	39	Crooked River #4	St. Marys, GA	Oil on Paper	4 5/8 x 8	May, 2003
	40	Crooked River #3	Crooked River 3	Oil on Paper	4 3/4 x 8	May, 2003
	41	Crooked River #1	St. Marys, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2003
	42	Chesser Prairie	Okefenokee NWR, GA	Oil on Paper	8 x 10	May, 2002
	43	Chesser Prairie	Okefenokee NWR, GA	Oil on Paper	10 x 10	May, 2003
	44	Water Lily and Never Wet	Okefenokee NWR, GA	Oil on Paper	5 7/8 x 9 5/8	May, 2003
	45	Sandy Creek Evening	Oconee National Forest, GA	Oil on Paper	3 7/8 x 6 5/8	March, 2003
	46	Laurel Fork Drainage #2	Pisgah National Forest, NC	Oil on Canvas	16 x 22	September, 2003

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706-227-0422
philip@philipjuras.com

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