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Opening Sky Stillness by R. Scott Baltz
Photo CreditR. Scott Baltz
Opening Sky Stillness
Photo CreditR. Scott Baltz

Opening Sky Stillness

Artist
Year2013
Classification painting
Medium oil and wax on wood panel
Dimensions30 x 40 x 2 1/2 in. (76.2 x 101.6 x 6.4 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • For the courtroom lobby of the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building in Bangor, Maine, R. Scott Baltz created a pair of paintings that speak to the essence of the Maine landscape.  Opening Sky Stillness depicts an intimate view of a pine-filled tree line by the water’s edge, below a mountain sheathed in golden light.  Its complement, Moving Sky Mirrored, presents a sweeping lake vista, framed by receding mountains and a cloud-filled sky.  Both paintings were inspired by the artist’s interest in transitory light and how it simultaneously exudes a sense of calm and a contained quiet energy.