Catskill Mountain Landscapes #2

In this 36 × 36-inch acrylic and pencil on canvas, Gregory Cary combines geometric abstraction with organic forms and suggestions of architectural space. A sequence of elongated, overlapping rectangles on the left establishes a vertical rhythm, while a broad peach-colored diagonal sweeps upward across the composition. Fine linear markings imply perspective, passageways, and structural outlines, creating a sense of depth within the layered planes. Curving aqua and deep blue shapes interrupt the angular geometry, and a narrow silhouette along the upper edge evokes a distant mountain ridge. These elements allow the painting to move between an imagined interior and an expansive landscape.

The palette is predominantly warm and luminous, with cream, pale gold, blush pink, terracotta, and soft gray accented by lavender, turquoise, and saturated blue. Small passages of rust, brown, and near-black add depth, while irregular washes and raised textures suggest weathered plaster, mineral deposits, and worn architectural surfaces. The composition offers visual affinities with Cubist fragmentation and Constructivist structure, softened by fluid contours and expressive handling of paint. Its balance of measured lines, intersecting planes, and freely shaped forms creates a contemplative space animated by color, texture, and rhythmic movement.

Gregory Cary is a Renaissance artist whose background spans the visual and performing arts. He studied design, painting, and sculpture at the Universidad de las Américas in Mexico; trained in dance at the Juilliard School, the Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre in New York City; and studied drama at the University of Southampton in England and at Juilliard, where he was a student of Marian Seldes. Before establishing his career in the visual arts, Cary was a professional dancer in New York and Mexico. His credits include performances at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City and with American Ballet Theatre, New Jersey Ballet, the Limón Dance Company, the Louis Falco Dance Company, and River Repertory. He studied and worked with leading modern and contemporary choreographers, including José Limón, Martha Graham, Helen McGehee, Kazuko Hirabayashi, and Jennifer Muller. He is a co-founder of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York, where he designed the 180-seat dance theater, dance studios, and Dancers’ Inn, which accommodates 32 artists in residence. Cary is a nationally recognized stained glass artist with more than 30 major public and private commissions in the Washington, D.C., area, as well as numerous works throughout the Hudson Valley and the Northeast, and in Israel, Canada, England, and Qatar. He received 12 awards and grants for public stained glass works in the Washington D. C. area where his 20-by-22-foot window, Celestial Pilgrimage, forms the entrance to the Festival Center on Columbia Road. Collectors of his work include the Norman Rockwell family. With his husband, Bentley Roton, Cary collaborated on the design and execution of stage backdrops for So Long Eden, a work presented by the Paul Taylor Dance Company. His recent work includes Postcards from the North, a series of pastels on paper incorporating vintage postage stamps from the 1930s into stained glass window designs. His latest series, Catskill Mountain Landscapes, explores architectural abstraction in acrylic and pencil on canvas.

Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 36 x 36 inches. Unframed.