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Sarasota News Leader May 10, 2013 In the release, Marsh says his work is "an extension of my lifelong interest in the processes of perception and representation. The places involve large expanses of space, a clarity of light and a chaos of surface incident that serves to measure the expanse of the places. Color is of critical importance, as I seek to invent means to invoke atmosphere, space, and shifting sources of light." Page 108 tray the essence of these places through color and convey a mood that elevates the spirit of my viewers, much the same as these sustain and inspire me," she notes in the release. Nichols says in the release that as a young painter, he "saw the landscape for its potential as both a conveyor of visual beauty and a messenger of meaningful experience. The difficulty was defining what was special about Edwards' works "reveal a preoccupation with it for me and then finding a way of orchestratthe profusion of color and form within the ing the visual vocabulary to meet what I was vastness of Florida's flat topography," the re- seeing and feeling." lease notes. She says that in the 40 years she has been painting landscapes, she never tires He adds that for more than 40 years "I have of the inspiration they provide. "I strive to por- been working with the landscape as a subject First Light by Bill Nichols. Contributed photo