Light and ‘the spirit of place’

“Marsh River Reflections” (oil on braced panel), by Janis Sanders, at Alpers Fine Art, Rockport, Mass.

Mr. Sanders’s Web site says:

“Janis Sanders is an accomplished oil painter, who has won awards for his unique painting style. His work is done with a palette knife, often en plein air. He melds elements of American Realism with Modernism/Impressionism for a dramatically contemporary visual result. He works to convey light glancing on a surface to communicate the spirit of place of each singular American setting. He paints muscularly, enthusiastically, vigorously outdoors throughout the year, from the rugged coast of Maine to the verdant marshes of the Massachusetts North Shore, to the quiet sand dunes of the Outer Cape. Janis is represented in galleries throughout New England as well as Sante Fe.’’

Her river

“Little River Panorama” (oil on connected panels), by Janis Sanders, at Alpers Fine Art, Andover, Mass. The 12.9-mile-long stream is a tributary of the Merrimack River that Ms. Sanders often paints. She says: “Monet had his water lilies. I have Little River.’’

Gird yourself

“First Light” (on on braced panel), by Janis Sanders, at Alpers Fine Art, Andover, Mass.

First Light

Janis Sanders

20 x 16 in.

oil on braced panel

$1,600

Up and down

"Sunset & Low Tide'' (oil on canvas), by Janis Sanders, at Alpers Fine Art, Andover, Mass. That New England has the nation's greatest tidal range lends a certain daily drama to its coast.