Archived Exhibition
June 10 - July 5, 2003
Ursula Schneider | Bear Stories & Paintings
Reception: June 14, 2003, 3 - 5 p.m.

"Everyone has a bear story, and over time the story becomes larger than the original experience," says Ursula Schneider. "During my recent trip to Alaska I had several surprise encounters with Grizzly bears. I realized how we carry bear stories with us. I began to identify the metaphor of the bear with my everyday life and the experiences that life throws at me." Schneider's "bear story" experiences in her current exhibition include passing through hospital hallways while visiting an ill relative, the view from her studio window, collecting wood fragments and sand from Australia.

Ursula Schneider began drawing the Petaluma, California landscape in 1978. She developed a method of painting, with pure pigments and water-based urethane, on panels constructed of laminated nylon that are suspended away from the wall by metal brackets. Her landscape paintings explore changes through time as she captures the impact of light and shadow.

Wood Study DC, 2002
Urethane & pigments on laminated nylon
16 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches

Etivluk, 2003
Urethane & pigments on laminated nylon
111 x 13 inches