I S A B E L L E   d u T O I T American Kestrel oil on canvas, 24"x30", $7,500.00

Isabelle duToit’s approach to painting is both sensitive and expressive.  The artist’s meticulous depictions of mostly solitary animals and birds challenge us to consider the plight of nature in the face of mans encroachment on nature’s habitats.   Combining nuances of chiaroscuro with a unique and exquisitely detailed handling of paint, the artist creates a look and feel that is unique to realism.  Although her work addresses serious contemporary concerns, she is also hopeful that it conveys humor, hope and optimism.  The emptiness in most of her backgrounds is a reflection on the increasingly isolated and selfish life that modern society has created and portrays loneliness as a human condition as well as our ‘disconnect’ with nature.  “My aim is not to harass the viewer, nor do I want to state the obvious threat to the animal’s habitat destruction too blatantly. I prefer to make my point subtly and quietly in the hope that the lack of aggression that is normally linked to that subject will give pause for a deeper kind of reflection on the problem.” –Isabelle duToit- DuToit signs her work ‘Rouaud’ in memory of her grandmother. S O L O  E X H I B I T I O N APRIL 1  -  MAY 3, 2010 All show images will be posted March 29th Contact gallery to preview images 206-223-0273