Sita Fenerty (Lewiston 1985) creates abstract landscape oil paintings on linen canvas. Born in New York during a blizzard, Sita has always had a fascination with abstract connections to nature. She currently and obsessively works with the natural landscape of the West Elk Mountain Range. She is inspired by the prospect of capturing the intangible that nature provides. Her paintings explore the relationships between reality and perception.

Sita’s evolution into painting nature has led her to create a style she calls neo-plein air. The concept intertwines traditional plein air painting with more elaborate, thought-provoking elements. Her stylized mountain forms are painted lines pigmented with mineral ores from the mountains themselves. She pulls the natural lines out of the landscape around her to place emphasis on the missed connections between humans/society/art and nature. Sita currently lives in Crested Butte, CO in the midst of the beautiful imagery that inspires her work.