MaryBeth Thielhelm

MaryBeth Thielhelm highlighted in Coast Living, Editor's Letter

Sears-Peyton Gallery is pleased to present the second solo exhibition of works by MaryBeth Thielhelm, opening March 23^rd and continuing through May 26^th , 2005.  There will be an opening reception for the artist on Thursday, March 23^rd, from 5-7pm.

When the sun rises in Abqaiq, a town near the Persian Gulf, the sand dunes turn a magical purplish blue.  The horizon is low and flat and the wind-etched dunes roll endlessly into the distance.  A gaseous sort of heat resonates from the sand, creating a shimmering mirage of color particles.  MaryBeth Thielhelm’s earliest visual memories revolve around these shifting hues of warm, dusty light which saturated her childhood in Saudi Arabia.