Harry Orlyk

Harry Orlyk was born in Troy, New York, in 1947. He earned his BFA in 1974 from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He is nationally known for his plein air work, which he paints from the back of his van as he journeys through the verdant hills surrounding his upstate New York home. His singular style is forged by combining delicate yet very textured brushstrokes and intense color usage. His compositions incorporate all the timeless elements of rural scenes, and these are washed in a spectrum of light that is palpable in its presence, creating a powerful experience for the viewer.

"A quarter century of painting has been an act of the imagination to determine who and what I am with respect to the earth and sky. Process rather than product oriented, searching for the daily painting has become a way of living in relationship with the earth. To become a human being, a part of nature rather than someone separate observing it from the outside, like hunter-gatherers, I am led from one opportunity to the next, being directed by seasonal stages. The relationship has become the trust I give it to show me where my next painting will be. Each painting entails facing a swath of creation and observing something of its story, becomes a long log of small truths."

 

      Daylight Fields, Winter        oil, 11.25 x 16.5      $ 1,300           

Hogback Ridge      oil, 13.5 x 13.75      $1,200

Creek out of Gothic Woods   oil, 11.75 x 12.5      $1,300

  Evening's Thaw         oil, 12.25 x 13.5      $ 1,200

A Brother's Requiem   oil, 14.75 x 21.25      $1,800

Sylvia's House    oil, 12.5 x 12.75      $1,200