MTC ART GALLERY
Rita Sklar
Portraits of Diversity
September 4 — October 31, 2008
LunchStop Cafe
101 Eighth Street, Oakland
Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Weekdays
Rita Sklar’s recent body of works celebrating diversity was supported by a grant from the City of Oakland. It builds on her ongoing exploration of diverse peoples worldwide, using watercolors and mixed media. Sklar skillfully juggles organic and geometric forms, transparent and opaque paint — all held together by a basic abstract underlying shape. It is this intricate dance, rendered in strong color and value, which produces her exciting paintings.
Sklar started showing her paintings only seven years ago. She has attended workshops led by nationally known artists and trained with a watercolor master in Madrid. She draws inspiration from her life in the multi-cultural Bay Area. Sklar is well known for her wildlife paintings of birds and animals that have been featured by the Oakland Zoo and Lindsay Wildlife Museum.
Rita Sklar is an award-winning artist. Sklar’s works are in private collections across the country and in Europe.
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