Artist Chris Weber kept thinking that she would find her unique “style” in her forty-year journey of trying different genres, media, and subjects. “Many times I have thought to myself that I have arrived at "My Style" but I now know that for me change plays a paramount part in my work.” Weber’s new show at the Harbor Village Gallery in Ventura, “Divergent Views: From Abstraction to Reality and The In Between Spaces,” runs the gamut between total abstraction and realism, but uses a palette which forms a cohesive display.

The exhibition will open June 27, 2012 and close July 23, with an opening reception Friday, June 28 from 5-8 p.m.
London-born Weber began training in her craft when she enrolled in painting and design classes at California State University, Northridge, while obtaining a BA in Psychology. Now, with 30-plus years of award-winning paintings under her belt, Weber’s most recent passion is leading a Plein Air group in Ventura County. “Currently I’m most interested in semi abstraction based on Plein Air scenes,” she explains. Many of the paintings in her exhibition are derived from these local outings with her fellow artists. She’s also including several still-life paintings.

Her true pleasure, she says, is in “letting myself play with color and shapes.” But don’t count on her to favor these styles and subjects forever. Weber says, “I must allow myself the liberty of constantly moving in new directions.”

Chris Weber’s art can be found online at www.chrisweberarts.com.

The Harbor Village Gallery is located at 1591 Spinnaker Dr. Suite 117C in the Ventura Harbor Village. Open everyday except Tuesday from 12 to 5 pm. For more information, call the gallery at 805-644-2750 or visit www.BuenaventuraGallery.org for more information.