Featuring: Jana Sanchez's extraordinary landscape "Fool" from the No Way as Way abstract art show.

The bright yellow house sits on a hilltop, while long flowing brush strokes in purples, greens and blues streak the right side of an ascent. Jana Sanchez’s painting, Fool, will be on display at Thumbprint Gallery’s grand re-opening on Nov 14 at our new location. The landscape is an abundance of customary hues infiltrated and partially covered by streaks of unnatural colors like turquoise and mauve creates a slightly uneasy mood. The extraordinary colors in Sanchez’s piece is reminiscent of nineteenth century abstract post-impressionists, such as Vincent Van Gogh, but with a more subdued selection of contrasting colors. Sanchez grew up in Whitefish, Montana, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, near Glacier National Park. This picturesque environment could be a part of the artist’s inspiration for her various landscape works.

The background of "Fool" is a mixture of yellows and reds streaked with black lines that could be tree trunks. Purple and green smudges breaks up the upper part of the background. The horizon is a thin pastel purple line cutting the background in half. The long flowing brush strokes create a path dropping into the left hand corner of the canvas towards the viewer. The dark path is surrounded on both sides. Olive and red patches on the left and a green patch on the right accentuate vivid colors along the way. The left side of the hill possesses shorter, quicker brush strokes done in whites, pastel purples, and blues.

A lone edifice sits in the upper right corner of the canvas. The small aperture has enough power to light the entire side of the hill. The border of the building sticks out farther than the roof. A thin horizontal line separating the roof from the remainder of the home is the only border on this building. The yellow rectangle with ocher shading blends into its surroundings in an impressionist manner expressing a fleeting moment which captivates the beholder in the light shining out of the door of the building. "Life is fleeting, and sometimes very difficult. Each moment should be lived to its fullest: creatively and emotionally,” Sanchez says in her biography on her website. Though the dark path closest to the viewer can seem foreboding, a bright home ! is waiting and fears are subsided. Come check out Sanchez’s artwork along with other pieces from amazing abstract artists on November 14 at Thumbprint Gallery, now located at 2637 University Ave. The free event starts at 6pm and goes until 10pm. Beverages and edibles will be served.