In a series of “vineyard-scapes” David Hollander presents us with uniquely personal remembrances of his extensive travels through the great wine regions of the Old World and New World. Whether the images were captured in a sketchbook, on film or simply imprinted in memory they became a stockpile for later development.

“I always thought of myself as a figurative artist,” he says.  “In fact, I still do, but at a certain point I found myself called to explore landscape paintings. At first, I was drawn to the technical challenges but for me the true value of my work is the dialogue between the formal aspect and the emotive response I have to the image and hopefully elicit in a viewer.”

A painting may have its genesis in a specific time and place, but the real subject is the memory of the initial sensation of the encounter. As the work progresses it evolves and takes on a life of its own. Capturing the play of sunlight across a row of vines or field of lavender is no more important than the sense of wonder felt when looking down from, or up at, a hot air balloon over Napa Valley.